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Barely 24 hours after they were arrested, more details have emerged about why Reuben Abati, a former presidential spokesman, and Bala Mohammed, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, were arrested by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Sources has it that, Mr. Abati received N50 million from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The sources said Mr. Abati admitted taken the amount and explained how he spent it. Mr. Abati reportedly told investigators that he spent the N50 million on media relations that had to do with his work as a media adviser for Mr. Jonathan. But when asked for evidence of how the money was spent, he reportedly said such details were not documented “He said media relations details are not documented,” a source said.  .For Mr. Mohammed, he was arrested for alleged land racketeering. EFCC sources said the agency was acting on petitions from the public about how he allegedly sold government land...

Emirates, one of the biggest foreign airlines operating in Nigeria, has said it is stopping flight operations to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja effective October 22nd 2016. Similarly, East African carrier Kenya Airways, has announced that it will suspend flights to Abuja with effect from November 15, 2016 as part of its restructuring and loss saving efforts. Our correspondent gathered from industry sources that Emirates has formally written the Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika over its intention to stop flight operations into Abuja following the airline's inability to buy forex and remit its sales. The letter, our correspondent gathered, was received by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation on behalf of the Minister. An industry source familiar with the matter told our correspondent that the letter indicated 22nd October 2016 as the date Emirates would suspend the Abuja flight operations if respite did not come their way. The sou...

The wife of Femi Fani-Kayode and her child are not in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and were never detained by the Commission, the commission has said. The clarification follows claims by the former minister that his wife and eight-month-old baby were arrested at an Edo-Ekiti branch of a bank and detained by EFCC operatives as she went there to withdraw some money. Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said, “Contrary to the media spin about the purported arrest of mother and child, a certain Chikwendu Sonia attempted to withdraw money from an Access Bank account that had been placed on ‘Post No Debit’ category, following the discovery of illicit cash flows into the account. Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and Mrs Fani-Kayode after her release. ” She was intercepted by the bank while the Commission was notified but because it was late, the EFCC advised that the suspect be taken to the police station for pr...

Those Innocent girls deserves any ransom for their release, but, We were told no ransom was paid to release the 21 chibok girls, if this report by saharareporter is anything to go by: A source told SaharaReporters after the DSS concluded the negotiation with Boko Haram fighters to release the first batch of Chibok girl kidnapped by the insurgent Islamist sect in April 2014 and were invited to pick the girls inside Sambisa Forest when the Nigerian Army was contacted to provide cover. Only a few military generals were aware of the entire operation because they coordinated with the DSS to visit Sambisa Forest in the middle of the night. Boko Haram had stipulated that no soldiers could accompany the DSS team that would recover the 21 abducted girls. However, to be on the safe side, the Nigerian government asked that some well-armed soldiers accompany the DSS officers and some negotiators from the Switzerland government just to be on the safe side. As planned, and using satellite te...

In her much talked about interview with BBC (watch interview here ) here are some transcript of the interview from Hausa language: Aisha Buhari in a BBC Hausa interview, said that Buhari’s government has been hijacked by cabal who are “behind presidential appointments”. Mrs Buhari revealed that “he is yet to tell me, but I have decided as his wife, that if things continue like this up to 2019, I will not go out and campaign again and ask any woman to vote like I did before. I will never do it again “. Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari who spoke against the backdrop of growing discontent over Buhari’s popular declaration that he belongs to everybody and belong to one emphasised that “I may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government’. She lamented that most of the officials of the government are known to the President and the first family, adding that they are usurpers who did nothing to help All Progressive Congress struggle in 2015. Asked to name...

Leaders of the movement, Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu, in a statement jointly signed said that the “wonderful development” confirms what it has always known about the activity of the government to rescue the Chibok girls. The group said that while it awaits further details, it salutes the work of the nation’s security services at the front lines: its commitment, resilience and tireless efforts of the members of the Multi-National Joint Task Force and the Civilian JTF. The group also thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Swiss government and all negotiators involved in securing the release.

Information Minister Lai Mohammmed explained that President Muhammadu Buhari, the  (DSS), and the Nigerian military had been working closely with “a friendly European country and a renowned international humanitarian organization,” “This is not a swap. This was a release which was effected because over time, we succeeded in confidence building. “This particular release is significant because it’s just a first step in what we believe will lead to the eventual release of all our girls in custody. It is significant also because we have been able to establish more than ever before a confidence in both the leadership of Boko Haram and Nigerians. “I am not aware of any monetary transaction,” he said. “When you are fighting insurgency, it’s a combination of carrot and stick.‎ The release of these girls does not mean the end to military operations. But it could mean a new phase in the conduct of the war against terror,” he said. Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, confirm...

Sources saya massive retrenchment exercise at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) exercise has resulted to at least 22 management staff, including General Managers and Deputy General Managers loosing their jobs: The letters were reported distributed to them wenesday morning, following the exercise, some General Managers that were not sacked by the government were heavily demoted. For instance, a General Manager on Grade Level 17 was demoted to 10, as was the agency’s Ag. Director of Finance. As of the time of filing this story, it was gathered that the committee responsible for the exercise was still in the FAAN boardroom sending out more letters to affected staff. Our correspondent also learnt that a forthcoming round may still affect more members of the top management. 

21 of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorist in April 2014 has been released to the Nigerian government.

    According to a DSS source ‘’By our own analysis, the rot in the political scene – election rigging, inter and intra-party crises and election petition trial from tribunal to Supreme Court – gave rise to the deep corruption in the judiciary. “In the economic sphere, Nigeria lost cases to foreign investors due to the collusion of judges with foreigners, leading to the loss of hundreds of billions of Naira by the country, among them, the Malabo Oil deal where the country lost over $2 billion. “We have the mandate not only to pre-empt and prevent but also to take necessary actions to bring the culprits of economic and financial crimes to book. ‘’That is why we are challenging those who think that our action is unconstitutional to take us to court since we cannot allow Nigeria’s security interest to be jeopardised. “Let it be known that anybody whose action can create hardship for the rest of Nigerians must be stopped by us before the crime is committed and there i...

According to reports, contingent of officers from the Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday evening surrounded the home of two Nigerian federal judges, Nnamdi Dimgba and Adebiyi Ademola. The federal judges currently reside at 32 and 34 Samuel Ogbemudia Cresent in the Apo Legislative Quarters of Abuja. The invading officers arrived and surrounded Justice Dimgba’s home around 9PM Nigerian time, according to sources speaking to SaharaReporters. Shortly after the siege, neighbors of the judge told SaharaReporters that the DSS agents began breaking into his compound with a sledgehammer. Mr. Dimgba was reportedly not at home at the time of the invasion. However, a source said DSS had been uncomfortable with recent rulings by the judge and because of his vocal criticism of DSS for violating rights of persons detained at its facility. Another source revealed that they believed Mr. Dimgba was being targeted unfairly by DSS as a form of punishment. On July 22nd, 2016 he berate...

The Lead prosecuting counsel, Mr.  Aliyu Umar (SAN), told the trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Jabi Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, that, “This government respects the rule of law, and hierarchy of the judiciary. It is obvious from these two applications (filed by Saraki and Ekweremadu) and the similar case before your learned brother, Justice Kolawole, at the Federal High Court who is dealing with the issue that we are withdrawing the charges. “It is trite that two matters of the same subject matter cannot be before different courts of coordinate jurisdiction. “Therefore, the amended charge dated October 5, 2016 and also the original dated June 10, 2016 and filed the same date be struck out and all the four defendants be discharged.”

The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a motion to withdraw the charge of criminal conspiracy against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. An affidavit in support of the motion was filed before the High Court of Federal Capital Territory on Thursday by a litigation officer from the Federal Ministry of Justice, Odubu Loveme. Messrs. Saraki and Ekweremadu, as well as a former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa, and a former Deputy clerk, Ben Efeturi, were first arraigned before Justice Yusuf Halilu on June 10, 2016 via charge No. CR/219/16. They all pleaded not guilty on July 27, 2016. In the motion filed Thursday, Mr. Loveme said counsel to the Federal Government on the matter, Aliyu Umar, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on September 30 in the office of the Director of Public Prosecution told him that he had studied the case diary and “ had decided to amend the charge in the manner stated on the face of the motion paper”. Mr. Loveme add...

 Suspected militants, yesterday, stormed Lagos State Model College, Igbonla in Eredo Local Council Development Area, Epe, Lagos State, kidnapping the school’s Vice Principal, a teacher and four students. The two students were later rescued by policemen who immediately arrived the scene. The gunmen, over 10, it was gathered, came through the waterways in three speed boats. They were said to have positioned themselves strategically, around the school building , while about six of them gained entrance into the school premises through a collapsed fence           One of the students "said that one of the gunmen, suspected to be the leader, instructed them to leave immediately when others were going to get more students. One of the kidnappers took one person each according to her. She said they pointed their weapons at the teachers and threatened to shoot if any of them tried to play smart.Another student, a Junior Secondary School student...

This should not shock you that Ghana will soon be the hub for the distribution of petroleum products in the West African sub-region, as it has started exporting fuel and gas oil to Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from the Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot. The state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) Limited, is also supplying petroleum products from the same depot to Benin Republic and Nigeria.       Making this known at a meet-the-press series in Accra, , Ghana’s Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Buah Armah-Kofi ,said there were plans to extend the exports to Liberia in the coming months.     He said the vision of the government was to make Ghana the hub for the distribution of petroleum products in the West African sub-region. The Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot, with a capacity of 46 million litres of refined gasoline and gas oil, was re-inaugurated in August 2015. Buah said Ghana had been ushered into a new gas era that would gua...

   Gospel song from a Passionate and compassionate heart preacher, with the message and slogan  "I believe in miracle because I believe in God. Miracle are normal, the miraculous is normal, now put in songs and music "I believe in miracles" is one of the songs written and composed by CHYCHY to reach the heart of the people and cause them to know and realise that God is the source of all things and every good thing comes from God above who gives freely  to all men without variablesness.     The song was produced by VC Perez: It can be downloaded on www.reverbnation.com/chychcy1

The three, President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, are the LEADERSHIP’s Persons of the Year 2015.   The annual Conference and Awards Ceremony of LEADERSHIP, is scheduled to hold on Thursday October 6, 2016, at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton Hotel by 10am. It has also been confirmed they will be present to receive the awards    

Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, Director of Airforce Public Relations said, on monday that! “In its concerted effort to stop illegal bunkering and criminal activities in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday destroyed illegal oil refineries and barges filled with petroleum products. “The refineries and barges were sighted by NAF Diamond 42 aircraft on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission in Bille Community of Rivers State. Delta Safe: Air Force Bombs Illegal Oil Refineries and Barges with Gunship Delta Safe: Air Force Bombs Illegal Oil Refineries and Barges with Gunship “Thereafter, one Mi-24V helicopter gunship was called-in for attack. The operation was a success as can be shown in enclosed photographs of the illegal refineries and barges on fire. “A similar operation was carried out with remarkable success about 2 days ago in the same location. “These are clear signals to criminals operating in the South-South region, as well as other pa...

Kim left France on a private jet after gunpoint attack on her at a Paris apartment early on Monday morning. Millions of dollars worth of jewellery were re[ported stolen by five armed masked men dressed as police officers. A jewellery box worth €6 million ($6.7 million) and a ring worth €4 million ($4.5 million), prompting fears that the valuables were personal ones, and not just jewellery Ms Kardashian was borrowing for fashion week. An insider said the total worth could be as high as $16 million. Kim also lost two of her prized smart phones – ones that are likely to contain a great deal of personal information. At around 2.30am, the robbers entered the building after the concierge let them in. Handcuffed and at gunpoint, he then led them to the starlet's flat. They entered Kim's room, threatened her with a weapon, tied her up and locked her in the bathroom. The mother-of-two, who is in the city for Paris Fashion Week, is 'badly shaken but physically unharmed', a spo...