There’s no need to obsess over what US President Donald Trump said about Nigeria being disgraced or his threat to attack fast, viciously, and sweetly with blazing guns. He has perfected the art of blowing hot and cold, perhaps more hot than cold. Yet, his unstable nature is rarely foolish; he’s a controlled bully, driven […]

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the Senate, the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately reject the nomination of former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke, as a non-career ambassador, citing unresolved corruption allegations. SaharaReporters had reported that President Bola Tinubu had forwarded three non-career ambassadorial

An Ondo man, Ojo Ajisafe of Okedasa community, has recounted what he describes as years of harassment and violent attacks by prominent land grabbers who have also vowed to take his life for standing up to his right in his community. SaharaReporters had in the first week of November reported that the Ondo State government

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, safely evacuated from Guinea-Bissau, has landed in Abidjan and is set to continue his journey to Abuja, Nigeria. Earlier on Thursday, Jonathan left Guinea-Bissau following Wednesday’s military coup and the ensuing political instability in the West African nation.  SaharaReporters had previously reported that Jonathan was under military protection while arrangements

Igbokwe firmly denied the account, stressing that he has not been attacked, kidnapped, or involved in any confrontation. Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Special Adviser for Drainage and Water Resources to Lagos State Governor, has dismissed a widespread rumour claiming he was kidnapped along the Lagos Expressway by

A wave of coordinated attacks across Kano, Niger, Sokoto and Zamfara states has left several communities reeling, with deaths, injuries, and abductions reported within a span of hours. According to field monitors, the incidents occurred between Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning, further heightening fear and fatigue among residents already grappling with persistent insecurity. In

A police officer, identified as PC Ahmed Tukur, has reportedly disappeared under suspicious circumstances after signing out an AK-47 rifle for duty from the Danmusa Division in Katsina State. According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the incident happened on November 23, when Tukur reported for duty around 6 p.m. and checked out

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that the Nigerian government’s recent directive ordering the withdrawal of police personnel from Very Important Persons (VIPs) is a deliberate security strategy aimed at boosting frontline policing and protecting vulnerable communities nationwide.  Speaking on Thursday during a meeting with senior police commanders in Abuja, Egbetokun said the

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has decried the prolonged strike embarked upon by the state judiciary under Governor Ademola Adeleke, saying the action had left citizens “without essential democratic, legal and social services.” The APC delivered a scathing assessment of Governor Adeleke’s three years in office, alleging institutional breakdown and a failure

The death toll in the Hong Kong fire outbreak has reached 75, Reuters reports. This comes as another 300 people are said to be missing. Amid the development, Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested the bosses of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter over the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years. On Wednesday,