SaharaReporters learnt that the troops attached to the 24 Task Force Brigade, Dikwa were returning to base from Maiduguri on Thursday when the incident occurred. About eight Nigerian soldiers have been killed after their convoy ran into an Improvised Explosive Device planted by militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State…
The minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe has revealed that the federal government plans to phase out subsidy payments in the power sector from 2027. He made this known on Friday during a media interactive session, while speaking on power sector debts. He said the subsidy would be gradually removed, but noted that Nigerians will not…
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has backed the development of basketball in Nigeria, describing the sport as a major platform for discovering and nurturing young talents, as the Crossover Foundation, in partnership with the Abia State Government, hosts a basketball camp in the state. The three day camp, which attracted young basketball players,…
ABUJA, Nigeria, July 31, 2026/APO Group/ — On July 31, 2026, in Dakar, Senegal, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission concluded the meeting of the Directors General of the National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) of member states. Held from July 27 to 31, 2026, this meeting was part of the implementation of the…
Despite massive spending in the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial race, the gun-control organization backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have left the state with far more modern semiautomatic firearms than there were prior to a short-lived ban. Pro-Second Amendment organizations filed suit after Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed SB 749, a…
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Police Command has recovered vandalised public infrastructure from suspected vandals across the FCT. The recovered infrastructure included drainage covers, solar-powered street lights, armoured electricity cables and internet communication cables. FCT police commissioner Ahmed Sanusi, who made this known, said that the recovered items would be handed over…
