By Abdullateef Aliyu The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has been temporarily shut following an incident involving an Allied Air flight.The aircraft reportedly experienced a tyre burst after…
WHY I NO LONGER MANAGE EMMANUELA, SUCCESS BY MARK ANGEL
By Hannah Johnson Popular Nigerian comedian, Mark Angel, has announced that he is no longer managing the careers of young comedians Emmanuella and Success. This development follows recent controversy involving…
‘IT’S CONFUSING ME’: OKPEBHOLO STRUGGLES WITH FIGURES BECAUSE HE DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO STEAL – APC CHAIRMAN
Jarrett Tenebe, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, has defended Monday Okpebholo, governor of the state. On Tuesday, Okpebholo stuttered before lawmakers while reading figures from his…
TINUBU’S MOVES ON EL RUFAI, YAHAYA BELLO SPARKS NEW PERMUTATIONS FOR 2027 PRESIDENCY
As Nigeria braces for the 2027 presidential election, the political landscape under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unraveling in ways that suggest a dramatic decline in support for the ruling…
PROTECTING NIGERIA’S CRITICAL ASSETS: NSCDC’S JOURNEY SO FAR UNDER AHMED AUDI
By Bamidele Akinola Ogundana The Nigerian security situation has been described by experts as self-inflicted. This is because most of challenges the country presently faces, security-wise are not caused…
ARMY ARRESTS MIYETTI ALLAH PRESIDENT, BELLO BODEJO
The Nigerian Army has arrested Bello Bodejo, the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore. He was arrested following a conflict involving herders and a retired general in Nasarawa State, The Cable…
GROUPS HOLD INTER-SCHOOL DEBATE ON ENVIRONMENT & CHORAL COMPETITION IN ABUJA, DRAW OUT PUPILS WITH DISABILITIES
2024 Green Christmas Inclusive inter-school Debate and Choral Competition in Abuja By Dr Chimere May Ohajinwa and Ruth Orji GapThinkers Youth Centre, in collaboration with C-Circle Foundation for Sustainable…
KANO HOSPITAL WORKER RETURNS 40MILLION NAIRA IN DOLLAR DENOMINATIONS MISTAKENLY LEFT BEHIND BY A VISITOR
ByAbbas Tijjani Madabo A middle-ranking civil servant employed by the Kano State government, Malam Aminu Umar Kofar Mazugal from Dala Local Government Area, returned bundles of U.S. dollars’ worth over…
10 SUSPECTS WANTED BY INTERPOL ARRESTED IN ONE WEEK -FG
By Baba Martins, & Joshua Odeyemi The federal government said security operatives have arrested 10 persons on INTERPOL’s watch list while entering Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said…
TRAINEE-HERBALIST FATHER SLAUGHTERS 2-MONTH OLD SON FOR RITUAL IN OGUN
File copy: Man in handcuffs By Johnson Idowu A trainee herbalist, Ifagbenga Taiwo, has been taken into custody by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly slaughtering his 41-day-old son…
AFE BABALOLA GIVES CONDITIONS FOR TRUCE WITH DELE FAROTIMI
Magistrate remands lawyer in prison till December 20 For truce in the ongoing criminal defamation matter, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) might have given conditions to Dele Farotimi, it was learnt yesterday. The…
PROCESS OF RIGGING 2027 ELECTIONS HAVE BEGUN – PROF. JINADU
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The nation’s political elite has started the process of rigging the 2027 general elections, Prof Adele Jinadu has said. Delivering his keynote address at…
AFTER FORFEITING 753 HOUSES BUILT WITH SLEAZE MONEY, EX-CBN GOVERNOR CHALLENGES FG’S JURISDICTION TO TRY HIM IN LAGOS
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has challenged the jurisdiction of the Lagos Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, to try him for alleged abuse of office. The…
ZAMFARA GOVERNOR BACKS BORNO COUNTERPART, SAYS TAX REFORMS WILL CRIPPLE STATES
Favour Olekanma Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has said that some less financially buoyant states may not survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are passed…
POLICE OPERATIVES ABDUCT, EXTORT ONE MILLION NAIRA FROM ANOTHER NIGERIAN
Cases of police extortion in Nigeria have continued despite sanctions by police authorities, such as dismissal from service. by Chinagorom Ugwu Some police operatives have allegedly “kidnapped” and extorted N1…
HOW BANDITS ABDUCTED OVER 50 WOMEN IN DEFENCE MINISTER’S COMMUNITY
Gunmen used to illustrate the story After a night raid, residents found more than 50 married women and girls had been abducted. by Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu More than 50 women…
KATSINA POLICE ARREST FOUR MEN SUPPLYING SECURITY AGENCIES UNIFORMS TO BANDITS IN THE STATE
The Nigerian police in Katsina State have arrested one Aminu Hassan, 25, of Dundubus, Daja Local Government Area, and three other suspects for supplying security agencies’ uniforms to bandits terrorising…
ANOTHER OKUAMA COMMUNITY LEADER DIES IN MILITARY DETENTION DAYS AFTER THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL DIED IN ARMY DETENTION
Pastor Akpos Okugbaye confirmed the news of his father’s demise to SaharaReporters, saying his father passed on, Tuesday. Barely a week after the death of Okuama community President…
3 ARRESTED WITH FAKE NAIRA, DOLLAR CFA NOTES WORTH 129BILLION IN KANO
Police By Salim Umar Ibrahim, The Kano State Police Command has arrested three persons for being in possession of counterfeit currencies amounting to N129,542,826,000. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Abdullahi…