Nigerian Air Force Transfers Officer To Prison After Detention Since 2021 For Delivering Lecture At Christian Association, CAN Event

The Nigerian Air Force has transferred one of its detained officers to prison, after holding them incommunicado since October 2021, in Jos, Plateau State, for preaching at a Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) event, SaharaReporters learnt on Saturday. SaharaReporters had reported on September 27 that the Nigerian Air Force detained five officers since 2021 forContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Air Force Transfers Officer To Prison After Detention Since 2021 For Delivering Lecture At Christian Association, CAN Event”

Your Strike Is Too Early; Let’s Dialogue – President Tinubu Appeals To Organised Labour To Shelve Nationwide Strike

President Bola Tinubu and Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and president-general, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), have appealed to the labour unions to shelve the nationwide strike slated to commence on Tuesday, October 3. Tinubu and Abubakar, at a public lecture to mark the nation’s 63rd Independence Anniversary on Friday in Abuja, urgedContinueContinue reading “Your Strike Is Too Early; Let’s Dialogue – President Tinubu Appeals To Organised Labour To Shelve Nationwide Strike”

EXCLUSIVE: Former Central Bank Governor, Emefiele To Be Freed After Tinubu’s Attorney-General Signs Non-Prosecution Plea Bargain Upon His Willingness To Return N50billion

The embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is set to be released from the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS) after his plea bargain with President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been concluded, SaharaReporters has reported. It’s further gathered that the non-prosecution plea bargain for Emefiele was being premised upon the former governor’sContinueContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Former Central Bank Governor, Emefiele To Be Freed After Tinubu’s Attorney-General Signs Non-Prosecution Plea Bargain Upon His Willingness To Return N50billion”

Election Petition Tribunal Sacks Plateau House Of Assembly Speaker, Sule

The Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Moses Sule, has been sacked by the election petition tribunal sitting in Jos, the State capital. The tribunal nullified the election of the speaker, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alongside Danjuma Azi, member representing Jos North constituency in the Assembly.In its decision,ContinueContinue reading “Election Petition Tribunal Sacks Plateau House Of Assembly Speaker, Sule”

BREAKING: Gunmen Ambush, Abduct Nigerian Major-General In Imo State Community

Gunmen have abducted a retired Major-General an Imo State community in Nigeria’s South-East. The victim, identified simply as Maj Gen RC Duru (rtd), was abducted last weekend in Orji General area, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. SaharaReporters learnt that the Major-General was driving himself in a black Mercedes Benz ML jeep whenContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Gunmen Ambush, Abduct Nigerian Major-General In Imo State Community”

Resign And Save Nigeria From Further Embarrassment — National Coalition, NADECO Urges President Tinubu

The National Democratic Coalition in the United States of America (NADECO – USA) has told Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu to resign to save the country from further embarrassment. The group, in a statement released on September 25, 2023, claimed that controversies surrounding Tinubu’s academic journey at the Chicago State University have put the whole countryContinueContinue reading “Resign And Save Nigeria From Further Embarrassment — National Coalition, NADECO Urges President Tinubu”

Nigerian Military Intercepts Over N388million Stolen Crude, 34 Illegal Refining Sites In Niger Delta

The military high command has stated that troops foiled the theft of crude oil to the tune of N388,469,650 and arrested 22 suspected oil thieves in the process, in the Niger Delta area This was made known by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, on Thursday while briefing journalists on the activitiesContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Military Intercepts Over N388million Stolen Crude, 34 Illegal Refining Sites In Niger Delta”

Democracy Has Caused Serious Crisis In Africa, Driving Up Poverty, Unemployment – Goodluck Jonathan

Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has said democracy as it is currently practised in Africa needs to be “rejigged” adding that people no longer trust the system of government. Jonathan, who stated this during a Democracy Dialogue 2023 on Thursday, organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, revealed that democracy inContinueContinue reading “Democracy Has Caused Serious Crisis In Africa, Driving Up Poverty, Unemployment – Goodluck Jonathan”

ITALIAN WHO BEAT NIGERIAN TO DEATH BAGS 24 YEARS IMPRISONMENT

An Italian, Filippo Ferlazzo, who beat an Italy-based Nigerian man, Alika Ogorchukwu, to death in July 2022 has bagged a 24-year jail term. The convict bagged a 24-year jail term on Wednesday for causing the death of a 39-year-old Nigerian man who was on crutches, walking in a Marche coastal city in July 2022. TheContinueContinue reading “ITALIAN WHO BEAT NIGERIAN TO DEATH BAGS 24 YEARS IMPRISONMENT”

Nigerian Petroleum Workers, NUPENG Mobilises Tanker Drivers, Fuel Sellers, Others For October 3 Indefinite Strike

As mobilisation for the October 3 nationwide strike heightens, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed members, to ensure full compliance. Specifically, NUPENG said the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD; Petrol Stations Workers, PSW; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers, LPGAR, and all other allied workers in the value chain of petroleum productsContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Petroleum Workers, NUPENG Mobilises Tanker Drivers, Fuel Sellers, Others For October 3 Indefinite Strike”