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EXCLUSIVE: How Nigerian Army Bought, Refurbished 60-Year-Old Fire-fighting Helicopters Abandoned In South Africa, Presented Aircraft As New
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 05:42:09 -0400
The aircraft were registered as NA 010 and NA 011.
Justice Amobeda Defies Federal High Court Chief Judge’s Transfer Order Since June, Refuses To Leave Kano For Kogi
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:22:37 -0400
SaharaReporters learnt that Justice Tsoho issued a nationwide posting directive dated July 12, 2024, mandating all reassigned judges to report to their new divisions, which include major centres such as Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano, Kwara, and Kogi.
Katsina Man Confesses To Working With Bandits, Securing Their Release From Police Custody When Arrested
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:44:51 -0400
The suspect has been accused of being the mastermind in securing bail for bandits whenever they are apprehended by the Nigeria Police Force.
At Least 555 Nigerians Killed By Mob Violence In 10 Years, 32 Burnt To Death, 2 Buried Alive –Amnesty International
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 04:57:59 -0400
Those with mental health conditions and psycho-social disabilities are consistently targeted by violent mobs that use their disabilities to make false accusations against victims and to justify lynching them.
BREAKING: Several Feared Dead, Properties Destroyed In Fresh Adamawa Herders, Farmers’ Conflict
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:18:25 -0400
The incident occurred at Kukta, Waltandi district in the Song Local Government Area of the state early Sunday morning, according to local sources.
BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian Road Safety Agency, FRSC Official In Enugu, Demand N50Million Ransom
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 04:43:45 -0400
Chima, who is attached to RS4.211, Ugbokolo unit of the agency, was kidnapped on Saturday around Maduka University in Nsukka, Enugu State.
BREAKING: Over 40 Persons Currently Trapped In Building Collapse In Abuja
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:21:51 -0400
SaharaReporters learnt that the incident happened on Saturday and sympathisers and emergency workers are currently at the scene trying to get under the rubble.
BREAKING: CAF Awards Three Points, Three Goals To Nigeria, Fines Libya $50,000 Over Missed Game
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:00:01 -0400
“I have heard too many stories of a football club or a national team going to a country. You spend hours at the airport and they ask you about documents that is not meant to be accessed. And apparently during Covid, they will look at the 10 best players from your team and say those players have Covid. These are lack of sportsmanship that has existed and we have not taken effective action.”
BREAKING: Protest Rocks Enugu Metropolis Over Police Killing Of Popular Musician 'Igbo Jah'
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 08:54:39 -0400
The inspector has been arrested, and a comprehensive investigation is underway, according to Enugu police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe.
Nigerians Are Missing Late Yar'Adua, Jonathan, Buhari, Others Because Successive Governments Perform Woefully, Says Kperogi
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:36:58 -0400
Kperogi shared the thoughts in his article, "Nigerians Will Miss Tinubu After He Is Gone," where he reflected on the regimes of General Ibrahim Babangida to President Muhammadu Buhari, highlighting how each leader's tenure set the stage for the next administration to worsen conditions.
BREAKING: Nigerian Policemen Shoot Dead Popular Ogene Musician ‘Igbo Jah’ In Enugu
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 05:26:43 -0400
This is coming barely two weeks some policemen on stop-and-search operations allegedly shot and killed one Smith Odinaka along the Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway, while on steering.
BREAKING: Abia Governor Otti Admits Awarding Multi-million Naira Contract To Friend Who Donated Buses For His Campaign; Says Govt Lawyers Not As Qualified
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:49:44 -0400
SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how the state government under Otti paid the firm for what was described as negotiation and review of a single road contract.
BREAKING: Kaduna Serves Eviction Notice To Rimi College Teachers Living In Govt Quarters Amid Economic Hardship
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:15:34 -0400
The non-payment of teachers' salaries by the Governor Uba Sani-led government has further exacerbated the situation.
Nigerians Turn To Charcoal, Firewood Amid Rising Cost Of Cooking Gas Under Tinubu Administration
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 07:31:44 -0400
The price of gas stood at N1500/kg as of the time of filing this report.
BREAKING: Nigerian VP Shettima's Trip To Commonwealth Summit Cancelled Over Damage To Plane's Cockpit Windscreen At JFK Airport
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:12:43 -0400
The foreign object damaged the cockpit windscreen of the plane, a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy said on Thursday night.
EXCLUSIVE: Ministry Of Education Staff Link Prof Mamman's Sacking As Minister To Non-Payment Of Salary Arrears, Imposition Of Vice-Chancellor
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:38:49 -0400
Mamman was sacked together with four others on Wednesday via a press statement issued by The Presidency.
BREAKING: Tinubu Orders Ministers, Heads Of Agencies To Travel In Convoy Of Only Three Vehicles, Five Security Personnel
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:30:29 -0400
A release by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) on Thursday said this was a "reduction in cost of governance" measure by the Tinubu's administration.
South-West People Will Not Vote APC Again In 2027 Elections; We Are Now Wiser — Oyo Governor Makinde
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:13:03 -0400
Governor Makinde said the decision was due to the hardship inflicted on Nigerians by the party.
EXCLUSIVE: Over 150 Nigerian Education Ministry's Retired Senior Officials Still Paid Salaries As Teachers Suffer 12-Month Salary Delay
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:51:06 -0400
According to ministry sources who talked with SaharaReporters, the retired officials took advantage of the enactment of the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act 2022, which raised the retirement age for teachers to 65 years of age or 40 years of service.
Bayelsa Budgets N5.4Billion For Anniversaries, Celebrations, N1.5Billion For Rehabilitation Of Hospitals, Health Centres
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:53:30 -0400
SaharaReporters recently reported how the state recently budgeted the sum of N420 million for Christmas decorations and praise night.
Abia Governor Otti Under Fire For Awarding Millions Of Naira As ‘Contract Negotiation Fees To Firm Owned By Friend Who Donated Buses For His Election Campaign’
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:26:33 -0400
SaharaReporters had reported how the Abia State Government paid the firm for what was described as negotiation and review of a single road contract.
Nigerian Crossdresser Bobrisky Hospitalised Over ‘Breast Pain’ While In Police Custody
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:39:46 -0400
After spending the night in a police cell, Bobrisky was transported to Falomo Police Hospital for urgent medical care.
BREAKING: President Tinubu Reassigns 10 Ministers To New Portfolios
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:04:07 -0400
In a press statement issued by the Presidency and obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the new appointment came amid the sacking of five ministers and reshuffling of his cabinet.
BREAKING: President Tinubu Sacks Education, Women Affairs Ministers, Three Others
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:49:49 -0400
The names of the sacked ministers are Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism; Prof Tahir Mamman SAN OON, Minister of Education; Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development; Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development.
BREAKING: President Tinubu Scraps Niger Delta, Sports Development Ministries, Merges Others
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:10:38 -0400
The statement by Bayo Onanuga said the FEC decided there would now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions.
BREAKING: Nigerian Government Drops All Money Laundering Charges Against Binance Executive Gambaryan
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:27:45 -0400
This was pronounced on Wednesday morning by a lawyer representing the country’s anti-graft country, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
EXCLUSIVE: How Abia Governor, Otti Paid Law Firm Owned By ‘Friend Who Donated Buses For His Campaign Millions Of Naira As Contract Negotiation Fees’
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:58:10 -0400
Documents obtained by SaharaReporters, dated October 5, 2023, showed correspondence between the Abia State Ministry of Justice and the law firm.
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Secret Police DSS Targets Freed #EndBadGovernance Activists with New Restrictions, Aims To Limit Movements, Silence Detention Stories
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:28:28 -0400
Some of the protesters, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of further retribution, told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that after their release, they were summoned by the DSS.
BREAKING: Christian Association Of Nigeria Kicks As Governor Otti Imposes Signpost Tax On Abia Churches
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:51:16 -0400
According to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Abia State Chapter, Abia is the only state in Nigeria demanding such a tax.
Supreme Court Reserves Ruling In Governors’ Suit Challenging EFCC's Establishment
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:31:04 -0400
Sixteen states had filed consolidated suits challenging the powers of the EFCC, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit and any other similar agency of the Federal Government.
Crossdresser Bobrisky Spends Night Behind Police Bar, Transferred To FCID Annex In Lagos
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:56:56 -0400
The police said Bobrisky also spent last night in a cell at the police facility, according to a police source.
World Bank Tells Tinubu To Cut 'Wasteful Expenditures' Under His Watch Including Purchase Of Vehicles
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:16:59 -0400
Nigerian Senator Confirms NDLEA Raid On His Residence, Disowns Two Aides Arrested For Drugs
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:47:22 -0400
Lagos Attorney General Confirms Receipt Of US Toxicology Report On Late Singer Mohbad
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:54:13 -0400
Pedro acknowledged delays in the investigation, attributing them to the time required for thorough forensic processes.
Dangote Refinery Seeks Court Order To Void Petroleum Import Licences Given To Other Firms By Nigerian Government
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 02:38:17 -0400
The plaintiff who approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, is equally seeking damages of N100billion against the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
BREAKING: Nigerian Immigration Confirms Interrogation Of Crossdresser Bobrisky After Arrest While Fleeing To Benin Republic
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:49:42 -0400
The statement said Bobrisky would soon be handed over to appropriate authorities for proper investigation concerning a series of allegations against him.
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Divisional Police Officer Exposes Corruption, Shocking Lack Of Funds, Says Divisions Allocated N15,000 To Run Stations For 3 Months, Some With Zero Allocation
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:38:30 -0400
In an exclusive interview with SaharaReporters, the DPO revealed that Divisional Police Offices across the country are forced to operate on a meager quarterly budget of just N15,000 to N30,000.
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Obasanjo’s Estranged Wife Disgraced, Evicted By Landlord Over Unpaid Rent In Abuja
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:34:43 -0400
The landlord of the property, located at 30 Jessie Jackson Street in Asokoro, had previously issued a 30-day 'Pay or Vacate' notice, which Taiwo apparently failed to comply with.
Obasanjo Warns 20 Million Nigerian Out-of-School Children Will Form Recruiting Pool For Boko Haram, Others
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:19:27 -0400
Obasanjo described the situation in the country as alarming and a ticking time bomb.
BREAKING: #EndSARS Memorial Protesters Arrested At Lekki Tollgate Released After Police Brutalisation
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:51:39 -0400
Hassan Taiwo Soweto, the National Spokesman for the Youth Rights Campaign (YRC), confirmed the release to SaharaReporters on Sunday.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Disperse #EndSARS Memorial Protesters At Lekki Tollgate With Tear Gas, Arrest Two
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 04:45:01 -0400
The demonstrators had assembled to honour the memory of those who lost their lives during the #EndSARS protests against police brutality in October 2020.
TIB Movement Laments Four Years Of Injustice After Killing Of 16-Year-Old Qudus, 21 Others During Ibadan #EndSARS Protest
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 04:06:50 -0400
The protests held in many states across Nigeria to demand the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit notorious for human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings.
10 Injured In Ebonyi Gas Explosion; Fire Service Claims It Wasn’t Informed
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:57:12 -0400
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joshua Ukandu, 10 individuals suffered varying degrees of burns in the incident.
Empty Excellencies, By SOS/Sonala Olumhense
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 02:50:53 -0400
Excellence does not mean you are highly regarded: it is something you earn. It relates to preeminence in character, learning or achievement, as it speaks to yourdistinction in some specific regard. You cannot buy it, borrow it, or have it bestowed on you or upon someone else.
Nigerian Army Confirms SaharaReporters' Story That General Lagbaja Is On Medical Leave Abroad, Thanks Nigerians For Prayers
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:45:07 -0400
SaharaReporters had on Friday exclusively reported that top military officers are jostling for Lagbaja’s position following his current undisclosed health condition.
Despite Having More Revenue, Nigerian Government Fails To Meet Growing Demands For Power Supply
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:17:18 -0400
However, the government has failed to translate this to better electricity provision.
Jigawa Governor Suspends Commissioner After Alleged Illicit Affair With Married Woman
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:41:54 -0400
The governor stated that the suspension was to allow for a thorough investigation to ensure transparency and maintain the integrity of the state administration.
Secret Police, DSS Under Fire For Invading Female Journalist's Home In Abuja, Taking Her Away In Nightwear
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:40:14 -0400
The OrderPaper, which in the statement expressed bewilderment at why Ulaeto was specifically targeted, said that on October 18, 2024, armed individuals claiming to be DSS officers stormed Ulaeto's residence, abducting her without explanation.
BREAKING: Blackout Across Nigerian Cities As National Grid Suffers Major Setback
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:10:13 -0400
Blackouts were reported in Abuja, Lagos and other parts of the country and there is no official reaction yet from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Enugu Businessman Who Allegedly Used Policemen To Beat Truck Driver To Coma Obtains Court Order To Stop Arrest
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:47:10 -0400
The truck driver, Okechukwu Ofor, working with an estate company, Toshel Nig Ltd, was later dumped at the Independence Layout Police Station by the policemen and they disappeared, thinking that he will not survived it.