While Federal Government may pretend to be fighting banditry and terrorism, they seem to ne lagging behind in strategy. Again, over 200 Pupils from different primary schools, including secondary school students and a teacher of the junior secondary school Abubakar Isah were abducted
Two policemen on escort duty have been beaten to death, and two others injured following a mob action at Ikpeshi in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred after a Toyota Hilux vehicle belonging to the escort duty policemen in
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operational licences of 4,173 Bureaux De Change operators in the country. The bank disclosed this Friday through a statement signed by the acting Director, Corporate Communication, Sidi Hakama. The bank said the affected institutions failed to
Nigerian authorities are reportedly seeking $10 billion in penalties from the global cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance, alleging the country has incurred massive losses due to the platform’s activities. The Nigerian government detained two Binance Holdings Ltd. executives, days after the central bank governor
An intense lobbying is ongoing at the highest hierarchy of the Nigerian government as powerful government officials attempt to cover up a multi-billion naira corruption scandal involving senior officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), PREMIUM TIMES has gathered. At least 40 NCS
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in a 12-day well-coordinated operation leading to the seizure of the single
The Presidential Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following unusual movements, leading to suspicions of a coup plot in Nigeria. SaharaReporters exclusively learnt on Sunday that the suspicions prompted emergency meetings involving the Commander of the Presidential Guards Brigade, Col. Adebisi
There was confusion in a market at Bishop Okoye Street in Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday as an unknown woman brought a five-year-old boy whom she claimed is her child and put him up for sale. The incident reportedly occurred at about
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Monday, alleged that the refusal of the federal government to react to recent reports on the return of petrol subsidy showed that public funds had started going into private pockets. Shaibu,
Experts worry what Trump may do as he is “scrambling to pay his bills” after $400+ million in judgments By IGOR DERYSH Managing Editor PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 20, 2024 9:05AM (EST) Former President Donald Trump faces long odds if he tries to appeal the $355
The wave of abduction of journalists that continues to grow under a so-called democratic government
Chadians vote for a president on Monday in an election purportedly aimed at ending military
– As Chief Okeke Thunders In line with his astute stance against the “cast system”
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has responded to the incessant power supply in the