The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu, who resumed office on Thursday, has approved a massive reshuffle of senior officers and commanders across formations and training institutions. The sweeping reassignments, announced on his first official day in office, affected key departments at the Army Headquarters, Defence Headquarters, and strategic field commands nationwide. […]

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for his handling of fiery activist, Omoyele Sowore’s case, describing it as a “historic mistake”. Effiong highlighted Sowore’s struggles for democracy, dating back to the military era, while questioning the IGP’s motives.  “It is a historic mistake for the IGP, Mr. Kayode

The Kano State government has confirmed the emergence of four new variants of the poliovirus in the state. The state’s Primary Health Care Management Board (KSPHCMB), which confirmed the discovery of the virus, raised concerns about a potential resurgence of the disease unless routine immunisation is sustained. The alarming development was disclosed by the Director

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that eight out of fourteen pre-qualified political associations have successfully completed the upload of required documents for registration as political parties. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 30, 2025, and signed by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, INEC

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered substituted service of a lawsuit on the Director of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), Commissioner of Police Uche Ifeanyi Henry.  This is after court bailiffs failed to serve him personally in the N100million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Abuja-based TikToker, Timothy Gabriel, popularly

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to publicly explain the legal foundation under which its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is currently being tried by the Nigerian government. In a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB questioned the continued silence of the

Residents of Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday took to the streets in a peaceful march led by former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, to demand justice for the victimised officers of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun. The demonstrators, carrying placards with various inscriptions, called for the immediate

Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has granted the prosecution’s request to regularise its application for an additional witness in the ongoing trial of property developer, Olukayode Olusanya, who is facing allegations of N152million property fraud. The prosecution counsel, CSP Monday Omo-Osagie, had filed an application dated October 23, seeking to add

Top sources in the Nigerian military have finally revealed the names and departments of the 16 senior military officers currently being detained by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) over an alleged plot to overthrow the Bola Tinubu-led government. SaharaReporters earlier exclusively reported that an officer of the Nigerian Navy, Lieutenant Commander B Abdullahi, was identified

The abuse, reportedly committed by her aunt’s husband, Andrew Ogbuja, and his son, Victor, had sparked nationwide outrage and demands for stronger child protection laws. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has renewed calls for justice in the tragic case of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, who died in 2018 after years of alleged sexual abuse.  The