Eleven people were k!lled on Wednesday, Jan. 22, after rumours of a fire on their train caused them to jump off and they were crushed to de@th by another incoming train, officials said. The incident occurred in the western Maharashtra state. “People were run over by a train,” said Ayush Prasad, a top official of…
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) attached to the Lagos State police command have arrested a 42-year-old suspected army impersonator for allegedly abducting and robbing a man of his valuables. RRS disclosed this in a post shared on its official X handle @ rrsLagos767 on Wednesday. The squad said the suspect, a dismissed army…
Nigeria’s public debt profile has increased by N8.02 trillion to hit N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024. The Debt Management Office (DMO) disclosed this in a modified data released on Tuesday. DMO noted that the figure represented a 5.97 percent increase in the country’s debt profile from N134.3 trillion recorded in the second quarter…
President Donald Trump’s inauguration has already led to a major shakeup in the leadership at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Fox News reported that the major leadership changes at the FBI started when former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who was appointed under Trump’s first administration, recently announced that…
Armed bandits have abducted a serving councillor in Kaduna State in a daring commando-style operation. Sources report that the councillor of Arak Ward in Sanga Local Government, Honourable Abdul Musa, was taken from his residence within the local government area late Tuesday night. On Tuesday, SaharaReporters reported that the recent peace agreement celebrated by the…
The Nigerian equities market reversed the gains recorded since the beginning of the week with a ₦197 billion loss by investors at the close of trading on Wednesday This followed the dip in the share prices of stocks like MULTIVERSE, MAY & BAKER, and PRESTIGE INSURANCE amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours…
The gunmen who kidnapped a medical doctor with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra state, Dr Cornelius Onuigbo, are demanding a ransom of N10 million. SaharaReporters reported earlier on Wednesday that Dr Onuigbo, a neurologist, was abducted on Tuesday night in front of his house while returning from the hospital. Sources told SaharaReporters on…
The Most Stylish African Man Alive 2025 – Shaping The Future of Fashion Business and Reality TV Swanky Jerry, born Jeremiah Ogbodo, is a name synonymous with elegance, creativity, and transformation in African fashion. As a celebrated superstar stylist and founder of Swanky Signatures Styling, his journey from Lagos, Nigeria, to global fame is…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed February 19 for a hearing in a suit filed by Global Gas and Refining Limited against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). This followed the failure of the two parties to settle the case amicably. The judge fixed the date after…
Serie A club, Udinese has removed Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye from its registered players list following an ongoing investigation into alleged betting irregularities. The 25-year-old is being probed for suspicious betting patterns linked to a yellow card he received during Udinese’s 2-1 victory over Lazio on March 11, 2024. Italian authorities allege unusual…
