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A civic watchdog, Civic Accountability Platform MonITNG, has raised an alarm over what it described as the mismanagement of public funds under the guise of empowerment programs in Aguata Federal Constituency, Anambra State. In a statement on Wednesday, the group said, “Our team tracked how public funds are being mismanaged under the guise of empowerment […]
A Delta State based human rights activist and founder of Foundation for Justice of the Underprivileged (FJU), Comrade Elvis Ekrakpoariemu, is currently languishing in the Warri correctional centre, following trumped up charges against him by the police bordering on defamation, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters reliably gathered that, the activist, known for fighting against police extortion,
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Tensions between Ghana and Nigeria have escalated, with some Ghanaians taking drastic measures against Nigerian businesses in the country. A viral video shared by @AsakyGRN on X handle, seen by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, shows a group of Ghanaians forcibly closing down a Nigerian-owned shop, despite the owner’s protests. The shop owner, who claimed to have
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The United Nations has ranked Nigeria among the top five countries with the highest levels of grave violations against children in armed conflict, alongside Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, notably the Gaza Strip, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, and Haiti. The findings are contained in the UN Secretary-General’s Annual Report on
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No fewer than nine people were killed and more than 100 injured on Wednesday when Israeli warplanes bombed the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and parts of al-Jawf governorate, just 24 hours after striking Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar. This was confirmed by Yemen’s Ministry of Health, which said that 118 people were wounded in what it
Details about the extent of Kirk’s injuries remain unclear. Charlie Kirk, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot during an event in Utah, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Details about the extent of Kirk’s injuries remain unclear. He was attending a university program hosted by Turning Point USA, the
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According to an update provided by the official handle that reports issues around Nigeria’s electricity grid, as of 12:25 PM on Wednesday, the distribution of power stood as follows: Abuja DisCo – 20MW, Benin DisCo – 10MW, Eko DisCo – 0MW, Enugu DisCo – 0MW, Ibadan DisCo – 20MW, Ikeja DisCo – 0MW, Jos DisCo
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The Abuja Chapter of the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has thrown its weight behind the ongoing strike by the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD–FCTA), which entered its third day today. The group blamed the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the Nigerian government for neglect, asking them to meet
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Aggrieved workers of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs on Wednesday blocked the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja in protest against what they described as outright maltreatment and poor welfare by the ministry. The protesters lamented that they have neither received any welfare package nor been trained. “No welfare, no training,” they said, noting that even
Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), is currently being grilled at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Daily Trust has reported. According to the newspaper, Kyari, who was earlier placed on the agency’s watchlist, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around
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