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EXCLUSIVE: How Tinubu's Finance Minister Wale Edun Reportedly Collapsed After Seeing His Name On “Kill List” Of Alleged Coup Plotters
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:48 -0400
According to multiple sources familiar with the development, Edun’s collapse was not due to a medical condition alone but allegedly linked to a shocking security revelation that left him terrified.
How FCT Police Connived With Gwagwalada Chairman, APGA Chieftain To Arrest, Brutalise Activist Manasseh Paul
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:20:36 -0400
According to information obtained by SaharaReporters, the activist was arrested in the early hours of Thursday at his residence in Gwagwalada by armed policemen accompanied by Hon Zezelaga.
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Files Fresh Motion, Asks Court To Strike Out All Charges, Says ‘No Charge Exists Against Me Under Nigerian Law’
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:37:25 -0400
In the new court document obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday morning, the motion is titled “Motion on Notice and Written Address in Support” and dated 30th of October, 2025.
BREAKING: Bandits Attack Another Kaduna Community, Kidnap Nine Residents As Monarch Flees
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:24:17 -0400
SaharaReporters learnt that in the latest incident, gunmen abducted nine locals in the Kajuru Local Government Area.
BREAKING: Alleged Coup Plot: Nigerian Military Reveals Identity Of Naval Officer Among Detained Military Personnel
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:26:02 -0400
SaharaReporters had exclusively reported the arrest and subsequent detention of the senior military officers led by an Army Brigadier General for planning a coup on October 1st Independent Day celebrations.
EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu Government Approves 15% Fuel Import Duty, Moves To Give Dangote Refinery Advantage Over Independent Marketers
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:55:46 -0400
This move by the Tinubu presidency contained in a restricted memo obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday morning, is what stakeholders said is actually designed to give billionaire, Aliko Dangote’s Lagos refinery a sweeping advantage over independent fuel importers.
EXCLUSIVE: Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa Gives Zero Funding To Amotekun Capital Expenditure Despite Buying N1.9billion Armoured Vehicles
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:09:15 -0400
According to the document, a sum of N2.3billion was budgeted for the Amotekun Corps’ capital needs, with nothing spent between January and September.
BREAKING: Bandits Kidnap Anglican Priest, Wife In Kaduna Community
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:55:30 -0400
According to the source, the bandits abducted the priest, identified as Edwin Achi, and his wife, Sarah Achi, from their residence in Nissi village, located in the Chikun LGA.
Ex-Minister Timipre Sylva Confirms Military Raid On Abuja Residence, Denies Links To Alleged Coup, Says He's In UK On Medical Vacation
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:12:19 -0400
The statement further noted that Sylva is currently in the United Kingdom for medical reasons and is expected to attend a professional conference in Malaysia afterwards.
EXCLUSIVE: How Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa, Chief Protocol Officer "Yomi" Planned Attacks On Sowore, Other June 12 Activists In Akure
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:23:42 -0400
Yomi Olusanya who is originally from Ogun State mobilised and armed thugs who took over the scene of the protest.
EXCLUSIVE: How 'Repentant' Boko Haram Members Leak Nigerian Army Movements, Armoury To Terrorists — Soldiers Reveal
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:11:44 -0400
The soldiers, who are currently serving in multiple bases across the Northeast, described the policy of integrating “repentant” Boko Haram members into military operations as a “deadly mistake that continues to cost lives.”
EXCLUSIVE: Coup Plot: Nigerian Army Raids Abuja Residence Of Buhari's Former Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva, Arrests Brother
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:17:57 -0400
Multiple security sources confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the army raid occurred at Sylva’s home in the Maitama area of Abuja.
BREAKING: Plane Carrying Foreign Tourists Crashes In Kenya, All Passengers Feared Dead
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:31:17 -0400
According to CNN, the Officials said the Cessna Caravan-type plane, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, was en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve when it went down in a “hilly and forested area about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Diani airstrip.”
EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu Government Releases Only 36% Of Nigeria's Health Budget For Capital Projects
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:49:17 -0400
This is even though the 2024 budget year was extended till June 2025, according to the document.
BREAKING: Kidnappers Abduct 10 Passengers In Edo, Demand ₦20million As Insecurity Worsens Under Governor Okpebholo
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:07:27 -0400
The organisation made the call in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), titled “KIDNAPPING ALERT IN EDO STATE!”
Ex-Governor Lamido Kicks After Being Denied PDP Chairmanship Nomination Form
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:13:06 -0400
The party has scheduled its Elective National Convention for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Niger Governor Bago Allegedly Gifts N1billion Waterboard Land Meant For Public Use To Ally, Shehu Kabiru
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:21:56 -0400
SaharaReporters' findings revealed that the Site Map shows the land, a choice property, had already been put up for sale despite belonging to a government agency.
BREAKING: Awaiting Trial Inmate In Same Kuje Prison Clinic With Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer Dies Overnight
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:24:56 -0400
Ejimakor was arrested and manhandled by the police for participating in #FreeNnamdiKanuNow peaceful protest last Monday in Abuja.
BREAKING: Tension As Police Teargas, Bar Journalists, Lawyers From Entering Kuje Court Ahead Of Sowore's Appearance
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:48:54 -0400
The security operatives arrived early in the morning and sealed off all access points without giving any reason for the restriction.
University Of Nigeria Hospital Enugu Accused Of Giving Out Three Children To Unknown Parties After Mother Died
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:18:05 -0400
According to James, the mother underwent an operation at UNTH and died, leaving behind three children. One child had already been given to a pastor, while the other two were left in the hospital due to a lack of family contact.
BREAKING: Delta Government Files Fresh Criminal Charges Against Journalist Fejiro Oliver For Alleged Defamation, Cyberstalking
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:40:03 -0400
According to documents obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday, the new charges were filed at the Magistrate Court 3 in Asaba and assigned to Magistrate Nkechi Edith Anumadu, reportedly a preferred choice of the prosecution.
Rogues Gallery: Five Top Police Officers Who Have Tried To Kill Sowore In Past Years During Civil Protests
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:18:01 -0400
SaharaReporters can report that eyewitnesses accounts, media reports and rights monitoring groups such as the Amnesty International revealed that at least five top police officers have been involved in violent encounters with Sowore between 2021 and 2025, resulting in the activist's serious injuries, unlawful arrests, and hospitalisations.
BREAKING: Armed Policemen, Thugs Attack Oworonshoki Residents As Lagos Government Task Force Resumes Demolition
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:34:25 -0400
This was as the Lagos State Task Force resumed its demolition activities in the Oworonshoki area, sparking fears of violence and displacement among residents.
BREAKING: Lagos Government Task Force Teargasses Residents, Resumes Demolition In Oworonshoki, Leaving People Homeless, Fearful
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 05:43:09 -0400
According to eyewitnesses who spoke to SaharaReporters, they described scenes of chaos and desperation, with teargas deployed in Miyaki and demolition underway in Ojeleru
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu's Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor Collapses In Kuje Prison
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:13:25 -0400
Ejimakor, when he woke from his situation, narrated that he could not sit straight or stand as nurses at the Kuje prison are attending to him.
How Nigerian Police Connived With Kuje Magistrate To Bundle Sowore To Prison, Drove Judge Away To Prevent Him From Signing Bail Bond
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 05:48:37 -0400
The police officers indicted in the assault are those who handled the case including the lead counsel, Adama, CSP Ilyasu Barau and ACP Victor of the State CID in Abuja.
BREAKING: Tension In Oworonshoki As Lagos Government Bulldozers Return To Continue Illegal Demolition
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 03:34:44 -0400
This development on Saturday morning comes despite assurances from the Commissioner of Police and the Oba of Oworonshoki that no further demolitions would take place.
CITAD Condemns Police Arrest Of Varsity Student For Criticising Niger Governor Bago, Demands Immediate Release
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 03:15:03 -0400
Mokwa was reportedly arrested on the orders of Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, over a Facebook post criticising the governor.
BREAKING: President Tinubu Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Heads For Armed Forces
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:45:43 -0400
The shake-up, reportedly aimed at strengthening the national security architecture, saw General Olufemi Oluyede appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa.
EXCLUSIVE: Residents Alarmed As Truckloads Of Suspected Fulani Herders Flock To Kwara Border Communities For INEC Registration
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:51:29 -0400
Residents describe the ongoing mobilisation as massive and unprecedented, sparking concerns over possible political manipulation and security implications in the border regions.
EXCLUSIVE: Soldiers Raise Alarm As Nigerian Army Forces Them To Work With ‘Repentant’ Boko Haram Fighters They Don’t Trust
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:20:58 -0400
According to multiple military sources who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters, the soldiers said their commanders were forcing them to patrol, share intelligence, and even live in the same camps with former Boko Haram members who “surrendered” to the government despite deep distrust and repeated cases of betrayal.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Re-Arrest Sowore Outside Kuje Court, Punch And Drag Him Into Waiting Van Moments After Bail
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:34:22 -0400
Sources on the court premises said the incident occurred moments after the magistrate granted bail to Sowore and 13 others.
BREAKING: Kuje Magistrate Court Grants Bail To Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Others Arrested During Abuja Protest
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:46:22 -0400
Others are Aloy Ejimakor, counsel for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu; his brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu and 11 others.
Ondo Community Residents Lament, Accuse Nigerian Navy Officers Of Murder, Rape, Property Destruction
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:11:10 -0400
The officers were accused of also constantly and forcibly having carnal knowledge of women in the communities.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Arrest Sowore At Federal High Court In Abuja
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:37:00 -0400
Sowore was picked up shortly after leaving the at the Federal High Court, where he had appeared on Thursday.
Nnamdi Kanu Tells Court He’ll Defend Himself As Lead Counsel Kanu Agabi, Others Withdraw
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:52 -0400
Agabi informed the court that the defence team was stepping down, saying the defendant had decided to take over the conduct of the case.
BREAKING: Soldier On Holiday Shot Dead By Herders After Challenging Them For Brandishing Firearms In Kwara
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:44:14 -0400
According to sources in the area, the incident occurred on Tuesday when the soldier, who was said to be home on holiday, confronted a group of herders reportedly seen moving around the community with firearms.
BREAKING: Bandits Launch Coordinated Attacks On Kaduna Communities, Abduct Nine Residents
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:17:20 -0400
In Ingade village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, bandits invaded the community, firing sporadically before abducting six locals and injuring two others, a resident confirmed in a voice note message to SaharaReporters’ New York office.
EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Coup: Defence Intelligence Agency Holds 16 Military Officers In Secret Location For Weeks As Families Express Worries
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:26:04 -0400
Multiple military sources and family members confirmed to SaharaReporters on Wednesday that the detained officers have been held for over three weeks in an undisclosed location in Abuja under what they describe as “unusual and suspicious conditions.”
BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Three INEC Officials, Others On Their Way To Anambra Ahead Of Governorship Election
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:41:09 -0400
According to him, all occupants of the bus were abducted, including his wife, except himself and an elderly woman who could not walk properly.
BREAKING: Several Feared Dead As Section Of Abia’s Ekeoha Shopping Complex Collapses During Reconstruction
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:29:15 -0400
Emergency responders and local volunteers were reportedly working frantically to rescue those still buried under the debris as of press time.
BREAKING: Fire Guts Several Shops At Popular Alaba Market In Lagos
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:57:11 -0400
Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were also seen at the scene battling to contain the inferno, though the fire was still raging as of the time of filing this report.
EXCLUSIVE: Abia Assembly Majority Leader Smashes Beer Bottle On Colleague’s Head During Fight Over Governor Otti’s Cash Gift
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:44:01 -0400
The incident, according to multiple exclusive sources, occurred during a meeting of LP lawmakers at the Aba residence of Hon. Fyne Ahuama, member representing Osisioma Ngwa South Constituency.
#FreeNnamdiKanuNow: How Nigerian Police Bypassed Several Courts In Abuja, Headed To Kuje Magistrate To Remand Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer Ejimakor, Others
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:26:13 -0400
The lawyer made this known in a post on X on Tuesday, hours after his arraignment alongside Kanu’s brother, Fineboy Kanu, and eleven others.
BREAKING: #FreeNnamdiKanuNow: Kuje Court Remands Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer, Brother For Participating In Peaceful Protest
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:31:31 -0400
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian Police were set to arraign Nnamdi Kanu's brother, his lawyer, and eleven others at a magistrate court in Kuje, Abuja.
Notorious Bandits Leader Bello Turji Strengthens Hold On North-West, Frees 100 Zamfara Hostages After Fresh "Peace Deal"
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:01:27 -0400
The hostages, comprising men, women, and children, were said to have been held for several months in different forest camps under Turji’s control.
BREAKING: Lawless FCT Police Operatives Attack Sowore, Others While Seeking Release Of #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protesters
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:28:38 -0400
Former presidential candidate, Sowore, had stormed the FCT command earlier on Monday.
BREAKING: Police Detain Federal University Oye-Ekiti SSANU Chairman, Four Members After Honouring Invitation On Suspended VC
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:13:33 -0400
According to reports obtained by SaharaReporters, the union leaders were invited following a petition allegedly written by the university’s Chief Security Officer (CSO) on the directive of the suspended Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abayomi Fasina.
BREAKING: Nigeria Police Arrest #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protester In Lagos
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:22:39 -0400
SaharaReporters learned that one of the demonstrators, identified as Declan Ihekaire, was taken into custody during the rally, which called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
BREAKING: Police Release AFP Journalist Arrested During #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest In Abuja After Office Intervention
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:42:11 -0400
SaharaReporters earlier identified him as "John".
