Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited and a Nigerian oil mogul, Abdulrahman Bashir, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment in the United Kingdom, a report by Premium Times said. According to reports, in February, Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court ruled that Bashir be […]
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Imo Pension: Some of us have not been paid because the state is going by automation and not biometric -Ohaneje
Factional leader of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Imo State Iyke Ohaneje has confirmed some pensioners have got their money. Ohaneje, who chairs the Pension Intervention Committee (PIC), addressed members at the Freedom Square in Owerri yesterday. He assured those who had not got theirs that the government […]
EXCLUSIVE: Again, Boko Haram Terrorists Take Over Borno Community, Kill Many, Hoist Flag
Boko Haram insurgents have again attacked Kukawa town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, killing many civilians, who returned to the community last week, military sources have told SaharaReporters. The Nigerian Army had some weeks ago claimed it embarked on clearance operations within Baga and Kukawa in Northern […]
Buhari Approves Increase In Salaries Of Policemen
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the increase in the salary of the Nigeria Police Force. He made the announcement during a meeting with security chiefs on Monday in Abuja. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Buhari said his administration will […]
Police Take Over Abuja Hotel, Eject Staff, Guests
Some police officers attached to the Force Headquarters have stormed and stopped operations at Stonehedge Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The police also sealed the hotel after ejecting staff and guests, according to a staff member, who spoke with SaharaReporters. The hotel has been a subject of legal dispute between the […]
We Shall Conduct A ‘Conclusive’ Election In Ondo, Says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it was prepared to conduct a “conclusive governorship election” in Ondo State. Rufus Akeju, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, who stated this during an event in Akure, the capital, advised the youth to shun violence as the October 10, 2020 […]
Two foreigners feared kidnapped in Niger
Two foreign contractors engaged to reconstruct some roads in Wushishi local government area of Niger state have been kidnapped by gunmen. According to the NATION, the victims were one Arab and a Lebanese. The contractors were involved in reconstructing a road from Yekila village in Wushishi local government area to […]
Chinese loans: Reps grill Amaechi, Ahmed, others today
The House of Representatives will on Monday (today) grill ministers and other top officials of the Federal Government over Nigeria’s external borrowings, especially from China. The House Committee on Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements had summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Communications […]
Mailafia spoke the truth, says surety
A peace advocate in Jos, Rev. Gideon Para-Mallam, has given reasons why he stood surety for a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, following his interrogation by the Department of State Services. According to him, the former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress […]
We’re original owners of Southern Kaduna, says Hausa-Fulani
The Hausa-Fulani and Muslim community of Southern Kaduna has debunked carrying out genocide against Christian natives. They also said they were neither minority nor settlers in the area. They lamented facts have been distorted for too long against them in the ongoing killings in Southern Kaduna. According to them, ‘Christian […]