The Nigerian Army officers who are currently in detention for allegedly planning a coup d’etat to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), SaharaReporters has gathered. ONSA is led by Nuhu Ribadu, a lawyer and retired police officer serving as National Security Adviser to President Tinubu. The staff in the office are …

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has debunked rumours of the arrest of 16 Nigerian Army officers over an alleged planned coup to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. An online publication had alleged that 16 army officers were arrested for plotting a coup against the President. However, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, Abuja, in a statement on Sunday said: …

How suspected coup plotters planned to kill Tinubu, Shettima, other top officials – Premium Times Top intelligence sources have revealed how some disgruntled military officers allegedly planned a coup to overthrow President Bola Tinubu in a plot that security officials describe as one of the most audacious threats to Nigeria’s democracy. PREMIUM TIMES had reported how about 20 officers were …

At least sixteen senior military officers have been detained by the Nigerian Armed Forces over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government, top security sources confirmed Though the military publicly described the arrests as disciplinary actions linked to “failure in promotion examinations” and “career stagnation,” insiders revealed the officers were actually accused of plotting a coup d’état. The …

My attention has been drawn to a mischievous, unfounded, and fabricated publication currently circulating on social media, particularly from Sahara Reporters, falsely claiming that the Federal Government of Nigeria has sued the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Distinguished Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi, over alleged vile language against Senator Natasha. Ordinarily, this baseless and malicious report would not deserve a dignified response. …

Alhaji Lawal Idi Bagiwa spent all the 34 years of his career in the Nigerian Customs Service. He joined the Service in 1965 as a preventive officer Grade 3 and rose through the ranks to become an Assistant comptroller general. He served at nearly all the borders in the country, as well as many state and zonal commands. He is …

Barring any alterations to the proposal by the National Assembly on the amendment to the 2022 Electoral Act, the presidential, governorship as well as national and state assembly elections will hold in or before November next year. This forms the highlight of the bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 to enact a new Electoral Act 2025. Following a …

The Nigerian Senate has vowed to intervene after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) confirmed that the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over portions of land belonging to the University of Abuja. The union said the land in question was originally allocated for academic and agricultural development, describing the minister’s action as a …

The family of the late Herbert Macaulay has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to include the renowned nationalist in a recent list of posthumous pardons granted by Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, the Macaulay family, supported by elder statesman and Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, Chief Olabode George, said while they appreciated Tinubu’s gesture in …

Internet scammers, also referred to as “Yahoo boys” or “G-boys”, are increasingly participating in evil “Yahoo Plus” rituals that involve human sacrifices and supernatural practices in order to increase their criminal success, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned The EFCC made this warning in a post on X, stating, “G-boys are now going spiritual, involving themselves in …

The Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, has cautioned Nigerian politicians against abandoning governance in pursuit of political alliances ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that such actions could worsen the country’s economic and social crises. Speaking at the 2025 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, the monarch lamented that political attention across the country had already shifted toward …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has excluded Nigeria from its latest list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, naming Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda among the continent’s top performers. The IMF said the five nations are now ranked among the world’s fastest-expanding economies, driven by sustained policy reforms, fiscal prudence, and strategic investments in infrastructure and manufacturing. Director of …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused the Nigeria Police Force’s bid to stop the “Free Nnamdi KanuNow” protest, allowing it to proceed as scheduled on Monday, October 20, 2025. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had dispatched police lawyers to the court to move an ex parte motion against activist and protest organiser, Omoyele Sowore, in a …

Following a remark by the garulous Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, lacks the capacity to lead Nigeria, a January 2014 video has emerged to counter this false narrative. Wike, then the Supervising Minister of Education, under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, joined Obi while he …

I I’m not going to write long tales. Yeah, I will just go straight to the point. With the wave of defections going on, very soon all Southern Governors might be in APC. And if we check very well, almost all Southern governors who are yet to join APC seem amenable to Tinubu’s re-election. Name them, Gov Adeleke of Osun …