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The Defence Headquarters says it has intensified efforts to track down and bring to justice the perpetrators of the recent terrorist attack on Woro and neighbouring communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, on Thursday in Abuja. He said the military, working in collaboration …

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 4 Brigade have arrested 13 suspected kidnappers during coordinated security operations across communities in Edo North Senatorial District. The operations, codenamed Operation IGBO DANU I, were carried out on February 4 in Osara Community, Auchi, Okpella and Aviele Forest in Etsako West Local Government Area. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, …

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration. No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, which is common on the court’s emergency docket. The justices had previously allowed Texas’ …

The Senate Minority Caucus clarified on Thursday that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results before passing the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, contrary to widespread media reports. The clarification comes barely 24 hours after the upper chamber came under fire on Wednesday following reports that lawmakers had rejected proposals for the electronic transmission of results and …

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bayo Ojulari, has declared that the re-opening of the Port Harcourt Refinery and Petrochemical Company was a huge waste of resources. Ojulari, who spoke on Wednesday at the ongoing 2026 Nigerian International Energy Summit, said the national oil company currently lacks the capacity to operate refineries profitably. He noted that for …

  The promotions take effect from January 5, 2026, the document showed. The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 26,119 Inspectors of Police to the substantive rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II), according to an official police wireless message obtained by SaharaReporters. The approval, which followed a recommendation by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode …

From calls for his Republican party to “nationalize” voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the electoral system ahead of this year’s US midterms. The latest idea from Trump — who still refuses to acknowledge his 2020 election defeat by Democrat Joe Biden — is to take responsibility for …

  The Electoral Act was amended after the lawmakers engaged in over five hours of debate and clause-by-clause consideration. The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to amend Nigeria’s Electoral Act, strengthening the country’s electoral system and aligning it with current realities. The amendment bill was approved after lawmakers engaged in over five hours of debate and clause-by-clause consideration. The …

The convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has lodged a 22-ground of appeal to quash the November 20, 2025, judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which sentenced him to life imprisonment. Kanu, who was convicted on a seven-count terrorism charge the Federal Government preferred against him, in the notice of appeal he personally …

  As of Wednesday evening, the death toll had risen to 170, with search teams still recovering bodies. At least 170 people have been killed in Woro, a remote community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists during an attack that lasted several hours. The assault came about five months after the group sent …