The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested one Innocent Chukwuma, a social media user, for allegedly calling for a military coup in Nigeria.  Chukwuma, who used the handle @TheAgroman on X, allegedly posted messages urging the Nigerian military to suspend the government and take control. “A coup in Nigeria is needed. Dispose of APC, […]

   

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to hear a landmark Sanction case that could redefine the limits of judicial power and state accountability in West Africa. The case, filed by human rights and child protection advocate, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, challenges the Nigerian state and its

In every society, leaders depend on honest counsel to make informed decisions. But when those who should tell the truth become flatterers, governance loses direction. In Nigeria, this phenomenon — sycophancy — has become a silent cancer eating deep into the nation’s political and moral fabric. Sycophancy, the act of using exaggerated praise to gain

The Nigerian Senate has fixed today, Wednesday, for the screening of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. This development follows a request by President Bola Tinubu, who, in a letter transmitted to the Senate, asked lawmakers to confirm the Service Chiefs. The presidential letter was read during Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. After reading

Nigeria has lost about N366.210billion, equivalent to $249.7 million, following the shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refinery for 156 days between May 24 and October 31, 2025. The refinery, located in Eleme, Rivers State, was rehabilitated with $1.5 billion in 2021 and reopened in November 2024 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).  It

The Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted the weight of legal responsibility back to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his two brothers, after dismissing their no-case submission in the criminal charges filed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Justice James Omotosho’s ruling on Tuesday effectively compels the

The 16th Emir of Kano and former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s administration for resorting to massive borrowing despite the removal of petrol subsidy, a policy that was expected to boost government revenue. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference

The United States President, Donald Trump, has defended Israel’s renewed strikes in Gaza, saying the country has the right to respond to attacks on its soldiers.  “As I understand it, they took out an Israeli soldier,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday as quoted by RT. “They killed an Israeli soldier. So

Nigerians have taken to social media to express outrage after reports surfaced that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, attended the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, accompanied by his two sons — allegedly sponsored by public funds. The summit, which brings together city

Some frontline Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe and Borno states have accused the government-backed “repentant” insurgents of leaking critical military strategies, positions, and weapon details to their former commanders, SaharaReporters can confirm. The soldiers, who are currently serving in multiple bases across the Northeast, described the policy of integrating “repentant” Boko Haram