The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has called for the immediate revocation of a private airstrip licence granted to Living Faith Church Worldwide, led by Bishop David Oyedepo. NSCIA said the airstrip should be revoked because it posed a threat to national security. The call was contained in a communiqué issued at the …
Bishop calls for prayers as Anambra Anglican Archbishop, driver goes missing
There is tension in Anambra State over the whereabouts of Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala (Retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi). The Archbishop was last seen on Friday when he embarked on a journey to Umuchu, a community in the State. As of the time of filing this report, it is …
Fire destroys shops in Aba
Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed by a fire outbreak that occurred at Umuocham Road, World Bank Housing Estate in Aba, Abia State on Thursday. The fire which started in one section of the affected area, later spread to other shops, causing huge losses in affected shops. Some of the victims of the …
US court sentences Nigeria national to eight years imprisonment over fraud
A Nigerian national, Okechukwu Valentine Osuji, has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a U.S. court in New Haven, Connecticut, for his role in a $6 million business email compromise (BEC) scheme. The 39-year-old was convicted of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Operating across multiple countries, including …
Troops intercept suspected Lakurawa men enroute Niger border communities
Troops from the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, operating under Sector 4 in Diffa, Republic of Niger, have intercepted 174 able-bodied Nigerian men who were attempting to cross into border communities in Niger. The suspects were stopped at Gueskeru, a key border town connecting Yobe State in Nigeria with the Republic of Niger. According to …
Nigerian woman celebrate as hubby gifts her a three story building
A Nigerian woman, Zinny Uzoigwe, has celebrated after getting a three-storey building as a gift from her husband. She excitedly took to Facebook on Thursday to share photos of her new house. “From Hubby to Me. Sibanum congratulations,” she wrote. “KEY. NO amazim ihe m ga ekwu now! “Guy Man said Take this & calm …
Why we sentence ex-Edo guber candidate to six months imprisonment
Chief Magistrate Caroline Oghuma of the Oredo Magisterial District has sentenced Paul Okugbowa, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, in the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State, to six months imprisonment for calling a married woman, Mrs Blessing Aigbudu a prostitute. Okugbowa, 39, the proprietor of Calvary Crown Academy, Benin City, was …
Armed security personnel take over Emir’s palace in Kano
Armed security operatives have taken over the main Palace of the Kano Emir at Kofar Kudu in the early hours of Friday restricting people from going into and coming out of the palace. The heightened security presence comes as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II was scheduled to accompany Alhaji Munir Sanusi, the newly-appointed Wamban Kano, to …
Two dead, others hospilised as strange illness hits Nigeria military school Kaduna
There is palpable tension at the Nigerian Military School, Zaria, Kaduna State, as a “strange illness” reportedly killed two students within a week. SaharaReporters learnt that many students are currently hospitalised at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital following the outbreak of the sickness in the military institution. NMS is a boarding secondary school affiliated …
Niger govt calls for multi-stakeholder engagement to help at risk children
The Niger State At-Risk Children Programme, ARC-P, has emphasized the critical need for a multi-stakeholder approach in combating issues affecting at-risk children in the state. The Head of Operations, ARC-P, Abdul Abdul representing the Team Lead, Aisha Umar Tafida stated this during a courtesy visit to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Minna Command. …