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Beyond security: How surveillance is used to target and silence Nigerians (Part 2)
This second part of the ICIR consolidated report reveals more of the findings on how federal and state governments used phone interception tools, call records,…
Read full article βBREAKING: Ekiti βCity Boysβ Members Allegedly Celebrate Attack On Sowore As Identified Suspect βAKβ Changes Profile Name To βSowore Akin Ifeoluwaβ
BREAKING: Ekiti βCity Boysβ Members Allegedly Celebrate Attack On Sowore As Identified Suspect βAKβ Changes Profile Name To βSowore Akin Ifeoluwaβ According to information gathered…
Read full article βTwo months to 2027, Tinubu seeks Senate nod for fresh $7.7bn loan to fund 2026 budget
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a fresh external borrowing of $7.7 billion, approximately N10.79 trillion to finance part of the Federal…
Read full article βCourt fixes December 8 for ruling on El-Rufaiβs N10bn rights suit
THE Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed December 8 for judgment in a N10 billion rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir…
Read full article βPolice confirm death of 17-year-old girl allegedly pushed from two-storey building in Imo
THE Imo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 17-year-old girl who was allegedly pushed from a two-storey building along Mbonu Ejike Street,…
Read full article βEXCLUSIVE: How TUC Secretary General Nuhu Toro Diverted 400 Bags Of Tinubu Govt Rice, Kept Them At Home Until They Spoiled βOrganised Labour Sources
EXCLUSIVE: How TUC Secretary General Nuhu Toro Diverted 400 Bags Of Tinubu Govt Rice, Kept Them At Home Until They Spoiled βOrganised Labour Sources One…
Read full article βEXCLUSIVE: Ekiti Govt House Sources Link Gov Oyebanji To Sowore Attack, Name Retired Police Officer Marcus, RRS Operatives As Alleged Coordinators
EXCLUSIVE: Ekiti Govt House Sources Link Gov Oyebanji To Sowore Attack, Name Retired Police Officer Marcus, RRS Operatives As Alleged Coordinators According to the source,…
Read full article βUS midterm: Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, other Democrats react to partyβs victory
FORMER United States President Barack Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democratic leaders have welcomed the partyβs victory in the November 3…
Read full article βNigerian-born UK nominee emerges as ICJ judge
βββββββ ββ β βββ βNIGERIAN-born international law scholar, Dapo Akande, a professor , has secured election as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nationsβ…
Read full article ββ#RigAndDieβ: Can INEC Deliver Free And Fair Elections In 2027? | SaharaTV Morning Show | 4 Nov 2026
β#RigAndDieβ: Can INEC Deliver Free And Fair Elections In 2027? | SaharaTV Morning Show | 4 Nov 2026 Watch live here:Β
Read full article βUS midterm: Democrats win House, Senate in major setback for Trump
DEMOCRATS have won control of both chambers of the United States Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, ending the Republican Partyβs control of the…
Read full article βUS midterm: Democrats win House, Senate in major setback for Trump
DEMOCRATS have won control of both chambers of the United States Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, ending the Republican Partyβs control of the…
Read full article βBREAKING: Arraignment Of 11 Persons Over Attempted Assassination In Ekiti Is A Ruse And Cover-Up β Sowore
BREAKING: Arraignment Of 11 Persons Over Attempted Assassination In Ekiti Is A Ruse And Cover-Up β Sowore Sowore, who was attacked alongside his team at…
Read full article βBeyond security: How surveillance is used to target and silence Nigerians (Part 1)
In this two-part report, the ICIR consolidates findings from 12 investigations that revealed how federal and state governments used phone interception tools, call records, CCTV…
Read full article βEXCLUSIVE: INEC Secretly Creates 453 New Polling Units Without Public Disclosure Ahead Of 2027 Elections
EXCLUSIVE: INEC Secretly Creates 453 New Polling Units Without Public Disclosure Ahead Of 2027 Elections An official document obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the commission…
Read full article βEFCC uncovers Chinese-operated illegal oil refinery in Ogun
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered an illegal oil refinery allegedly operated by Chinese nationals in Ogere, Ogun State. The discovery cones…
Read full article βPolice bust fake dollar printing factory in Ondo
THE Police Command in Ondo State says it has busted a suspected counterfeit dollar printing factory and arrested one suspect in Odigbo Local Government Area…
Read full article βBREAKING: Tinubuβs Aide Sunday Asefon Threatens Estranged Wife, Warns Her Not To Return Home Over Police Petition Alleging Brutal Assault On 10-Year-Old Daughter
BREAKING: Tinubuβs Aide Sunday Asefon Threatens Estranged Wife, Warns Her Not To Return Home Over Police Petition Alleging Brutal Assault On 10-Year-Old Daughter The development…
Read full article βBREAKING: Protesters Besiege Police Headquarters In Abuja, Demand Arrest Of Those Behind Alleged Assassination Attempt On Sowore In Ekiti
BREAKING: Protesters Besiege Police Headquarters In Abuja, Demand Arrest Of Those Behind Alleged Assassination Attempt On Sowore In Ekiti Sowore also accused security operatives of…
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