July 2012
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EFCC Withdraws Charges Against Four Oil Subsidy...
Attorney General Mohammed Bello Adoke masterminds withrawal of charges
By Ben Ezeamalu
The EFCC back-pedals and withdraws charges slammed on oil marketers in the oil subsidy trials, citing orders from the attorney general.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, withdrew all criminal charges against four suspects in the on-going prosecution of oil marketers involved...
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Oyo State Governor’s Jamboree To The London...
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi addressing a an “Investors Seminar” in London
By SaharaReporters, New York
Late yesterday, we received a rejoinder [see below], written by Festus Adedayo, Special Adviser to the Governor of Oyo State on Media. Characteristically, the rejoinder was a poor job at blackmail and failed to address the central issue around of our report, which was the bloated...
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Budget Implementation Is Failing To Achieve...
By Adetokunbo Mumuni/SERAP
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has told the Federal Government to “come clean and acknowledge that its implementation of the budget in the past years has failed completely to achieve the citizens’ human rights, and satisfy Nigeria’s international obligations and commitments to fulfil those rights.”
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Nigerians Condemn Senate President David Mark’s...
David Mark, Nigerian Senate President
By Karen Attiah
Nigeria, with a population of nearly 160 million, is one of Africa’s giants when it comes to the use of social media. Nearly 4.6 million Nigerians are on Facebook. Twitter is the 6th most popular website in Nigeria. So it comes as no surprise that Nigerians were angered when the President of the Nigerian Senate David Mark suggested that...
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Gunmen In Police Uniform Snatch Editor’s Car- PM...
Gabriel Akinadewo
By Oluwole Adeboye
Armed robbers dressed in police uniform at about 10 p.m.on Sunday at gunpoint snatched a car from the Editor, Nigerian Compass newspaper, Mr. Gabriel Akinadewo.
The editor, who was in his Toyota Avensis car, 2008 model marked Ogun CP 11 AKM, was returning from his office on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway when he ran into the road block mounted by the...
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Okonjo-Iweala Insists On ‘Transparency And Careful...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
By SaharaReporters, New York
Nigerians have been reassured that the 2012 budget is being managed in a way that protects and enhances the best interests of the country, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said.
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Fresh Attack On Police Station In Sokoto Kills...
By SaharaReporters, New York
Gunmen riding on motorbikes opened fired on the Arkilla police station near a Mobile police barrack in Sokoto at 6:30 PM Nigerian time. READ MORE…
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“Ask Lagos Speaker to Resign,” PDP Challenges ACN
Lagos Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji is undergoing trial for corruption
By SaharaReporters, New York
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to remove the mote in its own eyes by prevailing on the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, to resign from office.
The demand, made today in a statement by the party’s National...
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Suicide Attacks in Sokoto: Policeman, Two Bombers,...
AIG office hit by bomb today
By SaharaReporters, New York
Three people, including a police officer, are among the victims of the two suicide bomb blasts in Sokoto city this afternoon which was first reported by SaharaReporters.
The other two deaths are of the suicide bombers, one of whom drove into the Police building at Unguwar Rogo and was killed, and the other into the zonal offices of...
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Gunmen Attack Family Home Of VP Sambo In Zaria
Vice President Namadi Sambo
By SaharaReporters, New York
Suspected militants have attacked the family home of Vice President Namadi Sambo on Baba Ahmed Road in Tudun Wada area of Zaria, Kaduna state. Eyewitnesses told Saharareporters that gunmen drove by the house and shot at two policemen guarding the house.
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Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Hit Two Police...
By SaharaReporters, New York
Suicide bombers of the Islamist militant sect Boko Haram today attacked two police stations in Sokoto metropolis today.
At first a suicide bomber driving a bomb rigged car attacked the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police in the city at Marina killing a police officer and injuring several others.
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"Remove Corruption…And Fix The Power Sector,"...
Joseph Ajaero
By David Miskis
In an exclusive interview with SaharaTV, Joseph Ajaero, deputy president of the Nigeria Labor Congress and general secretary of Nigeria’s National Union of Electricity Employees, discussed his stance against the privatization of Nigeria’s electricity sector and the reasons behind recent protests by the union and Nigeria’s electricity workers.
Joseph Ajaero, a...
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Northern Governors Oppose Single Term For...
Governor of Niger State and Northern Governors Forum members
By SaharaReporters, New York
Northern Governors are standing by the constitutional provision of two terms of four years for the President and Governors, as opposed to the idea of a single term of either five, six or seven years.
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PHOTONEWS: Tanker Fire At MTN office In Abuja
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Diesel Tanker Explodes At MTN Premises in Abuja
By SaharaReporters, New York
Residents of Maitama District in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital city, were thrown into panic today when a truck delivering diesel at the MTN premises caught fire and exploded in the high brow neighborhood.
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Oil Subsidy Pandora’s Box: Apologize to Nigerians...
By SaharaReporters, New York
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has called on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to apologize to Nigerians for the fuel subsidy fiasco, and permit justice to be done.
In a statement signed by Osita Okechukwu, its National Publicity Secretary, CNPP described the handling of the Fuel Subsidy Financial Profile between 2006 and 2011 by PDP...
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Prez Goodluck Jonathan Has Exhausted The Excess...
Former house of reps member Dino Melaye
By SaharaReporters, New York
The Anti-Corruption Network has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to find the strength of character, moral fortitude and dedication to duty that this High Office demands.
In a statement signed by Dino Melaye, its Executive Secretary, identified a “dark and dangerous trend” which can lead Nigeria to the brink of a...
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Okupe Will Do Better Than Maku And Abati, Says...
Femi Fani-Kayode
By SaharaReporters, New York
Following today’s appointment of Dr. Doyin Okupe as Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, the former holder of that office, Femi Fani-Kayode, took to social media this evening to offer his applause.
Fani-Kayode who acted as a rabid attack dog against opponents of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and would...
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President Jonathan Hires “Attack Dog”: Appoints...
Doyin Okupe
By SaharaReporters, New York
Reuben Abati, the once respected former journalist who cashed in to become Special Adviser on Publicity and Media under President Goodluck Jonathan, was sidelined by another former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe.
Sources in the presidential palace in Abuja say Okupe may have arrived, driven by his own needs and the presidency’s desire for a more...
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Impeachment Threat: Reps Have Genuine Grievance...
By SaharaReporters, New York
In a stunning move, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted that members of the House of Representatives, including its majority PDP members, have a genuine case for threatening to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan, but that the party would protect his job.
Speaking today on behalf of the National Working Committee (NWC), the Deputy National...
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Lagos High Court Grants Bail To Fuel Subsidy Fraud...
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PHOTONEWS: Day 2 Of The Prosecution Of Suspected...
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Patience Versus Turai Land Tussle: ‘A Study in...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the legal tussle between the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and her predecessor, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua over a juicy plot of land in the Federal Capital territory as “a study in despicable sycophancy, insider abuse, arbitrariness and manifestation of the culture of impunity all of which have become the hallmarks of the administration of...
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PHOTONEWS: Nigeria As A Nation Of The Unemployed
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Oil Subsidy Fraud Suspects Funneled Nearly...
Ada Ugo-Ngadi-MD of Ontario Oil and Gas Limited yesterday
By SaharaReporters, New York
Some of the high profile suspects arraigned on Wednesday for stealing $6.8 billion oil subsidy funds have sent a strong warning to President Goodluck Jonathan to desist from prosecuting them or face a full disclosure of how they funneled close to $1 billion towards his 2011 presidential campaign through...
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Oil Subsidy Fraud Trial: Powerful Oil Marketer...
Ontario Oil’s Adaoha Ugo -Ngadi appears in court today
By SaharaReporters, New York
The prosecution of $6.8 billion gasoline subsidy fraud suspects which was adjourned on Wednesday due to the absence of certain suspects and the appearance of Nigeria’s Attorney General, Mohammed Bello Adoke has failed again to open in Lagos today.
The judge stated that the absense of Walter...
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PDP Chairman In Trouble Over Son’s Involvement In...
Bamanga Tukur and Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during the PDP convention in Abuja
By SaharaReporters, New York
The new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bamanga Tukur, may soon become the former chairman of the party following the embarrassing involvement of his son, Mahmud in the oil subsidy scandal.
Indications to effect emerged in Abuja today when the members of...
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Sun Newspaper Editor, Steve Nwosu, Shot In Lagos
Steve Nwosu
By SaharaReporters, New York
The editor of Daily Sun newspaper, Steve Nwosu, was shot today in the Maza Maza area of Lagos as he made his way to work.
Sources at the tabloid said Mr. Nwosu was shot in the head by unknown persons, but he escaped being killed. The motives of his attackers are unknown.
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I Cannot Meet Your Demand On Budget...
President Goodluck Jonathan
By SaharaReporters, New York
A nervous federal government today sent its Information Minister to the sidelines and moved up its biggest player to plead with the House of Representatives that the President cannot meet their demand to implement the budget in full and on time.
It was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi...
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Suspected Oil Subsidy Thieves Docked, AGF Bello...
By PM News, Lagos
The arraignment of oil company executives indicted by the fuel subsidy panel before an Ikeja High Court was stalled today due to the absence of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, SAN.
Although all the 23 suspects in the matter were docked before Justice Habeeb Abiru, their plea was not taken because the the counsel to Economic...
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PHOTONEWS: Faces Of Alleged Fuel Subsidy Fund...
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Two Indian Nationals Killed In Maiduguri
By SaharaReporters, New York
Two Indians were killed today in Maiduguri by unknown persons. A source told SaharaReporters that both men were found with their throats slit. Saharareporters could not confirm the circumstances under which the attack occurred.
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African First Ladies Jamboree: CPC Blasts...
By SaharaReporters, New York
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has condemned the hosting of African First Ladies by Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, under the aegis of the African First Ladies for Peace Mission (AFLPM).
The event is billed for July 24 to July 27, 2012. READ MORE…
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Court Adjourns Arraignment Of Subsidy Fraudsters...
By Ben Ezeamalu
A Lagos High Court has adjourned the arraignment of the first batch of oil subsidy fraud suspects till Thursday after one of the accused persons failed to appear in court.
While three of the suspects was in court, one stayed away. While adjourning the case till Thursday, the judge said all the accused persons must be in court for the arraignment.
The lawyer to the EFCC also...
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Court Orders Forfeiture Of Ibori’s $15m Bribe...
James Ibori and supporters
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted an interim order forfeiting to the Federal Government $15m said to have been received by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from an undisclosed agent of former Delta State Governor James Ibori in 2007 as a bribe to compromise its investigation. The money has been kept in the strong room of the Central...
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Sudan stoning, Atta Mills Loses Battle With...
Late John Atta mills
By Global Information Network (GIN) , New York
PRESIDENT OF GHANA LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER: Jul. 24 (GIN) – A hard-fought battle with cancer ended this week with the death of Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills. Six visits to specialists in the U.S. were unable to stem the spread of the disease and the executive apparently realized the finality of his condition,...
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Jonathan Gives ‘Tompolo’ Contract To Supply 20...
Government Ekpemukpolo, a.k.a Tompolo
By SaharaReporters, New York
A company, Global West Specialist Agency, believed to be owned by a former Delta militant, Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, a.k.a Tompolo, has been given a huge contract, with the influence of President Goodluck Jonathan, to supply 20 patrol vessels for the use of Nigeria’s military authorities in securing the country’s...
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Over 3000 Persons Rendered Homeless By Jos Flood,...
By SaharaReporters, New York
Over 3000 people have been rendered homeless, and over 200 houses destroyed, in a torrential rainfall in Jos, capital of Plateau State. This compounds the misery in the area, which has lately been the scene of intense communal and religious violence. READ MORE…
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PHOTONEWS: Ghanaians Awaiting The Swearing-In Of...
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Statement From The President's Office Confirms...
Ghana’s president John Atta Mills died today at a military hospital in Accra at the age of 68. Mr. Mills died of throat cancer. His replacement to be sworn in today. READ MORE…
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PHOTONEWS: Makoko Community Moves To Occupy Lagos...
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Ghanaian President John Atta Mills Is Dead
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, who was most recently treated in the U.S. for an unspecified condition, has reportedly passed away. His replacement will be sworn in Tonight, sources have told Sahara Reporters.
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Slander: Pastor Tunde Bakare Gives AIT 48 Hours to...
Raymond Dopkesi-Chair, AIT
By SaharaReporters, New York
Tunde Bakare, the firebrand lawyer and pastor who yesterday answered an invitation of the State Security Service (SSS), which appealed to him to tone down his blazing political message on the pulpit, is about to serve a different kind of fire to AIT Television. READ MORE…
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US Kleptocracy Asset Recovery: An Opportunity For...
Former thieving governors with US assets
By SaharaReporters, New York
Are you a Nigerian or a friend of Nigeria who knows of proceeds of Nigerian corruption that are located anywhere in the United States?
You can now help bring those responsible for it to book and to repatriate the assets by contacting US federal law enforcement. Or you can fire off an email to kleptocracy@usdoj.gov.
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EFCC Names First 20 Suspects To Be Arraigned Over...
By Wilson Uwujaren-EFCC Media & Publicity Unit
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has concluded arrangements to prosecute the first batch 20 suspects implicated in the oil subsidy fraud. The suspects, comprising six oil companies and 11 individuals, will be docked in Lagos courts.
The companies involved are: Nasaman Oil Services; Eternal Oil and Gas Plc; Ontario Oil...
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U.S. Seizes Over $3 Million in Looted James Ibori...
Ames Onanefe Ibori
By SaharaReporters, New York
The United States yesterday announced that it has identified and taken possession over $3 million in funds looted by the jailed former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori.
Mr. Ibori was last April in the United Kingdom convicted on money laundering and conspiracy to defraud charges, and sentenced to 13 years. READ MORE…
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EFCC To Arraign PDP Chairman’s Son, ACN's 2011...
By Bassey Udo
His oil-magnate son is to answer questions for fuel subsidy-The first batch of subsidy thieves will be in the dock Tuesday.
Barring any last-minute change in its plan, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Tuesday, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, arraign the first batch of companies believed to have defrauded the country in subsidy claims totaling over...
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No Going Back On Plot To Impeach Jonathan, Says...
House of Representative
By Ini Ekott
The House says no amount of intimidation would force it to tolerate poor budget implementation by the President.
Amid a mixed public reaction that appears to have emboldened its position, the House of Representatives on Monday insisted that its resolution to impeachment President Goodluck Jonathan over poor budget implementation remained firm and...
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Nigeria Secret Police Grills Pastor Bakare, Tells...
Pastor Tunde Bakare
By SaharaReporters, New York
State Security Service (SSS) is attempting to silence the fiery Lagos pastor and activist, Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly, telling him to tone down his critical political messages, it was reported today. READ MORE…
