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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Detain Whistleblower For Exposing Corruption At Tinubu-Linked Alpha-Beta Firm, Set To Arraign Him

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 A relative of Oluwasanmi told SaharaReporters on Thursday morning that the former Alpha-Beta employee was detained on Wednesday at the State Intelligence Department (SID) Command Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos. The Nigeria Police Force has detained Comrade Segun Oluwasanmi, a whistleblower who accused Alpha-Beta Consulting Limited of corruption and tax evasion. A relative of Oluwasanmi told SaharaReporters on Thursday morning that the former Alpha-Beta employee was detained on Wednesday at the State Intelligence Department (SID) Command Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos. Comr Segun Oluwasanni was detained yesterday (14/01/25) by SID command headquarters, Ikeja. According to the IPO, he’s going to be arraigned in court today (15/01/26) but the court is yet to be disclosed,” the relative stated in a message. The family member added that Oluwasanmi was allowed to contact his family and lawyer shortly before his detention. He was just asked to call his family and lawyer when they decided to ...
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[BREAKING]: IPOB Slams ‘Manufactured Insecurity’, Says Nnamdi Kanu Jailed for Crimes Committed in Solitary Confinement

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The   Indigenous People of Biafra  (IPOB)   has accused the Nigerian state of orchestrating insecurity in the South-East to justify the continued detention and conviction of its leader,   Nnamdi Kanu , describing the process as a “judicial absurdity” built on lies and propaganda. In a strongly worded press statement signed by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group alleged that violence across the South-East escalated only after Kanu’s extraordinary rendition in June 2021, claiming political actors deliberately fueled chaos in order to pin the blame on him. According to IPOB, the alleged strategy was aimed at retroactively justifying Kanu’s abduction, detention, and prosecution, despite the fact that he was already in state custody at the time the crimes he was accused of were said to have occurred. Court Ruling Sparks Outrage IPOB expressed outrage over the judgment delivered by Justice  Binta Nyako Omotosho , which reportedly cit...
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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram In North-East Accuse Commander Of Withholding Operation Allowance

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  Some Nigerian soldiers deployed to fight BokoHaram insurgents in the North-East under Operation Hadin Kai have accused their commander of withholding their operation allowances The soldiers said their morale has dropped sharply as they continue to confront terrorists without receiving the allowance meant to sustain them during operations. According to them, they are “currently in the bush fighting terrorists,” adding that the operation allowance is “supposed to ensure they live comfortably while fighting.” They noted that “even though the money is small, it is still going a long way,” but alleged that their commander is now withholding it. Operation Hadin Kai covers parts of the North-East, including Sector 1 Maiduguri, Borno State; Sector 2 Damaturu, Yobe State; Sector 3 Maiduguri, Borno State; and Sector 4 Yola, Adamawa State. The soldiers said other states in the North-East geopolitical zone are not part of Operation Hadin Kai. They explained that the operation allowance is pa...
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JD Vance just sharply undercut the Trump team’s ICE shooting narrative

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  Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Alex Brandon/AP. Mere hours after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed a woman Wednesday in Minneapolis, the Trump administration staked out a maximalist position. It wasn’t just that the agent was justified in shooting 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good because he legitimately feared her running him over. It was that the woman “willfully and viciously ran over” the agent, President Donald Trump said. It was an act of “domestic terrorism,” according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. State and local officials have disputed the shooting was in self-defense. Videos of the shooting reviewed by CNN show nuance, and it remains unclear exactly what took place beforehand
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Trump says he canceled ‘second wave’ of Venezuela attacks and will meet with oil execs at White House

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egrding  Another tanker seized: The US has seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to a source, a move that comes after the US seized two Venezuela-linked tankers earlier this week. US President Donald Trump is set to meet with oil executives today as part of a efforts to persuade America’s largest energy companies to return to Venezuela. Further attacks halted: Trump said he canceled a “second wave” of attacks on Venezuela, citing the country’s cooperation with the US in the week since leader Nicolás Maduro was ousted. The Venezuelan government announced yesterday it will release a “significant number” of political prisoners, a key US demand. The White House said earlier this week that President Donald Trump was “not afraid” to continue seizing sanctioned oil tankers despite concerns that it could ratchet up tensions with Russia and China. He’s going to enforce our policy that’s best for the United States of America,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporte...
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Nigeria's ex-justice minister granted bail in $6m corruption case

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 Abubakar Malami (right), who is married to the daughter of former President Muhammadu Buhari (left), was widely seen as the most influential minister in the last government. A Nigerian court has granted bail to the country's former attorney general, Abubakar Malami, along with his wife and son, who are facing money laundering charges. Malami, 58, was one of the most influential figures in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 and 2023. He was charged last month with 16 counts of money laundering and abuse of office worth a total of 8.7bn naira ($6m; £4.5m), and has been held in prison since 30 December. In court, he pleaded not guilty to all charges. He previously described his arrest as politically motivated. The lawyer, who is married to Buhari‘s third child, Nana Hadiza, recently left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the opposition African Democratic Congress, which is viewed as the biggest rival to the APC in the 2027 general el...
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EntertainmentFunke Akindele’s Behind The Scenes Becomes West Africa’s All-Time Box Office King

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  Actress and producer Funke Akindele has officially shattered box office records once again. Her latest film, Behind The Scenes, has surpassed her previous work to become the highest-grossing film of all time in West Africa. The film reached this historic milestone after crossing the ₦1.77 billion mark at the box office in early January 2026. This is according to box office performance data from cinema distributors and industry trackers across the region. The development shows the growing commercial power of locally produced films and Funke Akindele’s continued dominance as Nollywood’s most bankable filmmaker. The film’s record-breaking run comes after weeks of sustained audience turnout, strong word-of-mouth, and consistently high weekly grosses, positioning it ahead of Akindele’s previous blockbuster, Everybody Loves Jenifa, which ended its theatrical run at about N1.8 billion.
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