A Department of State Services (DSS)’ investigator, on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Mr Tukur Mamu was offered a N50 million share by Shugaba, leader of the terrorist group, who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train in 2022. The DSS operative, who testified as 6th prosecution witness (PW-6) in the ongoing terrorism…
The United Kingdom has declined a request from the Nigerian government to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to complete his prison sentence in Nigeria. Ekweremadu is serving time in a UK facility after he was found guilty in 2023 of plotting to harvest the kidney of a young man. The former lawmaker received…
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Fifty pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped from captivity. Armed men attacked the school in the wee hours of Friday, shooting a security guard and abducting more than 200 pupils and students, along with 13 teaching and non-teaching staff. In his…
****urge security agencies to investigate opposition’s role in insecurity The Kebbi APC Youth Forum has condemned the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for sabotaging the ongoing rescue of 24 female students kidnapped from Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, inthe Talata-Mafara area of Kebbi state. The youths, in a statement signed by…
***To Adopt Model Law on Resource Management The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has commended Nigeria for its remarkable and historic turnaround in the petroleum sector, describing the country’s upstream reforms as a benchmark for the continent. At the conclusion of a fourteen-day special syndicate meeting of West African parliamentarians held in Johannesburg to deliberate on…
•Community suspects foul play, calls for investigation •Government orders schools’ closure, to establish military base By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun at Oke-Ado street in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state was unusually filled up last Tuesday at about 6:30 pm, unknown to the congregation that danger was lurking…
Mr. Olusegun Awolowo Lagos – The Awolowo family has announced the passing of Olusegun Awolowo Jr., a prominent Nigerian lawyer and grandson of the late nationalist and statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. In a heartfelt statement, the family described Awolowo as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, highlighting his unwavering commitment to his family, his work,…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to life imprisonment. Justice Omotosho delivered the judgment on Thursday, four years after Kanu was arrested in Kenya under contentious circumstances and brought back to Nigeria. He was subsequently charged with seven counts bordering…
The Zamfara Youth Network (ZYN) has described SaharaReporters publication alleging that Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, gave 36 Hilux vehicles to bandits and still chats with terrorists as a complete and malicious lie from beginning to end. Speaking in Gusau today, Comrade Musa Usman said the story is nothing but a desperate…
