Fresh Plot To Scuttle Nigeria's Elections: Jonathan Holds Secret Meeting With Former VP Atiku

President Goodluck Jonathan paid a secret visit to former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on Friday night to hold a meeting that lasted till the early hours of Saturday.
Sources at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that Mr. Jonathan went to Mr. Atiku’s home with the aim of persuading the former VP to lead a so called interim government of national unity that the president has been covertly attempting to sell to numerous political figures in recent weeks. One source said Mr. Jonathan and some hawkish members of his inner circle, including Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, First Lady Patience Jonathan, Governors Olusegun Mimiko and Ayo Fayose of Ondo and Ekiti respectively, as well as senior presidential aide Doyin Okupe, have decided that handing over power to Muhammadu Buhari “is out of the question.” 
Several electoral monitoring groups are projecting that Mr. Buhari, a retired army general and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the odds-on favorite to win the March 28 presidential election. 
When SaharaReporters reached Mr. Atiku, he expressed surprise that we knew about his meeting with President Jonathan. He asserted that the idea of his heading an interim government did not come up during the long discussion with the president.

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How Rickey Tarfa Charged Client N100 Million To Bribe Judge

Controversial lawyer, Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN), has landed in a fresh scandal following his demand and receipt of a N100 million from a client to bribe a judge handling the client’s case.  Exclusive documents in possession of SaharaReporters, show that the client, Mr. Nsima Ekere, had an interest in a civil/political suit Ime Ekanem Vs PDP (Peoples Democratic Party), Udom Emmanuel; as well as another suit FCT/HC/CV/7652014, which Mr. Tarfa’s firm was prosecuting before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court.

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Buhari Presented With Evidence His Chief Of Staff Took N500m To Help MTN Reduce Fine

President Muhammad Buhari has received concrete evidence that his Chief of Staff (CoS), Abba Kyari, took N500m from operators of MTN to help the telecommunications giant mitigate the fine imposed on it by the federal government, SaharaReporters has learned. Sources say the evidence was presented to President Buhari several times including during the Sallah holiday. The mind-boggling revelation is the latest in the mounting allegations of corruption involving members of the top echelon of President Buhari’s administration.

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No Apology For Speaking The Truth- Falana Tells Former CBN Gov. Soludo

Prominent Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana has responded to requests by a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo asking him to retract an earlier statement that he gave a large chunk of Nigeria's foreign reserve to several commercial banks to manage. In a letter sent to SaharaReporters, Mr. Soludo had asked the famous lawyer to retract the statement and offer an apology to him. However, Mr.

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EFCC Links Patience Jonathan With 9 Houses, 2 Hotels, One Plaza

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigators probing ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s link with five choice buildings, including a N5billion hotel in Abuja, have unearthed seven additional properties believed to be owned by her.

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Probe: Jonathan Holds Meeting With Ex-Ministers

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has met with some members of his cabinet in a bid to defend his integrity.

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Biafra: Another Judge Hands Off Nnamdi Kanu’s Case

 

John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stepped down from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Mr. Tsoho is the second judge to do so. Mr. Kanu is facing treason charges brought by the Nigerian government for leading a separatist group. He has been in detention since October 2015. The first judge in the case, Ahmed Mohammed, stepped down in December 2015, after Mr. Kanu had said he had no confidence in him.

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How Diezani Alison-Madueke Bought Le Meridien Hotel Port Harcourt From Ex-MILAD Anthony Ukpo

Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Petroleum Resources Minister, purchased Port Harcourt’s Le Meridien Hotel for $25million from a former Rivers State military administrator, Anthony Akpo, SaharaReporters learned at the weekend. Our sources say that the transaction was carried out using several persons, including Dauda Lawal, a First Bank of Nigeria Executive Director.

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Baseball star Jose Fernandez killed in boating accident 5 days after announcing girlfriend was pregnant

Jose Fernandez, the Major League Baseball star with Miami Marlins ,died on Saturday night , months before he was set to become a father.

The 24-year-old died along with two others after a his boat crashed against rocks off the coast of Miami Beach. Five days before his death,he posted a picture of his pregnant girlfriend Carla Mendoza on Instagram and captioned it

"I'm so glad you came into my life. I'm ready for where this journey is gonna take us together."

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Transgender couple become 'first in the world' to give birth to their own baby

 A transgender man has given birth after conceiving with his transgender wife. The couple have made history as the first transgender couple in South America to do so.
Fernando Machado, who used to be a woman, and Diane Rodriguez, who used to be a man, had their first child in June after Fernando gave birth.

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