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Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje Some traders in the popular Suleja Modern Market in Niger State have alleged extortion by the Local Government Chairman, Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje. The traders explained that, in 2018, some newly constructed shops were leased to them by the local council for 10 years at the rate ofContinue Reading

Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyeama Nwachukwu. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyeama Nwachukwu, said in Abuja on Monday, that the Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force East Operation Hadin Kai, have been able to neutralise 29 members of the Boko Haram and Islamic StateContinue Reading

A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly raping an 85-year-old woman at Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the suspect confessed to the crime, adding that different phones, charms and dagger were also recovered fromContinue Reading

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, has disclosed that the Nigerian Government expended over $5 billion since 2016 to fight poverty in the country. The statement was made known by the National Coordinator of NSIP, Dr Umar Bindir, whoContinue Reading

The gang of bandits who abducted students and staff members from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State have released photographs of some of their victims.  The gunmen kidnapped an unspecified number of persons from the school last week and SaharaReporters had on Sunday revealed the identity andContinue Reading

A former Presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu has said that he advised President Muhammadu Buhari to declare May 30 as a public holiday to remember the millions of Nigerians who died in the Nigerian Civil War. He stated that there are five recommendations he gave to the Nigerian leader, which includeContinue Reading

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, is currently battling an undisclosed ailment in Germany and has been away from the country for months. SaharaReporters learnt that the key ministry has lacked adequate coordination as the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, and the Permanent Secretary, Sonny Echono, now takeContinue Reading

Chairman, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State, Christian Iteire has sacked over 30 workers working in different departments of the council, SaharaReporters has learnt. The sacking, our correspondent reliably gathered, took place barely three weeks after the council chairman was sworn-in in March this year. One of the victimsContinue Reading

File photo used to illustrate story. Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly invaded a farm, located behind the Offa University at Aro in Offa, Kwara State. SaharaReporters gathered that the farm belongs to the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter, Alhaji Tajudeen. File photo used to illustrateContinue Reading

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been asked not to let off the hook a former acting Director, Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO), Oshodi, Lagos State, Mr. Chima Igwe, who was accused of serial manipulation of his educational status to exploit the system forContinue Reading

One of the three students killed by bandits at Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi last Thursday was Aishat Jariyan Mamata. In the attack, a policeman was shot dead while students and members of staff were whisked away by the criminals. Some of the victims were later rescued as securityContinue Reading

The Kebbi State Government has indefinitely shut down seven schools in the wake of the armed attack of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri on Thursday, the Nigerian Union of Teachers has confirmed. The schools are considered prone to bandits’ attacks. In the latest attack on Thursday, students and three teachersContinue Reading

Former Imo State Governor and Senator Representing Imo West District, Rochas Okorocha, has cautioned the South-East Over its agitations for Nigeria’s breakup. Okorocha warned that Igbos would be the worst hit if Nigeria breaks up. @REALROCHAS/TWITTER The former Imo State Governor spoke in Abuja while addressing some women groups yesterday.Continue Reading

File photo used to illustrate story A law enforcement officer identified as Popoola Abayomi has been arrested for selling illicit drugs to students of a federal university and cult members in Ogun State. The drug dealer who serves in the Lagos State Command of the undisclosed security agency was arrestedContinue Reading

A man identified as Bello Olatunji has been accused of urinating openly in a neighbour’s compound and beating up a female neighbour, Adefunke Olanrewaju for complaining about it, in Ogun State.  The incident happened on May 25, 2021, at 3, Olanrewaju Avenue, Peaceland Estate, Ifesowapo, Lambe area of the state. Continue Reading