Oluchi Oparah, a former National Treasurer of the Labour Party, has strongly condemned controversial remarks by Prophet Primate Ayodele, accusing the spiritual leader of using his platform to sow ethnic division under the guise of prophecy. A video circulating widely on social media shows Primate Ayodele declaring that Igbos are “cursed” and asserting that they

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A fatal road accident at Majidun, inward Ogolonto, Ikorodu Road, Lagos, has claimed the life of a woman and left six others seriously injured, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. According to LASTMA, the crash involved a Volkswagen commercial bus, registration number EPE 494 XM, and a stationary tipper truck. Preliminary investigations

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A former chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, Hon. Timothy Nsirim, has been accused of orchestrating the abduction and brutalisation of a young man, Mr. Nyekazi, following a disagreement over the burial arrangements of his late father. Both Nsirim and the victim are members of the Rumueme kingdom in Obio/Akpor. Family sources

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A civic accountability organisation, the Monitoring and Investigative Team of Nigeria (MonITNG), has raised serious concerns over what it describes as the misuse of Zonal Intervention Funds by a federal lawmaker representing Alkaleri and Kirfi Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. In a statement issued on Sunday, the group accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker,

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Three children of a senior correctional officer who was kidnapped and killed have been rendered homeless after their uncle and a neighbour allegedly conspired to illegally sell their late father’s house, Reporters has learnt. The case involves Miss Tinyang Blessing Matthias and her siblings, whose story reflects repeated tragedy, exploitation, and betrayal by people who

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A coalition of concerned citizens, survivors, and families of victims of long-running sectarian violence in Sokoto State has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, demanding the arrest and prosecution of former Sokoto Governor and current Senator, Aliyu Wamakko. Their demand follows what they describe as “self-incriminating confessions” made by the senator regarding past

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Residents of Chanchaji communities in Takum Local Government Area of southern Taraba State have raised fresh alarm over what they describe as an imminent large-scale attack by armed herders, following a series of deadly assaults and escalating threats in the region. According to community members, tension has intensified across settlements surrounding Chanchaji after suspected armed

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Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has defended his controversial engagement with terrorists and armed bandit groups in northern Nigeria, dismissing renewed calls for his arrest as “misguided, intolerant, and politically motivated.” Gumi, who has long positioned himself as a mediator between armed groups and the Nigerian government, made the remarks in a statement issued on

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Hundreds of Diploma graduates from Lagos State University (LASU), class of 2022/2023, have accused the institution of violating its promise to grant them seamless Direct Entry (DE) admission into its degree programmes, despite many meeting — and surpassing — the required academic standards. In a statement signed by the affected students and obtained by SaharaReporters,

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, a seven-day deadline to account for an alleged N3 trillion in missing or diverted public funds flagged in the 2022 report of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The allegations, made public on September 9, 2025,

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