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Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:48:58 +0000EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria's 60-year-old Accountant-General Idris Set To Wed 16-year-old Girl As Fourth Wife On Friday
Ahmed Idris
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has finalised plans to tie the nuptial knot with a 16-year-old Kano State girl, identified as Hussain on Friday (tomorrow), SaharaReporters has learnt.
A source told SaharaRep...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:47:19 +0000
Socialite, Obi Cubana Released By Anti-graft Agency, EFCC After Three Days
Obi Cubana
Popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been released.This comes three days after he was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged money laundering and tax evasion.
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Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:37:36 +0000
Protesters At National Assembly Demand Probe, Sacking Of Director-General Of Industrial Training Fund
Joseph Ari
Civil society groups on Thursday held a protest at the National Assembly to demand the removal of the Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund, Joseph Ari, over what they described as his alleged history of corruption and h...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:44:19 +0000
BREAKING: Owner Of Collapsed Lagos Building, Osibona, Discovered Dead, Removed From Rubble
The Chief Executive Officer of Fourscore Homes Limited, Femi Osibona, has been confirmed dead.The body of Osibona, who is the owner of the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, was discovered among others during the rescue operation on...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:33:17 +0000
COP26: The Last Chance Saloon Of Our Modern World By Dr Nasir Aminu
Dr Nasir Aminu
This week, about twenty-five thousand people from nearly 200 different countries are attending the 26th annual edition of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, a two-week event. The attendees include activists, negotiat...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:13:17 +0000
What Happens In Anambra On Saturday? It Depends By Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene
Just hours before voters in Anambra State decide the next governor, a party not on the ballot is getting serious attention.
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the separatist group demanding an independent hom...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:58:30 +0000
BREAKING: IPOB Cancels Sit-at-home, Urges Anambra Residents To Vote On Saturday
The Indigenous People of Biafra has cancelled its proposed one week sit-at-home order across the South-East region.The group said the order was called off following consultations with elders, traditional, and religious leaders from the South...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:57:53 +0000
South-East Governors Make Fresh Moves To Meet Buhari Over Nnamdi Kanu
The South-East Governors have resolved to soon meet with President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to dialogue over issues surrounding the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.The governors said that the meeting woul...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:44:42 +0000
Power-drunk Lawmaker Orders Arrest Of Deputy Senate President’s Aide Over Use Of Elevator
There was drama at the new building of House of Representatives' wing of the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja after a member&...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:43:35 +0000
Drama As Court Hurriedly Hears Case Involving Suspended Nigerian Ports Authority Boss, Usman 24 Hours Before Fixed Date
Hadiza Bala Usman
The court hearing regarding the reappointment of the suspended Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman was stalled on Thursday following a discovery that the matter was heard 24 hours before the sche...