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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army Allegedly Frees Soldiers Of ‘Northern Extraction’ Facing Murder, Reabsorbs Them Into Service While Others Remain In Detention In Enugu 

9 months ago50617 min

        Two Nigerian soldiers who were being court-martialled in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for murder have been freed and re-absorbed into service, multiple military sources have told SaharaReporters.     The two soldiers are Pte Usman Shonva and another identified only as Audu.     While Shonva allegedly shot and killed one of his course mates in Ohoafia, Abia State in 2022, Audu was accused of killing a Togolese...

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BREAKING: Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Hits New Jersey And Environs In U.S.

9 months ago1271 min

Nigerian human rights activist who lives in New Jersey confirmed it to SaharaReporters around 3.50pm Nigerian time.      A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit New York City, surrounding suburbs, and New Jersey on Friday morning.   Nigerian human rights activist who lives in New Jersey confirmed it to SaharaReporters around 3.50pm Nigerian time.    He also tweeted, “Just experienced an Earthquake in New Jersey!”   This comes a few days after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake...

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BREAKING: Nigerian High Court Reserves Cross-dresser, Bobrisky’s Sentencing Over Naira Abuse For April 9

9 months ago967 min

    The Federal High Court in Lagos has reserved another date for the sentencing of convicted popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The judgement was reserved for April 9, 2024 by Justice Abimbola Awogboro on Friday, who ordered that the controversial cross-dresser should be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the judgment date. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the court convicted Bobrisky after the cross-dresser pleaded...

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BREAKING: Massive Protest In Abuja As Shi’ites Hold Rally ‘In Support of Palestine’ 

9 months ago1344 min

Members of the sect trooped out in their number shortly after the Juma’at prayer at the National Mosque defied the presence of the heavily armed security agents who had surrounded the mosque to prevent the sect from embarking on the rally.         A massive protest is currently going on in Abuja the nation’s capital by the Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shi’ites to mark the International...

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EXCLUSIVE: Labour Party Edo Gov Ticket In Jeopardy As Akpata’s Running Mate Submits False Information To Electoral Body, INEC; Claims She Was Born Same Year She Obtained First School Certificate
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour Party Edo Gov Ticket In Jeopardy As Akpata’s Running Mate Submits False Information To Electoral Body, INEC; Claims She Was Born Same Year She Obtained First School Certificate

9 months ago11010 min

The leadership of the Labour Party in Edo State has reportedly summoned an emergency meeting.   The meeting will have in attendance the party’s governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata and his running mate, Mrs Oluyinka Faith Alufokhai over concerns that some of the information contained in their forms EC9 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have been false and is capable of jeopardising their candidacies.   INEC recently published the list of governorship...

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Uncompleted Low-income Houses Inaugurated By Bayelsa Govt Without Toilets, Electricity Hijacked By Ex-Commissioners, Lawmakers, Other Politicians

9 months ago10911 min

A low-income estate built by the Bayelsa state government has been allegedly hijacked by politicians and senior government officials in the state, findings have revealed.   An estate built by former governor Seriake Dickson called “Anyama Low Income Estate Phase 1” was hurriedly inaugurated by Dickson before he left office on February 12, 2020 without internal roads, toilet facilities, electricity, and security provisions amongst others.   The estate which comprises 42 units by 84 flats...

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BREAKING: Kano State Government Drags Ex-Governor Ganduje, Wife, Six Others To Court For Bribery, Diversion Of Funds 

9 months ago844 min

        The Kano State Government has dragged former governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, Umar Abdullahi Umar and five others to court on eight count charges relating to bribery allegations, misappropriation and diversion of funds among others running into billions of naira.     This was contained in a charge sheet dated 3rd April, 2024 with a 15 prosecution witnesses list attached, and obtained by SaharaReporters.        The...

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BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Rejects Justice Nyako’s Ruling On Charges Against Him, Files Appeal Against Nigerian Government 

9 months ago14011 min

        The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an  appeal at the Appeal Court against the Nigerian government on the ruling of Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.   Kanu, who filed the appeal through his legal team led by its Lead Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, rejected the March 19 ruling of Justice Nyako on the criminal charges the Nigerian government...

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC Arrests Popular Cross-dresser, Bobrisky In Lagos

9 months ago905 min

    A popular cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky was arrested on Wednesday evening by personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos State. This was confirmed by the agency’s spokesman, Mr Dele Oyewale in a telephone conversation with SaharaReporters on Thursday morning.   According to the EFCC spokesman, Bobrisky was arrested for mutilation of naira notes and not for his lifestyle as a cross-dresser.       “It...

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Joins World’s Richest Person Bernard Arnault In $200Billion Club, Becomes Only American In Elite Category

9 months ago1024 min

    Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos became the only American with a net worth above $200 billion Wednesday. According to Forbes’ calculations, Bezos’ fortune grew by about $2 billion to just below $201 billion. This extended his lead over the next wealthiest American, Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a $191 billion net worth, to some $10 billion.   Worth more than $85 billion more than he was a year ago, Bezos has...

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