HOW BUHARI’S FORMER MINISTER AWARDED N2.8BN CONTRACT TO SON-IN-LAW’S UNQUALIFIED COMPANY A witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has testified at an FCT High Court in Abuja, alleging that Hadi Sirika, a former aviation minister, awarded contracts to Al Buraq Global Investment Limited, a company linked to his daughter, Fatima Hadi Sirika, and his son-in-law, Jalal Sule …

NIGERIA DEPORTS 878 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-OjoThe Federal Government says it deported 828 illegal immigrants in 2024 as part of its intensified efforts to combat irregular migration and enhance national security. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this at a media parley in Abuja on Tuesday. Highlighting the government’s achievements, the minister stated, “In the last …

HOW TO MAKE 2027 POLLS CREDIBLE, ACCEPTABLE – CONFAB Ahead of the 2027 General Elections, various stakeholders, including opposition parties, civil society organisations (CSOs), security agencies, and media, have been urged to strengthen their roles to ensure Nigeria’s democracy thrives. This call was made at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria, which held in Abuja on Monday and …

411 NIGERIANS DIED SCOOPINGFUEL IN 2024 – FRSC About 21, 580 traffic offenders were arrested by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, between January and December 2024 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This is also as the corps revealed that 411 persons died scoping fuel in 2024 across the country. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam …

POLICE ARREST MAN WHO CUT OFF HIS WIFE’S HAND IN ENUGU Operatives of Okpuje Division of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old Sunday Echege, a resident of Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community of Nsukka local government area for severing the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege over suspected infidelity. A statement by the spokesman of …

STOP LYING ABOUT YOUR WEALTH, FORMER NHRC BOSS TELLS BUHARI A former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu has urged ex-president Muhammadu Buhari to desist from lying about his wealth. Odinkalu in a post on X said the former president was no longer running for office and should quit deceiving people about his wealth or its source. …

ANOTHER FUEL TANKER EXPLODES IN NIGER STATE Another fuel-laden tanker has exploded at Kusogbogi in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred at a boundary between Agaie and Lapai LGAs around 6pm on Monday, January 27, 2025. This comes a week after a fuel tanker explosion at Dikko in Gurara LGA of Niger State, left at least …

1.4 MILLION FACE DEPORTATION IN US, 3,690 NIGERIANS AFFECTED About 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are faced with deportation as Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. In a document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, the agency revealed the data is broken …

NIGERIA POLICE CHARGE SOWORE WITH CYBERCRIME, PLAN TO ARRAIGN HIM IN ABUJA COURT TODAY The Nigeria Police Force plans to re-charge detained human rights activist Omoyele Sowore before Justice M.S. Liman at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Sources informed SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the new suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/23/2025, includes charges of cyberbullying and endangering police officers, among …

ILLITERATES IN LEADERSHIP – EL RUFAI SLAMS APC, SAYS PARTY HAS ABANDONED ITS IDEALS Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has taken a swipe at his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing it of abandoning its founding principles and fostering poor leadership. Speaking at a national conference in Abuja on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, El-Rufai described the state of …

TINUBU GOVT PAYING OPPOSITION LEADERS N50M EACH – ATIKU ABUBAKAR Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of paying opposition leaders N50 million each to undermine Nigeria’s democratic process. Atiku disclosed this at a national conference on strengthening democracy, organized by various civic organizations in Abuja on Monday. He, however, cautioned that …

TRUMP HALTS HIV FUNDING FOR NIGERIA, OTHER COUNTRIES The US government has halted the support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an order by President Donald Trump. The US State Department stopped the disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a programme for HIV treatment in Africa and developing countries, for …

ECCIMA URGES ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, FOR ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, SIMPLIFICATION OF TAX SYSTEM The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA), has urged Governor Peter Mbah government to create a more robust and enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state, saying the administration should simplify its tax payment system to avoid multiple taxation. President of the …

PRICE OF COOKING GAS DROPS BY 13.3% The typical retail cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly called cooking gas, decreased by 13.3 per cent. The price of cooking gas, based on a month-to-month (MoM) basis, fell to ₦16,250 in January 2025 from ₦18,750 in December 2024. Findings revealed that the price of 1kg of …

5,421 KILLED IN ROAD CRASHES NATIONWIDE IN 2024; 31,154 INJURED – FRSC The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it arrested no fewer than 21,580 traffic offenders between January and December 2024 across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this while addressing the reporters on the 2024 special patrol operations …