Ifunanya Nwangene, a 25-year-old Abuja-based classical, jazz, RnB, and soul singer, popularly known by her stage name Nanyah, has reportedly passed away after suffering a snake bite at her residence in the early hours of the morning. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident occurred at her home in Abuja when a snake attacked her, inflicting a bite that later proved fatal. …

The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the reopening of the Onitsha Main Market on Monday, February 2, 2026, for full economic and commercial activities. The directive followed the expiration of a one-week closure earlier imposed by the state government after traders failed to comply with the directive to ignore the Monday sit-at-home order enforced by the outlawed Indigenous …

Former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for spending much of January abroad. Obi, in a post on his X handle on Sunday morning, noted that while leaders in other countries focus on domestic governance at the start of the year, Nigeria’s president has prioritised foreign engagements …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he is in charge of Rivers State amid the ongoing political crisis in the state. Wike said people can go and sleep with their two eyes closed because “we are in charge.” He disclosed this while revealing how he recommended Boma Iyaye to President Bola Tinubu for the …

Activities marking the defection of members of the Labour Party, LP, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, were violently disrupted on Saturday after unidentified hoodlums invaded the venue. The event, jointly organised by LP and ADC to publicly acknowledge the movement of party members, was first scheduled to hold at the LP …

The Governor of Abia State and leader of the Labour Party, Alex Otti, on Saturday met with members of the National Executive Committee of the party in Abuja, a few days after a court affirmed that Julius Abure was no longer the National Chairman of the party. The meeting was aimed at addressing the internal affairs of the party and …

Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, rtd, says military officers arrested over the foiled coup knew the consequences of their action and are ready to face the wrath. Musa said this when he appeared on TRT World, a Turkish broadcaster, stating that the accused persons would receive a fair trial, with access to legal counsel of their choice. According to …

Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE has become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at her Confirmation of Election at St Paul’s Cathedral. She is the first woman to hold the office in its 1,400-year history. Henry Ndukuba, the archbishop of the Church of Nigeria, said it was insensitive “to the conviction of the majority of Anglicans who are unable to embrace female headship …

Nigerian security agencies have concluded investigations into an alleged coup plot to violently overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, with 40 suspects now identified in connection with the conspiracy, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. The suspects include senior military officers across the armed forces, a police officer, and civilians allegedly involved in reconnaissance, funding, and propaganda operations. The newspaper has obtained …

In 2024, Africa stood at what many analysts described as an electoral super cycle. Thirteen countries went to the polls, testing not only the durability of democratic institutions but also the patience of citizens who had grown weary of governance that often promised representation yet delivered disappointment. On the surface, democracy seemed to endure. New governments emerged in Botswana, Liberia, …

The National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is delaying his defection to the African Democratic Congress months after engaging with the party leaders due to lack of assurance that former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, will secure the party’s presidential ticket, Sunday PUNCH has gathered. Highly credible sources within the Kwankwasiya Movement, the political group of …

Growing concerns are emerging across northern Nigeria over what many residents have described as the increasingly harsh enforcement of Hisbah laws, with allegations that some operatives of the Islamic moral police have exceeded their legal mandate. The Hisbah police was formally established as a state-backed agency in 2003 under Governor Malam Ibrahim Shekarau to enforce Shari’a law and regulate public …

Amendments to the 2022 Electoral Act, which commenced last year, are yet to be concluded and passed into law, as the bill for the amendment is still pending at the National Assembly. Weekend Trust confirmed that the House of Representatives had concluded deliberations on the bill and passed it over to the Senate in December, and on Thursday this week, …

Anxiety has reportedly spread through Nigerian immigrant communities across the United States as an aggressive immigration enforcement drive under President Donald Trump’s administration deepens. This has forced some Nigerians off the streets, out of their jobs, and, in some cases, back to Nigeria through quiet, self-arranged departures, while some go into hiding. Heightened raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), …

There is a growing frustration and anxiety among parents over perceived developmental regression in children following routine vaccinations, raising difficult questions at the intersection of public health, parental experience, and scientific evidence. In this report, Gift Oba takes on the challenges of the parents, medical experts’ views and the broader implications for vaccine confidence in Nigeria. When the world speaks …