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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed rumours surrounding the alleged seizure of one of its C-130 Hercules transport aircraft in Burkina Faso, clarifying that the aircraft executed an emergency diversion and precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso due to a technical issue.In an official statement issued on Tuesday, the Director of Public Relations and Information, AirContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: NAF Clarifies ‘Seized’ Aircraft in Burkina Faso — Says Precautionary Landing Saved Lives, Crew Safe and Preparing for Departure”

By Our Correspondent, Ganye The ancient cultural capital of the Chamba people, Ganye, hosted one of the most pivotal gatherings in its modern history as the Chamba Youths Council of Nigeria (CYC-N), in partnership with the Chamba Cultural Development Association (CCDA), successfully held the 2025 National Chamba Youth Leadership and Economic Summit.The three-day summit, whichContinueContinue reading “HISTORIC HOMECOMING IN GANYE: CHAMBA YOUTH SUMMIT IGNITES NEW ERA OF UNITY, LEADERSHIP & ECONOMIC POWER”

By Our Correspondent GANYE, NIGERIA — The atmosphere at the Federal Government College, Ganye, burst into rapturous applause on Saturday as Amb. Hon. Patricia Yakubu, the revered Sarauniyan Ganye and Coordinator of the Emmanuel Jauro Foundation, was honoured as one of the foremost Chamba patriots contributing immensely to the advancement of sociocultural heritage in ChambaContinueContinue reading “Patricia Yakubu Honoured as Chamba Heroine: Award Presentation Steals the Show at National Youth Summit”

Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has unveiled a sweeping reform agenda aimed at dismantling the operational networks of terrorists and restoring peace across the country. Speaking during his confirmation screening at the Senate on Wednesday, the former Chief of Defence Staff announced that soldiers currently manning road checkpoints nationwide will beContinueContinue reading “Defence Minister Launches New Strategy: Troops Leave Highways, Target Terror Camps”

Nigeria’s security architecture is bracing for a major shake-up as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intensifies the implementation of a U.S.-backed security blueprint—one reportedly inspired by the American President Donald Trump’s hardline counterterror approach.The sudden resignation of Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, on Monday night is said to be only the opening chapter of a broaderContinueContinue reading “Washington Forces Tinubu’s Hand: Defence Overhaul Underway as Badaru Quits”

In a powerful call to action ahead of this year’s National Chamba Youth Leadership and Economic Summit, elder statesman and respected community pillar, Alhaji Sadiq Mohammed, the Walin Ganye, has urged Chamba youths to shun every form of vice, hatred, and division capable of destabilising the historic Ganye Chiefdom.Speaking passionately from his Asokoro resident inContinueContinue reading “WALIN GANYE RALLIES CHAMBA YOUTHS FOR UNITY, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT AS NATIONAL CHAMBA YOUTH SUMMIT HOLDS IN GANYE”

A fresh wave of political tension has gripped the Presidency as pressure intensifies on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove Bello Matawalle as Minister of State for Defence, following the sudden “resignation” of Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar.SaharaReporters can authoritatively reveal that the United States government insisted on the removal of both Badaru and MatawalleContinueContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: U.S. DEMANDS SHAKE-UP IN NIGERIA’S DEFENCE MINISTRY — PRESSURE MOUNTS ON TINUBU TO SACK MATAWALLE AFTER BADARU’S EXIT”

In a sweeping clampdown aimed at tightening discipline and boosting productivity, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a decisive ban on the use of smartphones and all internet-enabled devices by staff on Grade Level 14 and below during office hours.The directive—captured in a circular referenced FCT/DLA/259/III obtain by Sahara reporters, addressed to allContinueContinue reading “JUST IN: FCTA IMPOSES STRICT ‘NO-SMARTPHONE’ RULE — ONLY TORCHLIGHT PHONES ALLOWED FOR STAFF FROM DECEMBER 1”

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has ignited a fresh national conversation after declaring that he would personally champion a presidential pardon and full amnesty for detained IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu — but only if Kanu publicly shows remorse and calls for peace.Gumi made the assertion during an appearance on Channels Television on Tuesday,ContinueContinue reading “Gumi Stirs National Debate: ‘I Will Lead the Charge for Nnamdi Kanu’s Pardon — If He Shows Remorse’”

Former Minister of Education and founder of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, has issued one of her strongest condemnations yet of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, declaring that the government’s repeated failure to protect schoolchildren from mass abductions amounts to “governing without legitimacy.”In a searing statement on Monday, EzekwesiliContinueContinue reading “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: EZEKWESILI BLASTS TINUBU GOVT, SAYS FAILURE TO PROTECT SCHOOLCHILDREN IS A NATIONAL CRIME”