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Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Campaign group, Aisha Yesufu has said President Muhammadu Buhari is not fighting corruption as he had promised in his campaign. In a recent chat with Punch, Yesufu said the allegations against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) was an evidence that the President was shielding... Read More
The Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Garba Shehu has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the Senate did not clear Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal of corruption. Shehu spoke on Ra’ayi Riga’, a BBC Hausa audience participation programme, on Friday, He said the letter was only a... Read More
These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS NOW CARRY BABIES, DHQ TELLS NIGERIANS The Defence Headquarters has cautioned Nigerians to be careful of new tactics adopted by suicide bombers in the North East. 2. I DON’T HATE MUSLIMS, I WAS BORN INTO A MUSLIM FAMILY – APOSTLE SULEIMAN General Overseer... Read More
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said Ibrahim Magu has said males have more tendencies towards corruption than females. Magu made the statement when the executive committee of the National Council of Women Society (NCWS), paid him a courtesy visit. He said women are also prone to greed but are... Read More
by Peregrino Brimah Nigerians knew this would happen. When former Lagos state governor Tunde Fashola was quizzed during his confirmation hearings on the reported looting of millions of dollars Lagos state funds, he ridiculed the nation by saying, “I am only trained in law and I did not personally sign the cheques.” The pretentious governor,... Read More
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We, we make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list... Read More
The presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Mike Okonkwo says ending corruption in Nigeria is a collective responsibility. Okonkwo, who spoke on Thursday during an interview with YNaija on Twitter said Nigerians should deal with corruption in their “little corners”. When asked for his thoughts on the anti-corruption war in the country, Okonkwo said, “We should all... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi Even when I am not so much into the social media, I have come to like WhatsApp because of the inspirational stories many users pass around on the platform from which I learn several lessons. Unfortunately, in recent weeks, I have also noticed that some Nigerians have been using the platform to... Read More
by Nnaemeka Oruh Nigeria’s current president, Muhammadu Buhari, rode to power on a flaming horse of anti-corruption, wielding a blazing without-fear-or-favour sword. It was for that singular reason most Nigerians voted for him. The Nigerian people, tired of several years of misrule and corruption wanted a change. Buhari was sold to them as that change,... Read More
A Senator representing Ondo State, Omoyele Omogunwa has asked the Senate to legalise corruption in the country. Omogunwa said this during plenary on Wednesday when the lawmakers were making comments on the 2017 budget submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senator said Nigeria’s national budgets do not have maximal impact due to corruption. He then... Read More
by Pius Adesanmi If the judgement of one of yours is to be believed, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is a credible actor and voice in whatever is left of Nigeria’s anti-corruption effort. If the discretion of one of yours is to be taken seriously, Dino Melaye, the fellow who represents me in the Senate, is... Read More
By Pius Adesanmi The optimistic, overconfident Nigerian who offered me a “no shaking yes” to both questions was only able to do so because he successfully outed me as I tried to remain incognito and maintain a low profile at the hotel pool in Lagos. Retreating incognito to a hotel in Lagos to assess our... Read More
Acting president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said there must be a system in place to punish bad behaviour in the country. Osinbajo stated this while speaking at the monthly meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Council (PEBEC) at the State House, Abuja. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu... Read More
by Peregrino Brimah January 2017 is coming to an end and Nigeria’s Secretary General to the Federal government, SGF at the Presidency has yet to be relived of his duties and properly investigated by the appropriate authorities towards recovering millions of dollars allegedly diverted from PINE northeast rehabilitation funds and the punishment that may be... Read More
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has dismissed allegations of corruption against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Diezani denied the allegations in a statement on Saturday. Diezani in the statement denied ownership of $153m illegally lodged in three banks, which a Federal High Court had recently ordered to be forfeited... Read More
by Egbo Mon-Charles At this stage of our socio-political development especially given past experiences, it is the height of disservice de-marketing Nigeria under the cloak of championing a cause; more so, in this digital age. It is also particularly saddening that the enlightened and knowledgeable are ironically those who still find it expedient imputing parochial perspective... Read More
The Senate on Tuesday ordered its committees on Finance and Judiciary to investigate a claim that the Federal Government was owing some Judges up to four-month salary arrears. The decision followed a motion moved by the Deputy Leader, Senator Bala Na’Allah under matters of urgent national importance. Speaking on the matter, Na’Allah told his colleagues that the... Read More
by Bayo Oluwasanmi I knew this was going to happen sooner than later. Now that Aso Rock and the President’s men, the senators, the reps, and the judges are feeling the scorching heat from Sahara, they are crying and acting like puppies being taken away from their mother. Wednesday, January 11, 2017, SaharaReporters (SR) Publisher... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned what it termed the “carefully ochestrated” plan to “politically persecute” the former Governor of Katsina, Barr. Ibrahim Shema in the name of corruption trial by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party accused the APC led... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said corruption ranks the ‘‘very worst” of all the major problems confronting Nigeria. Receiving recipients of the 2016 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) at the State House, President Buhari said the ruling political party, All Progressives Congress, had identified three major challenges facing the nation as insecurity, poor... Read More
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on Wednesday said he has submitted his report on the probe of two top government officials. The officials probed on the order of the President are the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,... Read More
The report of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami on corruption allegations against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu is ready, Daily Trust reports. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation after a report by a Senate committee indicted... Read More
Whistle blower, Hon Jibrin accused @segalink for trying to bribe him for 25M, after claiming that he had a dossier on him. @segalink demanded that Hon Jibrin retract his words or he’ll unleash a can of worms. When Hon Jibrin did not, @segalink came forward with the information below. You will recall what led to... Read More
by Ogundana Michael Rotimi A purportedly incorruptible President will not appoint and keep an allegedly corruptible Secretary General to the Federation on his team and pretend like all is well- forget about the Kangaroo investigation by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). Well, that`s a discussion for another time. It is on record... Read More
“Go and sin no more”, Jesus told the woman caught in the very act of adultery. Off she went and nothing related to adultery was ever mentioned about her ever again. But this cannot be said of Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Of all the persons in Buhari’s cabinet, Kyari’s name has... Read More
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has described a report on Sahara Reporters accusing her of abuse of privileges at the Nigerian High Commission in London as mischievous and baseless. The First Lady made this known in a statement by Mrs Adebisi Olumide-Ajayi, her Special Assistant on Media in Abuja on Friday. The statement... Read More
The President is scheduled to meet with the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami at 12 pm today. Of course, the meeting concerns the December 16th directive issued by the President to the Minister to probe all the top government officials accused of corruption. Recall that a number of officials in... Read More
One thing the pastors have obviously omitted in their 2017 prophecies is the fact that this is the year of pro-active participation in governance by citizens. We led the way here when we prepared a must-do list for the President and we had even given him pointers earlier on how we’d like to be impressed... Read More
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