Lekki Tollgate: ECOWAS Court Rules Nigeria Violated Human Rights During #EndSARS Protest
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Catherine Udeh and two others. The ruling, delivered on July 10, 2024,…
Man Arrested With Human Skull, Bones, Planned To Sell Parts For N600,000
A man identified as Nuhu Ezra has been arrested with a human skull and bones in a community in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. It was learnt that the suspect was arrested at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This is contained…
Former U.S. House Speaker Pelosi Suggests President Biden Should Reconsider Re-Election Bid
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has suggested that President Joe Biden may need to reconsider his candidacy for the 2024 election. Her public call on Wednesday, the strongest yet from a top Democrat, comes amid growing uncertainty within the party…
Corporate Affairs Commission Set To Delist Over 4000 Bureau De Change After CBN Directive
The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced that following the revocation of operational licences for 4,173 Bureau de Change companies by the Central Bank of Nigeria, it intends to cancel the certificate of incorporation of the organisations. This was confirmed in a press…
INEC Verification Portal Shows APC Governorship Candidate In Edo, Okpebholo Not Registered To Vote
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September Edo 2024 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, appears not to have registered to vote in Edo State. A check by SaharaReporters on the website of the Independent National Electoral…
Conflicting Court Orders: CJN vows to deal with errant judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday, decried what he termed as unpalatable cocktail of misleading and conflicting judgements emanating from courts of coordinate jurisdictions in the country. He said the National Judicial Council, NJC, has…
Bread scarcity hits Kaduna, Katsina, Kano
It is a tale of woes as an acute scarcity of one of Nigerians’ most popular staple foods, bread, has hit Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano States. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria correspondents revealed that the most-favoured staple was…
Reps query minister over N45m spent on new year party, others
The House of Representatives has queried the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, for spending unrelated expenditures, including N45m for a New Year party, N20m for sanitary pads, the News Agency of Nigeria reports on Wednesday. Others include N1.5m for…
Oyo APC Rep Akinremi dies at 51
A two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Musiliudeen Akinremi, popularly known as Jagaban, is dead. Although details of his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the…
FULL LIST: 12 more state-owned tertiary institutions submit data to NELFUND
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the inclusion of 12 additional state-owned tertiary institutions eligible for student loan applications, effective Wednesday, July 10, 2024. This announcement was made in a statement signed by NELFUND spokesperson Nasir Ayitogo on…