The two special constables working with the Oyo State police command who were dismissed after being caught on camera demanding money from a female Dutch biker who was touring African countries have blamed the Nigerian government for their predicament. SaharaReporters had reported that the two constables who were caught in the viral video demanding…
Two people have been killed in a fresh attack in Plateau State. The Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque of Ndun village of Tangur District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Malam Muhammad Sani Idris, as well as an okada rider, Muhammad Gambo, were killed in the attack. The Chairman of Gan Allah…
At least 103 people were killed in Iran Wednesday as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported. The blasts, which state television called a “terrorist attack”, came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after Hamas number…
A Daily Nigeria reporter, Umar Audu went undercover and investigated the booming business, bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks, participated in NYSC scheme. In December 2022, the reporter reached out to a racketeering syndicate that specialises in selling the infamous degree certificates from the neighboring countries to willing buyers at an ‘affordable rate’….
Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections paid a visit to the family of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday. Obi visited the residence of the Akeredolus in the company of political economist, Professor Pat Utomi. The LP candidate who shared details of the…
Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has stated that it is a “stupid practice” for married women to be subjected to the stress of travelling to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters in Abuja just to effect a data change. Ojo who said this at a dinner with members of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…
The Tinubu-led Federal government has announced plans to suspend the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Togo and Benin Republic. This development was made known in a statement on Tuesday, January 2, signed by the spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, Augustina Obilor-Duru. She noted that the suspension is with immediate effect. The…
Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has reportedly stepped down from his position as the chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State. It was gathered that MC Oluomo is set to contest the national president position of the NURTW. The decision of MC Oluomo to resign from…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kaduna Sector Command said six persons died and 11 sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the road traffic crash occurred at Aliko filling station on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway on Tuesday, January 2,…
The Nigerian Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that the passport application automation process will begin operation on January 8, 2024. He added that Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. Tunji-Ojo, who was speaking during the inspection of facilities of the Nigeria Immigration…