BOKO HARAM KILLS NIGERIAN ARMY COMMANDER, TWO SENIOR OFFICERS, 17 SOLDIERS Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Army Commander, Two Senior Officers, 17 Soldiers In Fresh Attack On Borno Military Base Boko Haram terrorists have killed over 20 Nigerian Army personnel, with many still missing following an attack on a military base in Borno State. SaharaReporters gathered that for several hours on …

HOW IMPEACHED LAGOS SPEAKER OBASA HID TWO MACES TO BLOCK IMPEACHMENT WHILE ABROAD Impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, had pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to have his impeachment nullified, SaharaReporters has learnt. Meanwhile, his loyalists are planning a lavish welcome party for him, sources told SaharaReporters. Obasa was impeached earlier this month for gross …

COURT FINES LADY ₦150k FOR FAILING TO VISIT BOYFRIEND AFTER RECEIVING ₦3k FOR TRANSPORTATION A Magistrate Court in Ilesa, Osun State, ordered Rhoda Adu to pay N150,000 as damages for failing to visit her boyfriend, Olapitan Sola, after receiving N3,000 for transportation. Ms Rhoda switched off her phone and failed to show up after Mr Olapitan sent her transport fare …

TINUBU DIRECTS REFORM OF N-POWER SCHEME President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N32.7 billion for the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), a key initiative designed to support the country’s most vulnerable groups. The announcement was made by Prof. Nentawe Yilwata, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, during the launch of the State Action …

HAIRSTYLING, PLUMBING, GSM REPAIR NOW PART OF BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM The Federal Government has announced the addition of hairstyling, plumbing, GSM repair, makeup and 12 other new trades/new subjects to the basic education curriculum. The development comes following ongoing reforms in various sectors of the economy. A statement issued by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said the new trades were …

I’LL RETIRE AS SCHOOL TEACHER TO INSPIRE STUDENTS – PETER OBI Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023, Mr. Peter Obi on Friday, said he will retire to Onitsha as a secondary school teacher to inspire students. Obi said this while teaching final year students of Dennis Memorial Grammar School in Onitsha, to mark the …

WHY BOKO HARAM WAR IS TAKING TOO LONG – CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, MUSA General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, has said the Boko Haram war is taking long because it is not a conventional one. Musa stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday. He added that it is very difficult to fight people …

HOW ABACHA ESCAPED PLANNED ABDUCTION BY OLADIPO DIYA – EX-CSO, MAJOR FADIPE Major Seun Fadipe (retd), a former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Lt-Gen Oladipo Diya, has recounted how the late ex-military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, escaped a planned abduction in Enugu State in 1997. Fadipe was the CSO to Diya who was the Chief of …

EDO GUBER TRIBUNAL RELOCATES TO ABUJA OVER INSECURITY The election petitions tribunal sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital, has been relocated to Abuja for continuation of hearing. The secretary of the Tribunal, Muazu Bagudu disclosed this on Friday, January 24, 2025 during the court proceedings. A statement signed by the tribunal secretary said the relocation was effective from Monday, …

MANY KILLED AS TANKER EXPLODES IN ENUGU Many lives were lost Saturday when a petrol-laden tanker fell and caught fire along Ugwu Onyeama between Enugu and 9th Mile. A video of the incident shows many burnt vehicles while men of the state Fire Service battled to extinguish the raging flame. It is not yet ascertained the number of the dead, …

FG SAVED $10BN FROM SUBSIDY REMOVAL IN 2023 – BENJAMIN KALU The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said that removing the fuel subsidy has impacted the economy positively, with the Federal Government saving as much as $10bn in 2023.Kalu, a member of the All Progressives Congress, also added that the policy has led to a …

I REMAIN LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER – MUDASHIRU OBASA Impeached Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has insisted that he remains the rightful speaker of the assembly based on constitutional provisions. Obasa made th we declaration on Saturday in Ikeja GRA during a welcome event organized in his honour by supporters from Agege, Alimosho, and Kosofe local government …

APC GOVT CAUSING PREMATURE DEATH OF POLITICIANS – SOWORE Activist politician, Omoyele Sowore, has blamed the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal government for the premature death of politicians in Nigeria. Sowore said the APC’s poor governance and policies are responsible for the premature deaths of Nigerian politicians. He disclosed this during a consultative meeting between the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, …

RETIRED GENERALS KNOCK OSHIOMHOLE OVER ILLEGAL MINING ALLEGATION, SAY HE’S MOST DISRESPECTFUL A former Commander of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. John Sura (retd.), has described the allegations against the Nigerian Army made by the erstwhile governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, as the highest level of falsehood that anybody can ever peddle. Oshiomhole had accused some unnamed retired …

ANALYSIS: AS INEC PHASES OUT PVC, CAN NIN BE AN ALTERNATIVE? The introduction of the PVC and smartcard readers in 2015 piloted the integration of technology into Nigeria’s electoral system. Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), plans to gradually phase out the permanent voter card (PVC) as the sole means of identification for voter accreditation on Election …