The Nigerian government has started making plans to bring back more than 1,000 of its citizens from South Africa. This is because of growing anti-foreigner feelings in the country. Screening for people who want...
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed social media claims that the abducted school children and teachers from Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities have been freed. In a statement, police spokesperson Olayinka Ayanlade said these...
Residents of Borno State are criticising President Bola Tinubu’s federal government for its silence and perceived neglect following the abduction of 42 students at Mussa School. After the attack, families and community members reported...
We’re working to rescue kidnapped retired Major Gen Abubakar, the Defence headquarters tells Nigerian. On May 30, 2026, suspected terrorists abducted Major General Rabe Abubakar (retired) and his wife in Katsina State, Nigeria. The...
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Lawal, who said he quit the ADC because Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential...
Civil society groups staged a protest on Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, demanding urgent government action over the recent abduction of pupils and teachers in the state. The demonstration came days after...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five suspects believed to be arms couriers for the gunmen who attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, on November 21, 2025. Two of...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State and directed a specialised security unit to intensify efforts to rescue pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire...
A teacher from Federal Government College, Anka, Mustapha Yahaya Maru, has been killed by armed bandits even after his family paid a ransom for his release. Maru was abducted earlier in May while travelling...
The Nigerian police authorities have ordered personnel living in the Command Barracks in Owerri to vacate the premises, sources have told SaharaReporters. The reason for the directive remains unclear, but affected officers and their...
Residents of Chikakore in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are raising the alarm over the deteriorating condition of the Kubwa-Bwari road, accusing both the government and the contractor of...
The price of liquefied petroleum gas, known as cooking gas, surged for the second time in three days amid the Eid al-Adha celebration in Nigeria. A market survey by Beadysword blog showed that the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is currently opposing a lawsuit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which seeks to invalidate fuel import permits issued to rival market. The NNPC warns that granting...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara was not disqualified from its governorship primary. According to the party, he voluntarily stepped down after passing all required screenings. APC...
Eight Nigerians among those detained in Upper East Region operations The Ghana Police Service has arrested eight Nigerians as part of a sweeping crackdown on drug peddling and violent crime in the Upper East...
Fuel N1,400, Gas N1,500 — Nigerians Reject Government’s ‘Economic Growth’ Celebration, “Beautiful Statistics, Painful Reality” — Nigerians Slam 2026 GDP Report. Despite fresh claims by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that Nigeria’s economy...
The Katsina State Government has confirmed that a former Senior Special Assistant on Community Development, Nura Garwa, is under investigation for his alleged involvement in a kidnapping syndicate. Garwa is one of the suspects...
A container vessel and an oil tanker collided at the Bonny Inner Anchorage on May 20, 2026, leaving five crew members injured and triggering an oil spill response. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30...
Maritime law experts are urging the Federal Government to establish a standalone legal framework for the National Single Window (NSW) project, warning that without it, the initiative faces legal challenges that could stall operations...
Nigeria’s public debt has hit N159.28 trillion as of April 2026, according to the Debt Management Office. That works out to about N670,000 owed by every Nigerian citizen. Dele Oye, chairman of the Alliance...
A former lawmaker has demanded an apology from Nigeria’s former military leader, Yakubu Gowon, over what he called a dangerous trivialization of the Biafran war. Denge Onoh, who served in the Enugu State House...
President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate after defeating Stanley Osifo The president polled 10.99 million votes to defeat his only rival, who scored 16,504 in the APC...
The Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, have apprehended some persons disguising themselves as lunatics to perpetrate crimes in some parts of the state. The arrested...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has condemned an alleged armed attack on its personnel by a motorist identified as an operative of the Department of State Services, DSS, during a routine traffic enforcement...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has introduced strict preventive measures at all international airports following recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks in Central Africa. Working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...
A man named Newton Isokpehi, who claims to be a serving police officer with 26 years of service, has sparked outrage after posting a video in which he threatens to shoot dead anyone who...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). He is set to replace Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term at the helm of JAMB...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate linked to the abduction of an elderly man in Kaduna State. The suspects, identified as Yusuf Rabo...
Isa Pantami, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has pulled out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Gombe State. Pantami announced his withdrawal on Tuesday through a statement issued by...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has shared a startling story from the early days of the current administration. Some individuals from Borno State reportedly told President Bola Tinubu that Shettima was plotting to assassinate him...
A former presidential aide, Umar Sani, says former President Goodluck Jonathan has purchased a presidential nomination form ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sani, who served as spokesperson to former Vice President Namadi Sambo,...
Justice Chidiebere Mark, better known as Justice Crack, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The social media activist was arrested in late April after posting videos that criticised how...
In a remarkable blend of talent, courage, and purpose, 9-year-old author Adedoyin Precious Shanu has made a powerful entry into the literary world with her debut children’s book, Tola the Bully. The book was...