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Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele, CEO of Sujimoto, is still being detained by the Enugu State zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following his voluntary visit to the Commission to address his company’s ongoing dispute with the Enugu State Government. Mr. Ogundele, whose company has been embroiled in a Smart School contractual dispute […]

Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja. SaharaReporters reported on Wednesday that Kyari was being grilled at the EFCC headquarters. However, a source close to the investigation told SaharaReporters that

President Bola Tinubu has reportedly continued his smoking habit, despite repeated efforts by those around him to persuade him to quit, SaharaReporters has learned. Sources close to the President said that Tinubu remains committed to smoking and has resisted attempts by aides and associates to help him give up the habit. The sources noted that,

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has travelled to the United Kingdom for medical attention, SaharaReporters has learnt. Sources privy to the minister’s health status told SaharaReporters that Wike has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and is currently under medical management. Doctors reportedly recommended a bypass surgery, but Wike declined

The World Igbo Congress has urged President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, immediately. WIC also urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare May 30 a national holiday in honor of the Nigeria–Biafra War victims, “as a step toward truth, reconciliation, and healing.” Meanwhile, the

A SaharaReporters investigation has exposed how a man registered five companies with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) within two days and then used those companies, alongside three others he had earlier registered, to win suspiciously inflated contracts from the Nigeria Police Force led by Kayode Egbetokun. According to the investigation, five companies — Akulight Technologies

Germany-based Nigerian scholar Dr. Franklyne Ogbunwezeh has praised the Finnish government for the swift conviction of Simon Ekpa on terrorism-related charges, describing the ruling as a clear warning to those using the Internet to incite violence. Ogbunwezeh made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica on Sunday. He warned that people

According to the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/464/2025, Abu Bara’a is listed as the first defendant, while Mahmud Al-Nigeri, popularly called Mallam Mamuda, is the second defendant. The Federal Government will on Thursday arraign two top leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The commanders identified as Mahmud

My people, what will we not see? They say if you walk far enough, you will see a squirrel with hunchback. But I swear to you, I had not even walked ten steps before I saw one; only that this squirrel’s back is a storehouse for excreta. He has fed so fat on shit that

President John Mahama has confirmed that several Nigerians and other West African nationals deported from the United States have arrived in Ghana, following a bilateral arrangement between Accra and Washington. Speaking during the Presidential Media Encounter at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, President Mahama said the individuals were accepted as part of an agreement to