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Although VDM’s offence was not known at the time of filing this report, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said he was detained after honouring a police invitation.

SaharaReporters learnt that Onyekachi was ‘abducted’ from his office in Umuahia by yet-to-be identified persons.

Before this new role, Oluyede, 56, served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.

The lawmakers’ defection followed a rift between Nyesom Wike, the immediate former Governor of Rivers State and his predecessor, Siminalayi Fubara.

Justice Abdulmalik held that the decision by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the Rivers State’s 2024 Appropriation Bill to a four-member Assembly, that was not properly constituted, should not be allowed to stand.

He said the increase to N1150 per day from N750 was a government-approved measure to improve inmate welfare and address nutritional concerns.

Ikwechegh had also threatened to make the driver disappear from Nigeria, saying nothing would happen if he did, even if the driver called on the Inspector-General of Police.

Oni, an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, recently shared his inspiring story on TikTok. After spending 25 years abroad, he said he made the decision to return to Nigeria, embracing the concept of "reverse Japa" - a term coined to describe Nigerians who choose to move back home after living overseas.

The aircraft were registered as NA 010 and NA 011.

SaharaReporters learnt that Justice Tsoho issued a nationwide posting directive dated July 12, 2024, mandating all reassigned judges to report to their new divisions, which include major centres such as Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano, Kwara, and Kogi.

The suspect has been accused of being the mastermind in securing bail for bandits whenever they are apprehended by the Nigeria Police Force.

Those with mental health conditions and psycho-social disabilities are consistently targeted by violent mobs that use their disabilities to make false accusations against victims and to justify lynching them.

The incident occurred at Kukta, Waltandi district in the Song Local Government Area of the state early Sunday morning, according to local sources.

Chima, who is attached to RS4.211, Ugbokolo unit of the agency, was kidnapped on Saturday around Maduka University in Nsukka, Enugu State.

“I have heard too many stories of a football club or a national team going to a country. You spend hours at the airport and they ask you about documents that is not meant to be accessed. And apparently during Covid, they will look at the 10 best players from your team and say those players have Covid. These are lack of sportsmanship that has existed and we have not taken effective action.”

The inspector has been arrested, and a comprehensive investigation is underway, according to Enugu police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe.

Kperogi shared the thoughts in his article, "Nigerians Will Miss Tinubu After He Is Gone," where he reflected on the regimes of General Ibrahim Babangida to President Muhammadu Buhari, highlighting how each leader's tenure set the stage for the next administration to worsen conditions.

This is coming barely two weeks some policemen on stop-and-search operations allegedly shot and killed one Smith Odinaka along the Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway, while on steering.

The non-payment of teachers' salaries by the Governor Uba Sani-led government has further exacerbated the situation.

The price of gas stood at N1500/kg as of the time of filing this report.

The foreign object damaged the cockpit windscreen of the plane, a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy said on Thursday night.   

Mamman was sacked together with four others on Wednesday via a press statement issued by The Presidency.

According to ministry sources who talked with SaharaReporters, the retired officials took advantage of the enactment of the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act 2022, which raised the retirement age for teachers to 65 years of age or 40 years of service.

SaharaReporters recently reported how the state recently budgeted the sum of N420 million for Christmas decorations and praise night.

SaharaReporters had reported how the Abia State Government paid the firm for what was described as negotiation and review of a single road contract.

After spending the night in a police cell, Bobrisky was transported to Falomo Police Hospital for urgent medical care.

The statement by Bayo Onanuga said the FEC decided there would now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions. 

This was pronounced on Wednesday morning by a lawyer representing the country’s anti-graft country, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Documents obtained by SaharaReporters, dated October 5, 2023, showed correspondence between the Abia State Ministry of Justice and the law firm.

Some of the protesters, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of further retribution, told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that after their release, they were summoned by the DSS.

Pedro acknowledged delays in the investigation, attributing them to the time required for thorough forensic processes.

The plaintiff who approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, is equally seeking damages of N100billion against the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

The statement said Bobrisky would soon be handed over to appropriate authorities for proper investigation concerning a series of allegations against him.   

In an exclusive interview with SaharaReporters, the DPO revealed that Divisional Police Offices across the country are forced to operate on a meager quarterly budget of just N15,000 to N30,000.

The landlord of the property, located at 30 Jessie Jackson Street in Asokoro, had previously issued a 30-day 'Pay or Vacate' notice, which Taiwo apparently failed to comply with.

Obasanjo described the situation in the country as alarming and a ticking time bomb.

The demonstrators had assembled to honour the memory of those who lost their lives during the #EndSARS protests against police brutality in October 2020.

The protests held in many states across Nigeria to demand the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit notorious for human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joshua Ukandu, 10 individuals suffered varying degrees of burns in the incident.

Excellence does not mean you are highly regarded: it is something you earn.  It relates to preeminence in character, learning or achievement, as it speaks to yourdistinction in some specific regard. You cannot buy it, borrow it, or have it bestowed on you or upon someone else.

Blackouts were reported in Abuja, Lagos and other parts of the country and there is no official reaction yet from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

The Commissioner for Higher Education, Isah Abubakar Tunga, explained the rationale for the school's closure.

This development has led to intense lobbying of politicians and influential retired generals by those eager to succeed Lagbaja.

Umar Adamu, the official in charge of the centre, told SaharaReporters, “In this PHC we have only one permanent staff supported by volunteers in running our services. 

This has astronomically pushed up the price of petrol per litre to around N1,030.

He expresses belief that turning a civilian agency responsible for traffic management into an armed force would put public safety at risk and increase violence on Nigerian roads.

The eight ex-corps members, abducted on August 17, 2023, alongside their bus driver, were ambushed on the Zamfara highway.

This was revealed by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a Channels TV live broadcast which SaharaReporters monitored on Wednesday night, explaining that his government has made everything ready for the projects to kick start but has yet to secure profitable investment for them.

He noted that the powers under which EFCC was established go beyond the powers of the National Assembly, adding that many states have finally taken it upon themselves to challenge the constitutionality of the EFCC.

The #EndBadGovernance protests held from August 1 and 10 nationwide to register their grievances against the hardship under the President Bola Tinubu-led government.

Wale Edun, President Bola Tinubu's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, announced that 60 percent of the programme would directly benefit the most vulnerable segments of the population.

According to multiple security sources, Lagbaja's prolonged absence from official duties has sparked controversy among top generals.

According to directives from police commanders and Deputy Police Officers in Osun State, law enforcement agencies in the bordering regions are particularly urged to remain vigilant.

SaharaReporters gathered on Tuesday morning that the lawless operatives of the commission stormed the station around 6pm on Monday, halted live broadcast, detained presenters and seized equipment worth millions.

A statement on Monday evening by the EEDC Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, explained that the system collapse occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October, 2024.   

Ejimakor recalled that the DSS had not allowed any visitor to see Kanu since his last court appearance on September 24 when he had demanded the recusal of Justice Binta Nyako from his case.

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law had sued the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the issuance of the electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), to vehicle owners across the country.

The captain said the players made this resolution because of the threat to their lives and hostilities of the host country since they landed on Sunday evening.

SaharaReporters learned that the players and coaches were stranded because Libyan authorities diverted the flight the team had earlier booked to take them to Benghazi, a venue for their upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifying match against the North African team. 

SaharaReporters reported on Friday that the #RevolutionNow movement convener was stopped by immigration officers at the Lagos airport while travelling to Accra, Ghana earlier that day.

Chairman of the Federated Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State Council, Mr Tife Owolabi, was among the journalists injured as the thugs destroyed chairs and hit those present with rods.

For over 20 years, Nigeria has perpetrated this practice, of spending fortunes trying to look and sound good even as things festered.  Neither government effort nor will has caught up with the desire of  Nigerians for a nation that works, or works for everyone.

Although the movement described the content of the petition as confidential, SaharaReporters gathered that it revolved around the "Yoruba Nation agitation." 

SaharaReporters gathered that NIRSAL Bank has consistently appointed only Northerners as Managing Directors since its inception in 2015.