The Nigerian Senate has rejected the confirmation of Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Kabiru Gaya, announced the rejection of Onochie [Read more…]
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN also known as Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has alleged that South-west governors are “hiding” Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, who was declared wanted by the Department of State Services. The [Read more…]
Governors in the South-West region have proposed conversion of the present six geo-political zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. The South West Governors’ Forum, in a document [Read more…]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, has reportedly apprehended three persons for attempted robbery. The suspects were arrested after trying to rob a motorist along the Ojota axis of the state. The incident reportedly occurred on [Read more…]
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has met with the legal team of Ohanaeze Ndigbo over leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The group visited the AGF [Read more…]
A Fulani socio-cultural group, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), has warned against the decision of the governors in the south to ban open grazing in their states. The group said that a ban on [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of veteran singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi aka Sound Sultan. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President noted that [Read more…]
Public and civil servants in Osun State have been mandated to wear Adire (a distinctive local fabric) uniform to work every Thursday to promote Nigerian fashion and culture. Osun state Governor, Gboyega Oyetola gave the [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians need to summon the needed courage to defeat bandits and insurgents. He also condemned some politicians making comments on spate of insecurity across the country. The president made this [Read more…]
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that one of its personnel shot dead a final-year student of the University of Calabar, Mr Gray Agbesu, on Friday, July 9. The soldier was one of the personnel deployed [Read more…]
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that Sunday, July 11, will be the first day of Dhul-Hijja 1442AH. This was contained in [Read more…]
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the isolation centres in the state earmarked for the COVID-19 treatment are getting occupied again. Sanwo-Olu, during a media briefing on Sunday, expressed concern over the [Read more…]
An unspecified number of persons have been killed in a communal clash that broke out between Ipav and Yandev communities in the Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. According to Daily Post, the incident, [Read more…]
The National Consultative Front has alleged that there is an ongoing plot to scuttle the 2023 general elections while calling on stakeholders across party lines, civil society groups, labour unions, youths and women groups to [Read more…]
The Kilimani Police Division in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital city, has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of two Nigerian men who lost their lives during a night party hosted at Skyhorse Apartment in [Read more…]
South Africans, early Sunday morning, were rioted in major cities and reportedly shot live bullets at people, leading to loss of lives, including Nigerians. Many properties were also destroyed as angry youths believed to be [Read more…]
The bandits who abducted the Emir of Kajuru in Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, went away with 13 of his family members and relatives. SaharaReporters obtained the names and ages of the abductees. They are; [Read more…]
Popular On-Air Personality, OAP, Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze, has reacted to the death of Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, saying he will remember the singer for his energetic disposition and [Read more…]
A lot of reactions have trailed the death of Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan, and how he spoke about his death in an emotional Instagram post, with many Nigerians eulogising the [Read more…]
Students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) have accused the school management of lacking respect for free speech and freedom of expression. According to a public opinion survey conducted by students, the institution’s civic [Read more…]
Bandits who abducted some schoolgirls from the Federal Girls’ College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State have told parents that they have married off their daughters. Some of the parents who raised the alarm on Sunday, told [Read more…]
Armed men suspected to be bandits have abducted the provost of the College of Arts and Animal Science, Bakura, Habibu Mainasara, in Zamfara State. It was learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours [Read more…]
The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District in the Ninth National Assembly, Adelere Oriolowo, has unveiled a community base station in the Ago Owu Farm Settlement in Osun State as a constituency project. SaharaReporters learnt [Read more…]
Some activists on Sunday in Abuja staged a peaceful protest to demand the release of five activists arrested at Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja for wearing T-shirts announcing #BuhariMustGo last Sunday. The activists also threatened [Read more…]
The TakeItBack Movement has vowed that its members will occupy the Lagos branch of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Lagos State if five detained #BuhariMustGo activists are not released. The movement in a release [Read more…]
An Ogun State Local Government Councillorship aspirant, Osularu Muyiwa, has dragged the All Progressives Congress and the Vice Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ikenne local government area, Efuwape Olaitan Muhammed, to court over allegations of substitution [Read more…]
Two journalists, Solomon Odeniyi and Tosin Bisola of The Punch Newspaper and Roots TV respectively have regained their freedom after they were initially arrested by the police while covering a protest by activists to demand [Read more…]
The London Graduate School has stated that Nigeria’s ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, Abdulhamid Adamu, who claimed to have bagged a master’s degree in Business Management and Leadership and Doctor of Philosophy, is not [Read more…]
More details have emerged of the illegal abduction of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Kenya, including that of the vehicle registration plate or number plate of the vehicle in [Read more…]
Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan, while he was ill, announced on Instagram that people should celebrate him while he was alive. Sound Sultan died on Sunday after a brave battle with [Read more…]
Popular Nigerian singer, Olarenwaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan is dead. Sound Sultan who was diagnosed with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma died on Sunday at the age of 44. The deceased had been undergoing chemotherapy [Read more…]
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno Chapter, has said there was no ulterior or negative motive involved in a viral video showing some Christian women groups in Kanuri attire singing Christian songs. CAN in a [Read more…]
Security operatives have arrested PUNCH Newspapers and Roots TV correspondents, Solomon Odeniyi and Tosin Bisola respectively at Dunamis Church in Abuja. The journalists were at the church on Sunday to cover the protest by activists [Read more…]
Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan is dead. Newzandar News in May 2021 reported that Sound Sultan was battling with throat cancer in the United States of America. Sound Sultan Newzandar News [Read more…]
A youth leader in Akinkunmi village in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo state was on Saturday killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Newzandar News learnt that the youth leader, a butcher, was lured by [Read more…]
More details have emerged of how Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was rearrested by the Nigerian government. A source privy to the illegal abduction of the IPOB leader has revealed [Read more…]
Yohana Isheme and his wife, Noami Yohana, have been abducted at Ukya Sabo community in Toto local government area of Nasarawa state. A resident of Ukya Sabo, simply identified as Samuel, said the incident happened [Read more…]
The camp of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, on Saturday denied that he was about to have a dialogue with the federal authorities over his agitation for secession. Reacting last night to [Read more…]
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu Kajuru and 13 of his family members in his palace. It was gathered that the 85-year-old monarch was abducted alongside Salama [Read more…]
Heavily armed security operatives of Department of State Services (DSS) are currently harassing members of the civil society group and journalists at Dunamis Church in Abuja. The activists were at the church to protest against [Read more…]
A roadside bomb planted by the Nigerian Army against Boko Haram insurgents detonated on Thursday, killing three soldiers and wounding several others. Military sources told Peoples Gazette that the explosion rocked the entrance of 27 [Read more…]
Key tracking equipment deployed by the police to go after kidnappers, bandits and terrorists has remained inactive since the beginning of the year amid raging violent crimes across the country. Multiple reliable sources, according to [Read more…]
About 19 traditional rulers in the South-West region have called for the immediate release of the aides of the Yoruba activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), who were arrested by operatives of the Department [Read more…]
Hajia Amina Jauro, the wife of the Senator representing Bauchi South District in the National Assembly, Lawal Gumau, has been accused of housing property fraud in the Gwarinpa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, [Read more…]
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Department of State Services have been dragged before an Economic Community of West African States’ court over the death of a 14-year-old girl, [Read more…]
The House of Representatives is considering a bill to ensure that the President, Vice President, and Governors and Deputy Governors lose their immunity in the form of exemption from court trial. The House of Representatives [Read more…]
New evidence that Kenyan authorities have a hand in the arrest and extradition of Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, has emerged. Kanu’s United Kingdom passport is still in the East African Country. [Read more…]
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the fresh killings in four Local Government Areas, which has claimed at least ten lives, while five youths are reportedly missing after the attacks. The state government, which is [Read more…]
Francis Osedume, Special Adviser on Students Affairs to the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has defrauded the state government of N14 million after forging the signature of one of his principals, Jerry Ehiwarior. Newzandar News [Read more…]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has alerted its residents to observe safety measures owing to the upsurge in the spread of cholera in the city. Abubakar Sani, the spokesman for the FCT Minister, Mohammad [Read more…]
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