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Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:25:47 +0000
EXCLUSIVE: Benin Republic Shuns Buhari’s Request For Sunday Igboho's Extradition Without Trial, May Grant Him Bail Today
Sunday Igboho Efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari government to extradite Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, to Nigeria from Benin Republic have hit the rocks. Authorities in the neighboring West African nati...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 22:04:43 +0000
Yoruba Nation Activist, Sunday Igboho To Be Arraigned In Court Tomorrow
Sunday Igboho Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, is expected to be arraigned for immigration-related offenses in Benin Republic tomorrow. SaharaReporters had reported how Igboho was arrested on Monday night i...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:58:34 +0000
Why Proposed Privatisation Of 36 State Assets Won't Succeed, Address Overdependence On Oil — Report
A report by the Economic Intelligence Unit has stated that the proposal by Nigeria's privatization agency, the Bureau of Public Enterprises, to privatize 36 state assets is likely to fail in its objective of generating revenue for the govern...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:41:16 +0000
Protest Rocks Lagos Airport As Air Peace Delays Flight For Over 12-hour
Scores of Nigerians on Thursday night protested the delay of their flight by Air Peace at the Murtala Muhammad Local Airport in Lagos. The passengers lamented that their flight was postponed without prior notice by the airline from 8am till ...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:17:24 +0000
Yoruba Nation: Groups To Present Petition At 76th UN General Assembly
Groups clamoring for the independence of the Yoruba nation have vowed not to relent in their campaigns. They recently revealed plans to present their case at the 76th United Nations General Assembly scheduled to hold in September. ...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:47:42 +0000
Panic In Abuja Community As Gunmen Raid Homes, Kidnap Residents
Six persons have been abducted at Tungan-Maje community in Gwagwalada area council of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory around 11:46 pm on Monday. The kidnappers were said to have invaded some houses at Anguwar Dabiri and Anguwar Sarki within...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:39:46 +0000
Police Yet To Arrest Suspected Killers Of Plateau Professor Despite Seeing Bank Details – Family Cries Out
The family of a renowned Professor of Cytogenetic, Gabriel Hemnave Asenge, who was murdered by suspected assailants in Jos, Plateau State, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Bab...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:33:32 +0000
How NNPC Official, Lover Fraudulently Took Over Man’s Company, Forged Signature To Withdraw N33m From Bank Account
Documents obtained by SaharaReporters have revealed how Uchechi Precious Ikebujo, a former Personal Assistant to the immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, late Maikanti Baru, and her allege...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:40:32 +0000
Protest At Supreme Court In Cotonou As Yoruba Nation Agitators Demand Igboho's Release
Some Yoruba nation agitators in Cotonou, Benin Republic, have held a peaceful demonstration outside the Supreme Court where it is believed that the extradition hearing of Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho), will be held. Olayomi Koiki,...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:55:27 +0000
Gunmen Kill Three-Month-Old Baby, 12 Others In Benue
A three-month-old baby and 12 adults have been reportedly shot dead by gunmen in separate incidents in some villages of the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The gunmen were said to have opened fire on travellers on Uikpam – Umeng...



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