Former Abia State Governor and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said President Bola Tinubu is paying close attention to judicial proceedings concerning the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. He stressed that it would be inappropriate for anyone, including himself, to make public pronouncements while the matter is […]

Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has defended the former Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, over the certificate forgery scandal that led to his resignation. According to Kalu, Nnaji is not the first person to face such controversy, adding that even in the United States Congress, there are individuals whose university

The House of Representatives Committee on Freedom of Information has indicted the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS), Zamfara State, Prof. Mu’azu Abubakar Gusau, for violating the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. According to the committee under the chairmanship of Hon. Saidu Yusuf Miga, the university under the leadership

   

The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned two Abuja-based lawyers, Victor Giwa and Ibitade Bukola, over allegations of forgery and impersonation. The duo appeared before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Apo Division, facing a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit forgery, false personation, and fraudulent execution of documents. According to the

The National Council of State has unanimously approved the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from Kogi State as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Tuesday, SaharaReporters exclusively reported that, barring any last-minute changes, President Bola Tinubu was set to appoint Amupitan as the new INEC Chairman, succeeding Professor

The Corps Commander of Amotekun in Osun State, Adekunle Omoyele, has alleged that he and his family are being harassed, victimised, and threatened by the police for “no just cause.” On Thursday, Omoyele told SaharaReporters that he narrowly escaped death after gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in Ikirun, Osun State. “I closed from work

Despite persistent reports of daily attacks, killings, and kidnappings across several communities in Kwara North, the Senator representing the district, Sadiq Suleiman Umar, on Wednesday downplayed the worsening insecurity, claiming that the bandits terrorising his area had relocated to Kwara South. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Senator Sadiq expressed sympathy for residents of

Dr. Christopher Kolade, a Nigerian diplomat, businessman, and educator, has passed away at the age of 93.  According to BusinessDay, he died early Thursday. Born on December 28, 1932, in Erin–Oke, present-day Osun State, Dr. Kolade began his education in Nigeria before pursuing university studies at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.  His career

The renewed wave of attacks has escalated tension across Kwara’s riverine and forested communities, many of which have faced repeated kidnappings and killings in recent months. Bandits have once again struck Edu Local Government Area in Kwara State, killing one person and abducting another during an early-morning raid in Gbale community on Thursday. Eyewitnesses reported

His club confirmed on Monday that he was at risk of “high-level paraplegia” after suffering multiple neck fractures and extensive nerve damage. Thirty-one-year-old Togolese international, Samuel Asamoah, has been hospitalised after breaking his neck during a league match in China. The Guangxi Pingguo midfielder crashed head-first into an LED advertising board after being shoved by