The Nigeria Police Force, FCT command has given clarity on why it arrested human rights activist Omoyele Sowore in court on Thursday following his meeting with Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers. Benjamin Hundeyin, the Force Public Relations Officer, stated that Sowore’s arrest…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike on Thursday declared that he has the “political will” to take bold decisions as a leader. Heaven did “not fall,” according to Wike, who recalls making a judgement against the Nigeria…
Despite calls for financial prudence, the Akwa Ibom State Government is reportedly set to splash N1.020 billion to purchase vehicles for lawmakers, according to details contained in the 2025 budget document. It was mentioned that the funds would be utilised…
Professor Joash Amupitan, the recently appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to be formally sworn in by President Bola Tinubu. According to a report by Channels Television, Amupitan arrived the…
A 25-year-old man, Hammed Tunde, has been allegedly stabbed to death by his friend, identified simply as Gafar, during a heated argument reportedly over a woman in the Oja Gboro area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to information…
Emmanuel Ogidi, the National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South, has voiced optimism that the party will emerge from its ongoing internal reforms stronger and more cohesive. In an interview with Arise News, Ogidi stated that before…
Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State and former minister of transport, has discussed his experiences addressing the state’s security crisis while in office. Amaechi, who is running for the African Democratic Congress’s (ADC) presidential ticket in 2027, said…
No fewer than eight people, including a pregnant woman, have reportedly their lives in a fatal road accident involving a Dangote truck which occurred on Wednesday evening in Akungba Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to…
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has reportedly been taken into custody by Nigerian police. Sowore, who is a frontline agitator for Kanu’s release from detention, was on Thursday accosted by the security operatives who insisted he must move with them…
Lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu Agabi, has applied to withdraw from representing the detained IPOB leader, stating that the defendant had taken the case back from them. Agabi stated that the defendant has opted to defend himself in the…
Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central, has warned that future presidents may find it challenging to succeed if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fails to fulfil his historic duty to change Nigeria’s future. In a TV interview, Sani described…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio haas stated that elections in Nigeria have “improved tremendously” since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) left power. Recall that from 2007 to 2015, the senate president was the governor of Akwa Ibom. In 2015, he was…
The Osun State Government has announced the appointment of celebrity Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, as chairman of the Osun Sports Trust Fund. According to the administration, the action was intended to raise money for the transformation…
Mohammed Umaru Bago, the governor of Niger State, has stated that he will neither engage in negotiations with bandits or pay ransom for victims who have been abducted within the state. Additionally, he urged the residents to protect themselves. The…
Armed bandits have reportedly launched coordinated attacks on Birnin Gwari and Kachia local government areas of Kaduna State, kidnaping several residents and leaving many others injured. A resident verified in a voicemail to SaharaReporters‘ New York office that bandits broke…