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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Nancy Sabanti Nathan as the Acting Head of Service of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), following the sudden passing of her predecessor, Mrs. Grace Adayilo, last week.The announcement, made on Tuesday through a statement signed by Wike’s SeniorContinueContinue reading “JUST IN: Wike Appoints Nancy Nathan As Acting FCTA Head Of Service After Adayilo’s Death”

In a dramatic twist of fate, an abducted Nigerian Army officer has been rescued in the heart of Delta State’s notorious creeks—not by a tactical military squad, but by a palm-wine tapper and local lumberers.Major Josiah, a senior army commander, was kidnapped on Sunday night in Bomadi Local Government Area by armed youths who stormedContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Palm-Wine Tapper, Lumberers Rescue Kidnapped Army Commander in Delta Creek”

By Pioneer Newspaper Team The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has once again silenced critics, as on-the-ground checks by The Pioneer Newspaper confirm that the much-talked-about road construction linking LCCN Junction to Yebbi Mbulo and Jada is firmly on course, despite opposition attempts to mislead the public.This morning, social media platforms, particularlyContinueContinue reading “ROAD CONSTRUCTION REALITY: APC PROJECT GAINS MOMENTUM AS CONTRACTORS MOVE TO COMPLETE LCCN–YEBBI MBULO–JADA ROAD”

The escalating wave of banditry and kidnappings in Kwara State has dealt a heavy blow to Nigeria’s democratic process, as staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Patigi and Edu Local Government Areas have been forced to abandon registration centres. Investigations reveal that INEC offices in both LGAs have remained locked for mostContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Bandits Paralyze INEC Operations in Kwara, Voter Registration in Jeopardy”

Tension has gripped Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State after gunmen brazenly abducted a senior military officer, identified as Lt Colonel Josiah, in the early hours of Sunday.The officer, who had attended a wedding ceremony in Kpakiama community, a neighbouring settlement, later retired to his lodge at Bomadi, the council headquarters, where the kidnappersContinueContinue reading “TERROR IN DELTA: Gunmen Abduct Army Lt Colonel After Wedding Ceremony, Sparks Panic in Bomadi”

By Our Correspondent Benin City — The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has declared an all-out manhunt for the armed bandits who gruesomely murdered eight of its personnel during a deadly ambush in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.The victims, who were attached to Chinese expatriates working at the BUAContinueContinue reading “NSCDC Vows Justice: Killers of Eight Personnel in Edo Ambush to Face Wrath of the Law”

By Our Correspondent Tragedy has struck farming communities in Taraba State as devastating floods from River Benue have submerged vast hectares of rice and maize farmlands, wiping out crops worth millions of naira and plunging thousands of households into despair.The flooding, which swept through five local government areas, has left a trail of destruction inContinueContinue reading “Taraba Farmers Count Losses As Flood Submerges Rice, Maize Farms Worth Millions”

By our Reporter The race to 2027 has begun in earnest as the South surges ahead in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, leaving the North scrambling to close an alarming gap.Fresh figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that while Southern states—particularly Osun, Lagos, and Ogun—continue to dominate online pre-registration,ContinueContinue reading “2027 Elections: North Scrambles for Voter Numbers as South Dominates INEC Pre-Registration Drive”

Sahara Reporters has taken to ity official X handle and announced that, The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s ballooning debt crisis, warning that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has pushed the nation’s borrowing to “a dangerous and unsustainable level.”Speaking at the opening of the 11th AnnualContinueContinue reading “Debt Crisis Deepens: House Speaker Abbas Blasts Tinubu’s Borrowing Spree As Nigeria’s Debt Soars To ₦149 Trillion”

By NAN ABUJA — In a dramatic twist to the brewing industrial crisis in Nigeria’s oil sector, the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) has publicly disowned the planned nationwide strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and its allies.The National President of ADITOP, Alhaji Lawan Dan-Zaki,ContinueContinue reading “Fuel Distribution Battle: ADITOP Distances Self From NUPENG Strike Threat, Backs Dangote’s Direct Supply Scheme”