The police in Kaduna State have been accused of beating up and forcefully evicting one Paul Ojo, an 85-year-old retired Staff Sergeant of the Nigerian Army and his family from his house in Kaduna. The incident happened on Tuesday at L2 Kasupda Quarters, Kabala Costain, Kaduna. SaharaReporters gathered that the […]
Crime
Three Persons Injured As Violence Erupts In Idanre Ahead Of Council Election
Barely 24 hours after seven persons were badly injured in an attack at the secretariat of the Social Democratic Party in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, at least three persons have also been attacked by armed thugs. The fresh attack happened on Wednesday evening as thugs suspected to […]
Nigerian Soldier Arrested After Making Video Saying Buratai, Service Chiefs Have Failed Nigerians Feared Dead
A Nigerian Soldier, Lance Corporal Martins, has been feared dead in a military detention facility. The soldier was arrested after making a video blasting the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and other security chiefs in the country on the orders of Buratai. Recall that the soldier has […]
EFCC Commences Investigation On NDDC Acting Chairman, Pondei
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it has commenced investigation on the financial misappropriation in the Niger Delta Development Commission. The EFCC said this in a reply to a letter written to the commission by the Concerned Nigerians group. The group asked the anti-graft agency to investigate the corruption […]
Kidnappers Demand N10m Ransom For Abducted Travellers In Ondo
Suspected gunmen, who kidnapped two travellers in Ondo State, have demanded the sum of N10m as ransom for their release. The hoodlums on Wednesday morning contacted the families of the victims via the phone to ask for the ransom. The two travellers were seized on the Ikun-Oba Akoko area of […]
Exclusive: President Buhari’s COS Gambari and Oshiomhole caught in illegality (VIDEO)
President Buhari’s Chief Of Staff Prof. Gambari and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole the former All Progressive Congress (APC), National Chairman, was caught on tape discussing how to arrest opposition members in order to win Edo guber election by hook or crook, SaharaReporters reports. Credit: SaharaReporters
Kaduna’s bazaar of blood
SIR: Kaduna State, especially its southern part, continues to be in the news as the blood of its people continues to pollute their rivers and erode their farmlands. In a sobering lesson on how things can quickly deteriorate, the state which used to be the poster for Nigeria‘s diversity and religious […]
EXCLUSIVE: Again, Boko Haram Terrorists Take Over Borno Community, Kill Many, Hoist Flag
Boko Haram insurgents have again attacked Kukawa town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, killing many civilians, who returned to the community last week, military sources have told SaharaReporters. The Nigerian Army had some weeks ago claimed it embarked on clearance operations within Baga and Kukawa in Northern […]
Bandits Kill Foreigner Abducted In Niger State
A foreign contractor abducted in Niger State has been killed by suspected bandits less than 24 hours in captivity. The unnamed victim was kidnapped on Monday together with a Nigerian between Yankila and Regina villages in Rafi Local Government Area of the state. Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police in the […]
Two foreigners feared kidnapped in Niger
Two foreign contractors engaged to reconstruct some roads in Wushishi local government area of Niger state have been kidnapped by gunmen. According to the NATION, the victims were one Arab and a Lebanese. The contractors were involved in reconstructing a road from Yekila village in Wushishi local government area to […]