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They are believed to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while travelling on a highway connecting Onitsha, Delta State, and Owerri, Imo State, two days ago.    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that its Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Mr. Okun Christopher, and his driver, Mr. Daniel Effiong, have gone missing.  They are believed to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while travelling on a highway connecting Onitsha, Delta State, and Owerri, Imo...

  Tension has risen in Lere District, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, following a deadly clash between soldiers and residents.  According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers from Operation Haven of the Nigerian Army, who were enforcing a curfew imposed by the local Emir, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar Bawa, killed five people and injured eight others.  The violence allegedly erupted after the soldiers brutally beat a driver who refused to pay a bribe, sparking outrage...

BREAKING: University Of Benin Compels Students To Sign Undertaking Not To Engage In Protest, Others; Vows To Withhold Results Of Defaulters

  The University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Benin City, the Edo State capital, has announced that all the students of the school will sign a compulsory affidavit of undertaking never to sponsor or participate in any assembly or demonstration on the campuses and their precincts without the approval of the university management.   The university also said the students will sign an affidavit of undertaking to abide by the arrangement(s) put in place by the...

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded the immediate withdrawal of soldiers and other armed security personnel from union’s headquarters in Abuja.   On Wednesday night, SaharaReporters broke the news that a large contingent of armed security personnel, believed to be from the Department of State Services, stormed Labour House, forcibly entering and ransacking several floors, and confiscating books and files.  According to sources, the agents claimed the seized materials were used to...

  The abductors of former Delta State Commissioner for Technical Education Joan Mrakpor have demanded a ransom of N1 billion as condition for her release, SaharaReporters has learnt  A trusted source, speaking on condition of anonymity to SaharaReporters, revealed that a connection has been made between the family of the kidnapped former commissioner and her abductors. The source, who is assisting the family in securing her release, disclosed that the kidnappers are demanding a ransom...

  The Nigeria Police Force has ordered proper investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a crossdresser, popularly known as ‘Abuja Area Mama’.  SaharaReporters had reported that his body was found at a public space in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday morning.  The news of his passing has sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with fans and followers mourning his loss and paying tribute to his memory. Confirming his death in...

  A large contingent of security personnel, comprising agents from the Department of State Services (DSS) and police officers, has surrounded the office of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Ikeja, Lagos State.  The security operatives laid siege to the office known as Rights House, at 43, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, off Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja. A heavy security presence, comprising both uniformed and plainclothes operatives, was deployed to the office on Friday...

Footage broadcast by TV GloboNews showed a large area on fire and smoke appearing to billow from an apparent plane fuselage.    A passenger plane carrying 62 people has crashed in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.    Footage broadcast by TV GloboNews showed a large area on fire and smoke appearing to billow from an apparent plane fuselage.    The plane carrying 62 people, including crew members, has crashed in the city of Vinhedo,...

This would mean that the state plans to spend N122.5 million for each vehicle meant for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. A review of the budget performance documents has shown that the Ondo State government budgeted the sum of N245million to buy two Lexus jeeps for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.   This would mean that the state plans to spend N122.5 million for each vehicle meant for the Speaker...

Nigerians on Saturday hit the roads in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for a one-million man march marking the 10th day of the nationwide protest against hunger, hardship and bad governance under President Bola Tinubu.   Protesting Nigerians on Saturday morning carried banners and placards in photographs seen by SaharaReporters in Abuja in the 10th day of the nationwide protests.    Some of the placards read, “End Bad Governance in Nigeria,” “Nigerians are tired of...