The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, on Saturday tendered more documentary evidence against Governor Monday Okpebholo at the state’s governorship election petition tribunal in Benin City. Ighodalo and his party are challenging Governor Okpebholo in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. They tendered over 1,000 documents when…
Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested a man, Sholola Kazeem, for allegedly pouring hot oil on his wife. He also stabbed the woman identified as Sholola Mutiat in the head at their residence in the Owode Egba area of Obafemi/Owode local government area of the State on Saturday. The spokesperson for the state police…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. NATO and EU leaders agreed to launch a monitoring mission of the Baltic Sea in the wake of several “serious incidents” damaging critical undersea infrastructure, some of which are suspected to involve vessels that form part of Russia’s so-called shadow…
Many people, including women and children, lost their lives in a devastating tanker explosion at Dikko in the Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic incident occurred around 9 am on Saturday, January 18, when a petrol-laden tanker fell, spilling fuel onto the ground. A resident of Dikko, identified only as…
Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Aston Villa in a thrilling Premier League clash on Saturday night. Kai Havertz thought he had found the winner with a minute left in normal time but the goal was disallowed after VAR showed he handled Mikel Merino’s shot. Gabriel Martinelli…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has narrated how he paid $10,000 to marabouts from Senegal who were contracted on his behalf to spiritually facilitate his emergence as governor. However, he clarified that he ultimately rejected the ritual. Speaking during the KOLGA (Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area) Annual Day of Thanksgiving in Sampou, his…
Halisu Sahabi, an Assistant Superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who was killed on Friday by a suspected internet fraudster, during a raid in Awka, Anambra State, has been buried in Sokoto State by his family. SaharaReporters learnt further from family sources that ASE II Sahabi was planning to get married in…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, of bias in his ongoing trial. In a petition dated January 13 and addressed to the National Judicial Council (NJC), the activist alleged that the judge’s actions had caused him “incalculable damage,” including…
Investors seeking the next obesity-like market opportunity will be closely watching developments related to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in 2025. Companies including Biogen Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. have spent billions of dollars on developing potential treatments, while others including Novo Nordisk A/S and Roche AG are also investigating the brain-destroying disease. Any breakthroughs in trials or drug approvals could have a…
Brazil has officially announced Nigeria’s admission as a partner country in the BRICS alliance. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry made the announcement, welcoming the Nigerian government’s decision to join the group. “The Brazilian government welcomes the Nigerian government’s decision,” the statement said, marking an important development for both countries. The BRICS alliance, originally…
