Sahara Reporters

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday led a Federal Government delegation to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following Tuesday’s deadly terrorists attack on Nuku and Woro villages.

Activists under the banner of the ‘Comrades’ Anti-Imperialist Campaign’ on Friday stormed the French Embassy in Nigeria’s capital, demanding an immediate end to France’s military support that was fuelling the Ukrainian war.

Civil society groups under the aegis of Advocates for Good Governance have raised the alarm over what they described as “state-sponsored terror” and “collective punishment” being meted out to the people of Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

A civic technology platform, MonITNG has exposed the horrific state of the LEA Primary School, Dagiri, in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, where over 500 pupils have been forced out of the classroom following the total collapse of the school’s infrastructure.

A coalition of civil society organisations has strongly criticised the Nigerian Senate over its recent vote on proposed amendments to the Electoral Act, describing the decision as a major setback for electoral integrity, transparency and public confidence in Nigeria’s democratic process.

   

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have brutally killed the President of the Omoku Youth Federation, Comrade Ifeanyi Azuazu, and his personal aide, Chigozie Oluwu, in Omoku, located in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The Lagos State Office of Public Private Partnership spent N135million on the “purchase of 20 office chairs and tables” between January and September 2025.  Despite this expenditure, the office plans to spend an additional N40.5million on the same items in 2026, a SaharaReporters’ review of the approved 2026 Lagos State budget has shown.

United States President, Donald Trump, has declined to apologise after a racist, AI-generated video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes was shared on his official Truth Social account, triggering widespread condemnation across the political divide. The controversial video, which appeared on Trump’s account late Thursday night, showed the Obamas

The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign UK-based Nigerian blogger, Maureen Badejo, before the Federal High Court on Monday over multiple charges bordering on alleged cybercrime, SaharaReporters has learnt.

A former Nigerian soldier has recounted a harrowing account of how he was allegedly dismissed from the Nigerian Army after nearly two decades of service.  He said the decision stemmed from nothing more than raising his hand to ask a question during a briefing by a senior commander following a deadly Boko Haram attack.