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BALANCE FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS FOR UNITY, CSO URGES TINUBU A civil society group, the Societal Safety Network (SSN), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure equity and fairness in federal appointments, stressing that regional balance is vital for national unity. The group, in a statement signed by Suleiman Salaudeen, commended the President for correcting the recent appointment of the Managing …

TOP EMIR DIES IN LONDON The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami (Rtd.), also known as Gomo II, is dead. He died in a London hospital after a brief illness. He was 81. The late monarch, a retired military officer, is survived by four wives and seven children. Confirming the death, Kebbi State Commissioner for …

EFCC RECOVERS BILLIONS IN REFINERY FRAUD, MOVES AGAINST EX-NNPCL OFFICIALS The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over ₦5 billion and $10 million linked to massive fraud in the turnaround maintenance of Nigeria’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Warri. Investigations revealed that contractors and senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) siphoned billions through …

INEC DECLARES ZAMFARA BYE-ELECTION INCONCLUSIVE OVER CANCELLATION OF RESULTS The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kaura Namoda south constituency by-election in Zamfara as inconclusive. Lawal Sa’adu, the returning officer, said the decision followed the cancellation of results in polling units in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards. He said the affected units had 5,446 registered voters, with 3,265 permanent …

APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS RETRIEVAL OF 40 VEHICLES FROM MINISTER’S RESIDENCE The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has upheld the Federal High Court judgment affirming the recovery of 40 official vehicles from the residence of former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice A.M. Talba, dismissed Matawalle’s appeal on August 8, 2025, …

CAC REMOVES 247 COMPANIES FROM ITS DATABASE The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has a issued a disclaimer on the purported incorporation of some listed companies. This was made known in a notice posted on the Commission’s official X handle on Friday. The Commission stressed that it has removed the companies from the database. CAC said the 247 listed companies have …

TINUBU’S TOP SECURITY AIDES IMPLICATED IN $1.5M BRIBERY SCANDAL TO GRANT NNPC BOSS OJULARI ACCESS TO PRESIDENT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), Adegboyega Fasasi, and Chief Personal Security Officer, Usman Shugaba, have been implicated in a $1.5 million bribery scandal. Sources told SaharaReporters that the duo allegedly facilitated access for the embattled Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) …

TENECE BOSS HEADS ENUGU TECH FESTIVAL The Enugu State Government has announced the appointment of the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Tenece Group, Kingsley Eze as Head of the Advisory Board of the Enugu Tech Festival (ETF) 2026. In a statement, it said the appointment underscores the state’s commitment to leveraging world-class expertise to guide the festival’s …

POLITICIANS DEPLOYING ALL FORMS OF STRATEGIES TO DE-MARKET PETER OBI – OBAZE Former gubernatorial candidate in Anambra State, Oseloka Obaze, has stated that there is an orchestrated plan to undermine the Labour Party (LP) 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obaze, who served as Secretary to the Anambra State Government under Peter Obi, stated on his social media page that those …

BENUE, PLATEAU LEADERS TO TINUBU; YOUR MARCHING ORDERS NOT EFFECTIVE After the global outrage that greeted the June 13 massacre of over 200 innocent farmers by armed herdsmen in Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, it was expected that the people would have some respite particularly with the marching order issued to the security agencies by …