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May 13, 2024

BREAKING: Nigerian Court of Appeal In Kano Reduces Bala’s 24-Year Blasphemy Sentence To Five Years

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He made the headlines in 2020 when he was arrested at his residence in Kaduna over alleged blasphemy and incitement.

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Legal
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May 13, 2024

25 Rivers’ Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Not Properly Advised; They Have Lost Their Seats, Says Falana

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Falana said that the 25 lawmakers who had threatened to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara, were either not properly guided or advised.

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Politics
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May 13, 2024

I Donated Clay Pots, White Fabrics To My Constituents To Bury Their Dead So I Can Please God, Seek Eternal Reward—Senator Hanga

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Confirming this development on his Facebook page, an aide to the Senator, Dawuud Auwal also shared a link to a report about the project.

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Scandal
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May 13, 2024

HEDA, International CSOs Jointly Submit Report to National Assembly, Want Shell, Other Oil Companies To Account For Niger Delta Pollution, Damages

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The submission underscores urgent concerns regarding the environmental crisis in the Niger Delta.

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May 11, 2024

BREAKING: Another Aircraft Conveying 52 Passengers Skids Off Runway At Lagos Airport

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The aircraft with 52 passengers and the crew members on board had departed Abuja before the incident at the runway of the Lagos airport.

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May 11, 2024

BREAKING: Nigerian Army Admits Overcrowded Detention Facility In Sokoto, Vows To Sanction Protesting Soldiers

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SaharaReporters exclusively reported on Friday that a soldier identified as Lcpl Charles Ekefure with service No: 17NA/76/1660 was reportedly shot following complaints by some detained soldiers who broke out of their cells (guardrooms) in Sokoto State.

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May 11, 2024

Abia Governor Otti Reveals How Predecessor, Ikpeazu Transferred N10billion Airport Funds Into 32 Individual Accounts

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The governor said that the money had already been transferred out of the state government account before they approached the Abia State House of Assembly for approval.

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Scandal
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May 10, 2024

BREAKING: One Shot As Detained Soldiers Break Out Of 'Overcrowded Cells' To Protest Poor Feeding, Others At Nigeria's 8 Division In Sokoto

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The source said some of the soldiers had been in detention for four to five years.

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Military
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May 10, 2024

N84.2Billion Fraud: Nigerian Court Restates Order For Arrest Of Former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello

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The court agreed with the EFCC’s counsel, Dr Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) and restated the order it made on April 17, which directed security agencies to arrest and produce him before it to answer for the 19 counts bordering on fraud pending against him.

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May 10, 2024

BREAKING: Nigeria’s FIJ Journalist Daniel Ojukwu Released From Police Detention A Day After Protest

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SaharaReporters learnt that Ojukwu was released on Friday.