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, […]

   

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

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.

   

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

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,

Proceedings at Southwark Crown Court turned to allegations of extravagant spending on Monday as prosecutors outlined evidence against former OPEC president and former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is standing trial alongside her brother, former bishop Doye Agama, and Duchess Oil executive Ayinde Olatimbo Bukola.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected reports suggesting that markets in Onitsha and other parts of the South-East were open during Monday’s sit-at-home, describing such claims as “lies, propaganda, and the failure of deception.” In a press statement signed by its spokesperson and Media/Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB insisted there was “total

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

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.

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.