Even though the Bayelsa gubernatorial election was held on Saturday, November 11, it has been over five weeks, and some Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) employees who were assigned to the poll have not yet received their allowances. SaharaReporters was informed…
In response to an alleged coup attempt in November, a West African delegation headed by the presidents of Senegal and Ghana arrived in Sierra Leone on Saturday to establish the framework for a “security mission.” Armed assailants engaged in combat with security personnel on November 26 after breaking into a military armory, two barracks, two jails, and two police stations. Authorities believed there had been a coup attempt by members of the military forces, and before they could retake control, twenty-one people had died and hundreds of detainees had escaped. In West Africa, where putches have occurred in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea since 2020, the violence raised worries of another coup. In an effort to “facilitate the deployment of a security mission to Sierra Leone to help stabilise the country,” the delegation was sent by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during a recent summit. The nation’s foreign minister, Timothy Kabba, stated in a late-Friday radio interview that “ECOWAS considered that the region must be protected and decided to send a stabilization mission to Sierra Leone after the heinous attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government on November 26.” Noting that comparable troops exist in the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, he emphasized that the ECOWAS force would not be a military incursion. “We have a very competent army that suppressed the insurgents — in no way does this impinge on Sierra Leone’s sovereignty,” Kabba added. According to their offices, Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana are in Freetown to talk with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone about the security situation. Following the fighting on November 26, the curfew was removed by Sierra Leonean authorities on Wednesday. AFP
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), bemoaned on Monday the misery that Nigerians are experiencing as a result of the harsh consequences of poor governance practices. Obi stated that Nigerians must seek God’s mercies and recognize…
Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has refuted the claims made against him in the recently published Special Investigator report on the CBN and Related Entities regarding embezzled monies. In a statement released on Sunday under the title “Re: Emefiele, others stole billions, illegally kept Nigeria’s funds in foreign banks,” he outlined his position. Remember how Jim Obaze, the Special Investigator on the CBN and Related Entities, disclosed last week that the former governor of the CBN had deposited £543, 482,213 in fixed deposits in UK banks alone without permission? According to a portion of Obaze’s report, “Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, invested Nigerian funds in 593 foreign bank accounts in the United States, China, and the United Kingdom during his tenure without authorization.” “Every account where billions were deposited has been tracked down by the investigator.” Emefiele responded in a statement on Sunday, saying, “My attention was drawn to publications released by some mainstream and online news platforms after my release on bail from the correctional center, Kuje.” The President appointed Mr. Jim Obazee as a private investigator, and his report was one of the sources of the material released by both media outlets. “I have gone through the publications, and I say boldly that the contents of the said publications are false, misleading and calculated to disparage my person, injure my character and serve the selfish…
Prof. Wole Soyinka, an elder statesman and prominent playwright from Nigeria, has stated that he will hold off on making any criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration until May 2024, one year into his term. The Nobel laureate Soyinka made…
Despite interest from two Premier League clubs, Eddie Nketiah’s move away from Arsenal is not approved by manager Mikel Arteta. This season, Nketiah has made 23 appearances across all competitions. During the January transfer window, he will not be bought…
36 IPOB members who were held for two years in Ebonyi State due to many allegations were cleared by the court. Three dozen members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who were detained for two years in the state…
An Instagram post including a comment attributed to Diezani Allison-Madueke, the former minister of petroleum resources, detailing allegations of money laundering against her has been removed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The tweet, which a correspondent first saw, purported Diezani discussed the charges in an interview with British journalists. Subsequent investigations on Saturday, however, showed that the unsigned post had been removed from the anti-graft agency’s official Instagram account. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale refuted the story in answer to questions over the development, highlighting that the material did not come from the anti-graft organization and was not approved by them. The EFCC is not the source of the report. Oyewale declared, “Anything that is not signed by me is not from us (the EFCC).” According to The PUNCH, Allison-Madueke, who worked for former President Goodluck Jonathan, left the nation after the EFCC accused her of money laundering. Sunday PUNCH exclusively revealed in October 2023 that Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, had requested her extradition from the United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Services and filed an arrest warrant. The report indicated that the request which was made on the orders of President Bola Tinubu followed a written official request by the EFCC to the office of the AGF earlier in…
Joy has been left in its wake as the Timeless Concert, which was presented by Nigerian afrobeat sensation David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, has come to an end. Celebrities and fans flocked in large numbers to…
This symbolizes the rare religious tolerance prevalent in the southwestern region of Nigeria, setting an example for the world.
