Sahara Reporters

A 20-year-old student of the Federal College of Education, Okene, Rahama Suleiman, has been found dead in a bush at Eika-Adagu community along the Okene–Lokoja highway in Kogi State after she was earlier declared missing by her family. The body was discovered on Tuesday following search efforts by relatives, with support from local security operatives, […]

The Chairman of Ibadan South West Local Government Area, Hon. Kehinde Akande, has been accused of leading suspected thugs to invade and vandalise properties belonging to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). According to eyewitnesses who spoke with SaharaReporters, the incident occurred on February 2, 2026, at the Mile One Central/Odo Ona axis of Ibadan, where

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 revolutionary activist, Francis Nwapa, has berated the Lagos State government for subjecting residents of the Makoko waterfront community to inhumane conditions by demolishing their homes.  Nwapa lamented that residents of the community, especially women and children, were forced to endure a midnight rainstorm sleeping in open boats.

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 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,

At least half of health facilities in Nigeria lack the capacity to adequately treat snakebite envenoming, a new global report has revealed, raising fresh concerns about preventable deaths and disabilities across the country.

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

At least half of health facilities in Nigeria lack the capacity to adequately treat snakebite envenoming, a new global report has revealed, raising fresh concerns about preventable deaths and disabilities across the country.