Skip to main content

Image
August 16, 2022

Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Sues Power-drunk Akwa Ibom Chief Judge For Failing To Release Copy Of Judgement Used In Jailing Him

Summary

Effiong, an activist and lawyer, is serving a one-month prison sentence for alleged contempt of court after asking Obot to recuse herself from a case she’s handling.

Topics
Legal
Image
August 16, 2022

Any Of You Planning More Sufferings For Nigerians Will Not Win – Outgoing Methodist Prelate, Kanu-Uche Tells Presidential Candidates

Summary

The cleric made the declaration while speaking in Benue State during the Methodist Church Conference, 2022.
 

Image
August 16, 2022

Journalist Brutalised, Attacked By Suspected Kidnappers For Publishing Alleged Murder Of Anambra Technical Committee Chairman’s Wife

Summary

Narrating his ordeal to SaharaReporters, Ikedoji said that his attempted abduction at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, during which he was brutalised before he narrowly escaped was connected to his publication of conspiracy and attempt by Iloka to cover up the real cause of his wife’s death.
 

Image
August 16, 2022

Many Killed As Nigerian Police Clash With Terrorists During Attack In Buhari’s Home State

Summary

This was made known by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Gambo Isah in a statement.
 

Topics
Insecurity
Image
August 16, 2022

Former Military Chiefs, Buratai, Abubakar To Appear Before International Criminal Court Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses, Extra-Judicial Killings Compiled In 500-page Document

Summary

According to a civic group, the Africa Centre for Human Rights, an extensive investigation has been carried out on the two former military chiefs and the centre has gathered sufficient evidence in a 500-page document to indict the former service chiefs at the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands.
 

Topics
Scandal
Image
August 16, 2022

Nine Persons, 450 Cows, N6million Cash Lost During Riot With South-West's OPC In Kwara – Cattle Dealers

Summary

Jounwiro disclosed this while addressing journalists on Sunday night, urging the state government and other relevant bodies to do everything possible to ensure the culprits are brought to justice.
 

Image
August 16, 2022

Maiduguri Now Safer To Live Than Abuja; Nigerian Military Underfunded – Ruling APC Senator, Ndume

Summary

According to Ndume during an interview on Channels TV, monitored by SaharaReporters, the Nigerian government was not serious in tackling insecurity, as the Nigerian Army was not well funded.
 

Topics
Insecurity
Image
August 16, 2022

Ex-Kano Governor, Shekarau Set To Dump NNPP After Only Two Months, Meets PDP For ‘Juicy Offers’

Summary

His defection plan was said to have followed some “irresistible offers” made to him by the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, sources told Daily Nigerian.
 

Topics
Politics
Image
August 16, 2022

Garba Shehu Has Admitted Failure Of Buhari Government By 'Negotiating With Terrorists' – South-West Group, Afenifere

Summary

Afenifere in a statement late on Monday described Garba Shehu's claims that terrorists "deceived" the government into releasing his wife and children without releasing victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train as "very unfortunate and an admission of failure."
 

Topics
Insecurity
Image
August 16, 2022

Buhari’s Minister, Keyamo Blames Opposition Party, PDP For Ongoing Strike By University Lecturers, ASUU

Summary

Keyamo disclosed this during an interview on Trust TV’s Daily Politics on Monday.