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BREAKING: Senate Sacks Ndume As Chief Whip, Asks Him To Resign From APC

6 months ago985 min

Senator Mohamed Ali Ndume (Borno South) has been removed as Chief Whip by the Senate.  The decision was supported by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senate Caucus through a voice vote led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the plenary session on Wednesday.  Tahir Mungono (Borno North) has been appointed as Ndume’s replacement.  This move follows Ndume’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.  In response, the APC’s national leadership, represented by national...

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BREAKING: Kidnappers Attack El-Rufai Estate In Abuja, Shoot Resident, Exchange Fire With Policemen

6 months ago1012 min

SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened in El-Rufai Estate in the Bwari Local Government Area of the Territory around 2am, on Wednesday.  A man simply identified as Nathaniel has been reportedly shot by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers after an attempt to kidnap him was foiled by operatives of the Nigerian police in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.     SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened in El-Rufai Estate in the Bwari Local Government Area of the...

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BREAKING: Kaduna Assembly Hires Foremost Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana To Prosecute Ex-Gov El-Rufai For Mega Corruption

6 months ago887 min

Kaduna House Of Assembly has hired human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to prosecute the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai corruption. SaharaReporters learnt that Falana will lead a battery of lawyers to begin unravelling the monumental corruption on Thursday in Kaduna. Earlier in July, the Kaduna State House of Assembly reaffirmed its position on the allegations of financial misconduct levelled against former Governor El-Rufai. According to the Assembly’s findings, El-Rufai’s administration diverted...

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Bill For 6-Year Single Term Presidency, Governorship Passes First Reading In Nigerian House of Reps

6 months ago935 min

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of a bill proposing amendments to the 1999 Constitution to introduce a single six-year term for the offices of the President, state governors, and Local Government Areas chairmen.   Sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, along with 50 other lawmakers, the bill aims to reduce election costs by extending the tenure of these offices.   The proposed amendments target...

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Osun Govt Fires Back At Ex-Governor Oyetola, Denies Culpability In N700Million Contract Abnormally

6 months ago879 min

The Osun State Information Commissioner, Alimi Kolapo, has reacted to claims made by the spokesman for ex-governor Gboyega Oyetola that the state under the leadership of Ademola Adeleke is to be blamed for the violation of procurement act reported by SaharaReporters.   In a statement sent to SaharaReporters, the commissioner postulated that such statements are untrue.   Kolapo said, “The attention of Osun state Government has been drawn to another big lie and deliberate distortion...

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EXCLUSIVE: Enugu Community Excommunicates 6 Families, ‘Members Barred From Churches, Children Denied Access To Schools’

6 months ago867 min

SaharaReporters has learned that children from six families in Amaofia village, Umunevo Ohana-Amagunze autonomous community, Nkanu East Local Government Area, Enugu, have been barred from attending school and engaging in church activities within the community.   This development reportedly began on May 28, 2024, following the excommunication announcement by the new leadership of the Town Union, led by President General Anioma Ndubuisi, former President General Ozor Francis Nnamani (aka Omaga), and two others, Mr. Kelvin...

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Gombe Spends N150Million To Clean State Monthly, Says Governor Yahaya

6 months ago5035 min

Governor Inuwa Yahaya has claimed that his government is spending at least N150 million monthly to keep Gombe state clean.   However, the governor stated that street sweeping to maintain the state clean demonstrated the government’s dedication to environmental sustainability and the general well-being of the people.   Yahaya announced this on Wednesday at the start of the 2024 desilt exercise for main storm drains in Gombe.   The governor emphasised the importance of locals...

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BREAKING: Tinubu Government Approves N70,000 As New Minimum Wage For Workers

6 months ago793 min

However, the organised labour insisted on N250,000. President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.    This was announced by a presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga via a short statement he issued on X.    The statement reads: “Breaking: President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years.   “President Tinubu also promised to find...

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Dangote Refinery Products Inferior To Imported Ones; Nigeria Can’t Rely On Them Alone To Avoid Monopoly – Nigerian Agency, NMDPRA

6 months ago853 min

He addressed concerns about the nationwide supply of petroleum products and denied claims by some media outlets that they were trying to scuttle the Dangote Refinery. Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has cautioned Nigerians against over-dependence on products from the Dangote refinery.   Ahmed highlighted concerns over the consistency and standardisation of the refinery’s output, stating that the quality of its products was inferior compared...

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Edo Deputy Governor Shuaibu Escapes Assassination Attempt As Gunmen Kill Police Orderly

6 months ago1233 min

At least a policeman reportedly died on Thursday when some gunmen attacked the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu’s security details in Benin, Edo State.  The gun battle which was captured in a viral video seen on X by SaharaReporters was learnt to have occurred between the gunmen said to be the Edo State Security Network (ESSN) and the deputy governor’s convoy. This was also confirmed in a press statement issued by Shaibu’s media team...

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