The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three Mobile Police (MOPOL) officers over an alleged illegal escort operation in Ondo State, after one of the officers was initially apprehended in Ore while the other two reportedly escaped following a scuffle. According to an internal police signal obtained by SaharaReporters, following the incident, the matter came to…
The boy was reportedly sitting inside his mother’s shop when gunshots were fired during the campaign. A protest has erupted in Ilesa, Osun State, after a 12-year-old boy was allegedly shot during a campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday morning. The boy was reportedly sitting inside his mother’s shop when gunshots were…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed First Bank Plc to place a Post-No-Debit restriction on the Osun State Government Statutory Allocation Account, effectively freezing the account barely 10 days before the August 15 governorship election in the state. The directive was contained in an official letter dated August 5, 2026, and addressed…
Suspected bandits on Sunday morning launched a deadly attack on Lata Nna community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing a woman, abducting another resident and leaving several others feared dead. Multiple residents who spoke to SaharaReporters said the attack was still ongoing as of the time of filing this report. They said…
At least 30 people have been confirmed dead following a fresh attack on Naridon Village in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred on Sunday night, reportedly claimed the lives of women and children and left several houses razed, plunging the community into mourning. Two community sources, identified as Ibrahim John…
The body of Mary Habila, the young woman who died under controversial circumstances at the Uburu country home of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has been moved to the National Hospital, Abuja, amid growing controversy over the proposed forensic autopsy, SaharaReporters has learned. The development followed an exchange of correspondence between lawyers representing the…
The Embraer ERJ-170LR aircraft operated by Enugu Air that veered off the runway while landing at Benin Airport has been declared a total loss and permanently withdrawn from service following the extent of damage it sustained during the incident. According to aircraft records published by Planespotters.net and reviewed by SaharaReporters, the 17.6-year-old Embraer ERJ-170LR, registration…
The Uburu Traditional Rulers Council in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has announced a community-wide spiritual cleansing exercise, declaring a dawn-to-dusk curfew across the community, weeks after the controversial death of a young woman, Mary Habila, at the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi. The announcement, contained in a public…
The teachers gathered outside the institution, carrying placards and demanding the immediate conclusion of the 2024 promotion exercise. Scores of teachers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Wing, on Monday staged a protest at the Open University, Dutse-Alhaji, along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja, over prolonged delays…
The Delta State Police Area Command in Ozoro has arraigned the Chairman of Emevor Community in the state, Lucky Okeremu, alongside two other community leaders, for public flogging and assault of a resident, Ogaga Godspower Okedi, over critical comments he made online. The defendants, 48-year-old Okeremu, 46-year-old Okiemute Oyibo, and 45-year-old Karo Akamakusi, were arraigned…
