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Several Corruption Cases Including $3billion Oil Fraud Under Ex-President Buhari Yet To Be Investigated, Says Obono-Obla

5 months ago1266 min

  Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla who was appointed Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property by former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that several high-level corruption probes were stopped by cronies in the then government.   Obono-Obla was sacked in September 2019, few months after his appointment.   While speaking in an interview with Vanguard, he alleged that some powerful members of the then government he described as patrons of corruption...

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Central Bank Of Nigeria Sells $148million At N1470/$1 To Authorised Dealers

5 months ago6213 min

The transactions took place between Monday and Tuesday to provide necessary liquidity to the FX market. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the sale of $148 million to authorised dealers in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).    The transactions took place between Monday and Tuesday to provide necessary liquidity to the FX market.   According to a statement by Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, acting Director of the Corporate Communications Department, the CBN sold...

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Nigerians Can Start Protest But They Don’t Know Where It Will End – Shettima Reacts To #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Rally

5 months ago1254 min

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has again urged the citizens to shelve the planned protests against bad governance in the country.    This time, the appeal was made by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, while speaking at a high-level meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.   He stated that it was time to solve problems and not protest as the Federal Government announced its participation in the Grand Challenges Nigeria project, a global health initiative...

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BREAKING: Explosive Device Kills 7 Nigerian Soldiers On Mission To Save Borno Community From Boko Haram

5 months ago1324 min

No fewer than seven operatives of the Nigerian Army have been confirmed dead after their vehicle hit an explosive in Mugunu area of Maiduguri in Borno State, SaharaReporters has gathered. On Thursday morning, the vehicle reportedly hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram along the Gamboru Ngala-Maiduguri Road in Borno State. The Army reportedly received a distress call during early on Thursday that Boko Haram terrorists were attacking...

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Nigeria’s National Service Scheme, NYSC Warns Corps Members Against Participating In #EndBadGovernance Protest

5 months ago1213 min

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned serving corps member against participating in the planned nationwide protest slated to commence on August 1, 2024.   The NYSC management reportedly issued the warning to corps members, circulated on various social media platforms, reminding them that they are prohibited from participating in any political activities.   According to the statement, this restriction is based on the laws governing the NYSC scheme, which explicitly bar corps members...

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Data Shows Nigeria’s Fuel Imports From Malta Jumped 43 Times In 10 Years Amid NNPC Economic Sabotage Allegations By Dangote

5 months ago1254 min

Following Aliko Dangote’s allegations of illegal activities in the petroleum sector, involving blending plants in Malta, data shows that Nigeria’s oil imports from Malta have skyrocketed in recent times.   According to Trade Map, a global trade statistics database, the value of Nigeria’s petroleum imports from Malta increased by 43 times over the past decade, rising from $47.5 million in 2013 to $2.08 billion in 2023.   This represents a staggering 342% increase, with Nigeria...

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BREAKING: Lagos Government Postpones Exclusive Meeting With Activists To Bribe, Undermine Planned Protest After SaharaReporters’ Story
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BREAKING: Lagos Government Postpones Exclusive Meeting With Activists To Bribe, Undermine Planned Protest After SaharaReporters’ Story

5 months ago5303 min

The Lagos State Government has postponed its meeting with human rights activists indefinitely after SaharaReporters exposed that its plan was to bribe the activists at the meeting. SaharaReporters reported on Thursday that the true intention behind the meeting was to offer bribes and persuade them to help disrupt the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest scheduled to begin on August 1. The Lagos State government, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday invited activists for an exclusive meeting. However,...

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BREAKING: DSS Releases Kaduna Youth, Khalid Arrested Over #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago1214 min

Khalid was arrested on Thursday morning for allegedly mobilising for the forthcoming #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Kaduna State. The Department of State Services (DSS) has freed a Nigerian youth identified as Engineer Khalid Aminu.    Khalid was arrested on Thursday morning for allegedly mobilising for the forthcoming #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Kaduna State.   The news about his freedom was disclosed by human rights activist and Convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore.    Sowore said, “We are happy to...

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BREAKING: Ohanaeze Ndigbo President, Chief Iwuanyanwu Is Dead

5 months ago883 min

The 82-year-old President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is dead. Born September 1942, the leader of the apex Igbo organisation died on Thursday, 25th July, 2024. Chief Iwuanyanwu was unanimously endorsed as Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General on April 20, 2023 following the death of Prof. George Obiozor, who also died in the office. A family source told SaharaReporters that the octogenarian died in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. He becomes the second...

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