Former Abia State governor and serving senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has confirmed recent attempts to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio, adding that the plot was thwarted through the intervention of some lawmakers. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, Senator Kalu also backed the United States President, […]

The Enugu State Police Command has filed a charge against a 29-year-old woman, Mrs Chisom Okonkwo for criminal defamation of her husband Mr Okonkwo Ozioma after accusing him of defiling and raping their two little daughters. SaharaReporters gathered that Chisom was having domestic differences with the husband but instead of resolving the issues amicably, she

A suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday killed 12 people and injured at least 27 others, marking one of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan’s capital in recent years. Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, confirmed the death toll, saying the bomber appeared to have been targeting the courthouse but was unable to enter

In Nigeria, police brutality and abuse of power are commonplace. Nigerian police have an unbroken and unbeatable record of abuse, bribery, false arrest,  imprisonment and killing of innocent citizens with little or no consequences.  It is no exaggeration to say that large number of Nigerians have disappeared or murdered by the Nigerian police. The traditional role

Controversy has again trailed the special promotion of Philip Adeyemo, the personal photographer to the former spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Muyiwa Adejobi, who was recently elevated to the rank of a Sergeant. A source within the police force told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that Abiodun was unduly elevated to

The family of a businessman and oil surveillance contractor, Mr Sixtus C. Odinaka, popularly known as ‘Mayor’ has raised the alarm over his arrest and disappearance by the Imo State Police Command operatives, allegedly acting on behalf of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro. In a petition to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched three landmark public health initiatives aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality, combating malnutrition, and reinforcing Nigeria’s fight against substandard and falsified medical products. The initiatives — the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health + Nutrition (MNCH+N) Initiative, the NAFDAC Office of Women

A tense confrontation broke out in Abuja on Tuesday when soldiers stopped the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from gaining access to an estate land in the FCT. In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the soldiers on guard duty at the disputed site blocked the