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  A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the court lacks the power to try the offence of criminal defamation. The court stated this while dismissing two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against social media blogger, Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. SaharaReporters earlier on Friday reported that a Federal High Court in Lagos had struck out two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against the...

The national students body noted that the subsidy removal regime had only brought untold hardships to Nigerians and created fuel scarcity instead of making fuel available to Nigerians. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has lambasted the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government saying its removal of the fuel subsidy has achieved no result.    The national students body noted that the subsidy removal regime had only brought untold hardships to Nigerians and created fuel...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, says the agency recently recovered “many millions from a religious organisation.”   Olukoyede, who spoke at a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) leadership conference in Lagos on Friday, disclosed that some religious organisations are more corrupt than public offices.   Speaking about integrity, the EFCC boss said, “Upon my appointment, I reflected on my role as Chief of Staff and Secretary to the...

The police claimed that several protests carried out by the sect members had resulted in many disturbances, leading to anarchy and chaos within the capital territory. The Nigeria Police Force, FCT Command, has called on the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as “Shi’ites” to have a rethink and shelve the proposed protest and procession to mark the 2024 Islamic calendar day of Ashura.    The police claimed that several protests...

        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked all security agencies to place former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello, on their watch list to prevent him from leaving the country “through any land, air or sea borders.”     Granting the request and circulating the EFCC directive, the Nigeria Immigration Service in an internal circular seen by SaharaReporters directed its area and zonal commands to arrest Bello if seen. ...

    A prominent Nigerian pastor, Chris Oyakhilome has been accused of pushing false information against malaria vaccines. In a report published by BBC on Thursday, the media platform analysed how Mr Oyakhilome misquoted a clip from a TED talk Bill Gates gave in 2010 during one of his sermons in August 2023. The pastor claimed Gates was among “those who have an agenda for depopulation of the world”. While giving a talk on reducing...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the stabbing of its personnel attached to the 74 Supply and Transportation Brigade, 82nd (Airborne and Amphibious) Division, Private Aliyu Musa Abdullahi by his colleague, Private Yahaya Sani.   “At about 152030A Apr 24, a case of fighting and quarreling was reported by the Admin Officer 74 ST Bde against 23NA/85/10795 Pte Aliyu Abdullahi and 23NA/85/10147 Pte Yahaya Sani both of 74 ST Bde,” an incident report by the army...

President Bola Tinubu made a constitutional breach on the appointment of a new management team for the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), SaharaReporters has gathered.   Tinubu in March in a press statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, appointed Umar Abdullahi Umar as the new Executive Director of the agency.   Umar is the son of ex-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State and the embattled National Chairman of the...

The suspects are identified as CPL Innocent Joseph and L/CPL Jacob Gani. Two personnel of the Nigerian Army have been arrested for vandalising and stealing armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos.    The suspects are identified as CPL Innocent Joseph and L/CPL Jacob Gani.   Dangote Refinery owned by Dangote Group was inaugurated on the 22nd of May 2023 in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.    When in full operation, it is...

The acting commander of the 82 Divisions Provost Group, Lt Colonel KA Adeta allegedly attempted to cover up the killing of a pregnant woman, Miss Hauwakulu Tabra by a soldier, Private Mohammed Adamu before SaharaReporters’ exposure of the matter, multiple sources on Tuesday confirmed.      SaharaReporters had on Saturday exclusively reported how Adamu with service number 21NA/80/0365 stabbed the late Tabra.   Multiple sources had narrated how the lifeless body of the five-month-old pregnant...