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EXCLUSIVE: Oronsaye’s 2009 Circular Reveals Violation Of Public Service Rules In Police IG Egbetokun’s Tenure Extension
The controversy surrounding IGP Kayode Egbetokun's continued stay in office revolves around the apparent conflict between Nigeria's Public Service Rules and the amended Police Act regarding retirement ...
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AUDIO: Kidnappers Threaten To Kill Afenifere Youth Leader Ojajuni Within 48 Hours If N100Million Ransom Is Unpaid
During the call, one of the family members spoke with a kidnapper and pleaded for a reduction in the ransom amount. The kidnappers of the National President of the Afenifere National Youth Council, ...
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BREAKING: Nigerian Police IG Egbetokun Summons 11 Officers For ‘Repeatedly Violating Force Social Media Policy’
The memo cited repeated violations of the social media policy as the reason for the summons by the Inspector General of ...
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Threats Persist Against Sowore After Lagos City Marathon Attack As Threatening Message Circulates In WhatsApp Groups Linked To Gbenga Daniel, Olopade
On Sunday, SaharaReported that a journalist covering the Lagos Marathon was forcibly detained by a team linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and compelled to delete camera footage that ...
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BREAKING: Federal University Lokoja Closes Indefinitely, Orders Students To Vacate Campuses Within One Hour Amid Protests
The management of the Federal University of Lokoja in Kogi State has announced the indefinite closure of the institution following the tragic death of seven students and a bus driver in a fatal road ...
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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Dismiss 19 Officers, Demote 24, Reprimand Others For Murders, Extortion, Misconduct
This was disclosed in a ‘police wireless message’ dated January 23, 2025 obtained by SaharaReporters. The police document said, at the forefront of the disciplinary measures, 19 officers have been ...
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Zamfara Market Explosion: NEMA Confirms 4 Dead, 50 Injured As Fire Ravages Stalls
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that four people lost their lives, while 50 others sustained injuries in a devastating explosion at the Talata Mafara market in Zamfara ...
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BREAKING: Ex-Kaduna Governor El-Rufai’s Chief Of Staff, Saidu, Released After 50 Days In Detention For Alleged Money Laundering
Bashir Saidu, the former Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has regained his freedom after spending 50 days in detention. He is now back home following what El-Rufai described ...
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BREAKING: NJC Confirms Justice Ikpambese As Benue Chief Judge Despite Assembly’s Removal Call
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has affirmed that Justice Maurice Ikpambese remains the Chief Judge of Benue State. In a statement issued on Wednesday by NJC spokesperson Kemi Ogedengbe, the ...
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Secret Police DSS Recovers Guns, Ammunition In Office Allegedly Used By Lagos Ex-Speaker Obasa’s Security Aide
Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) have allegedly uncovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from an ...
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Nigerian Senate Summons NSA Ribadu, DSS Boss Over Alleged Boko Haram Funding
The Nigerian Senate has summoned key security chiefs to appear before it following allegations that international organisations, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID ...
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House Of Reps Committee Probes NNPCL, Oil Companies Over Failure To Remit $1.6billion Into Federation Account
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has initiated a high-profile investigation into the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and several oil companies over ...