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T he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Monday, May 16, 2016, arraign an alleged fraudster, Bisi Lillian Olagunju before an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of N9, 000, 000:00.   Bisi who allegedly claimed to be a Special Adviser to a purported Rural and Urban Development Committee Chairman of the National Assembly, obtained the total some in tranches from one Abiodun Julius under the pretense of helping him to facilitate contracts as well as employment opportunity for his younger brother.

The actor posted the photo above with the caption : So I just did my first fill up since partial deregulation. The thing pain me well well sha! But I will endure for now hoping that we will finally get to full deregulation. ....‪#‎ItWontBeEasy‬ ‪#‎BraceUp‬ ‪#‎TightenUp‬ The Ride to ‪#‎RealChange‬ will be a little rough and bumpy, but we must make this journey".

SaharaReporters on Friday May 13th 2016, published the phone numbers of 15 of Nigeria’s Federal Ministers on Facebook and Twitter as part of its efforts to enhance governmental transparency and accountability in the country. By arming Nigerians with those contact numbers, it hopes to foster greater interaction and communication between voters and their government. In April, SaharaReporters published the direct lines of members of Nigeria's National Assembly and of all the State governors. SaharaReporters will release the second batch of Minister's phone numbers in the coming days. Below are the members of the first batch of Federal Ministers:

According to this document shared by Sahara Reporters, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, asked the National Broadcasting Commission for a loan of N13.1 million to facilitate his trip to China. How can? Read full letter after the cut

According to Sahara Reporters, the Nigerian government has secretly devalued the Naira. Could this be true?