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ex-President Goodluck Jonathan The lawyer representing Nigeria at the ongoing trial of the Malabu OPL245 scandal, Lucio Lucia, has indicted ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, at the hearing of the case in Milan court on Wednesday. At his submission before the court, Lucia said the ex-President was aware of the deal through the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, who compromised Nigeria’s interest for the oil companies. He informed the court that Nigeria wanted to take action because of this fact, which it considers to be of very serious prejudice to the nation. ex-President Goodluck Jonathan CNN The court was also informed of “criminal prosecution in Nigeria for these acts against the corrupt, first and foremost Bello, who was accused of receiving illegal compensation in exchange for licensing the oil companies, and thus arrested and extradited from Dubai for the corruption related to OPL 245”. In exposing the illegal movement of money from Nigeri...

The Imo State University, Owerri, has set up a committee to investigate the authenticity of the footage circulating on the Internet in which the Head of Department of Biochemistry of the institution, Prof. Emmanuel Agumuo, was allegedly having sex with ones of his students. The HoD, who was handcuffed in the footage, was arrested by plain-clothed security men. Sources said the don, apart from allegedly collecting N150,000 as bribe from the female student, also demanded sex from her to pass her. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Punch, “The female student, who is about getting married, had issues with her result after her mates had graduated. She approached her Head of the Department, but he demanded N150,000 bribe, which she paid. The professor also demanded sex from her. “The professor rejected the girl’s plea that she was getting married soon. The girl then played along with the aid of security men. The don was arrested naked in a room with the girl. Of...

Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Contrary to a claim by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Abuja that the suspension of issuance of travel documents to Nigeria was due to COVID-19, Nigerians living in the Emirates say all those whose work permit were not renewed have been asked to leave the oil-rich Middle East country on Thursday. The affected Nigerians, who spoke to SaharaReporters, confirmed what a travel agency had earlier posted on social media that all previously issued visas to Nigerians had become invalid and that those living in the country would have their visas revoked. Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The UAE’s embassy in Abuja, however, denied the claims by Flyworld Travel and Tour, insisting that the visa suspension was due to COVID-19. “I came in on a two-year visa and got a job,” said a Nigerian who did not want to be named for fear of being tracked by the Emirates’ security. “When my visa expired, my employer trie...

The Nigerian government has approved N400m for the building of a perimeter fence for the University of Abuja, the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, has said. The VC also appealed to the government to protect the university from encroachment, adding that staff and students were “living in fear of bandits.” A statement on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer of UNIABUJA, Dr Habib Yakoob, said Na’Allah spoke during a visit by the Director, Department of Development Control of the Federal Capital Territory, Murkta Galadima, on Tuesday. According to the VC, the bandits and the encroachment on UNIABUJA land, as well as erection of illegal structures, were preventing his administration from carrying out developmental projects on campus and constituting a security threat to students and staff. “He (Na’Allah) expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for approving about N400m to enable the university to erect a fence, adding that his administration...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has failed to collate the data of all persons with disability that are eligible to vote in the upcoming governorship poll in Edo State.  Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD), Henry Ebose, said in an interview with SaharaReporters that this would hamper the ability of the commission to provide sign interpreters at booths where deaf persons would be expected to vote, for example. He said the commission decided to use pictorial representations and visible signs instead. Ebose, however, noted that the electoral body deepened their effort at interacting with PWD’s and making the election more inclusive. “INEC said during our voter education engagements that it would not be able to provide sign interpreters for deaf persons,” he said. “There are many wards in the state, and they do not know how many of these wards deaf persons will come to vote in. Sign language interpreters, in any...