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
By Smart Chuks | SaharaNews247 | March 31, 2025 Introduction Rivers State has once again found itself in the eye of a political storm.Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara has reassured residents that despite the ongoing crisis, the people of Rivers will emerge stronger, more united, and better prepared for the future. Fubara delivered this message during
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a strong condemnation of the recent mob violence directed at members of the Hausa community in Edo State, Nigeria. In a statement that has sparked nationwide conversations, IPOB stressed that the persistent ethnic clashes and worsening insecurity across the country reinforce its call for the peaceful dissolution
Over 1,000 children have been forced out of school due to the ongoing crisis in Abor Isiala and Iheenyi communities in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. According to a coalition of civil society organizations, including the South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) and the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), the
