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Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:44:53 +0000Poor Welfare: AAC Demands Immediate Release Of Police Inspector Arrested Over Planned Strike, Declares Solidarity With Aggrieved Officers
The African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned the arrest of Inspector Adebimpe Olorundare by the Nigerian police authorities. SaharaReporters had reported that Olorundare was arrested in Jos, Plateau State and identified as one of the...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:42:14 +0000
2023 Elections: SERAP Asks Buhari Government To Withdraw Threats Against TV, Radio Stations Over Provocative Broadcasts
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari administration to immediately withdraw its threat to sanction TV and radio stations over ‘fake news, fake broadcasts’.SERAP in a message po...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:38:17 +0000
Plateau Governor Approves N73million For Himself, Wife, Aides For Dubai Trip, Miscellaneous Expenses
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has approved a total of seventy-three million, six hundred and eighty-six thousand, three hundred and forty naira (N73,686,340) for a trip to the United Arab Emirates. In a memo obtained by Sahara...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:36:42 +0000
Plateau Governor Lalong Earmarks N19.6Million For First-class Trip With Wife To Dubai, N5Million For COVID-19 Tests
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has earmarked N4.9 million as the fee for COVID-19 tests for himself and 11 others in Dubai.
Lalong is expected to attend the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Investment Summit/Meeting in D...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:21:04 +0000
Nigerian Senate Moves To Appeal Judgment Ensuring Buhari’s Ministers; Amaechi, Malami, Others Don’t Resign Before Running For Political Office
The Senate says it will appeal a judgment by a Federal High Court in Umuahia, nullifying the provision of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. SaharaReporters last Friday reported how a court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, ordere...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:16:54 +0000
Buhari Government Working To Delete Electoral Act Section Preventing Us, Public Appointees, From Contesting Without Resigning – Justice Minister, Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said efforts are ongoing to obey the instruction of the court to his office to delete Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act. Malami disclosed this to Sta...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:16:28 +0000
WikiLeaks Founder, Julian Assange Set To Marry In UK Prison
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his long-term partner, Stella Moris inside a high-security prison in southeast London on Wednesday.It will be a small ceremony attended by four guests, two official witnesses and two guards, accor...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:10:11 +0000
African Union Leaders Have Failed To Implement Human Rights Commitment — Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has faulted African Union (AU) leaders over their failure to implement their human rights obligations and commitments. Falana stated this in a paper titled “the Unconstitutional Change of Governm...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:04:06 +0000
Delta Governor, Okowa's N30 Billion Drainage Project Collapses Over Use Of ‘Substandard Materials’
A N30 billion stormwater drainage project executed by the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, in Asaba has collapsed following the use of substandard materials for the job.The project is at Edozie Okonkwo Street, behind the Federal Medical...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:56:13 +0000
We've Secured Glory Okolie's Release From Suleja Correctional Centre — Lawyer
Human rights lawyer, Samuel ihensekhien, has confirmed the release of Glory Okolie, the 21-year-old young woman who was arrested over alleged links to the Indigenous People of Biafra.ihensekhien told SaharaReporters that Okolie was released ...