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Few days ago, social media went agog with claims that the seasoned Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has abandoned the Obidient Movement after he expressed his disagreement with a view point of a popular Obidient. He took it upon himself to clear the air, confirming he is still on board with the Obidient Movement idea. On Sunday at 4:30 PM, …

At least six General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) and more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition were seized from a Nigerian Army joint task force by bandits in Obanla, Kwara State, last month, SaharaReporters has learned. According to security sources, the heavily armed gang that carried out the attack is the same group now terrorising parts of Kogi State, where dozens …

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has raised concern over what it described as a calculated plot by entrenched interests to cripple the operations of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It warned that such actions pose a grave threat to Nigeria’s economic stability and investment reputation. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T.A. Muhammad-Baba, the northern socio-political group …

The Dangote Group is ready to redeploy refinery engineers, who were sacked for joining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, to the company’s sugar and cement plants, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. The company will also recruit new engineers to replace the redeployed ones. Sources in the refinery, who did not want to be mentioned because of …

Members of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives are set to meet in Abuja today to discuss the ongoing legal action filed by their leader, Kingsley Chinda, aimed at halting an alleged plot to remove him from office. The meeting notice, circulated on Sunday, was jointly signed by Agbedi Frederick of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Afam Ogene …

The non-release of funds by the executive for the funding of many capital projects captured in the 2024 Budget is causing disquiet among some members of the Senate and the House of Representatives Despite the perceived cordial relationship between the current National Assembly and the Executive, an open confrontation over the poor and slow implementation of the capital component of …

The Abuja Youth Forum has faulted the claim by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), that Abuja is the safest city in Nigeria. The group, led by Comrade Ayuba Danladi, said the minister’s remark amounted to “political theatre” in the face of rising insecurity in the capital. The forum cited recent incidents, including the killing of Dr …

A disagreement over a disputed hospital bill has led to the refusal to release the body of a retired Nigerian Air Force officer, Air Vice Marshal Terry O. Okorodudu (Rtd), who died at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi on September 9, 2025. The hospital had withheld the body pending the settlement of an outstanding bill of Sh9.8 million …

The United States could see an unprecedented 15,000 churches shut their doors this year, far more than the few thousand expected to open, according to denominational reports and church consultants. The unprecedented contraction, expected to continue over the next decade, risks leaving gaps in communities nationwide — particularly rural ones, where churches often are crucial providers of food aid, child …

Two years ago, Vice President Kashim Shettima publicly dismissed the idea that Nigeria’s insurgency and banditry could be resolved through military might. Speaking in Kano in July 2023, Shettima insisted that a purely military approach would amount to “an endless war of attrition,” stressing instead the need for what he called a blend of kinetic and non-kinetic measures. At the …