NewsReports

Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy Gaza City, the Prime Minister’s Office said Friday. An Israeli military convoy maneuvers in … “The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) will prepare for the takeover of Gaza City while ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones,” the office said …

As previously reported by SaharaReporters, Sowore was attacked by no fewer than eight police officers early Thursday before being moved to an undisclosed location. Authorities under the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, are attempting to cover up the brutal assault on human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, by a team of police officers on Thursday morning. …

The United States government has commended the Nigerian government and military for sustaining a decade-long partnership on humanitarian projects worth $2.5 million, initially funded by the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). A USAFRICOM team led by Captain Temitope Oladimeji and Sergeant Naif Hernandez In a statement shared via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria highlighted the collaborative nature …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said it is currently reviewing the recently released results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, after it discovered technical issues in the results. In a statement by its spokesperson, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC said the technical issues were discovered during an internal review of the results released on Monday. The …

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has disclosed that at least 24,000 Nigerians have been reported missing by their families since 2015, with children making up the majority of those unaccounted for. Speaking during a media workshop in Maiduguri, María Toscano, the ICRC’s Protection of Family Links Team Leader, revealed that the humanitarian organisation is still actively tracing …

In a strongly worded press statement released on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, and signed by its Director General, Dr. Chidi Nwanyanwu, the group accused the Nigerian police of abusing the judicial process to carry out “criminality in uniform.” The Take-It-Back (TIB) Movement Global has condemned the continued detention of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, describing the so-called court order used …

President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Thursday that he has directed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count. “I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the expedited rollout of a free healthcare access initiative for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The directive was issued after he received a briefing from Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to President John Mahama, the government and people of Ghana following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, the Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others. The Ghanaian presidency had announced the incident hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers …

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of prominent Nigerian journalist Doyin Abiola. PREMIUM TIMES reported the death of Mrs Abiola, 82, early on Wednesday. Wife of the late Moshood (MFO) Abiola, Mrs Abiola was the first Nigerian woman to serve as editor of a national newspaper. In his condolence message on Wednesday, President Tinubu described Mrs Abiola as “an …