VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA TO HANDOVER DETAINED MALNOURISHED MINORS TO THEIR GOVERNOR’S TODAY Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, is set to preside over an elaborate handover ceremony to transfer custody of malnourished minors detained over #EndBadGovernance protests to their respective state governors from the northern region. This move comes three months after the children were taken into custody under President Bola …

OIL MARKETERS REPLY DANGOTE, DENY IMPORTATION OF SUBSTANDARD FUEL The Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has countered the claim by Dangote Refinery that any oil importers landing petrol at a price cheaper than what the refinery is selling are importing substandard products and conniving with international traders to dump low quality products into Nigeria. The refinery …

NIGERIAN ARMY DECLARES 44 SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO FIGHT BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS IN BORNO WANTED FOR DESERTION The Nigerian Army has accused 44 personnel posted to fight terrorists in Borno State wanted for desertion. In a military signal exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, the soldiers were declared as deserters bound to face dire consequences if found. The Army authorities have also frozen …

NO GOING BACK ON FOREX REFORMS, OIL AND GAS SECTOR – FINANCE MINISTER Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has stated that there is no going back on President Bola Tinubu’s reforms in the forex as well as the oil and gas sector. Edun made the disclosure when he received the newly assigned minister of …

TENSION IN KANO AS GOVERNOR PATH WAYS WITH KWANKWASO The growing political tension within the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano has reached a boiling point over the deepening rift between Governor Abba Yusuf and his political mentor and party godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Tensions have escalated following Kwankwaso’s control over critical party and local government decisions without input from …

HOW DANGOTE LIED TO TINUBU OVER 500M FUEL STORAGE CLAIMS, LOBBIES FOR FUEL SUBSIDY, WANTS PRESIDENT TO FORCE NNPC TO BUY PETROL AT N999/LITRE Aliko Dangote, the billionaire industrialist, reportedly misled President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding his fuel storage capacity, claiming to have 500 million litres available.It was gathered that Dangote is charging ₦990 per litre for loading at his …

The much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Tinubu occurred recently with five ministers sacked. Ten others were either reassigned to other ministries or demoted, while seven new ministers-designate were appointed. Two ministries were scrapped. The administration viewed the changes as “far-reaching actions to reinvigorate its capacity for optimal performance” to deliver on its promises to Nigeria. But we differ as …

, VETERAN JOURNALIST, NGOZI ANYAEGDUNAM, DIES AT 67 Veteran journalist and author, Dr. Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam, has passed on. She was aged 67. A statement by the deceased’s family signed by her son, Rocky C. Agbese, said she died after a brief illness. “With gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the untimely death of Dr Ngozi …

APPEAL COURT DISCHARGES, ACQUITS, FORMER CJN, ONNOGHEN OF FALSE ASSETS DECLARATION CONVICTION The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, from his conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Onnoghen’s conviction, handed down on April 18, 2019, by the Umar Yakubu Danladi tribunal, …

US ELECTION: TRUMP LEADS HARRIS IN PENNSYLVANIA Former President Donald Trump has closed the gap on Vice President Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, as the two candidates continue to battle it out for this year’s swing states. According to the latest New York Times-Siena College poll, conducted in partnership with the Philadelphia Inquirer between Oct. 24 and Nov. 2, Trump and …

WOMEN LESS CORRUPT THAN MEN – PETER OBI The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that gender can influence levels of corruption, suggesting that women tend to be less corrupt than men. Speaking on the Honest Bunch Podcast, Obi attributed this to women’s strong family orientation and a commitment to societal improvement. Reflecting on his tenure as …

THE NORTH: AFTER BLAMING OTHERS, LET’S PROBE OURSELVES – SHEHU SANI 1.Most public schools are free, our young ones still don’t want to go to school. 2.Most of us don’t want our spouses to work or use their skills or talents to earn a living or contribute to the family. When we die, we leave them as helpless widows at …

UNIZIK VC’S APPOINTMENT LAWFUL, NOT VOIDED – MEDIA AIDE The Social and Mainstream media platforms have been inundated with a letter purportedly emanating from the Federal Ministry of Education dated November 1st, 2024 and addressed to the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe which claimed that the Ministry has voided the …

AMIDST HIGH PRICE OF PETROL, MOTORISTS LAMENT AS FILLING STATIONS TAMPER WITH PUMP METRES Amid skyrocketing petrol prices, filling stations across Nigeria are reportedly engaging in under-dispensing practices by tampering with pump meters, resulting in customers paying more for less fuel.This manipulation, which has existed prior to recent price hikes, worsens the burden on Nigerians already struggling with elevated living …

YOUR UNTESTED AGENDA CAN’T SERVE AS BETTER ALTERNATIVE – PRESIDENCY REPLIES The Presidency has knocked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his attack on the economic reforms of the present administration, saying his alternative ideas were rejected by Nigerians at the polls. Atiku had attacked President Bola Tinubu for the prevailing hardship in the country, accusing him of “trial and error” …