As Nigerian Govt. exults over 4000 MW electricity, I wonder whatever happened to the 6000 MW promised by 2009 December through $300m IDA loan – Tola Adenle

Nigerians are supposed to be dancing in the streets now that  His Excellency, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, Nigeria’s Minister of Power has announced that Nigeria has “soared beyond 4000 mega watts” in electricity generation but I say, not so fast.  Anyway, were we not all around recently when the junior minister for Power offered that “evil […]

Okonjo Iweala should resign for protecting corruption of colleagues in cabinet – UK NGO

UK NGO blasts Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for protecting corruption in cabinet; calls on her to resign if she fears colleagues   The Corner House on Sahara Reporters   http://saharareporters.com/news-page/united-kingdom-ngo-blasts-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-protecting-corruption-cabinet-calls-her-resi     Wednesday, April 16, 2014.  5:06 a.m. [GMT]

Nigeria’s EFCC guest, Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, now “Builder of the Universe” courtesy a non-existing award – Sahara Reporters

Lagos House Of Assembly Approves $16,000 For Members To Attend An Nonexistent Award Ceremony For Indicted Speaker Ikuforiji In New York  –  Sahara Reporters   The award event, which listed Mr. Ikuforiji as the retired Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, also features the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as another recipient, among […]

Delta State Government Squandered N9 Billion Allocation In Just Three Days – Anti Corruption Network

Report by Sahara Reporters   http://saharareporters.com/news-page/anti-corruption-network-says-delta-state-government-squandered-n9-billion-allocation-just-     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014.  3:55 p.m. [GMT]

3000 job vacancies at Nigerian Immigrations; MILLIONS of applicants paid N1000 each; 500,000 shortlisted, over 20 dead!

The Immigration Recruitment Tragedy And A Crumbling Nation – Peter Claver Oparah for SAHARA REPORTERS Nigerians need to know: how the N6billion – close to US$40m – poor kids looking for employment paid to consultants or whoever, to seek employment in an agency of the government of their country would be shared among the beneficiaries […]

REPORT: How Abacha And Associates Stole Billions Of Dollars From Nigeria – Sahara Reporters

Now that one of the Abacha kids like all those other self-entitled Nigerians who would rather we forget their looting and other lesser thieving  because they have moved on to bigger things is blabbing, it is only right that this report be published; I’m sure many Nigerians, with our fickle tendency to shake off all […]

Premium Times Investigation: Nigeria’s Accountant-General, NAICOM in alleged record-breaking N3.54 billion scandal

Minister of Finance, Okonjo-Iweala (left), Accountant General of the Federation, Jonas Otunla (middle)   It appears a new kind of fraud in Nigeria. A contract was duly awarded by government to some private firms. But when it was time to make payment for job done, the N3.538billion contract sum was diverted to an entirely different […]

“Suspect” in Late Attorney General’s murder now Nigeria’s Minister for Police Affairs!

Bad Leadership 101: To Compound Problems Just Install A Criminal Suspect As Minister Of Police Affairs?  –  Sahara Reporters “Public office is public trust and you owe the people [a public good]” [Nigeria’s] President E.G. Jonathan at the swearing in of new ministers. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has a doctorate degree but obviously lacks any […]

Scandal at Foreign Affairs Ministry over 45 Directors: how long can Nigeria support its top-heavy multi-millionaire personnel system?

How could a country that wants to turn from the culture of wastefulness and brigandage have forty-five (45) Directors in a single Ministry?  That is the simple question this write-up wants to ask.  During Shagari’s supposed profligate presidency (1979 – 1984), I knew a “federal” ministry – a major one – that had a single […]

Jonathan, Minister’s Cronies To “Buy” Port Harcourt Refineries – Sahara Reporters

How low will Nigeria go, how deep will she sink before the bottom finally falls off on her way to becoming an Haiti despite her huge wealth that continues to be parceled off to a few under the guise of privatization? – TOLA. http://saharareporters.com/news-page/jonathan-minister%E2%80%99s-cronies-%E2%80%9Cbuy%E2%80%9D%C2%A0port%C2%A0harcourt%C2%A0refineries DECEMBER 30, 2013. 11: 54 a.m. [GMT]