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BREAKING: Nigerian Govt Files Criminal Charges Against Senator Natasha, Cites Allegations Made In TV Interview
Thu, 22 May 2025 08:29:41 -0400
The details of all the charges are still sketchy but one of them is linked to the allegations she made during a live broadcast on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on April 3, 2025.
Nigerian Police Officers Accuse IG Of Favouritism In Promotions, Say 2023 Degree Holders Left Behind
Thu, 22 May 2025 06:51:38 -0400
The officers claimed that the forthcoming promotion process is targeted to benefit the Inspector General of Police and his cronies, who recently got their PhDs from private universities.
EXCLUSIVE: Police IG Egbetokun Awards N6Billion Uniform Contract Split Into 66 Parts To ‘Inactive’ Firm With No BPP Tax Record
Thu, 22 May 2025 05:55:06 -0400
Documents exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters confirm the contract splitting and reveal that all the contracts were awarded to Messrs Crown Natures Nigeria Plc, a company registered under the names of Adedokun Olarotimi Aromolaran and Omolara Olufunke as directors.
One Killed, Another Hospitalised As Alleged Land Grabber, Police Invade Delta Community — Residents Allege Cover-Up
Thu, 22 May 2025 03:53:46 -0400
According to multiple eyewitnesses who narrated the incident to SaharaReporters, the attack is linked to an ongoing land dispute involving Nkeweshe [Babies], who is accused of forcefully attempting to sell communal land against the will of the residents.
EXCLUSIVE: Police IG Egbetokun Splits N6Billion Uniform Deal Into 66 Contracts To Bypass Procurement Law, Awards All To Firm Linked To Him
Wed, 21 May 2025 16:04:27 -0400
According to sources familiar with the matter, Egbetokun diverted the N6 billion from the police operational account's budgetary sub-head into a private procurement arrangement for uniforms.
BREAKING: Benin Republic Blocks Waterway Trade Route Linking Ogun Amid Border Clampdown Over Suspected Arms Smuggling, Terror Attack
Wed, 21 May 2025 10:04:47 -0400
Sources described the waterway as a longstanding route for local commerce between the West African nations.
BREAKING: Benin Republic Blocks Waterway Trade Route Linking Ogun Amid Border Clampdown Over Suspected Arms Smuggling, Terror Attack
Wed, 21 May 2025 09:02:37 -0400
Sources described the waterway as a longstanding route for local commerce between the West African nations.
EXCLUSIVE: Fidelity Bank MD Engages In Insider Trading Amid N225Billion Court Judgment Pressure –Sources
Wed, 21 May 2025 05:58:35 -0400
Insider trading, the illegal practice of trading securities based on confidential, non-public information, is a grave offence in financial markets.
EXCLUSIVE: Federal Investigators Uncover Biggest Land Racket, Money Laundering Involving Lagos State And Nigerian Govt Officials
Tue, 20 May 2025 13:03:00 -0400
The EFCC listed 14 companies allegedly involved in land racketeering and money laundering. Among them is Walaris Nigeria Limited, which reportedly acquired 572.735 hectares of land at Lagos Lagoon.
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Obi Went To Rome To Plead With Tinubu Over Fidelity Bank’s N225Billion Debt, Not For Papal Inauguration
Tue, 20 May 2025 10:42:22 -0400
Meanwhile, Fidelity Bank continues to publicly insist that its actual liability is only about ₦14 billion, while claiming $633,750 in other documents, a claim sharply at odds with court-awarded figures now nearing ₦225 billion.
We Brutally Attacked NANS Factional President Atiku Isah For 'Impersonation' – NANS Official Brags In Video, Issues Further Threats Against Sowore, VeryDarkMan
Tue, 20 May 2025 09:09:15 -0400
Two persons appeared in the threat video, with the other personality beside Decimal identified as Adesakin Adefemi who actually uploaded the video.
Budget Padding: National Assembly Inserts Projects Worth N6.93trillion Into 2025 Nigerian Budget – Report
Tue, 20 May 2025 05:57:47 -0400
The organisation’s analysis shows that 238 projects, each valued above N5 billion and totalling N2.29 trillion, were inserted with little or no justification.
Transparency International Blames Tinubu, Buhari, Obasanjo For NNPCL’s Missing N500billion Revenue
Tue, 20 May 2025 04:38:55 -0400
The allegation follows a recent Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report by the World Bank, which disclosed that NNPCL failed to remit N500 billion to the Federation Account between October and December 2024.
Operatives Arrest Wife, Mother Of Nigerian Bandits Leader, Ado Aliero In Saudi Arabia
Tue, 20 May 2025 03:18:30 -0400
The arrest reportedly occurred in Medina, a holy city where the women had been residing under false identities.
BREAKING: ‘Wanted Kidnapper’ Caught At Abuja Airport While Preparing For Hajj Pilgrimage
Sun, 18 May 2025 11:29:05 -0400
Zango, who resides in the Paikon-Kore area of Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), had reportedly been declared wanted by security agencies over his alleged involvement in multiple kidnapping incidents.
VIDEO: How Sowore Stopped Move By Christian Group Tied To Prosperity Preachers To Use Police Against TikToker, Now Faces Retaliatory Protest
Sun, 18 May 2025 11:03:25 -0400
Adama has been behind several incidents involving the use of security forces to harass or detain individuals, particularly young Nigerians on TikTok, who have criticised prominent Christian religious leaders.
EXCLUSIVE: Suspended Rivers Gov Fubara To Join APC After Tinubu Deal, Political Intimidation In Bid To Crush Opposition Before 2027 Polls
Sun, 18 May 2025 05:48:15 -0400
This development, sources say, is the culmination of a calculated campaign by the APC-led Federal Government to weaken opposition strongholds across the country ahead of the next general elections.
Account For Missing N500Billion Or Face Legal Action, SERAP Tells NNPCL CEO, Ojulari
Sun, 18 May 2025 04:41:23 -0400
According to the World Bank, this sum was not remitted to the Federation Account between October and December 2024.
EXCLUSIVE: Retired AIG Joseph Mbu Orders Detention Of Police Inspectors In Cross River After He Arbitrarily Locked Community Townhall
Sat, 17 May 2025 05:30:47 -0400
According to a situation report from the Unit Commander of 75 PMF, Obudu, ASP Linus Ekpo, obtained by SaharaReporters, the officers were allegedly detained by their principal, retired AIG Mbu, after a series of incidents that occurred on May 11.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Compile Names Of Officers With Ph.D., Other Advanced Qualifications For Promotion Exercise
Sat, 17 May 2025 04:51:43 -0400
This includes inspectors and rank-and-file officers holding first degrees, master’s degrees, and doctorate degrees (Ph.D), as well as those with approved study postings.
JAMB Spends N535million On Installation Of Servers, Supervision Of Controversial UTME Exams
Fri, 16 May 2025 12:49:56 -0400
The bulletin for between April 26 and May 2, 2025, shows that N244.3 million was spent on supervision of examination (2025 UTME).
Nigerian Army Continues Illegal Detention Of Female Soldier On Orders Of Ex-Army Chief Yahaya's Wife, Threatens Family Members To Stay Away
Fri, 16 May 2025 11:20:40 -0400
According to the source, the military’s move suggests an attempt to pin the alleged missing funds on Amina’s relatives despite no evidence linking them to any wrongdoing.
EXCLUSIVE: Lagos School In Fresh Scandal As Students Accuse Teachers Of Forcing N500 Payment Per Subject For WAEC Exam Answers ‘Expo’
Fri, 16 May 2025 09:37:45 -0400
According to one of the students, when they refused to pay, the teachers threatened to make life difficult for them in the days left to conclude their examinations.
BREAKING: Detained NANS President Atiku Isah Sues Seyi Tinubu, DSS, NTA Bosses Over Alleged Abduction, Torture; Seeks N38.3Billion In Damages
Fri, 16 May 2025 08:33:29 -0400
The NANS President requests the court to issue an order enforcing his rights, citing alleged violations by the named respondents.
Seven Years After Abduction From Yobe School By Boko Haram, Leah Sharibu’s Mother Marks Her 22nd Birthday In Tears
Fri, 16 May 2025 05:34:24 -0400
It was later learned that Leah refused to recite the Islamic declaration and wear the hijab, rejecting the militants’ demand to renounce her Christian faith.
Group Threatens To Sue Kwara Government Over ‘Governor’s Consent’ Clause In FOI Bill
Fri, 16 May 2025 04:00:35 -0400
The Bill, which was stealthily transmitted to the Kwara State House of Assembly (KWHA) by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has drawn fierce criticism for introducing an Orwellian section, Section 31, that would require applicants to obtain the Governor’s written consent before accessing public information.
BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Military Patrol In Adamawa, Kill Seven Persons, Cart Away Soldiers' Motorcycles
Thu, 15 May 2025 14:54:06 -0400
Top sources told SaharaReporters that the troops were ambushed around 4pm on Thursday while attempting to recover the body of one of the civilians killed during the initial raid.
EXCLUSIVE: Approved Abuja Estate Demolished On Wike’s Orders ‘Without Notice’, Minister Accused Of Land Grab
Thu, 15 May 2025 10:01:38 -0400
The estate, located near Kugbo in the Karu area of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), was brought down without prior notice, sparking accusations of unlawful demolition and land grabbing.
EXCLUSIVE: Delta Nursing School Fails Student Queried Over Remi Tinubu’s ‘Na Your Mama Be This’ Viral Video
Thu, 15 May 2025 09:25:00 -0400
Sources privy to the development confirmed this to Saharareporters, describing it as a politically motivated act of institutional witch-hunt.
BREAKING: DSS Threatens Federal Workers’ Leader Over Ibadan Protest Against Tinubu Govt’s Unpaid Entitlements
Thu, 15 May 2025 06:54:01 -0400
In the last week of April, SaharaReporters reported that federal workers under the banner of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF) began an indefinite nationwide strike, kicking off in Ibadan, to protest against the non-payment of five months’ outstanding wage awards by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
BREAKING: EFCC Invites Ex-Militant Leader Tompolo Following Public Outcry Over Alleged Naira Abuse, Viral Video
Wed, 14 May 2025 10:02:12 -0400
According to sources within the anti-graft agency who spoke with SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the letter was delivered earlier this week, and the commission is now awaiting Tompolo’s response.
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Obtain Fresh Remand Order To Keep 66-Year-Old Activist Jonah In Prison Without Trial For Allegedly Cyberstalking Lawmaker Ogah
Wed, 14 May 2025 07:09:10 -0400
Sources told SaharaReporters that the new remand order will keep Mr. Jonah in custody until next Wednesday—coincidentally, the same day his case is scheduled to be heard at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
From Election Victory To Prison: Enugu Govt Accused Of Judicial Abuse As Community Dispute, Political Victory Land Labour Party Candidate Bright Ngene In Jail
Wed, 14 May 2025 05:17:28 -0400
It was learnt that on June 28, 2024, the trial court dismissed Ngene’s application for the judge to recuse himself. The judge then declared, “This matter must end today.”
Ex-Gov Amaechi: Lamido And I Would Have Confronted Tinubu If We Were Governors
Wed, 14 May 2025 04:53:37 -0400
Amaechi made the remarks on Tuesday in Abuja at the public presentation of Lamido’s autobiography titled "Being True to Myself."
EXCLUSIVE: Sacked Revenue Boss Exposes Delta Council Chairman, Egbo: ‘I Pay Him N400,000 Monthly Kickbacks, Sent His Wife N1.2Million For Cow’
Tue, 13 May 2025 16:54:36 -0400
He accused Egbo of demanding monthly kickbacks of N400,000 and claimed that the council chairman's wife, Mrs. Vivian Egbo, received a N1.2 million bribe.
EXCLUSIVE: Family Accuses Ex-Army Chief Faruk Yahaya’s Wife Of Ordering Female Soldier’s Detention, Daily Torture Over ‘Missing $50,000’
Tue, 13 May 2025 09:33:13 -0400
SaharaReporters gathered that Hajiya Salamatu Faruk Yahaya ordered the detention of the soldier without trial or any legal order, and has continued to hold her at a military guardroom in Abuja for over a month.
BREAKING: Man Dies In Police Custody After Arrest Of Seven Persons By IGP Egbetokun’s Team On Oyetola’s Orders Over Osun Election Dispute
Tue, 13 May 2025 05:15:37 -0400
Sources told SaharaReporters that Apomu was one of seven individuals arrested in connection with local government election matters in Osun State.
BREAKING: ISWAP Terrorists Take Over Marte Council Area In Borno After Dislodging Nigerian Army, Capturing Soldiers
Tue, 13 May 2025 03:55:59 -0400
A military source who spoke to SaharaReporters under condition of anonymity confirmed that the terrorists launched a series of coordinated attacks that eventually forced the Nigerian Army to abandon its position in the area by 3am on Sunday, May 12, 2025.
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Professor Ogban, Jailed For Electoral Fraud, Still Not In Prison Despite Appeal Court Upholding Three-Year Sentence
Mon, 12 May 2025 13:44:34 -0400
SaharaReporters has learned that Ogban, convicted of electoral fraud during the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial election, has not been remanded in prison.
World Bank Warns Nigerian Government Over Youth Unemployment, Lack Of Human Capital Investments
Mon, 12 May 2025 12:27:43 -0400
The apex financial institution emphasised that for the country to survive, it must grow in a way that generates jobs and supports the poorest and least prosperous in society.
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Socialite Fred Ajudua Absconds After Supreme Court Orders Return To Prison Over $1.43Million Fraud
Mon, 12 May 2025 08:18:45 -0400
The Supreme Court ordered the immediate return to prison of Fred Ajudua, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a German company of $1.43 million more than 30 years ago.
BREAKING: Several Soldiers Feared Dead As Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Military Base In Borno
Mon, 12 May 2025 06:53:47 -0400
During the attack, the gunmen reportedly burnt armoured tanks and made away with ammunition, sources said.
EXCLUSIVE: Detained NANS President Atiku Isah Declares Hunger Protest In DSS Custody Over Seyi Tinubu Bribery Allegation, Others
Mon, 12 May 2025 05:53:25 -0400
Isah, who was reportedly abducted in broad daylight by suspected thugs led by Seyi Tinubu-backed NANS faction president, Ladoja Olusola, has told security personnel he is no longer taking the food or medication provided by the agency.
Gwer West Council Chairman Imposes Curfew Amid Killings, Attacks In Benue
Mon, 12 May 2025 04:28:55 -0400
The restriction will be reviewed as the security situation improves, with plans to revisit the measure when necessary.
EXCLUSIVE: Photos, Identity Of Nigerian Army Captain Killed By Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno
Sun, 11 May 2025 04:16:57 -0400
The Emir of Gwoza, Mohammed Shehu Timta, had on Wednesday narrated how the terrorists struck and killed Kamal.
Secret Police DSS Arrests Ibrahim Jadda, Critic Of Senator Ahmad Lawan For Exposing Bogus N5.73billion 'Water Project' Without Water
Sat, 10 May 2025 13:06:57 -0400
The man, identified as Isheu Ibrahim Jadda, was arrested on Friday and detained overnight before being moved to Damaturu on Saturday morning, SaharaReporters has learnt.
Nigerian Policemen Shoot Church Worker In Abuja, Abandon Victim To Bear N5million Surgery Expenses
Sat, 10 May 2025 07:19:09 -0400
It was gathered that Bargo, a staff member of the church, was sitting outside the premises on April 23, waiting to receive a guitar he had ordered.
UK-Based Woman Petitions Ogun House Of Assembly, Accuses Monarch Of N115million Fraud, False Marriage
Sat, 10 May 2025 06:12:13 -0400
Oyewole, who currently resides in the UK, narrated how the monarch approached her for marriage following the collapse of her previous marriage due to domestic violence.
Afenifere Demands Suspension Of SGF George Akume Over Corruption Allegations Involving Aide
Sat, 10 May 2025 04:24:08 -0400
However, the case has not progressed well and no punitive measures were meted on the suspect, a development many attributed to the interference and influence of Senator George Akume in an attempt to cover his involvement.
Boko Haram Threats Force Authorities To Cancel Muslim Friday Prayers In Cameroon
Sat, 10 May 2025 04:01:41 -0400
Their violent campaign, which has included bombings, kidnappings, and ambushes, has caused immense hardship for the affected populations.