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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”

…Demands fair mineral wealth, ethical AI, and a reformed global financial system President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has delivered one of the most forceful messages yet from an African leader to the world’s most powerful economies, declaring that Africa must no longer remain a mere supplier of raw materials while others reap the wealth.Represented by ViceContinueContinue reading “TINUBU TO G20: “AFRICA WILL NO LONGER BE THE WORLD’S RAW MATERIAL WAREHOUSE””

In a dramatic escalation of the national response to the kidnapping crisis in Kebbi State, the Minister of Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, arrived in Birnin Kebbi on Friday to personally take charge of the ongoing rescue operation for the 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga.Matawalle’s deployment follows a decisive directiveContinueContinue reading “TENSION IN KEBBI: Matawalle Lands Under Presidential Orders, Leads Fierce Hunt for 25 Abducted Schoolgirls”

By Our Correspondent In a major diplomatic development, National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is leading a high-powered delegation of top Nigerian security and foreign affairs officials to the United States for crucial talks aimed at confronting Nigeria’s escalating insecurity and the persistent persecution of Christians in several regions of the country.The delegation met withContinueContinue reading “RIBADU LEADS POWERFUL FEDERAL DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON AS U.S. DEMANDS ACTION ON CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION, TERROR THREAT”

The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas (Admiralty Medal), on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, began a nationwide operational tour with a one-day working visit to Makurdi, Benue State, aimed at assessing the state of Nigerian Navy Bases, Units, Ships, and Establishments across the country.On arrival in Makurdi, Vice Admiral Abbas wasContinueContinue reading “Naval Chief Begins Nationwide Operational Tour In Benue, Inspects Key Facilities At Special Operations Command”