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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said he is not worried that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) now has only two governors following the defection of Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Lawal announced his resignation from the PDP on Monday, leaving Makinde and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed […]

A coalition of pro-Biafra supporters has called for a massive protest march in Aba, Abia State, demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The organisers, under the banner of the Coalition of Lovers of Freedom, announced plans for what they described as a “One Million March”

The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has relieved the state Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa, of his appointment with immediate effect in a move the government says is aimed at repositioning the state’s civil service. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Tofa.

Human rights activist and social commentator, Israel Joe, has reportedly been detained for several hours by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Asaba, Delta State. Sources familiar with the development told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that Joe arrived at the DSS office around 12 noon on Tuesday after receiving what was described as

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday interrogated the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, for several hours over the large sum of cash found in his wife’s possession. An EFCC source told SaharaReporters: “EFCC interrogated the Chief Judge, Tsoho, for hours on Tuesday over his wife’s

A community in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State has accused government officials and security authorities of neglect after families and residents were forced to raise nearly N25million ransom to secure the release of 16 persons abducted during a wedding convoy attack. The victims, including a bride, regained their freedom after spending 57