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BREAKING: Senate Upholds Senator Natasha’s Six-Month Suspension As Oshiomhole, Umeh Back Akpabio
Sources within the Senate told SaharaReporters that Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC) opposed the idea of setting up a committee ...
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BREAKING: Embattled Speaker Obasa Requests Deployment Of Armed NSCDC Personnel To Lagos Assembly Amid Leadership Crisis
The Lagos State Assembly under the leadership of the embattled speaker Mudashiru Obasa has sought the deployment of armed ...
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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Arrest Whistleblower On Orders Of Lagos Council Chairman Ogunlewe For Exposing Multi-Billion Naira Fraud In Kosofe Area
Ganiyu Olamiji Oyebanjo, the Special Adviser, Boundary Matters, Kosofe Local Government has been arrested by the Nigerian police for allegedly embarrassing and writing petition ag ...
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BREAKING: Protest Erupts At Dangote Sugar Refinery In Adamawa As Peasant Farmers Reject Company’s Expansion, Cite Threat To Livelihoods
The protesters, drawn from the Kola, Dumna, and Zakawon districts in the Guyuk Local Government Area, vowed to resist the ...
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Southern Kaduna People Will Keep Getting Killed If They Attack Fulani Herdsmen —El-Rufai’s Son Says In Deleted Tweet
Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has sparked outrage after making a controversial comment on X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that the killings in Southern Kaduna ...
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Amnesty International Demands Probe Into Killing Of Nigerian Footballer By Drunk Policeman
Global human rights body, the Amnesty International, has called for an immediate and impartial investigation into the killing of a young footballer, Sani, by a policeman in the New Market area of ...
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Tinubu Government Releases Only 40% Of N2.2trillion Health Sector Budget As Nigerians Grapple With Outbreaks, Poor Facilities
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 51% of Nigerian households lack access to clean drinking water. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) further ranks Nigeria as the ...
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BREAKING: Tanker Overturns, Triggers Explosion At Otedola Bridge In Lagos
A 50,000-litre gasoline tanker overturned while making a turn at Otedola Bridge in Lagos State on Tuesday night, sparking an explosion. According to reports from SaharaReporters, the incident occurred ...
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BREAKING: At Least 7 Nigerian Police DIGs Retired After Failed Extension Bid, Replacements To Be Announced Tuesday
The recent controversy surrounding the police force stems from the forced retirement of many senior officers by the Police ...
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EXCLUSIVE: How Doyin Okupe, Who Was On Medication For Over 40 Years, Died During Surgery In Lagos
Dr. Doyin Okupe, a Nigerian physician, politician, and former presidential aide, passed away at the age of 72 during surgery in Lagos, SaharaReporters has learnt.
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EXCLUSIVE: Over 150 Inmates Transferred From Delta State Prison To Northern Facilities Amid Fraud, Blackmail Linked To Prisoners
SaharaReporters previously exposed widespread fraud, blackmail, and corruption at Okere Correctional Facility in Warri, Delta State. Reports reveal that inmates have access to mobile phones, bank ...
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NCDC Confirms Lassa Fever Death Of Nigerian Doctor Returning From UK, 98 Deaths Reported
According to the NCDC’s latest epidemiological report, Nigeria has recorded 2,728 suspected cases and 535 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in 2025, with 98 deaths reported across 14 states. “The current ...