By Michael Obinna – SaharaNews247 | April 5, 2025 The atmosphere across parts of Sokoto State remains heavy with fear and uncertainty days after the brutal killing of 16 Hausa hunters in Uromi, Edo State. What began as a deadly local incident in the South-South has rapidly evolved into a national security concern, triggering anxiety, […]
Date: April 4, 2025By SaharaNews247 News Desk A Deadly Ambush in Benue Tragedy struck on Thursday night in Ikobi community, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, when heavily armed bandits ambushed a Benue Links commercial bus traveling along a major highway. According to eyewitness reports, the attackers opened fire on the driver, killing him
By Chinedu Okafor Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered all parties in the ongoing legal battle between suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio to refrain from granting press interviews regarding the matter. The directive, issued on Friday, followed a complaint from Akpabio’s lawyer, Kehinde Ogunwumiju
By Chinedu Okafor | SaharaNews247 | April 3, 2025 Introduction The ongoing detention and prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has once again stirred national debate after Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) Director General, Oluwatosin Ajayi, made a controversial remark urging Nigerians to defend themselves against terrorists and
By Chiamaka Okoye | April 3, 2025 The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has delivered a landmark judgment affirming the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), bringing months of political tension to a decisive close. Quick Highlights Mandate Upheld: The tribunal validated the September 21, 2024 governorship election as
By Emmanuel Chukwuma – SaharaNews247 | April 2, 2025 The notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has once again unleashed terror in Northern Nigeria, this time killing 12 innocent people in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State during what was supposed to be a period of peace and celebration. According to reports from security analysts,
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has raised fresh concerns over the future of Nigeria’s democracy, declaring that the country is currently being governed by individuals with criminal backgrounds, forged educational certificates, and questionable moral standing. Speaking during a live interview on Arise Television, Obi argued that Nigeria cannot be
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Assassination Plot Allegation Against Akpabio and Yahaya Bello: What the Claims Could Mean for Nigeria’s Democracy, Senate Power Structure, and Political Stability A fresh political storm is unfolding in Nigeria after Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that there may have been a plot against her life involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio and
By Chinedu Okafor – SaharaNews247April 1, 2025 The Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has pledged full compensation to the families of the 16 hunters killed in Uromi, Edo State, in what he described as a “senseless and brutal attack.” The governor made this assurance during a condolence visit to Torankawa in Bunkure Local Government Area,
No fewer than 44 farm settlements, known as ‘Ndiagu’, have been overrun, with residents forced to flee their homes and seek shelter in neighbouring communities. A devastating trail of destruction and displacement has been left in the wake of relentless attacks by assailants suspected to be herdsmen on farm settlements in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government
