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Court Remands Gospel Singer, Timileyin Ajayi In Nasarawa Prison For Allegedly Beheading Female Corps Member
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:52:52 -0500
However, the court ordered the suspect to be remanded at the Lafia Correctional Facility pending formal arraignment and further legal proceedings.
UNIABUJA Visitation Panel Uncovers Inflated Expenditures, Over N370Million Spent On Governing Council Sitting Allowances
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:00:35 -0500
The Visitation Panel was established to investigate the university's activities, including its Internally Generated Revenues (IGR), expenditures, and disciplinary cases against staff and students.
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Police AIG Lafia Abdulyari Suspended for Altering Retirement Records To Extend Tenure, Lobbies For Soft Landing
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:55:50 -0500
Sources at the Force Headquarters told SaharaReporters that discrepancies in Abdulyari's official documents have raised doubts about the integrity of his service record.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Suspend AIG Lafia Abduyari, Halt Salary Pending Investigation
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:23:15 -0500
In a wireless message addressed to all departments, units and commands, signed by the Force Secretary, the Force Headquarters warned the officer to adhere strictly to the rules and regulations governing the conduct of police officers on suspension accordingly, pending the determination of his case by the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC).
Southern Nigerian Governors Strengthen Security Network To Counter ISWAP Terrorists’ Threats
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:26:39 -0500
In a statement signed by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and Chairman of the Southern Governors, through his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, Abiodun highlighted the launch of a robust intelligence-sharing and operational synergy platform among Southern governors.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Arrest Army Personnel With ‘Canadian Loud’ In Lagos Barracks
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:18:15 -0500
A police signal obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed the arrest.
Notorious Abuja Land Grabber Ishaku Aliyu Storms Property With Policemen To Threaten Workers As Officer Declares, 'We Can Crush Anybody'
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:44:03 -0500
SaharaReporters had reported that Mrs Aliyu, also known as Rebecca Omokamo, Chief Executive Officer of Homadil Realty Limited, had been indicted for fraudulently tampering with the Land Information System (LIS) and forging title documents in the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS).
Tinubu Govt Proposes N1.8billion To Acquire EFCC Forfeited Properties, Budgets Another N5.4billion To Maintain Presidential Villa
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:35:00 -0500
The review of the budget document also showed that the Nigerian government proposed to spend the sum of N5.4billion on annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Ekiti Nursing College Under Fire For Charging N1Million For Substandard Room Accommodation For Four Students
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:50:37 -0500
Some of the affected students who spoke to SaharaReporters said the management imposed the new fee after the opening of a new hotel.
Kebbi, Two Other Nigerian States Spend N3.5Billion On Refreshments, Honorarium In 9 Months Amid Over 7Million Poor Residents
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 06:36:51 -0500
What's even more alarming is that this excessive spending occurred despite the dire poverty situation in these states, with a combined poverty rate of 7.17 million persons.
We Don't Need Emir Of Kano’s Approval For Tinubu Administration’s Policies, Nigerian Govt Hits Back At Sanusi
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:59:49 -0500
Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, stated on Wednesday that he will not help the government regarding Nigeria's current economic challenges.
BREAKING: Nigerian House Of Reps Member Oriyomi ‘Ijaya’ Onanuga Dies After Brief Illness
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:07:53 -0500
Meanwhile, the sad news is yet to be made official to the public either by NASS or the family
Alaafin Stool: Oyo Kingmakers, Oyomesi, Threaten Legal Action Against Governor Makinde Over Bribery Allegations
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:22:14 -0500
They claim the governor's statements are defamatory, damaging their reputation, and are demanding evidence to back up his claims.
BREAKING: Gunmen Invade Kwara Community, Abduct Five Residents Including Woman, Daughter
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:30:19 -0500
It was gathered that that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning about 1:30am.
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Under Tinubu Rises To 34.8% For December 2024 – NBS Report
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:30:16 -0500
This was announced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday. The inflation figure moved from 33.60 percent in November last year.
South Korean President Yoon Detained Over Criminal Charges
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:08:49 -0500
According to reports, a warrant to detain Yoon was executed shortly after 10:30am local time on Wednesday, citing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO).
How Suspected Lakurawa Terrorists Attempted To Bribe Investigator With N1Million In Kebbi –Nigerian Police
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:02:14 -0500
Meanwhile, the attempted bribery occurred on the premises of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Gwadangaji, Birnin Kebbi.
Leadership Crisis Rocks Taraba College Of Nursing As Retired Provost Remains In Office
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:43:19 -0500
The college community and key stakeholders in the health sector are up in arms over allegations that Esther Gana, the immediate past provost, has refused to relinquish her position despite reaching retirement age.
Ondo, Osun, Ekiti Spend N1.6billion on Honorarium, Sitting Allowances In Nine Months Amid Claims Of Hardship, Poor Revenue
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:38:34 -0500
This is even as the sampled states budgeted more for honorarium and sitting allowances in the new year.
BREAKING: SaharaReporters And Sowore Defeat Ex-Nigerian Ambassador Onoh In U.S. Court Amid Claims A Corruption Report Made Her Seek Asylum
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:34:55 -0500
In November 2024, Onoh, a former Ambassador to Namibia, told the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that she was seeking permanent residence (Green Card) in Texas, US because of a SaharaReporters’ report accusing her of corruption.
Nigerians Should Expose Policemen Searching Their Phones On Road; It Is Unprofessional — Force Spokesman Adejobi Insists
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:07:29 -0500
Despite the ban and strict warning from the Inspector General of Police, Egbetokun, many police officers continued to routinely check mobile phones on the citizens.
How President Tinubu Meddled In Lagos Assembly Affairs, Attempted To Save Ex-Speaker Obasa Facing Corruption Charges
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:07:20 -0500
According to Oki, President Tinubu made "efforts" to mediate the crisis within the assembly, but Obasa’s unyielding stance led to his eventual removal.
Delta Government Debunks Reported Defection Of Governor Oborevwori To APC
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:59:46 -0500
In three weeks, there have been rumours of alleged plan by the state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori to dump his political party, the PDP for the APC.
Two Kirikiri Inmates Serve Life Sentence Since 1999 Over Generator Repair As Take-It-Back Demands Case Review
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:49:57 -0500
The duo have been incarcerated since 1999 following an unresolved dispute over a generator repair and sale.
BREAKING: Court Remands Dunamis Church Senior Pastor, Paul Enenche's Two Brothers, Pastor Abraham Daniel In Prison After Honouring Police Invitation
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:40:12 -0500
The duo were reportedly taken to the Keffi Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Monday evening following a remand order the Nigerian Police Force secured from the Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja.
Three Nigerian Women Detained In Iraqi Prison Cry Out For Urgent Help To Return Home
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:04:20 -0500
However, she, like several others from Nigeria and other African countries, was picked up at the Iraq airport on her arrival by one agency which she said she doesn't know the name of because it was written in Arabic language.
Alibaba the Comedian: A Bad Way to Bury a Brand By Shiloh Akinyemi
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:19:52 -0500
BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa Impeached For Gross Misconduct, Abuse Of Office
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:25:55 -0500
Obasa was impeached on Monday, however, the details of his impeachment are still sketchy.
BREAKING: Mojisola Meranda Emerges New Lagos Assembly Speaker After Mudashiru Obasa’s Impeachment
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:22:42 -0500
Before her emergence as the Speaker, Meranda was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.
BREAKING: Ibadan Stampede: Oyo Court Grants Bail To Ooni’s Ex-Wife Naomi, Oriyomi Hamzat, School Principal
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:35:38 -0500
The ruling was pronounced by Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, on Monday.
Port Harcourt, Maiduguri, 6 Others Emerge Most Dangerous Areas In Nigeria
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 03:43:36 -0500
The findings highlight major cities and highways prone to theft, attacks, and road hazards, offering critical insights into the country’s security challenges.
Olamide Thomas, Nigerian Activist Detained For ‘Insulting’ Tinubu’s Son Speaks After Incarceration, Says ‘Resistance Kept My Spirit High’
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 03:32:31 -0500
She credited the collective resistance and unity of voices against oppression as her source of strength during her recent incarceration.
BREAKING: Bandits Kidnap 16 Worshippers From Kaduna Church Despite Uba Sani Govt’s Peace Deal Claims
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:05:24 -0500
The bandits, armed with weapons, abducted 16 worshippers and dispersed the congregation, with many managing to escape, according to the sources.
Obasanjo Reveals How Ex-US President Jimmy Carter, CNN Founder Ted Turner Tried To Save Him From Abacha
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:59:19 -0500
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how former US President Jimmy Carter and CNN founder Ted Turner intervened to try to secure his release from prison during General Sani Abacha's military dictatorship. Obasanjo earlier said his imprisonment in 1995 stemmed from his refusal to remain silent on pressing national and international issues. According to Obasanjo, his candidness became a liability under Abacha's regime. He shared this account during a discussion with 15 emerging African leaders at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. Notably, Jimmy Carter has a history of diplomatic interventions and humanitarian efforts, including brokering a peace deal between Israel and Egypt in 1978. Obasanjo honoured the late Jimmy Carter during a memorial service at the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King in Abeokuta on Sunday. Obasanjo remembered Carter as a "titan and man of peace" who left a lasting impact on the world. Carter's legacy includes serving as the 39th President of the United States and receiving the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his post-presidential work. He died on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100, in his home in Plains, Georgia. Obasanjo on Sunday expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the late Carter for his instrumental role in saving his life during his imprisonment under General Abacha's regime. Obasanjo revealed that Carter took a bold step by visiting Abacha solely to plead for his release from prison. “President Carter was one of my foreign friends who stuck their necks out to save my life and to seek my release from prison. On President Carter’s visit to Nigeria, he got Abacha to agree to take me from detention to house arrest on my farm. But that did not last for too long,” Obasanjo was quoted as saying by Daily Trust. He continued: “Many other friends and leaders intervened but President Carter was the only non-African leader, according to my information, that paid a visit to Abacha solely to plead for my release. “I would remain ever grateful to all who worked for my release from Abacha’s gulag. Abacha ensured that I would not be released. Within a week of his death though, I was released by his successor, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, who also facilitated my going round Africa and the rest of the world to thank all those who worked for my release.” He said Carter later informed him of the efforts of Ted Turner, an American entrepreneur and founder of the Cable News Network (CNN), and others to secure his release. “But the most surprising thing Carter said to me was, ‘Please see Ted Turner and thank him for his generosity. He came to me and asked me to get his friend, Obasanjo, released from prison. ‘I will take care of him and his family here or wherever he chooses to live’. “I was touched and moved to tears. I immediately went to Ted who expressed to me the same sentiment that President Carter expressed,” he said. Obasanjo said he shared many things in common with Carter including an early life background. Follow the Sahara Reporters channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaFClvtH5JM6SSsP7M2Y
Tinubu Bans Homosexuality, Transgender Identity, Cross-Dressing, Tattooing, Others In Nigerian Military Few Days To Trump’s Inauguration
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:53:38 -0500
The regulations prohibit military personnel from engaging in certain activities, including homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, and cross-dressing, as well as other behaviour deemed inconsistent with the armed forces' ethics.
BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Three Nigerian Soldiers, Over 30 Civilians In Enugu
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:07:27 -0500
Three buses were attacked, and initially, four Nigerian Army personnel were taken, but one, PTE Usendu Emediong (24NA/87/7560), managed to escape.
Oyo Govt Files 18-Count Charge Against Ooni’s Ex-Wife Naomi, Oriyomi Hamzat, School Principal Over Ibadan Stampede
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 04:17:35 -0500
The suspects are currently in detention over their involvement in the deadly stampede.
Blackout As Nigerian National Grid Collapses For First Time In 2025
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 10:57:10 -0500
This situation has caused a nationwide blackout to major households and industries in the country.
Niger State Civil Service Recruitment Marred By Corruption As Top Officials 'Sell' Job Offers For N500,000
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 03:17:33 -0500
According to sources who spoke with SaharaReporters, key officials such as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Commissioners, and members of the State House of Assembly have been allocated special recruitment slots to appoint their preferred candidates, often bypassing the merit-based system.
How Ebonyi Government Under Dave Umahi Violated Procurement Laws, Awarded N412million Worth Of Contracts To Family Members
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 03:08:55 -0500
This is as a SaharaReporters' review of the Ebonyi State Open Contracting portal showed that about N400million of the contracts were awarded to the former governor, Umahi’s younger brother, family members and cronies.
Jailing Children, Other Nigerians For #EndBadGovernance Protests Shows Tinubu Is Worse Than Nigeria’s Past Military Rulers — Sowore
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:30:48 -0500
Sowore accused Tinubu’s administration of perpetrating human rights abuses worse than those committed during Nigeria's military era.
Chioma Okoli's Case: Nasarawa Judicial Commission Dismisses Chief Magistrate For Misconduct, Abuse Of Power
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:01:33 -0500
The disciplinary action was prompted by a petition from Nigerian human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, submitted in August 2024 to the Honourable Chief Judge of Nasarawa State.
Chioma Okoli's Case: Nasarawa Judicial Commission Dismisses Chief Magistrate For Misconduct, Abuse Of Power
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:01:33 -0500
The disciplinary action was prompted by a petition from Nigerian human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, submitted in August 2024 to the Honourable Chief Judge of Nasarawa State.
How Obasanjo And Police Top Brass Secretly Executed 37 Police Unionists For Planning Nationwide Strike In 2002
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:35:28 -0500
The plot unfolded after the National Union of Police (NUP), led by the underground efforts of a journalist-turned-activist, Teslim ‘Samore’ Oyekanmi, organised a nationwide strike.
Sacked Kano SSG, Bichi Threatens To Expose Governor Yusuf, Kwankwaso With Incriminating Audio, Videos, Documents
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 03:09:51 -0500
Speaking publicly for the first time since his removal from office alongside five commissioners in December 2024, Mr Bichi accused the duo of betrayal and treachery.
Nigerian Police Shield Billionaire Rasaq Okoya’s Sons Over Naira Abuse, Only Arrest Officer Featured In Viral Video
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:51:56 -0500
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest and detention of the police officer seen in the video.
Budget Padding: How National Assembly Approved N40.22billion For Nigerian College Of Fisheries Lagos As Against Proposed N667million
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:48:00 -0500
By approving N40.88 billion for the college against the N667 million it proposed, BudgIT explained that the lawmakers padded the budget with a margin of N40.22 billion, representing over 5000% increment.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Begin Monthly Audit Of Ammunition, Decry Increasing Loss Of Firearms To Hoodlums
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:57:35 -0500
In a wireless message sent to state police commands across the country from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, the police threatened to hold supervising officers responsible for any missing firearms.
Nigerian University FUNAAB Students Clash With Police In Ogun Over ‘Illegal Arrest’ Of Colleagues
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:57:44 -0500
Videos circulating on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday show dozens of students protesting and claiming that police fired shots sporadically and struck some students with vehicles while attempting to carry out an alleged "illegal operation" on campus.
Nigerian State House, Defence Ministry, EFCC, 41 Others To Fuel Generators With N14.2Billion In 2025
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:37:26 -0500
According to the review, the State House headquarters plans to spend N1.989 billion on fuelling plants/generators.