Damning revelations of certificate forgery dominated proceedings at the Coroner’s Court in Akure on Tuesday, as Professor Adolphus Loto, former Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, testified against the late Registrar, Mr. Ezekiel Imole Adeniran. The inquest was convened to unravel the circumstances surrounding Adeniran’s death. While some accounts suggest […]

Former Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) vice president Jack Warner has won a decade-long legal battle against extradition to the United States to face corruption charges. Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court ruled on Tuesday to permanently stay extradition proceedings against Warner, 82, citing procedural flaws in the absence of a formal extradition agreement between

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a popular TikTok content creator, Ishaq Abubakar Major, in Abuja over a viral video in which he accused Senator Shehu Buba, representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, of having ties to bandit groups terrorising parts of the country.  SaharaReporters learnt that Major was picked up by operatives of the Force

A video showing Boko Haram members approaching the 152 TF Military Battalion in Banki town, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, moment before the base came under attack has been obtained by SaharaReporters.  In the footage from the Nigerian Army Surveillance Room at the 7 Division, Maiduguri, the terrorists in their hundreds were seen

Operatives of the Nigerian Immigration Service in Festac Town, Lagos State, and the Operation Puff Adder, Bayelsa State Police Command have been allegedly offered a N4million bribe by George Idumangi, the suspected killer of a 42 years old estate agent.  The suspected killer, George Idumangi, was arrested on Monday by the men of the Nigerian

Hong Kong’s airlines were forced to evacuate planes and suspend operations this week as Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone of the year, bore down on the city with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain. According to Flightradar24 tracking data, about 80% of aircraft belonging to Hong Kong’s four main airlines were relocated to

Some personnel of the Nigerian Army have again cried out over the nonpayment of their allowances and poor salaries, calling for a review from the President Bola Tinubu-led government.  According to the soldiers, attempts to complain have been met with threats by the army authorities. They also called for a review of the allowances to

Staff of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) on Wednesday staged a protest at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, barricading the main entrance over what they described as worsening hunger, economic hardship, and neglect by the management. Chanting solidarity songs and carrying placards, the protesters lamented that they are dying of hunger and sickness, berating

The Edo State Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights has called for the immediate suspension of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over corruption allegations surrounding him. The group also called on President Bola Tinubu to dissociate himself from the embattled minister, saying that it was “morally reprehensible and unconscionable” for the Presidency