On April 29, 1992, a 25-year-old army captain named Valentine Esegragbo Melvine Strasser walked into Sierra Leone’s State House and became the youngest head of state in the world. He had not planned a revolution. He had simply marched from the war front to protest unpaid salaries and a government that had abandoned its soldiers…
By Ovat Abeng The Wife of the Anambra State governor, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has emerged as the winner of the Health Activism category at the 2026 BudgIT Active Citizens Awards, a national recognition celebrating individuals and organizations making remarkable contributions to civic engagement and social development across Nigeria. The prestigious award ceremony, according to…
By Ovat Abeng Special Adviser to Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Youth Reformation/Empowerment, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has taken the campaign of his mandate to youths in the Awka Medium Security Custodial Centre, where he encouraged inmates, particularly the youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work, integrity, patience, and lawful means of…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, has expressed profound sadness over the discovery of four unconscious children at a residential premises in Umuoduba Village, Ideani, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The discovery was made known to Journalists via statement in Awka on Wednesday, by the State Police Public Relations Officer,…
Stakeholders in Ikom and Boki Federal Constituency have dismissed criticisms surrounding the ongoing renovation of public school classrooms facilitated by the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Victor Abang, describing the allegations as misleading, politically motivated and borne out of ignorance of how federal constituency projects are implemented. The reaction follows…
By Kelvin Obambon Mr. Anietie B. Akpan, the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of PillarToday Newspaper, has passed away. According to an official press statement released by the media organization, the veteran journalist died in the early hours of Monday, August 3, 2026. Described by colleagues as the “intellectual compass” of the newsroom, Mr. Akpan was a…
By Adesegun Adeshi Gbenga Nigerian banks have moved swiftly to contain the effects of a sophisticated global cyber campaign sweeping across sectors and continents, with industry sources assuring the public that the nation’s financial system remains strong, resilient and secure. The campaign, described by analysts as one of the most coordinated waves of attacks in…
Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River state, says the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project is yet another case of misplaced priority from the federal government. He also claimed that the 750km project — with completed sections already straddling a few kilometres in Cross River and Akwa Ibom on the Calabar end, and making incursions into…
The Nigerian Army has arrested two serving soldiers over their alleged involvement in an unauthorised deployment during the lavish wedding ceremony of Nigerian content creator Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, and fellow TikTok personality Jarvis, SaharaReporters has learnt. Military sources told SaharaReporters on Tuesday evening that the arrests followed intelligence indicating that the soldiers participated…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for about 250,000 personnel of the Armed Forces, raising the military’s annual wage bill from N660bn to N924bn in what is the biggest upward review of military salaries under his administration. The new pay structure, which takes effect from September…
