On Friday, the Supreme Court affirmed the Rivers House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule as the authentic and legally constituted legislature. A five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji gave the order in a lead judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim. The apex court also restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria and…
The local government election conducted on the 5th of October 2024 by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has been declared invalid by the Supreme Court. In a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, the court declared the election invalid for grossly violating the Electoral Act. Reading the judgement, Justice Tukur said the action of…
A man, simply identified as Okotie, has died, while several others sustained injuries during a security raid at a hotel on River Road in the Abraka area of Delta State. The incident occurred at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday. SaharaReporters gathered that the raid, allegedly carried out by operatives linked to Omasan Mabiaku, the Executive…
There was mild drama at the Adamawa State High Court where a judge committed an attorney to prison custody. The imprisoned attorney, M. K. Tijjani represented the sacked Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Yunusa Hudu. Hudu had for fifth time evaded court appearance in a case filed by…
Six suspects have appeared at the Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court, Kabala Doki in Kaduna State, after being charged with the murder of Ahmed Musa, an SS2 student, who was brutally killed. The incident took place on 16th February 2025, at the Government Technical College Malali Kaduna North. Justice Naheed Ibrahim Abdulhamid ordered that the principal…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the shooting incident involving its personnel and some civilians that occurred on Wednesday in Unguwan Gangare, Barakallahu, Kaduna State. It had been reported that residents of Barikallahu, a community near the Air Force Institute of Technology in Kaduna State, were living in palpable fear after a NAF officer…
An Upper Area Court, sitting in Yola, Adamawa State has remanded the proprietress of Aliyu Mustapha Academy alongside a classroom teacher in a custodial center for child torture. SaharaReporters learned that the teacher, Morgan Effiong had on Wednesday assaulted a 14-year-old pupil, Jafar Bashiru Hamman, accused of bringing a knife to the school compound. Narrating…
Dozens of Nigerian passengers aboard an Air France flight from Paris to Abuja have been left stranded in Lomé, Togo, after their flight was diverted due to bad weather. Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, expressed concern over the airline’s handling of the situation. Keyamo, in a statement on his…
FAAC said the ₦1.703 trillion total revenue comprised statutory revenue of ₦749.727 billion, and Value Added Tax revenue of ₦718.781 billion. A total sum of ₦ 1.703 trillion, being January 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared with the Federal Government, states, and local government Councils.This is according to a statement on Thursday by the Director…
The ousted speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has claimed that the speaker of the House, Mojisola Meranda, had stepped down as the parliament leader. Obasa stated this on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today. The embattled lawmaker said Meranda resigned at the peace meeting held at…
