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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Government Begins Training For 50 Senators, Rep Members On ‘How To Negotiate With US’ Amid Rising Insecurity
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:37:36 -0500
The invitation, addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and signed by Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, immediately sparked outrage, SaharaReporters, which obtained a copy of the invitation, learnt.
BREAKING: Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment, Cites International Concerns Over Death Penalty
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:55:41 -0500
The judge also noted international objections to giving Kanu the death penalty.
BREAKING: Justice Omotosho Convicts Nnamdi Kanu On Terrorism Charge After Ruling He Forfeited Right To Defend Himself
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:21:44 -0500
Delivering the ruling, Justice James Omotosho stated that the prosecution’s case stood unchallenged following Kanu’s refusal to properly present a defence and his removal from the courtroom earlier in the day over repeated unruly behaviour.
WATCH LIVE: Court Delivers Ruling in Nnamdi Kanu’s Case
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:11:16 -0500
BREAKING: Justice Omotosho Continues With Ruling After Sending Nnamdi Kanu Out Of Courtroom
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:08:22 -0500
Justice Omotosho agreed, lamenting Kanu’s alleged repeated disruptions and refusal to heed several pleas from the court and security personnel to comport himself.
BREAKING: Justice Omotosho Dismisses Bail Application Of IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:01:37 -0500
He ruled that the request was “highly unmeritorious” and barred by statutory provisions governing criminal procedure in Nigeria.
BREAKING: Terrorists Attack Another Kwara Community, Abduct Four Farmers Day After Eruku Invasion
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:48:43 -0500
This is barely 24 hours after gunmen invaded a church in Eruku, Ekiti LGA.
BREAKING: Nigerian Army Dismisses Four Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram For ‘Disobeying Standing Order’
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:26:21 -0500
Pictures of the dismissed personnel wearing their desert camouflage uniforms were obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday.
Libel Suit: Key Witness Presented By Kayode Fayemi Reveals How Ex-Governor Held Secret Meetings With Contractors To Demand Bribe
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:24:51 -0500
Crucially, he told the court he could not say whether bribes were exchanged but confirmed that “contractors said kick-back demands were made” at those meetings.
EXCLUSIVE: How Tinubu’s Defence Minister Matawalle Maintains Contact With Bandit Leaders, Ordered Them To Compel Communities To Vote For APC — Former Aide
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:17:19 -0500
The whistleblower, whose identity SaharaReporters is withholding for security reasons, spoke in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, detailing a sprawling web of political, financial, and operational links between Matawalle and terror kingpins in Zamfara State.
How Nigerian Senator Okey Ezea Passed On After Surgical Amputation Of Leg
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:05:25 -0500
However, fresh facts revealed that Ezea, who was diabetic had one of his legs amputated.
Protesting Youths Block Kwara–Kogi Highway After Deadly Terrorists Attack On CAC Church In Eruku
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:59:08 -0500
The aggrieved youths mounted logs, planks, tyres and other barricades across the major road as early as 6am, leaving dozens of vehicles stranded on both ends of the busy interstate route.
Uproar In Senate As Lawmakers Accuse Akpabio Of Secret Plot To Block Rival Senators From Contesting Presiding Offices
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:13:13 -0500
Several lawmakers believed the amendment was a political weapon disguised as procedural reform.
BREAKING: Terrorists Attack CAC Church In Kwara Community, Kill Three, Abduct Pastor, Several Worshippers
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:14:06 -0500
Three members were shot dead on the spot before the assailants seized an unspecified number of people.
BREAKING: Terrorists Storm Eruku Town In Kwara State As Residents, Travellers Flee Into Bushes
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:09:02 -0500
The assault triggered panic, leaving vehicles abandoned on the road as people scrambled for cover.
BREAKING: Terrorists Kill Six Displaced Residents In Taraba Community As Christian Leader Raises Alarm
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:58:21 -0500
SaharaReporters learnt that the victims were displaced individuals who had taken refuge in the community.
BREAKING: Mentally Unstable Man Snatches AK-47 Rifle From Soldier At Lagos Checkpoint, Shoots Him Dead
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:43:06 -0500
The incident happened in Agbowa community, along Ikorodu expressway in Lagos State on Monday.
Nigerian Army Commander, Brig-Gen Uba Killed By ISWAP After Terrorists Intercepted His Location
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:42:36 -0500
The tragic incident occurred shortly after the Brigade Commander had participated in a successful joint air–ground offensive against insurgents in the area.
Nigerian Police Freed Gang That Shot, Macheted Me, Ring Leader Now Walks Free As Police Prosecutor Threatens Me To Drop Case – Abuja Kidnapping Survivor Cries Out
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:46:08 -0500
Victor said his Investigating Police Officer (IPO) later confirmed that the suspects confessed — yet the release still happened.
BREAKING: Terrorists Attack Kebbi Girls Secondary School, Abduct Several Students, Kill Staff Member
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:58:24 -0500
However, residents noted that the terrorists have not gone far and are urging the Federal and State governments to take urgent action to rescue the girls.
BREAKING: Military Theatre Commander Relocates To Damboa Base Over Army Officers In ISWAP Captivity
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:26:58 -0500
SaharaReporters learnt that the abduction of the officers followed a violent ambush by fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) that left two soldiers and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) dead.
BREAKING: Kaduna Community Releases Photos Of 12 Residents Including ECWA Pastor Kidnapped By Bandits
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:41:31 -0500
SaharaReporters learnt that the attack was devastating, with the bandits killing four people in the community and injuring several others.
EXCLUSIVE: Rivers Council Ex-Chairman Timothy Nsirim Orders Thugs To Brutalise, Tie Resident Like Animal Amid Dispute
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:20:57 -0500
Both men hail from the Rumueme kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
Lagos Businessman Petitions Inspector-General Egbetokun After Fakorede, IGP Monitoring Unit Compromised, Secretly Released Case Files To Ex-Governor Oyinlola
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:31:57 -0500
The petitioner is now calling for a full investigation into CP Fakorede’s handling of the matter.
Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Nigerian Army Convoy In Borno, Abduct Brigadier-General
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 03:36:57 -0500
However, the Nigerian Army has yet to release an official statement on the attack or confirm the fate of the abducted officer.
Over 4000 Doctors, Dentists Left Nigeria In 2024 Alone Amid Health Sector Crisis
Sat, 15 Nov 2025 02:55:59 -0500
Between 2023 and 2024, the migration of health workers across all cadres surged by a shocking 200 per cent.
BREAKING: Nigerian Army Personnel Open Fire On Operation Zenda Commander, CSP Lyam Akegh, Patrol Team In Benue
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:48:57 -0500
SaharaReporters learnt that CSP Akegh and his team were on official duty in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area when the incident occurred.
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Files N550million Suit Against Nigerian Medical Association Over Alleged Forged Report
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:20:29 -0500
The development was disclosed by one of Kanu’s lawyers, Barrister Maxwell Opara, in a video posted on his Facebook page on Friday.
EXCLUSIVE: Presidency Charges Nigerian Guild Of Editors N16.5million To Meet Tinubu At Banquet Hall In 'Disgraceful Outing'
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:03:02 -0500
SaharaReporters gathered that the editors and media executives coughed up the large sum because the Banquet Hall in Aso Rock had been commercialised.
BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Former PDP Chairman In Boriya Community In Kwara
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:38:54 -0500
SaharaReporters learnt that Alhaji Sise was kidnapped from his residence in Boriya community in the early hours of Thursday.
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Police Commandant AIG Nwonyi Converts Police Truck To Private Business, Distributes Alcholic Drink
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:16:45 -0500
Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that the white police truck, once a symbol of authority, now cruises through the streets of Jos draped in promotional banners for Agaba Bitters.
Lagos CP Moshood Accused Of Jeopardising Murder Probe Of Ondo Ex-Governorship Candidate Akingboye
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:32:00 -0500
He narrated in detail how events unfolded on the day of his father’s death and how police authorities have since handled the case with what he described as “a shocking level of irregularity.”
EXCLUSIVE: Kaduna Governor Sani Spends Nothing On Ministry Of Internal Security Capital Expenditure Amid Rising Banditry
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:25:54 -0500
The assailants killed four locals and kidnapped twelve others at gunpoint in Gidan Waya village, Lere Local Government Area.
BREAKING: Sowore Drags IGP Egbetokun, FCT Police Commissioner, Others To Court Over Illegal Arrest, Demands N1.2billion As Damages
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:29:43 -0500
The damages for what Sowore described as his illegal arrest, detention, and arraignment by police operatives in Abuja.
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Files Application At Appeal Court Seeking Stay Of Proceedings In Trial By Justice Omotosho
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:14:25 -0500
According to the court filing SaharaReporters obtained from Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Kanu, the detained IPOB leader filed the application in person praying the Appeal Court to stop Justice Omotosho from delivering judgment on his case on November 20, 2025, as scheduled.
EXCLUSIVE: Ondo Government Spends N599million On Deputy Governor's Lodge, Plans To Splash N6billion On Governor's Lodge, Banquet Hall
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:28:11 -0500
According to the description, the money was for "Construction of New Deputy Governor's Lodge."
BREAKING: FCT Minister Wike Bans Use Of Mobile Phones By AGIS Staff After Viral Video Of His Altercation With Naval Officer Circulates
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:02:45 -0500
The controversial directive, contained in an internal memo sighted by SaharaReporters, targets all officers on Salary Grade Level 14 and below, forbidding them from entering office premises with their mobile phones beginning Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
EXCLUSIVE: How FCT Minister Wike Revoked 30 Hectares Of Land Owned By Top Military Officers, Reallocated Same To Associates Including INEC Chair Amupitan
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:50:56 -0500
The source who has been directly engaged in the matter, said the revocation and redistribution were carried out “in total disregard of due process, official recommendations, and existing approvals.”
Rev Dachomo Vows To Drag Nigerian Government To ICC Over Alleged Genocide, Says 'Gunmen Burnt Worshippers Alive During Service' In Plateau
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:51:24 -0500
I'm over 100% in support of President Donald Trump's intervention because Nigeria government; their hands are tied.
EXCLUSIVE: Oyo Government Under Makinde Borrows N219billion In Nine Months As Residents Continue Protests
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:11:57 -0500
The document shows that N219.968 billion was borrowed within the period, of which N219.963 billion came from domestic sources.
Ex-Army Chief Dambazau Laments Terrorists Now Collect Taxes, Make Laws For Northern Nigeria Communities
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:35:47 -0500
He warned that the situation has deteriorated to the point where bandits and insurgents have taken control of several communities, collecting taxes and enforcing their own laws.
Over 1800 People Including Monarch Killed In Nigeria’s South-East Within Two Years — Report
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:05:29 -0500
Amnesty’s findings, drawn from victim interviews, police reports, and media verification, covered Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states.
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Heads Back To Supreme Court To Challenge 2023 "Erroneous Ruling"
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:20:06 -0500
The statement argued that because the law under which Kanu was charged no longer existed, the apex court’s decision was “a jurisdictional nullity.”
BREAKING: Terrorists Launch Attack On Kogi School Of Nursing, Repelled By Vigilantes
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:09:13 -0500
According to reports obtained by SaharaReporters, the attackers stormed the community in a bid to overrun the institution, causing panic among students and residents.
BREAKING: EFCC Declares Bayelsa Ex-Governor Timipre Sylva Wanted For $14.8million Alleged Fraud
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:54:45 -0500
In a statement on Monday, Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity for the EFCC, said Sylva is wanted for Conspiracy and Dishonest Conversion of funds that were injected by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) into Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for the construction of a refinery.
BREAKING: Terrorists Currently Attacking Travellers Along Eruku-Egbe Road In Kwara, Buses On Standstill
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:24:39 -0500
SaharaReporters reports that the attackers have been actively targeting vehicles and commuters along the route, prompting panic among motorists.
EXCLUSIVE: IGP Egbetokun Allocates 60 Admission Slots In Nigerian Police Academy To Senate President Akpabio, Deputy, Other Lawmakers
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 03:41:16 -0500
According to the Nigerian Police Academy admission list obtained by SaharaReporters, no fewer than 60 names were sponsored by the Senate President, his deputy, Jibrin Barau, and other top lawmakers.
BREAKING: Nigerian Soldiers In Onitsha Open Fire On Policemen Returning From Anambra Election, Many Officers Injured
Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:46:05 -0500
About 45,000 police personnel were deployed for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election won by the incumbent, Charles Soludo.
Abuja's Aso Radio Rots Away Amid Neglect By FCT Minister Wike, Nonpayment Of Workers
Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:28:20 -0500
According to the source, in the newsroom, a handful of weary employees still sit before dead screens, enduring the decade-long collapse.
BREAKING: Lakurawa Terrorists Kill Nigerian Customs Officer, Burn Camp In Late-Night Attack On Kebbi Community
Sun, 09 Nov 2025 04:15:37 -0500
According to local sources, the assailants arrived in large numbers and opened fire indiscriminately on the camp, killing one Customs officer on the spot before setting the facility ablaze.
