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Bandits demand return of 17 motorcycles in exchange for release of abducted Christian worshippers in Kaduna

Armed bandits who abducted scores of worshippers from church services in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area, have demanded the return or payment for...

Supreme Court dismisses Lagos bid to reopen Al-Mustapha trial over Kudirat Abiola murder

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the attempt by the Lagos State Government to reopen the murder trial of Major Hamza...

Five soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack as troops uncover mass grave in Borno

At least five Nigerian soldiers have been killed and several others injured following a Boko Haram suicide attack on a military convoy in the...

Federal High Court sacks Julius Abure as Labour Party national chairman, a day after Anyanwu loses out in PDP

The protracted leadership crisis within the Labour Party (LP) deepened today as the Federal High Court in Abuja formally removed Barrister Julius Abure from...

Survivor narrates the horror of kidnapped Christians in Kajuru as Police reverse earlier denial

What began as a quiet Sunday of worship on 18 January quickly turned into one of the most traumatic mass abduction incidents in recent...

How 26 pro-Wike Rivers lawmakers allegedly received N350Million each for constituency projects never executed

Documents obtained by SaharaReporters from a source inside the Rivers State Government House have revealed that at least 26 lawmakers aligned with former Governor...

Court orders INEC to recognise ADC candidates for FCT area council polls

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish the names of candidates submitted by...

Life among the dead: Nigerian refugees live with the dead in Niamey cemetery

As dusk falls over Niamey’s largest public cemetery, the silence of the graves is broken not by prayers, but by the muffled cries of...

Mass abduction at churches in Kaduna community: At least 160 worshippers kidnapped – reports

A coordinated attack by suspected armed bandits on multiple churches in the Kurmin Wali area of Kajuru Local Government Area has resulted in the...

Court of Appeal launches historic special sitting in Lagos, deploys 40 Justices to hear 360 backlogged cases

In a landmark judicial initiative, the Court of Appeal has commenced a special sitting in Lagos, deploying 40 justices to tackle a backlog of...

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