BREAKING: Soldier On Holiday Shot Dead By Herders After Challenging Them For Brandishing Firearms In Kwara

According to sources in the area, the incident occurred on Tuesday when the soldier, who was said to be home on holiday, confronted a group of herders reportedly seen moving around the community with firearms.  ArticlesRead More 

BREAKING: Bandits Launch Coordinated Attacks On Kaduna Communities, Abduct Nine Residents

In Ingade village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, bandits invaded the community, firing sporadically before abducting six locals and injuring two others, a resident confirmed in a voice note message to SaharaReporters’ New York office.  ArticlesRead More 

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Coup: Defence Intelligence Agency Holds 16 Military Officers In Secret Location For Weeks As Families Express Worries

Multiple military sources and family members confirmed to SaharaReporters on Wednesday that the detained officers have been held for over three weeks in an undisclosed location in Abuja under what they describe as “unusual and suspicious conditions.”  ArticlesRead More 

BREAKING: Several Feared Dead As Section Of Abia’s Ekeoha Shopping Complex Collapses During Reconstruction

Emergency responders and local volunteers were reportedly working frantically to rescue those still buried under the debris as of press time.  ArticlesRead More 

BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Three INEC Officials, Others On Their Way To Anambra Ahead Of Governorship Election

According to him, all occupants of the bus were abducted, including his wife, except himself and an elderly woman who could not walk properly.  ArticlesRead More 

BREAKING: Fire Guts Several Shops At Popular Alaba Market In Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were also seen at the scene battling to contain the inferno, though the fire was still raging as of the time of filing this report.  ArticlesRead More 

EXCLUSIVE: Abia Assembly Majority Leader Smashes Beer Bottle On Colleague’s Head During Fight Over Governor Otti’s Cash Gift

The incident, according to multiple exclusive sources, occurred during a meeting of LP lawmakers at the Aba residence of Hon. Fyne Ahuama, member representing Osisioma Ngwa South Constituency.  ArticlesRead More 

#FreeNnamdiKanuNow: How Nigerian Police Bypassed Several Courts In Abuja, Headed To Kuje Magistrate To Remand Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Ejimakor, Others

The lawyer made this known in a post on X on Tuesday, hours after his arraignment alongside Kanu’s brother, Fineboy Kanu, and eleven others.   ArticlesRead More 

BREAKING: #FreeNnamdiKanuNow: Kuje Court Remands Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Brother For Participating In Peaceful Protest

SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian Police were set to arraign Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, his lawyer, and eleven others at a magistrate court in Kuje, Abuja.  ArticlesRead More 

Notorious Bandits Leader Bello Turji Strengthens Hold On North-West, Frees 100 Zamfara Hostages After Fresh “Peace Deal”

The hostages, comprising men, women, and children, were said to have been held for several months in different forest camps under Turji’s control.   ArticlesRead More 

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