Sahara Reporters

The leadership of organised labour and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, met again on Monday following days of tension that paralysed activities across Abuja. The marathon, closed-door meeting convened by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the FCT, Senator Mohammed Bomoi, lasted more than three hours and stretched into the […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to deport at least 79 Nigerians listed among what it described as the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens in the country. Findings from the DHS website on Monday showed that the Nigerians were convicted of various offences including fraud, drug peddling, assault, manslaughter,

Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have arrested and detained the former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh. Jamoh was reportedly intercepted by armed ICPC operatives in Kaduna State on Monday while returning from a court engagement.  Sources said the anti-graft agency

Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has criticised former Edo State governor and serving Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, following the circulation of a video showing him aboard a private jet rubbing the leg of an unidentified woman. Adeyanju’s criticism followed a SaharaReporters’ report that highlighted the luxurious lifestyle of the former Labour leader, who currently represents Edo

Nigerian oil marketers have again called on the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to enforce fair competition in the petroleum sector and prevent what they describe as alleged monopolistic tendencies by the Dangote Refinery.

A review of public records on the federal payments portal, Govspend, has shown that the National Sports Commission spent a total of N877 million on fencing works at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.  Payments seen by SaharaReporters on the portal indicate that the funds were disbursed in two separate transactions on the same day to

No fewer than six passengers lost their lives while 23 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road traffic crash that occurred along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, around the Four Square Camp area. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, by

A viral video showing Nigerian Senator Adams Oshiomhole rubbing a woman’s foot aboard a private jet has continued to spark outrage across social media platforms. Fresh findings by SaharaReporters have revealed that the woman is not Oshiomhole’s wife, contrary to earlier speculation online. Some social media users had claimed the woman in the footage was

Tension gripped the Ogbor Hill area of Aba, Abia State, following the discovery of a large object suspected to be a bomb within the premises of the United Evangelical Church, Ehere/Umuola. However, no fewer than 100 persons would have been dead if the object had exploded. SaharaReporters gathered that the suspected explosive device was first

The announcement that PayPal would finally allow Nigerians to receive international payments through a partnership with Paga has met, not with celebration, but with a furious and revealing debate. For many, this is not a lifeline but a provocation, a belated attempt to profit from a market forced to mature without it. This reaction is