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Bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, in a brazen midnight raid on his residence in Bunza Local Government Area, deepening concerns over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen stormed the judge’s home along Zogirma Road at about 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, shortly after he…
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The incident initially sparked concerns of a possible crash, but the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) clarified that the aircraft landed safely before veering off the runway due to the adverse weather conditions. An aircraft arriving from Enugu skidded off the runway after landing at the Benin Airport on Thursday amid torrential rainfall, but no…
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A retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Hilary Opara, has been accused of asking prison authorities to chain and torture David Nwokorie, the former boyfriend of his daughter, Genevieve Opara, despite the detainee having been granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Sources at the Kuje Custodial Centre told SaharaReporters that Opara…
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Human rights activist Agena R. Ande has called for a full criminal investigation, an independent autopsy and a coroner’s inquest into the death of Mary Habila, who was found dead in the house of Minister of Works, David Umahi, insisting that public explanations offered so far cannot replace a lawful investigation. In a statement titled,…
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The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) has said that the name of Mary Habila, the young woman who died at the residence of Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi in Ebonyi State, does not appear in the database of registered physiotherapists, contradicting claims by the minister’s team that she was a physiotherapist on secondment to…
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The woman found dead at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, who has been identified as Mary Habila, died naked at the Minister’s quarters, SaharaReporters has gathered. According to exclusive findings by SaharaReporters on Sunday, Habila, a Physiotherapist, was reportedly found naked when her body was removed from the minister’s residence. SaharaReporters…
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The Yoruba Union, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has welcomed the rescue of the abducted Oriire schoolchildren and their teachers, while calling on President Bola Tinubu to ensure the immediate rescue of 176 children and women abducted from Woro in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, as well as the 40 Mussa schoolchildren kidnapped in…
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The 2025 report of the Ondo State Auditor-General has raised fresh concerns over transparency and accountability in the management of billions of naira meant for development projects in the state’s oil-producing communities, after auditors revealed that the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) failed to produce contract documents for seven projects worth about…
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The University of Ibadan Students’ Union (UISU) has announced the release of Miss Fumilayo, a 300-level Law student of the institution who was abducted alongside several other individuals. In a statement issued on Monday, the Students’ Union Government (SUG) said it received confirmation in the early hours of the day that the student had regained…
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The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has called for stricter enforcement and punishment for offenders of the Cybercrimes Act, 2024, who criticize or disagree with government officials or individuals. Ajayi made the call in Abuja during the public presentation of Electronic Evidence, Second Edition (With Evidence Act, 2011)…