New Nigerian President Buhari Orders Arrest Of Young Brother’s Wife Over Extortion
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Nigeria’s security agents to arrest his brother-in-law for allegedly extorting money from an unnamed businessman, a close confidante of the Nigerian leader told SaharaReporters. He said the suspect, named Musa Yola, was the immediate younger brother of Mr. Buhari’s wife. Our source disclosed that the suspect, also addressed as “Alhaji […]
Nigeria’s Ex President, Jonathan Furious At New President Buhari
Some members of the outgone administration of President Goodluck Jonathan have said President Muhammad Buhari was out of order by dissolving the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), contending that, according to the “Petroleum Act,” the board stood dissolved the moment erstwhile Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, left office. Two members of Mr. Jonathan […]
Suicide Attacks In Borno Injures 18, Kills 5
A cleric who was on transit from Damaturu told SaharaReporters that soldiers shot and killed two suicide bombers at Jakana village around 4.30 p.m. this evening as the bombers attempted to detonate the explosives attached to their bodies. At least five people were confirmed dead and more than a dozen injured as three female suicide […]
Nigeria Sentences Nine People to Death For Blasphemy
An Islamic court has sentenced nine people to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. The accused, who were all Muslims, had pleaded guilty, the head of Kano’s religious police, Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, told the BBC. The trial was speedily done in secret after a section of the court […]
Nigeria Probes U.S.$8 Billion Oil Swap Despite Row
The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to constitute an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged malpractices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) in the crude oil swap contracts involving five oil companies, but some members of the House were against the move. The contracts in question were brokered by the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company […]
Innoson to Mass Produce Made-in-Nigeria Motorcycle
The executive vice chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr Mohammed Haruna, has revealed that the Nigerian automobile company, Innoson Nigeria Ltd, Nnewi, Anambra State, is set to set up an assembly plant to mass produce the agency’s first made-in-Nigeria motorcycle. Speaking exclusively to LEADERSHIP at the agency’s headquarters in […]
Fight Against Boko Haram Lends Nigerian Military in Amnesty Probe
The Federal Government has constituted an investigation panel into allegations leveled against the Nigerian military by Amnesty International. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bulus Lolo. Lolo, in the statement, described the allegations leveled against the military as “serious.” “Due to the […]
Seyi Shay Signs Record Deal With American Label
Nigerian music star, Deborah Oluwaseyi, popularly called ‘Seyi Shay,’ has signed a deal with a major American record label, Island Universal Records. Seyi Shay signed the deal at the Universal Offices in South Kensington, London, on Tuesday. The label, which also operates as a division of Universal Music Group, is home to diverse and unparalleled […]
Gunmen kills Lord’s Chosen Pastor in Lagos
Suspected armed robbers on Monday killed a senior pastor at the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries. The deceased, Pastor Chukwuemeka Akpokpo according to church members, was the Lagos zonal coordinator of the church founded by Lazarus Mouka, which has its headquarters in Ijesha, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. It was learned that Akpokpo was gunned down by […]
