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Senegal’s 44-Year-Old Faye Set To Become Africa’s Youngest Elected President, Vows To Govern With Transparency

9 months ago905 min

Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Monday promised to govern with humility and transparency.   BBC reports that Faye, set to be declared the next president after his main rival called him to concede defeat, thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting Senegal’s democratic tradition by recognising his victory well before official results.   “In electing me, the Senegalese people have decided on a break with a past,” Faye told journalists...

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Bandits Kill Two Security Operatives, Burn Nigerian Military Vehicles In Zamfara

9 months ago932 min

Bandits have relaunched another attack on Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State where they burnt two operational vehicles of the military and killed two members of the state security outfit, Community Protection Guards (CPG), in the area.   A source, Malam Usman Tsafe, said the the bandits had besieged the town wielding sophisticated weapons.   According to him, the bandits divided themselves into three different groups with the first...

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Nigerian Army Set To Release 200 Boko Haram Detainees In Borno ‘After Clearing Them Of Wrongdoing’

9 months ago942 min

The detainees were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency. The Nigerian Army is set to release more than 200 suspected who had been detained over Boko Haram terrorist activities.   The military said the suspects had been cleared of links to the Boko Haram sect.   The detainees will be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society on Tuesday morning at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the...

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EXCLUSIVE: Transmission Company of Nigeria CEO, Abdulaziz Sule Bribes Power Minister With 2023 Lexus SUV Worth Over N290Million To Retain Office
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EXCLUSIVE: Transmission Company of Nigeria CEO, Abdulaziz Sule Bribes Power Minister With 2023 Lexus SUV Worth Over N290Million To Retain Office

9 months ago50918 min

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Abdulaziz Ahmed Sule, has reportedly bought a 2023 Lexus LX 600 model for the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, SaharaReporters has learnt.  The SUV was procured for 298,444,187.50k.  Sources told SaharaReporters that Sule bought the vehicle from the internally generated revenue of the company to bribe the minister to ensure that President Bola Tinubu does not remove him from office....

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Gombe Approves N14.9Billion For New ‘Ultra-modern Governor’s Residence,’ N10.4Bn For Roads In 4 Council Areas, Over N28Bn For State Assembly, High Court Complexes

9 months ago993 min

Gombe State Executive Council on Tuesday approved the spending of N43.13 billion for an ultra-modern governor’s residence, High Court and House of Assembly complex.   The council meeting, presided by the state governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, also approved the spending of N10 billion for the construction of roads in four local government areas of the state.   Tilde Mijiyanwa, the state information commissioner disclosed the resolutions of the State Executive Committee to journalists.   He said...

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Nigerian Military Detains Security Operative Who Assisted Notorious Bandits Kingpin, Dogo Gide To Hospital Before His Death 

9 months ago984 min

    A notorious bandits kingpin, Dogo Gide, who was involved with ANSARU and other significant terrorist organisations, was assisted to a hospital by a security operative before he eventually died, it has been learnt.      SaharaReporters had reported that Dogo Gide passed away as a result of gunshot injuries sustained during a clash with Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) forces.     Imran Muhammad, in a statement posted on his X platform on Wednesday,...

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Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Warri Refineries May Not Get Enough Crude Oil Locally For Production – Minister

9 months ago894 min

        The Nigerian government has stated that it will be very embarrassing if Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Warri, Dangote and BUA refineries don’t have enough crude oil locally for the production of petroleum products after it finishes fixing them.      The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, who made this known on Tuesday, asserted that the refineries and modular refineries in the country may not get enough crude oil locally...

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BREAKING: After Raking In Millions Of Naira From Applicants, Osun Government Fails To Hold Teachers’ Recruitment Exams, Leaves Many Stranded 

9 months ago874 min

The failure to hold the CBT exams is despite the millions of naira raked in by the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led state government as each applicant was made to pay N2000 for registration.     The Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the Osun State Government Teacher’s Recruitment Exercise did not hold as scheduled on Wednesday leaving thousands of applicants stranded across the various centers in the state, SaharaReporters has learnt. The failure to hold the CBT exams is...

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BREAKING: Defence Headquarters Declares Eight Nigerians Wanted Over Killing Of 17 Military Personnel In Delta

9 months ago783 min

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters on Thursday morning declared eight people wanted over the gruesome killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State on March 14, 2024. This was announced in a circular issued by the Defence Headquarters via its verified social media platforms which identified the suspects as follows: 1. Akevwru Daniel Omotegbono (a.k.a Amagbem, 2. Prof. Εkpekpo Arthur, 3. Andaowei Dennis Bakriri, 4. Igoli Ebi, 5. Akata Malawa David, 6. Sinclear Oliki, 7. Clement...

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‘Affidavit Presented By Governor Ododo Not From Us,’ FCT High Court Tells Kogi Election Tribunal Document Is Fake

9 months ago886 min

Members of the Social Democratic Party and supporters of its governorship candidate in the November 11, 2023 Kogi election, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka are currently in a jubilation mood.  This followed the testimony of the representative of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court at the Kogi Election Tribunal that Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo’s affidavit was fake and did not emanate from the court.  SaharaReporters had reported that Ajaka sued Ododo for certificate forgery as part...

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