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BREAKING: Nigeria Police Chief Orders Raid Of Vulcaniser Shops To Seize Tyres, Prevent Burning During #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago953 min

The police said the action would ensure that protesters would not get tyres to burn on highways or any other place of importance. Ahead of the nationwide #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest against exacerbating hunger and misgovernance under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police has directed all state commands to raid all vulcaniser shops in their jurisdiction and seize all un-used tyres and dispose them off.   The police said the action would...

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BREAKING: Three Killed In Lagos Building Collapse

5 months ago863 min

It was gathered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed. One of the rescued individuals was receiving treatment on-site. Three persons have been confirmed dead following a building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos State on Thursday.   It was gathered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed. One of the rescued individuals was receiving treatment on-site.   The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State...

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Plateau State Spent 47% Of Amount Budgeted For Capital Expenditure On Official Vehicles In Q1 2024
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Plateau State Spent 47% Of Amount Budgeted For Capital Expenditure On Official Vehicles In Q1 2024

5 months ago1225 min

A closer look at the budgetary spending of Plateau State for the first quarter of 2024 has revealed that the state government allocated a significant sum of N3.9 billion for the purchase of motor vehicles, constituting approximately a quarter of the N16 billion budgeted for this expenditure item for the year.  This disclosure has raised questions among concerned citizens about the appropriateness of the state’s spending priorities. However, of this amount, N3.9 billion was already...

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Nigerian Army Troops Invade Imo Community, Reportedly Gun Down Civilians, Destroy Property

5 months ago1014 min

A severe Nigerian Army operation in Awomama community, Imo State, has left some residents reportedly killed and others injured.     The footage of the incident, seen by SaharaReporters, showed soldiers arriving in five heavily armoured vehicles, employing explosive devices on residential homes.   Eyewitnesses reported that at least 13 civilians, including men, women, and children, were killed in the attack.   Many others sustained injuries or were forced to flee. Properties worth billions of Naira...

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Media Group, JODER Demands Judicial Probe Of Alleged Corruption In NNPC, World Bank Operations In Nigeria

5 months ago996 min

A pro-democracy group, the Journalists for Democratic Rights, (JODER) has asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately set up an independent Judicial Panel of Enquiry to probe the allegations of high level corruption in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (NNPC) and the World Bank operations in Nigeria.  The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye had revealed that Nigerian World Bank officials take 40% from all loans obtained by Nigeria.  She had also revealed that some...

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Nigerian Agency, NBS Confirms Rising Prices of Beans, Yam, Garri As Food Inflation Continues

5 months ago883 min

The latest publication by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown continual increase in prices of food items. According to the release, as of June 2024 , the average price of 1kg beans brown (sold loose) stood at N2,292.76.  This represents  a rise of 252.13% in price on a year-on-year basis from N651.12 recorded in June 2023 and a 14.11% rise in price on a month-on-month basis from N2,009.23 in May 2024.  Also the...

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Tinubu Government In Panic, Conveys Emergency Meeting Over August 1 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests

5 months ago1279 min

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday morning to address the imminent nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria set for August 1.   The meeting comes on the heels of Tinubu’s recent appeal to protest organisers, urging them to delay the demonstrations and allow his administration more time to implement people-oriented programmes.   The circular released on Tuesday indicated that the meeting invitation was extended to all ministers, including the Secretary...

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BREAKING: NNPC CEO, Mele Kyari Challenges Aliko Dangote To Name Government Workers Behind Fuel Plant In Malta

5 months ago1236 min

  Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has challenged billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, to reveal the identities of NNPC workers accused of establishing a blending plant in Malta.  In a statement he issued via his social media platforms, Kyari maintained that he does not own a blending plant in Malta nor did he know any of his colleagues doing so.  SaharaReporters had reported how Aliko...

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EXCLUSIVE: Edo Governor Obaseki In Twilight Of Administration Spends N1.1billion On Furniture In Three Months, Nothing On Erosion, Flooding

5 months ago1303 min

Under its project description “Furniture and fittings” the state spent N1.1billion as of the first quarter of 2024.  A review of the Edo State budget performance documents by SaharaReporters has shown that the state government led by Governor Godwin Obaseki, spent N1.1billion on purchase of furniture in the first three months of 2024.   Under its project description “Furniture and fittings” the state spent N1.1billion as of the first quarter of 2024.    The state...

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BREAKING: Lawless DSS Arrests Another Nigerian Youth, Aliyu Sanusi In Sokoto Over #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago1364 min

Human rights activist and Convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, disclosed information about Sanusi’s arrest in a post on his X platform (formerly Twitter). Operatives of the lawless Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested another Nigerian youth, Aliyu Sanusi, in Sokoto State for allegedly printing and distributing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest materials.  Human rights activist and Convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, disclosed information about Sanusi’s arrest in a post on his X platform (formerly Twitter)....

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