Ajala Adeshina Shuaib, popularly known as Manjala, a blogger with the online platform Kwara Update, has been arrested and remanded at Oke Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, following allegations that he defamed Mallam Tunji Buhari Sulyman, a senior legislative aide to Senator Saliu Mustapha of Kwara Central. According to a copy of the First Information

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Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 90 Amphibious Battalion in Koko, Warri, Delta State, have accused their Commanding Officer, Lt. Colonel M.M. Garba, of diverting allowances meant for personnel deployed to oil facilities and subjecting them to poor welfare conditions. Speaking anonymously to SaharaReporters on Friday, several soldiers alleged that troops attached to private oil companies—including

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The Nigerian government on Friday ordered the immediate closure of 41 Federal Unity Colleges across the country in response to a surge in school attacks and mass abductions. The directive, issued by Hajiya Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Senior Secondary Education, on behalf of the Minister of Education, cites the “rising insecurity” as a direct threat

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he Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ruled that the Nigerian government violated the fundamental human right to a fair hearing of 98-year-old Lagos resident, Mr. Kolawole O. A. Koiki. The ruling follows the government’s six-year failure to ensure that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) concluded its investigation into

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Plateau State-based cleric, Evangelist Ezekiel Dachomo, has alleged that operatives linked to President Bola Tinubu’s administration are threatening him to stop his global advocacy regarding the “ongoing killings of Christians in Nigeria.” He made the claims in a video obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday. In the video, Dachomo stated, “They are threatening and warning me

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Parents of students at St Mary Catholic Nursery, Primary, and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State, have rushed to the school to take their children home following a recent mass abduction that has heightened fears of further attacks. The panic ensued after armed bandits stormed the school in the early hours

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The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, arrived in Birnin Kebbi on Friday following President Bola Tinubu’s directive requiring him to immediately relocate to the state and coordinate the rescue of students abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. Upon arrival, Matawalle headed straight into a closed-door meeting with senior security

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The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has adjourned the forensic examination of a key digital exhibit in the ongoing fraud trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to January 5 and 8, 2026. Justice Rahman Oshodi issued the new dates on Friday, November 21, 2025, after the prosecution insisted at

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The Ogun State Police Command has moved to reassure residents of Ajebo community in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area after a viral social media video alleged that herdsmen were preparing to attack the area. In a statement issued on Friday by CSP Omolola Odutola, Police Public Relations Officer, the Command dismissed fears of an imminent threat

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Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), Matthew Ashimolowo, has reignited national debate over long-standing claims of systemic violence and alleged genocide against Christians and minority ethnic groups in Nigeria. Speaking with journalists, Ashimolowo argued that Nigeria’s violent history—from the massacres of the 1960s to present-day terror attacks—shows a clear and disturbing pattern of

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