Families

Families mourn as three teenage girls drown in Jigawa pond

4 months ago813 min

Three teenage girls drowned about 11 a.m. on Saturday in a pond in the Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State when they were cutting some grasses to feed their livestock beside the pond. The spokesperson for the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, ASC Badaruddeen Tijuana, who confirmed the tragic incident via a statement in Dutse, on Sunday listed the names of the deceased as Fatima Sule, 12; Nasiya Sale,...

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Nigerian Army Commander, Abdullahi Warns Soldiers, Families Against #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests, Orders Gates Closed From August 1 – Sources

5 months ago885 min

Major General MA Abdullahi (N/10208), the Commandant of the depot of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State has told personnel serving in the facility to warn their families against joining the planned nationwide protest, multiple sources told SaharaReporters. The depot is used by the army for the training of recruits. Since its establishment in 1924, Nigerian soldiers have been trained at the facility. A nationwide anti-inflation protest in Nigeria themed “EndBadGovernanceInNigeria”...

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EXCLUSIVE: Enugu Community Excommunicates 6 Families, ‘Members Barred From Churches, Children Denied Access To Schools’

5 months ago807 min

SaharaReporters has learned that children from six families in Amaofia village, Umunevo Ohana-Amagunze autonomous community, Nkanu East Local Government Area, Enugu, have been barred from attending school and engaging in church activities within the community. This development reportedly began on May 28, 2024, following the excommunication announcement by the new leadership of the Town Union, led by President General Anioma Ndubuisi, former President General Ozor Francis Nnamani (aka Omaga), and two others, Mr. Kelvin...

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Detained Binance Executives Appear In Nigerian High Court, To Remain In Detention For Two Weeks, Families Say

9 months ago10610 min

Two executives from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will remain in detention for at least two more weeks in Nigeria after appearing in court for the first time on Wednesday even though they have not been charged with a crime. Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is Binance’s regional manager for Africa, flew to Nigeria following the country’s decision...