The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Newton Isokpehi after a viral video showed him threatening to shoot anyone who records him while on duty. The officer, who serves within the command, sparked widespread outrage after he was seen in a video warning passengers in a commercial … Read more
Two former employees of Access Bank Plc have been convicted and sentenced to prison after being found guilty of stealing customers’ funds in Kaduna State. The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission secured the conviction of Obadofin Daniel Bamise and Hadiza Oyiza Yakubu before Justice A.A. Bello of the Kaduna State … Read more
A local government chairman in Kaduna State has accused the administration of Governor Uba Sani of allegedly taking control of funds meant for local councils, a situation he says has severely limited development projects across the state. The chairman, one of 23 in the state, made the allegation in an interview on condition of anonymity, … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the demobilisation and redeployment of several Inspectors and rank-and-file personnel from different Police Mobile Force (PMF) squadrons across the country. According to an internal police signal dated May 18, 2026, and reportedly obtained by SaharaReporters, the directive was issued from the Department of Operations at Force Headquarters … Read more
As conversations around the 2027 presidential election continue to gather momentum, grassroots political analysts have begun projecting possible presidential tickets that could shape the battle for Nigeria’s highest office. According to the projections, incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may retain Kashim Shettima as his running mate under the APC, while the PDP could potentially field … Read more
BREAKING GOVERNMENT OF RIVERS STATE PRESS STATEMENT MY DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM THE RIVERS STATE GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES Fellow Rivers People, After deep reflection and extensive consultations with my family, friends, and associates, I have taken the difficult but necessary decision to withdraw from the APC gubernatorial primaries. I do so with a full heart … Read more
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Olakunle Nafiu, has advised parents and guardians to provide adequate transport money for prospective corps members travelling to orientation camps across Nigeria, warning that lack of funds could expose them to serious danger. Speaking during a forum organised by the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, Nafiu … Read more
Former Jigawa State Governor and PDP chieftain Alhaji Sule Lamido has attributed the ongoing insecurity plaguing Northern Nigeria to weak leadership and a breakdown in moral values and upbringing across the country. Lamido made these remarks during a Wednesday interview on Premier Radio Kano, where he called on northerners to look inward and accept collective … Read more
A Nigerian police officer identified as Newton Isokpehi, whose social media pages show him in uniform and based in Benin, Nigeria, has stirred public outrage after a video surfaced in which he threatens to shoot anyone who attempts to film him while he is on duty. In the video, Isokpehi openly defies a directive from … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has said powerful interests benefiting from fuel subsidy and multiple exchange rate systems are unhappy with his administration’s economic reforms and would rather see him dead than allow the policies succeed. Tinubu made the remark through former Olusegun Osoba during the launch of the book The NADECO Story written by Ayo Opadokun … Read more