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BREAKING: CSOs, Sowore Protest At Nigeria Police Headquarters In Abuja, Demand Immediate Release Of Detained FIJ Journalist, Ojukwu
The group expressed concerns regarding press freedom and shrinking civic space in Nigeria and vowed to continue to occupy the ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Atiku’s American University Of Nigeria Introduces Policy To Gag Staff Members, Stop Them From Complaining About Salary Cuts, Welfare
A copy of an email sent to the staff members of the university on May 7, 2024, which was obtained by SaharaReporters, the management threatened to sanction any staff member who complain about any ...
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BREAKING: Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Elect Jumbo As Factional Rivers Assembly Speaker
The political crisis in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday as lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo as a factional Speaker of ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Bandits Kill Nigerian Soldier, Abduct One Other In Zamfara; Demand N100Million As Ransom
An audio file obtained by SaharaReporters also confirmed the ransom demand. “The bandits attacked a bus which had two soldiers on pass to go and see their parents in Zamfara State. They realised that ...
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Oyo Council Polls: Governor Makinde Moves To Frustrate Tribunal Processes, Hides Election Materials From AAC Lawyers
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) in compliance with the directive of the state governor, Seyi Makinde, ...
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Ekiti State University Expels Two Female Students For Bullying Colleague
The Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, has expelled two female students over the bullying of a colleague in a viral vi ...
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Ekiti Local Council Boss Swears In Supervisors, Advisers Using ‘God Of Iron’ As Appointees Take Oath Of Allegiance
The appointees are seen taking turns wielding a cutlass (a totem believed to be for the god of iron) in one hand and either Quran or Bible in the other, at the Conference Hall of the office of the LGA ...
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Forgotten Nigerian Schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu Married To Two Boko Haram Leaders, Now Has Two Kids – 'Repentant' Terrorist Reveals
Nigeria's forgotten schoolgirl from Yobe State, Leah Sharibu, has married at least two Boko Haram leaders including Ali ...
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There Were Many Manipulations, Fraudulent Approvals Under Buhari, Now Affecting Nigeria – Ex-Minister, Shittu
A former Minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, has said that there were manipulations and fraudulent approvals under the immediate past administration of ex-president Muhammadu Buhari.
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Nigerian Central Bank Directs Commercial Banks To Charge 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy On Transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks in the country to start charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on transactions. This was contained in a circular dated May 6, 2024 by the ...
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Lagos Government Finally Admits Dumping Over 350 Residents In Osun, Labels Them Miscreants, Beggars
The Lagos State government after a long silence has confirmed the relocation of 371 residents whom it described as "miscreants, beggars and destitute persons" back to their states.
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Despite Meeting Bail Condition, Nigeria Police Refuse To Release Detained FIJ Journalist, Daniel Ojukwu, Over An ‘Order From Above’
The Nigeria Police Force has refused to release Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) after meeting his bail condition on Tuesday on t ...