Thousands of applicants shortlisted for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recruitment exercise were left stranded on Monday after the agency’s pre-test portal repeatedly crashed. The online exercise, designed to familiarise candidates with the system ahead of the actual computer-based test (CBT), returned multiple error messages, including “500 Internal Server Error,” leaving many unable to log […]

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Veteran Nigerian singer Uche Ibeto, popularly known as the “Jigida Queen,” has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to investigate Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Benjamin Nebolisa Okolo over alleged abuse of office, unlawful interference, and obstruction of police investigations. SaharaReporters had reported that Ms. Ibeto, 70, was evicted

Seven additional bodies of security operatives killed in a clash with suspected herders and local militia have been recovered in Benue State. The incident occurred on September 19, when armed herders and militia members ambushed security operatives at Agu Centre in Katsina-Ala/Ukum Local Government Area, leaving at least three police officers dead. Zagazola Makama, a

A coalition of Nigerian women’s rights groups has filed an urgent complaint before the United Nations, accusing the Nigerian Senate of systemic gender-based discrimination and reprisals against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central. In a petition dated September 22, 2025, signed by the Convener of Womanifesto, Nigeria, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, and addressed to Reem Alsalem,

In a circular released by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria and shared on X, the American government made it clear that corrupt practices carry international consequences that cannot be shielded by political power or influence at home. The United States government has again issued a stern warning to Nigerian politicians and elites involved in corruption,

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said that steps are underway to secure an international arrest warrant against Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and extradite him to the United States for alleged money laundering. Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, made