The Nigerian Army has promised enhanced security for all the corps members of the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) nationwide. This was stated by the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna State, Major General M.L.D Sarazo who assured that officers and men of the division would ensure that corps members and NYSC formations within its areas of operation continuously enjoy maximum protection.
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, criticised the attitude of the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly towards his administration, saying the members will cease to exist as legislators if he so decides. Fubara stated this while addressing a delegation of political and traditional leaders from Bayelsa State who visited him at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The United States Senators have warned the International Criminal Court (ICC) against issuing arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The US lawmakers issued the warning in a letter dated April 24, 2024 and addressed to Mr. Karin A. A. Khan KC of the Office of the Prosecutor, ICC, The Hague, The Netherlands.
An Appeal Division of the Kano State High Court has commenced hearing an appeal filed by Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, challenging the death sentence verdict slammed on him by Justice Ibrahim Sarki Yola of the Upper Shari’ah Court. On December 15, 2022, SaharaReporters reported how an Upper Sharia Court sitting in Kano has sentenced controversial Islamic cleric Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, to death by hanging.
In addition to Namibia dropping 12 places since last year on the 2024 Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) last week, the country also lost its title as.
Former Nigerian Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday expressed his displeasure over the absence of President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima in the country at the same time. Last Thursday, SaharaReporters exclusively reported how the President moved silently to France. The President's trip to France came a few days after his trip to Saudi Arabia officially ended following the conclusion of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh on Monday.
The United States on Monday described Moscow's action as "irresponsible rhetoric" after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered nuclear drills near Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman, Major General Pat Ryder, told journalists when asked about the announcement, "This is an example of the kind of irresponsible rhetoric that we've seen from Russia in the past. It's completely inappropriate given the current security situation.
Gunmen have reportedly killed one person and abducted seven other travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway. According to a viral audio from one of the victims, the armed gunmen numbering up to seven waylaid and attacked the travellers in between the Ilisan, Ceplast industry and Iperu junction axis of the expressway on Friday. One of the victims of the tragic incident, who was apparently a driver heading to Lagos, told PUNCH that the gunmen stopped their vehicles with sporadic shooting and later marched them into the bush.
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has stated that the Lagos State government has promised to investigate the alleged deportation of youths from the state to Ilesa town. SaharaReporters had reported how the Nigeria Police Force in conjunction with the Lagos State Task Force packed hundreds of residents and young people from the streets of the state on Friday and dumped them in Osun State.