The Nigeria Police Force plans to re-charge detained human rights activist Omoyele Sowore before Justice M.S. Liman at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Sources informed SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the new suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/23/2025, includes charges of cyberbullying and endangering police officers, among others. “The police authorities have changed…
The Sultanate Council of Sokoto has directed the Muslim community to observe the crescent of Sha’aban 1446 AH on Wednesday, January 29, corresponding to the 29th day of Rajab 1446 AH in the Islamic calendar. The directive was issued in a statement on Tuesday by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Waziri of Sokoto and Chairman…
China’s crude oil and natural gas output exceeded 400 million tonnes of oil equivalent for the first time in 2024. The country’s National Energy Administration disclosed this in a report on Tuesday. It added that China’s crude oil and natural gas output has sustained a robust annual growth streak of over 10 million tonnes for…
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has raised concerns about the state of Nigeria’s democracy, describing the current situation with the opposition and governance as a “national emergency.” He emphasized the need for opposition parties to unite to safeguard democracy in the country while speaking at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria,…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday re-arraigned the Director of Finance and Account in the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abubakar Sambo, for alleged N1.84 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Sambo was re-arraigned on three-count charge for allegedly diverting the funds to personal accounts. He, however, pleaded…
