The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has explained why a Max Air plane crash landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Tuesday. At least 53 passengers and crew members aboard the Boeing 737 aircraft escaped death when it suffered a burst tyre and crash-landed at the airport on Tuesday night. In a…
Operatives of the Cross River State Police Command have rescued a 25-year-old woman, Faith ‘Mercury’ Edu, who was abducted by a notorious kingpin, Michael Aboko, also known as “father,” Edu was rescued by the command’s Anti Kidnapping Squad about midnight on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Edem Street Off Garden Street in Calabar South after…
Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned ruling on a bail application filed by the Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in his trial for alleged cybercrime till Thursday. The judge adjourned the matter on Wednesday after Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar, and the prosecution lawyer, Uddy Jonathan, made presentations on the bail…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn approval for admission into the Law program at eight universities. A statement from JAMB Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, indicated that this decision follows the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) program by the Council of Legal Education for the 2025/2026 academic session due to…
A plane with 21 people on board crashed in South Sudan on Wednesday with 18 people, including the two pilots, dead. South Sudan Eagles Media confirmed the incident on its X handle. It added that three others are in critical condition. “A plane carrying 21 passengers, including the pilot, has crashed while departing from Unity…
A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), SaharaReporters learned on Wednesday. Sources told SaharaReporters that Yusuf was arrested by a large number of EFCC operatives who stormed his residence on Wednesday. “A truckload of EFCC operatives stormed Prof Usman Yusuf’s…
