The United States and Canada have listed drugs cartels as terrorist organisations. Donald Trump returned to the US presidency on January 20 with a flurry of executive orders. This included the designation of criminal gangs and drug cartels operating south of the Mexico border as “foreign terrorist organisations”. This is a first for a US president…
Left to right: Deputy Governors of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, Rivers State, Prof. Ngozi Odu, Bayelsa State, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Akwa Ibom State, Sen. Akon Eyakenyi and Cross River State, Rt. Hon Peter Odey in a photograph immediately after the condolence visit to Sen Eyakenyi on Monday at Government House, Uyo. By Dianabasi Effiong,…
As Oyo prepares for the coronation of Oba Abimbola Owoade as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, tensions have surfaced within the royal lineage. While the Oyo State Government has officially set up a coronation committee to oversee the grand event, nine princes from the Agunloye Ruling House have openly rejected Oba Owoade’s selection, citing traditional…
A group has demanded the immediate resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kolo Kyari, after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. The group, Arewa Accountability Network (AAN), in a communique on Monday after a press conference in Abuja, reasoned that in line with…
Some serving inmates at the Okere Prison in Warri South Area of Delta State, have been linked to a robbery in Benin City, Edo State, SaharaReporters learnt from top sources. It was learnt that the robbery occurred on January 3, 2025, when a group of armed assailants stole valuable items from a young man and…
The Gombe State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has kicked against an executive bill sponsored by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, seeking to establish an Almajiri Agency in the state. The state CAN Chairman, Joseph Shinga, who raised the issue at a press conference Monday, said the Christian body is seeking clarification on the…
