A group of twelve Ondo state house of assembly members has initiated impeachment proceedings against Olamide Oladiji, the speaker, accusing him of diverting N50 million meant for a public hearing and misappropriating the house’s monthly operational funds. The lawmakers, in a resolution titled ‘Vote of no confidence and notice of removal of the speaker’ dated…
A helicopter belonging to the Indian Coast Guard crashed Sunday in the western state of Gujarat, killing all three crew members, including two pilots, on board, police said. The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv crashed during a routine training sortie at Porbandar airport, about 416 km west of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. Officials…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is contemplating a policy to withdraw and destroy Permanent Voter Cards that remain uncollected for a decade. According to PUNCH, the recommendation was among 208 proposals arising from the commission’s review of the 2023 general elections. The move stemmed from the persistent issue of unclaimed PVCs, with over six…
A fire outbreak at the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) warehouse in the Idu industrial area of Abuja has destroyed tools worth billions of Naira intended for training beneficiaries of the N-Power initiative. The Minister of State for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, has ordered the formation of…
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a man, Victor Lorjaal of Aba Ile camp, Itaji-Ekiti, for allegedly mutilating his mother, one Mrs Victoria Lorjaal, and his elder sister, Brenda Lorjaal, to death. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Thursday that the incident happened…
A senior officer of the Ghana Police Service has said that the persistent denial of sexual relations within marriage could amount to emotional abuse under the country’s domestic violence laws. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dennis Fiakpui, disclosed this while speaking with the Ghana News Agency (GNA). Fiakpui, who is the Oti Regional Deputy…
Pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, on Wednesday described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as an angel in human flesh, saying his legacy of nation-building would continue to endure. Akande, who led a delegation of political associates to Kaduna to commiserate with the…
The United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed serious concerns over the extensive civilian casualties in Gaza, reporting that close to 70% of verified fatalities over a six-month period were women and children. According to the agency, many of these casualties resulted from the use of wide-area effect weapons in densely populated urban areas by…
The Yoruba Nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly known as Sunday Igboho has submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer to consider the secessionist movement in Nigeria. Although the movement described the content of the petition as confidential, SaharaReporters gathered that it revolved around the “Yoruba Nation agitation.” SaharaReporters…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that his main focus is not on the 2027 elections but on improving Nigeria’s economy for its citizens. His comments came during a gathering of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders. The event, held at Victoria Island and hosted by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, marked the first assembly of…
