Asari Dokubo ‘Led Boys’ to Disrupt IYC Election in Rivers. At Least 7 Died
Asari Dokubo, a former leader of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has been fingered in the shooting that led to the deaths of at least seven people in Abuloma Community…
FACT-CHECK: Did Terrorists Linked to Al-Qaeda Take Over Kainji Forest?
A recirculating video across social media platforms has claimed that Jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda have arrived in Nigeria and taken over the Kainji Forest. This video was first shared within…
Hit-and-Run Cases Spark Fear Along Bad Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Lanes
The rising cases of hit-and-run accidents, particularly with drivers moving against traffic, have alarmed residents near U-Turn and Salolo bus stops on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. They fear that, without government…
Presidency Flouts Electoral Act, Uses Official X Account for Edo APC Campaign
The Nigerian Presidency has courted controversy after using its official X handle to campaign for Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, ahead of the forthcoming Edo State governorship…
Protest Erupts at Lagos Airport as NIS Arrests, Releases Sowore
Nigerians have taken to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State to protest after the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) arrested Omoyele Sowore on Sunday. The Sahara Reporters publisher arrived…
Gov Diri to Spend N45b on Secretariat While Flood Batters Bayelsa Yearly
At a time when the cost of living is at an all-time high, flooding is wreaking havoc and the health care sector is deteriorating, Governor Douye Diri has approved a…
Insight Communications, an Ad Agency, Owes Actors Who Starred in FCMB Advert in May
Actors who participated in a First City Monument Bank (FCMB) television commercial in May, are yet to receive their wages from Insight Communications, the advert agency behind the project. The…
Community Notes, Nigerians Knock Dabiri-Erewa for ‘Misleading’ X Post
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) chairman, has come under heavy criticism from Nigerians on X, the microblogging platform, for making what they described as a “misleading” post about…
After Flood, Endangered Animals in Maiduguri Park Need Saving Too
Not only human beings have been displaced by the torrential flood that swept across Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Tuesday, but also wildlife within the Sanda Kyarimi Park…
Soldier With Burn Injuries Dies After Friend Uchechukwu Okeke Disappeared With $7,506 in GoFundMe Account
John Paul, a Nigerian soldier, died on Thursday after a 10-month battle to recover from third degree burns. His family said a friend held on to $7,506 donated for Paul’s…