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The sudden seizure of funds to fight HIV/AIDS following the U.S. recent policy on foreign aid, will erode all achievements and put young Nigerians at risk, an expert has said. Dr Nandul Durfa, Managing Director, Reach Care Foundation, an HIV/AIDS care-giver outfit, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that the Federal Government must “fully fund” the …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu’s reforms saved no fewer than 27 states from economic collapse. Idris said this while delivering a lecture at the 34th Convocation and 43rd Founders’ Day of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, on Saturday. He spoke on the lecture titled “Youth and Nation Building: Navigating Opportunities …

The Police Command in Niger, has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a Police Station and part of a church in Agwara community in the early hours of Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. Abiodun said that the attack occurred at about 3:40 a.m., …

The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos, has on Sunday, reiterated that land ownership disputes are civil matters to be settled in court and not by the police. The FCID spokesperson, ASP Aminat Mayegun, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that some landowners in Lagos had expressed concern …

  •As Power, pressure and survival collide At 7:21 a.m. on Ahmadu Bello Way in Abuja, a battered Toyota Carina II taxi crawled toward the Federal Secretariat. The radio crackled through the traffic hum as the morning news broke: another governor had defected. Inside the car, civil servants stared ahead in silence. No one looked surprised. For Musa, a senior …

  Takeaways From The Millions Of Newly Released Epstein Files Millions of new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the US Department of Justice, the largest number of documents shared by the government since a law mandated their release last year. Three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos were posted publicly on …

  Gana, from Niger State, is the Danmagayaki of Nupe. A retired Army General, Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, was arrested alongside military officers and civilians accused of planning a forceful overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s government, SaharaReporters has gathered. Gana, from Niger State, is the Danmagayaki of Nupe. Sources told SaharaReporters that the retired General was arrested a week after his …

  The governor has not only stripped Mr Kwankwaso of his primary bargaining chip but has also triggered a critical political transition that places his own survival at stake. Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State was formally admitted into the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, ending weeks of speculation of his defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). …

  The military says it will investigate the video clip The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said it would investigate a viral video clip which showed a notorious terror kingpin who was earlier declared “captured” by the Nigerian military. The terror kingpin, Ifeanyi Eze, is popularly known as Gentle De Yahoo. He hails from Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The Director of …

Some Nigerians have gone into hiding and others are returning home secretly over the intensified deportation campaign led by President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Saturday PUNCH learnt that many immigrants had stopped going to work as Trump reiterated his support for ICE actions. The sweeping actions, which include house-to-house enforcement raids, have stirred panic, debate and protest, particularly …