How Disinformation and Hate Fuel Online Attacks Against Women Journalists

Vicious online violence that seeks to silence women journalists and discredit their reporting is a growing problem – and one that is often tied to orchestrated disinformation campaigns, new research shows. Because of their race, sexual orientation and religion, some women face even more frequent and vitriolic attacks. While 64% of all white women journalists who took part […]

GOVERNOR ORTOM ONLY SEES THE PROBLEMS OF OTHERS, HE DOESN’T SEE HIS OWN

The President expresses his condolences to the families of our dear citizens who lost their loved ones in the recent spate of killings in Benue State. Furthermore, he states that the rising levels of incidents, especially the killings and violence in various parts of the country calls for further collaboration with security agencies to curb […]

AFAKA 29: Parents Set to storm National Assembly.

National Assembly Complex

The parents of the remaining 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna, are poised to storm the National Assembly in an unprecedented protest if the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), which supervises the college, fails to secure the release of their children from their abductors by midnight of Thursday, April […]

Sardauna’s eldest daughter, Hajiya A’ishatu laid to rest in Hubbaren Shehu, Sokoto

By Ado Hassan, Sokoto THE remains of Hajiya A’ishatu Ahmadu Bello, eldest daughter of late Northern Nigeria Premier, Sir Ahmadu Bello(Sardauna of Sokoto) was on Thursday afternoon laid to rest at the historic Hubbaren Shehu in Sokoto according to Islamic injunctions. Late A’ishatu who died last Friday in Dubai following complications from diabetis, is mother […]

Why I Gave False Claim About My Ordeal — Lagos Amputee Clarifies

Mary Daniel, the twenty-seven-year-old Lagos amputee hawker, has pleaded with Nigerians to forgive her for lying that her father was dead. Daniel, who spoke with SaharaReporters on Thursday, said she made a mistake by saying her father was dead because the man abandoned her. Reacting to allegations that her story was staged, Daniel refuted such […]

Shekau’s Boko Haram Appoints New ‘War Commander’, Kills Predecessor, Two Others.

Boko Haram Commanders

Factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has appointed Abu Muhammad as the new Amirul Jaysh “Commander of War, for the faction he is leading after killing the former Commander, Abu Fatimah, PRNigeria has reported. According to the media outlet, it was gathered that Shekau personally shot and killed Abu Fatimah, last week, […]

Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury: What will the fight purse be?

Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury looks set to be one of the biggest money-spinning fights in the history of boxing. Talks over a unification heavyweight title showdown have been taking place for years as it appears the bout edging ever closer to being officially announced. Several offers have been put on the table for both fighters, with discussions […]

Halt MFBs Recapitalisation Now, Reps Tell CBN

The House of Representatives has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the April 2021 deadline for the proposed recapitalisation by MicroFinance Banks (MFBs) until the economy stabilises from the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows the adoption of a motion by Sa’idu Musa Abdul during plenary on Wednesday. He said CBN had revised […]