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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters Orders Immediate Removal Of Non-Essential Roadblocks Nationwide
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:04:36 -0500
The directive, issued through an internal communication dated December 5 and signed by Brigadier General A. Rabiu “for CDS”, warned that the “Headquarters has observed a growing proliferation of non-essential static roadblocks and checkpoints along several routes within the JOA.”
BREAKING: Bandits Give 48-Hour Ultimatum For N200Million Ransom In Kogi Church Kidnapping; Pastor, Six Children Among 14 Hostages
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:45:27 -0500
The attackers raided the church during a service on November 30, 2025, abducting several worshippers, including a three-week-old baby and a four-month-old infant.
BREAKING: Two Killed As Bandits Storm Tudun Wadan Rido Village In Kaduna
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:06:15 -0500
Kaduna State has been grappling with persistent security challenges, and this latest assault highlights the continued vulnerability of rural communities in the region.
BREAKING: Adamawa Women Shot Dead By Nigerian Soldiers Given Mass Burial, Identities Released
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:37:02 -0500
The solemn event, held within the grounds of the Lamurde Local Government Secretariat, served both as a farewell ceremony and a community indictment.
BREAKING: Newly Elected Actors Guild Of Nigeria President Abubakar Yakubu Arrested After Fatal Crash In Lagos
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:14:55 -0500
According to preliminary information, the incident resulted in the death of an individual.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police IG Orders Commands To Strengthen Security For Courts, Judges Nationwide
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:38:06 -0500
Officers were told to ensure that all judges and court facilities under their Area of Responsibility (AOR) are adequately protected at all times.
BREAKING: Nigeria Police Begin Recruitment Of Retired Officers As Ad-Hoc Trainers For New Recruits
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:50:57 -0500
The request covers officers who retired between 2020 and 2025, specifically from the ranks of Inspector to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP).
EXCLUSIVE: Intelligence Report Exposes Nigerian, International Network Funding Boko Haram Through 1,801 Bank Accounts
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:10:05 -0500
In April 2017, six Nigerians were arrested in Dubai on charges related to money laundering and terrorist financing.
BREAKING: Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara Dumps PDP For APC
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:09:24 -0500
Fubara’s defection marks a significant shift in the political landscape of Rivers State, a South-South state traditionally considered a stronghold of the PDP.
BREAKING: Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke Joins Accord Party
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:09:20 -0500
In the letter, Adeleke attributed his exit to the crisis at the national level.
Nine Confirmed Dead From Nigerian Army Shooting Of Women Protesters In Adamawa, 51 Others Injured
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:14:18 -0500
Houses, farm produce, domestic animals, and other valuables worth hundreds of millions of naira were reportedly destroyed during the mayhem.
How Buhari Presidency Stopped Decisive Military Offensive Against Bandits Just Before Major Gains –Retd. Maj. Gen. Ali-Keffi
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:02:20 -0500
He recounted a tense late-night meeting at Buratai’s Flag House residence in November 2020, shortly after his appointment was announced at a National Security Council meeting.
EFCC Grills Former Justice Minister Abubakar Malami Again
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:56:34 -0500
Following the invitation, the EFCC grilled the former justice minister over sundry issues after which he was granted bail.
Burkina Faso Detains 11 Nigerian Military Officers, Seizes Air Force C-130 After ‘Unauthorised’ Airspace Entry
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:32:08 -0500
According to the AES, the Nigerian Air Force aircraft was intercepted after it was operating in Burkinabe airspace and forced to land following what authorities described as an in-flight emergency situation.
How Bandits Migrated From Niger Republic Into Kwara, Niger Forests And How Police Blocked Their Escape –Investigation
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:29:17 -0500
The forests served both as operational bases and as escape routes, allowing the bandits to strike and retreat with relative ease.
EXCLUSIVE: NDA Cadet Goes Missing For Seven Months In Kaduna As Family Laments, Demands Intervention By Authorities
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:04:29 -0500
The family said the development has left them in anguish for over seven months without any official resolution.
EXCLUSIVE: Intelligence Report Exposes Kidnapping, Bandit Syndicates Across Northern Nigeria
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:23:39 -0500
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) findings, based on a September 2020 intelligence report, span the North-West and North-East regions and provide detailed insights into the identities, movements, and alleged activities of hundreds of suspects.
BREAKING: Shock As Nigerian Soldiers Escorting Brigade Commander In Yola Shoot Dead Seven Protesting Women, Others Injured
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:31:40 -0500
This was after the troops reportedly opened fire on the group of protesters in Lamurde, SaharaReporters has learnt.
Fresh Plot To Assassinate Whistleblower Nnamdi Emeh In Anambra Prison Exposed As International Right Groups Demand Immediate Release
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:38:52 -0500
Despite multiple court orders granting him bail — orders that remain unexecuted —Emeh continues to languish in prison under increasingly dangerous conditions.
BREAKING: Dozens Feared Dead As Tribal Militia Launch Attacks On Adamawa Communities
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:54:53 -0500
Local sources told SaharaReporters that the attackers advanced from the creeks bordering Gombe and overran several settlements from the western axis, sacking Tingno, Waduku and two other villages.
EXCLUSIVE: ₦16.5Billion Taraba Bridge Reconstruction Funds Allegedly Diverted To Access Road; Tinubu’s Minister Faces Scrutiny
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:06:25 -0500
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) initially approved N16.5 billion for the urgent rebuilding of the bridge, but sources indicate that the funds were allegedly diverted to a 43.5 km access road, without proper FEC approval.
Audit Exposes Massive Collapse In Nigeria’s Public Service, 30 MDAs Tagged ‘Structurally Failing’
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:23:08 -0500
The report confirms what Nigerians endure daily; that is, endless queues, opaque procedures, zero accountability, and institutional arrogance.
BREAKING: Bandits Attack Sokoto Community, Leave Multiple People Dead, Several Others Injured
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 07:12:57 -0500
Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the community in large numbers, opening fire and causing widespread panic as residents fled to safety.
BREAKING: Coup Underway In Benin Republic As Military Attacks President Talon’s Residence, Seizes National TV
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:57:23 -0500
The situation in the capital remains extremely volatile, with reports of troop movements at several strategic locations across Cotonou.
Nigerian Law School Student In Yola Reportedly Takes Own Life Following Disqualification From Bar Final Exam
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 02:56:17 -0500
He was later said to have ingested a harmful substance shortly after receiving the news.
BREAKING: Bandits Attack Mosque In Sokoto Community, Kill Imam, One Other, Abduct Worshippers
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:31:39 -0500
Several worshippers were also abducted during the assault, with the exact number yet to be verified.
BREAKING: Nigerian Military Jet Crashes In Niger State Community
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:03:58 -0500
The incident was first made public by Lapai TV, a Niger State–based digital television network, which posted a short update alongside a video on its official Facebook page on Saturday evening.
EXCLUSIVE: Kwara Governor AbdulRazaq Mobilises Traditional Rulers With Millions Of Naira To Endorse 2027 Agenda Amid Rising Insecurity
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:54:12 -0500
Multiple sources within government, the traditional council confirmed that the monarchs are being mobilised for a carefully choreographed visit to President Bola Tinubu in Aso Villa, where they are expected to publicly back the governor's preferred political arrangement for 2027.
EXCLUSIVE: SaharaReporters Uncovers 23 Suspected Terror Financiers With Billions In Suspicious Transactions
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:43:17 -0500
The network identified in this report spans both Nigerian and international actors, with clear links to convicted individuals involved in terrorism.
Terror Suspects, Alleged Financiers Were Linked To Powerful Nigerians Including Ex-AGF Malami, Former Army Chiefs, Others –Maj. Gen. Ali-Keffi (Rtd)
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:20:56 -0500
Two suspects were linked to former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), two other were linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), while one suspect was linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
BREAKING: Terrorists Threaten Retaliatory Attack On Kaduna Community After Troops Kill Two Insurgents, Seize Rifle, N1.6Million
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:32:57 -0500
The terrorists accused the community of alerting soldiers, who later ambushed their members during a ransom-collection attempt.
BREAKING: 16 Rivers State Lawmakers, Speaker Dump PDP For APC, Confirming SaharaReporters’ Exclusive Report
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:21:53 -0500
Amaewhule, who announced the collective defection of the lawmakers during plenary on Friday, told lawmakers and observers in the House that the decision was driven by what he described as a “clear division” within the PDP.
EXCLUSIVE: Wike Losing Ground With Tinubu, Plans Rivers State Assembly’s Surprise Defection To APC Friday
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:49:46 -0500
SaharaReporters learnt that despite Wike’s efforts to shore up his standing, including directing loyal members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to pass a vote of confidence in the President, insiders say the move failed to impress Tinubu.
BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Two Chinese Nationals From Construction Site In Kwara
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:24:57 -0500
SaharaReporters gathered that the two men were working at a BUA road construction site in the state.
EXCLUSIVE: Bayelsa Court Ignores Domestic Workers’ Allegations Of Torture, Accepts Confessions In Ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s Jewellery Theft Case
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 04:47:31 -0500
In July 2025, SaharaReporters reported that the case had finally resumed at the Bayelsa State High Court.
EXCLUSIVE: Woman, Three Children Allegedly Detained By Abuja Police On Husband’s Orders For Leaving Marriage, Forced To Sleep On Station Floor
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:51:00 -0500
A family source told SaharaReporters on Thursday that the family was forced to sleep on the floor of the police station.
BREAKING: Five Abducted Rivers State University Students Regain Freedom
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:47:28 -0500
The rescue, carried out in the early hours of Thursday, marked a breakthrough in the efforts to locate the undergraduates who were taken from their off-campus residences by armed men suspected to be cultists.
EXCLUSIVE: How Enugu Lawyer Orchestrates Elaborate Scheme To Defraud Widow Of Former Police Officer Killed By Defunct SARS
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:01:31 -0500
SaharaReporters’ investigation exposes how a widow seeking justice after her husband’s extrajudicial killing ended up being victimised again, this time by the man she entrusted with her case.
BREAKING: Nigeria Police Warn Officers Against Escorting VIPs In Mufti, Threaten Disciplinary Action
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:11:19 -0500
According to the message, the Police High Command expressed concern that despite repeated instructions, some officers continue to follow VIPs in mufti, contravening the operational guidelines of the Special Protection Unit (SPU).
BREAKING: US Imposes Visa Restrictions On ‘Persecutors Of Christians, Violators Of Religious Freedom’ In Nigeria
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:59:09 -0500
This move follows President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, citing what he described as 'genocide against Christians' in the country.
Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest, Emmanuel Ezema, From Zaria Diocese Residence
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:42:48 -0500
The Diocese expressed regret over the incident, underlining the seriousness of the abduction.
EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu Distributes New Hilux, Hummer Bus To States For 2027 Campaign Amid Soaring Insecurity
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:45:03 -0500
According to the sources, the presentation took place on Monday in Abuja, where state coordinators gathered to receive the vehicles and instructions regarding funding for the 2027 presidential campaign.
EXCLUSIVE: EFCC Invades Abuja Property Despite Court Order Restraining Agency, Awarding N20Million To Jona Brothers
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:53:11 -0500
SaharaReporters obtained videos showing EFCC officials recently invading the property, with one of them seen carrying mattresses inside, apparently to sleep on the premises.
Nigerian Police Accused Of Negligence As Man Murders Cousin Weeks After Victim Reported Sexual Abuse
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:08:51 -0500
The tragedy came after Loveth had bravely reported multiple abuses by the suspect to the police weeks earlier.
BREAKING: Terrorists Invade Kwara Community, Abduct Housewife, Shoot Brother-In-Law, Demand N100Million Ransom
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:35:11 -0500
Family sources told SaharaReporters on Tuesday evening that the attackers invaded the quiet agrarian village around 11 a.m., firing sporadically before whisking the woman away.
BREAKING: Bandits Demand N500Million Ransom For Abducted Kogi Cherubim & Seraphim Pastor, Worshippers
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:25:56 -0500
Sources close to the family said the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of N500 million for the safe release of the pastor and several worshippers who were seized during the violent raid.
EXCLUSIVE: Police, DSS Personnel Still Running VIP Errands, School Runs For Their Children Despite Tinubu’s Withdrawal Directive
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:04:14 -0500
On-the-ground reality shows that many officers are still being used for private errands, including school runs.
BREAKING: Abuja Court Grants Sowore Bail On Self-Recognizance For Alleged Defamation, Cyberstalking Of Tinubu
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:16:42 -0500
Justice M. B. Umar granted the bail application filed by Sowore’s lawyer, Marshal Abubakar, on self-recognizance.
BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Storm Borno Security Position, Kill Immigration Officer, Wound Soldiers
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:02:50 -0500
It was gathered that the attack occurred at about 2:00 a.m. on November 30, when insurgents stormed the “Charly Company” location, opening fire on the personnel on duty. Reinforcement reportedly arrived moments later, forcing the attackers to retreat into the bush.
EXCLUSIVE: Kaduna State Withholds Federal Allocations From 23 Local Govts For Several Months, Violates Supreme Court Directives
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:48:08 -0500
Sources told Saharareporters that apart from salary payments, councils have been receiving N10 million monthly from the state government since Governor Uba Sani assumed office in 2023.
