A fire broke out in one of the rooms at the female hostel of Bayelsa Medical University (BMU), Yenagoa, on Wednesday night, destroying students’ valuables and renewing concerns over persistent electrical faults in the facility. The incident has left students and parents worried about safety conditions in the hostel. Although no casualties were recorded, students…
Heavy security was deployed around the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday ahead of a planned protest demanding the immediate release of abducted schoolchildren and teachers still being held by terrorists in Oyo, Borno and other parts of Nigeria. Armed soldiers, police officers, and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Security…
Two children and a local shoemaker remain in captivity despite the successful rescue of a woman and her four-month-old baby who were abducted during a bandit attack on Ijalu Compound in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. SaharaReporters gathered that Mrs Idowu Kemi Titilayo and her infant regained their freedom in the…
Families of 15 Christian worshippers abducted during a night vigil attack in Kwara State have raised fresh concerns over the fate of their loved ones, alleging that both the federal and state governments have abandoned efforts to secure their release as silence from the terrorists continues weeks after the abduction. The worshippers were kidnapped in…
A United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by former Nigerian Ambassador Lilian Onoh against SaharaReporters Media Group Inc. and its Chief Executive Officer, ruling that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendants. In a Memorandum Opinion and Order issued on June 4, 2026,…
