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Bandits who abducted seven residents of Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT on December 28 have demanded N290 million ransom, drugs and foodstuffs to release the hostages. The victims, including a pregnant woman, three children and four adults, have now spent one month and four days in captivity. A leader in the community (names …

PRETORIA, South Africa — Israel has ignored the ruling by the U.N.’s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said Wednesday, adding that her country has asked why an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been issued in a case South Africa filed at the …

SaharaReporters had reported how the military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger on Sunday announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc. Burkina Faso military ruler, Capt. Ibrahim Traore says his government has solidified the country’s diplomatic ties with the Russian Government to the extent of getting any weapons without restrictions.  Mr Traore, who mentioned this in a …

SaharaReporters had reported that Ogunleye, a female soldier of the Nigerian Army, had in a viral video accused two colonels and a Brigadier-General of sexual harassment, intimidation and threat to life. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has ordered commanders and personnel to desist from further commenting on the issue of a detained Corporal, Ruth Ogunleye who …

The labour union has proposed a minimum wage of $300 (N436,500) for Nigerian workers ahead of negotiations on the new national minimum wage. Chairman, Trade Union Side, Joint Meeting of the National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Comrade Benjamin Anthony, made this proposal at the 2023 meetings of the Separate and Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council held in Goshen …

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Adamawa Governor.  In a judgment a moment ago, a five-member panel of the apex court unanimously dismissed the appeal by Aishatu Ahmed Dahiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in the state. In the lead judgment, Justice John …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede has revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect is laundering money for terrorists in Nigeria. Olukoyede made the revelation on Wednesday at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption.” He also said that another religious …

The Nigerian Labour Congress announced that the initially proposed N200,000 minimum wage for the federal government is no longer feasible due to the current economic conditions in the country. The National Vice President, Tommy Etim, conveyed this message in response to the inauguration of the Minimum Wage Committee by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday, 30th January, 2023. Etim emphasised …

Sitting on the bare floor, his hands resting on his knees, he pushed his back against the wall of the Ikeja police headquarters in Lagos. It was a rainy day in September 2023. A silvery bracelet secured his wrists in proximity to each other. His legs were bound. He had been arrested, again. This time for alleged murder. If found …

In solidarity, other aspirants agreed that Ighodalo left the waiting room due to his disrespectful behaviour towards the deputy governor’s office. Following this command, Ighodalo stormed out. In a related development, more trouble occurred as all the aspirants and their supporters united in opposition against the party granting Ighodalo a waiver. The protesters said Ighodalo had never voted in Edo …