Oyo State House of Assembly has perfected plan to begin recruitment of 181 people into its Civil Service Commission. The recruitment process which is slated to kick-start tomorrow, 7th of July, 2025 invites public to fill the vacancies through the official portal of Oyo State Government. https://jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng The statement on the recruitment was made available…
What was meant to be Lagos’ first taste of the globally popular Cake Picnic turned into a chaotic free-for-all as participants abandoned decorum, destroying cakes with their bare hands in scenes now trending online. The Cake Picnic, founded by London-based UX designer Elisa Sunga, is an annual event where attendees bring cakes, lay out blankets…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked and abducted a trader and former ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Boriya–Shiya Ward, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, Abubakar Sise. Sise was kidnapped from his residence in the Boriya community in the early hours of Thursday. ‎According to information gathered, the attack…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MoHU) to kick-start preparations for the 2026 Hajj. The signing ceremony, held on Sunday in Jeddah, was witnessed by NAHCON Chairman Abdullahi Usman, a professor; Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister…
Bayelsa State Police Command has paraded three out of four suspects linked to the assault of Nancy Wilfred, whose humiliation in a viral video triggered widespread outrage. Nancy was beaten, stepped on, stripped naked and filmed during the attack, which was later circulated online. The suspects — identified as Kadi Daniel, Miracle, and Becky, all…
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit the United States on Tuesday amid the allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria and threat of military action by US President, Donald Trump. Presidential sources told Sahara Reporters that Tinubu will be in the US on Tuesday for top level diplomatic engagements with the US government. SaharaReporters further…
The Kano State Police Command has opened an intense investigation after two women — who are senior and junior wives — were gruesomely killed. This was after some unknown attackers set them ablaze inside their matrimonial rooms in broad daylight. The chilling incident happened on Thursday afternoon in Tudun Yola, Gwale Local Government Area, at…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, warned that any attempt to interfere with Wednesday’s National Day of Protest and mourning could spark a nationwide indefinite strike. Acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, said in a statement that the union had received intelligence suggesting that unscrupulous agencies and desperate political hirelings might try to infiltrate or violently…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of the Intelligence Response Team to ensure the safe rescue of the Afenifere Youth Leader, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, who was kidnapped on February 17, 2025, while travelling to Abuja. He also directed the team to prioritise Ojajuni’s safe rescue. In a statement released on…
A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames at A.A Rano filling station located at Hannun Riga, near General Hospital, Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The filling station is also few meters from ‘B’ Division of the Nigeria Police, Kontagora. Sources said the incident occurred while Premium Motor…