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A self-styled activist who was rearrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), Mahdi Shehu has been charged with terrorism. The DSS levelled a five-count terrorism-related charges on the activist after he was…

Students from the University of Ibadan staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday over the prolonged 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. The protest, which began early in the morning, was due…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named Dr. Kayode Opeifa, former Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). The appointment, according to a statement…

The wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria after being released from a UK prison.  Mrs Ekweremadu reportedly arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday. It will…

As Yoruba nation agitators continue to oppose the establishment of Shari’ah panels in Yorubaland, an Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim…

Network Against Corruption and Trafficking Initiative has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate former governor of Akwa Ibom,  Udom Emmanuel, over…

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has distributed 7,158 goats to empower 2,382 women. The spokesperson of the governor, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, made the…

The Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti State has held its first public sitting at the popular Oja Oba Central Mosque, Ado-Ekiti. This was confirmed to SaharaReporters by residents of the state and Prof.…

The Minister of Works, Sen David Umahi has said that the contract for the remaining sector of Section 2 of the Abuja-Kaduna highway was awarded to Infiouest International Limited, not Infoquest Nigeria Limited…

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo will today testify before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France, in connection with the $2.3 billion arbitration proceedings filed against Nigeria by Sunrise…

The governor of Kaduna state, Uba Sani,has said that the approach and policies adopted by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office on May 29, 2023, will reset Nigeria. Sani said that through the present…

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has raised an alarm that over 5,000 Nigerians are stranded in Iraq, mostly women sent as caregivers. Speaking at a seminar in…

Nigeria’s total public debt has risen to N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024.This represents an increase of 5.97% (N8.02 trillion)…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow at 4.17 percent.…

President Bola Tinubu says his administration has prosecuted and convicted over 100 terrorist financiers in the past two years.  Tinubu spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the 2025 national anti-money…

The management of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) has returned over N1 billion to the Federal Government representing unpaid salaries of staff members who are no longer with the hospital to seek…

A Federal high court sitting in the Kaduna State capital has granted bail to Jimi Lawal, a former adviser to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and three others arraigned on charges of alleged fraud. The…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rejected the Federal Government’s move to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from the current 7.5% to 10%, 12.5% and finally to 15% as proposed in one of the tax reform bills.…

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu yesterday said President Bola Tinubu is steering the economy in the right direction. He said the government was determined to stay the course on its…

…says FG won’t succumb to blackmail The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has accused construction giant Julius Berger (Nig.) Plc, of trying to blackmail the Federal Government and incite the public…

Controversial Nigerian rapper Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has been released after spending two months in police custody. His lawyer announced the news on Instagram, expressing…

The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of Anthrax, a zoonotic disease, in Zamfara. Ben…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has taken a former media aide of President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, to…

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to enforce all relevant environmental laws to curb the rampant theft of manhole cover in the State. The lawmakers made this…