The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has expanded its community-based crime prevention campaign beyond schools to include transport unions, market leaders and other grassroots stakeholders in Lagos. The sensitisation programme, held on Monday at the Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Secretariat Hall in Badia, brought together members of the National Union…
The Embraer ERJ-170LR aircraft operated by Enugu Air that veered off the runway while landing at Benin Airport has been declared a total loss and permanently withdrawn from service following the extent of damage it sustained during the incident. According to aircraft records published by Planespotters.net and reviewed by SaharaReporters, the 17.6-year-old Embraer ERJ-170LR, registration…
Former Chelsea star Marcel Desailly has raised questions regarding the Blues’ move for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix. Desailly believes Xabi Alonso’s side needs a player with more experience at the heart of the defence, rather than Lacroix. Chelsea are keen to sign Lacroix after the France international informed Crystal Palace of his desire to…
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced that commuters who pay cash for fares on regulated bus services will face arrest and prosecution from August 1, 2026, as the state government intensifies enforcement of its cashless fare payment policy. The authority said the enforcement, which previously targeted bus drivers and ground staff collecting…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 27, 2026/APO Group/ — ​Nominations are officially open for the 11th edition of the African Infrastructure Elites: Projects and People, brought to you by ESI Africa, part of VUKA Group (www.WeAreVUKA.com). The annual initiative celebrates the visionary leaders, emerging talent and transformative projects making a measurable difference across Africa’s power,…
A man who pleaded guilty in 2025 of murdering four University of Idaho students is now claiming his coercion was coerced and is seeking a trial to prove his alleged innocence. Bryan Kohberger, a criminology student serving four life sentences for the 2022 murders, told The New York Times on Sunday that he filed a…
