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…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State says the conduct of residents during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the state is satisfactory. Dr Mutiu Agboke, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, said this on Sunday while monitoring the end of the phase 3 extension of CVR in the state. Agboke…
John Bald is a former Ofsted inspector. He is Vice-President of the Conservative Education Society. “We don’t teach arithmetic. We teach mathematics,” said the retired headmaster. “Mathematics is problem solving.” Fine. There is more to life than page after page of sums. Still, as Stanislas Dehaene FRS showed in The Number Sense, mathematics grew historically,…
The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) will serve as Africa’s qualifying tournament for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with six nations set to secure a pathway to the global competition in Brazil, FIFA has confirmed. In a qualification guide published on Sunday, the world football governing body said the continental championship, scheduled…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Nigerian government over what he described as “unprecedented domestic borrowing” despite a significant increase in earnigs from high international crude oil prices. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku pointed out that while the 2026 Appropriation Act…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma, to lead its national campaign council for the August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State. The party also constituted several sub-committees to coordinate its campaign ahead of the poll. In a statement issued on Sunday…
