Brentford exposed Chelsea’s defensive problems to inflict a damaging 3-0 defeat on Friday that gives Xabi Alonso plenty to ponder over a three-week international break. After a promising start to life under the former Real Madrid coach, Chelsea have picked up just one point from their last three league games. Goals from Jaidon Anthony,…
A retired judge of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Ifiok Ukanna, has called on journalists to scrutinise judicial decisions, expose wrongdoing in the justice system and hold the judiciary accountable to the public. He said the media must not be intimidated from performing its watchdog role. Mr Ukanna made the call on Wednesday at a…
Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships are emerging into view. They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The Danube’s record low water levels also have forced power plants to the brink…
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The Plateau State Police Command has summoned 49 staff members of the National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC), Jos, for questioning following a petition alleging threats to life and destruction of government properties. The invitation comes just weeks after SaharaReporters reported that the NMDC management issued queries to two staff members for allegedly publicising and sharing…
Senior health officers in Oke Ero Local Government, Kwara State, have burnt used syringes and altered official rosters after learning of an impending visit by the state governor, SaharaReporters has learnt. The cover-up follows revelations by a registered nurse, Rufus Favour Mojisola, who raised an alarm over unsafe practices at the Primary Health Centre, including…
Fresh damning revelations have exposed how Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, secretly acquired a $2 million mansion in Florida, United States, and concealed ownership by registering the property in the names of his wife, Justice Eberechi Wike, and their three children, Joaquin, Jazmyne, and Jordan. President Bola Tinubu appointed former…
Damning US public records obtained by West Africa Weekly have revealed that Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, secretly acquired a $2 million Florida mansion in March, registering it under the names of his children, Joaquin, Jazmyne, and Jordan, and his wife, Justice Eberechi Wike. Records further show that Justice Wike is a…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has been caught in a web of contradictions after claiming in a recent live television interview that his administration has not borrowed any money since assuming office in 2023. However, official budget performance reports obtained by SaharaReporters tell a completely different story. Governor Lawal, while speaking during a…
There is a growing unease within the global startup ecosystem as the once celebrated “unicorns” (privately held companies valued at $1 billion or more) are increasingly facing existential threats occasioned by unfavourable regulatory environment, difficult business climate, harsh macroeconomic conditions, and inadequate funding, among others. Once symbols of innovation and disruption, many of these high-flying ventures…
