nigerian news Archives - SayNaija https://saynigeria.com/tag/nigerian-news/ Breaking News, Entertainment, Music , Sports, UnCensored Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:31:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://saynigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cropped-saynaija_logo-2-32x32.jpg nigerian news Archives - SayNaija https://saynigeria.com/tag/nigerian-news/ 32 32 20 oil thieves bag 6-year jail terms https://saynigeria.com/20-oil-thieves-bag-6-year-jail-terms/ https://saynigeria.com/20-oil-thieves-bag-6-year-jail-terms/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:31:24 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=17803 Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos​,​ on Tuesday convicted 20 persons for illegal dealing and storing of petroleum products. [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/20-oil-thieves-bag-6-year-jail-terms/feed/ 0 UNIPORT shut down after violent protest https://saynigeria.com/uniport-shut-violent-protest/ https://saynigeria.com/uniport-shut-violent-protest/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:18:44 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16908 The management of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has announced the closure of the university for one month following the violent students’ protest over the [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/uniport-shut-violent-protest/feed/ 0 Nigeria environmental groups wants Eni/Agip audited following frequent explosions https://saynigeria.com/nigeria-environmental-groups-wants-eniagip-audited-following-frequent-explosions/ https://saynigeria.com/nigeria-environmental-groups-wants-eniagip-audited-following-frequent-explosions/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:12:18 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16799 The Environmental Rights Action / Friends of Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has called for a comprehensive audit of safety procedures at Agip oilfields in Bayelsa following [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/nigeria-environmental-groups-wants-eniagip-audited-following-frequent-explosions/feed/ 0 Despite petrol scarcity, Nigeria destroys 400 modular refineries https://saynigeria.com/despite-petrol-scarcity-nigeria-destroys-400-modular-refineries/ https://saynigeria.com/despite-petrol-scarcity-nigeria-destroys-400-modular-refineries/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:04:25 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16780 Despite the country being unable to refine enough crude for local consumption of by-products, the Nigerian government destroyed more than 400 illegal refineries in three [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/despite-petrol-scarcity-nigeria-destroys-400-modular-refineries/feed/ 0 Troops Intercept Suicide Bombers https://saynigeria.com/troops-intercept-suicide-bombers/ https://saynigeria.com/troops-intercept-suicide-bombers/#respond Sat, 09 Apr 2016 07:09:22 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16700 Today, at about 4.00am troops of 101 Battalion of 7 Division received a tip off about impending attack in Maiduguri city by 4 suspected Boko [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/troops-intercept-suicide-bombers/feed/ 0 New Deadly Terrorist Group Now In Kaduna https://saynigeria.com/new-deadly-terrorist-group-now-kaduna/ https://saynigeria.com/new-deadly-terrorist-group-now-kaduna/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:38:44 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16584 The Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El Rufai has disclosed that a new deadly terror group, Gausiyya has started operating in the state. El Rufai also [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/new-deadly-terrorist-group-now-kaduna/feed/ 0 #PanamaPapers: Lawyer hired by Nigeria to track Abacha loot has 178 firms in tax havens https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-lawyer-hired-nigeria-track-abacha-loot-178-firms-tax-havens/ https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-lawyer-hired-nigeria-track-abacha-loot-178-firms-tax-havens/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:12:46 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16569 Enrico Monfrini, a Swiss attorney hired by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to track missing Abacha loot in Swiss banks is himself operating [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-lawyer-hired-nigeria-track-abacha-loot-178-firms-tax-havens/feed/ 0 #PanamaPapers: General Theophilus Danjuma’s offshore companies, secret account exposed https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-general-theophilus-danjumas-offshore-companies-secret-account-exposed/ https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-general-theophilus-danjumas-offshore-companies-secret-account-exposed/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 08:02:33 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16557 Theophilus Danjuma, a retired army general and former defence minister, is one of Nigeria’s richest personalities, courtesy of his ownership of one of Nigeria’s most [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-general-theophilus-danjumas-offshore-companies-secret-account-exposed/feed/ 0 See The Reactions Of Some Nigerian Celebrities To The No Fuel, No Light Situation https://saynigeria.com/see-reactions-nigerian-celebrities-no-fuel-no-light-situation/ https://saynigeria.com/see-reactions-nigerian-celebrities-no-fuel-no-light-situation/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:26:17 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16549 Sparked by a tweet by the outspoken PDP Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, several Nigerian celebrities have spoken up over the no-light-no-fuel palaver facing the country at [...]

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]]> https://saynigeria.com/see-reactions-nigerian-celebrities-no-fuel-no-light-situation/feed/ 0 #PanamaPapers: Ex-Nigeria Senate President, David Mark, illegally operates secret companies in tax haven https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-ex-nigeria-senate-president-david-mark-illegally-operates-secret-companies-tax-haven/ https://saynigeria.com/panamapapers-ex-nigeria-senate-president-david-mark-illegally-operates-secret-companies-tax-haven/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:31:15 +0000 http://saynigeria.com/?p=16530 Nigeria’s immediate past Senate President, David Mark, has links to at least eight offshore shell companies while holding public office, in violation of a federal [...]

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