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The days-long siege by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on one of the locations where Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), lived, following several months of trailing, seems to have paid off for his former associates turned arch-rivals.
The details trickling in so far surrounding his death are conflicting. However, one line remains consistent, “Shekau is dead.” Whether he killed himself to avoid humiliation or he died from injuries after he was shot is unclear.
Mr Shekau’s death happened during an operation conducted by Bako Gorgore, one of ISWAP’s most influential fighters. Mr Gorgore died alongside Mr Shekau after the latter detonated an explosive vest.
Report: NNPC Spent Over 5bn USD On Fuel Importation Outside DSDP Contract In 28 Months
Up until March 2020, when it announced an end to under recovery, the corporation had been withholding revenue from the federation account in the guise of subsidy losses.
by Kelechukwu Ogu
May 20, 2021
Within a 28-month window spanning July 2018 to October 2020, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) lifted crude worth $5.40bn beyond the Direct Sale Direct Purchase contract it has for refining its daily petroleum allocation of 445,000 barrels.
The state-owned firm executed this extra order, despite failure to lift up to 300,000 of the 445,000 daily allocation it ought to have been refining in its inactive refineries.
Dubawa Kick-starts 2021 Fact-checking Training To Combat Misinformation
Twenty-six successful applicants will undergo a training that will equip them to combat the widespread regime of misinformation aka ‘fake news’ in the West African sub-region.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 19, 2021
West Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, Dubawa, has started the induction of twenty-six fellows into its 2021 class of fact-checkers to combat misinformation in the sub-region.
The platform, under the aegis of the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, announced the commencement of the yearly fellowship in Abuja on Monday.
Having run for three consecutive years, the 2021 fellowship is christened Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship in honour of Ghanaian Professor, Kwame Karikari.
PTCIJ receives $200,000 grant from Luminate to bolster investigative journalism
PTCIJ has pioneered several transformative initiatives, such as UDEME, an online platform that provides information on budget implementation and procurement practices in Nigeria.
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Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) Nigeria is pleased to announce it has received a $200,000 grant over two years from Luminate. These funds will support the centre’s efforts to promote investigative journalism for greater transparency and accountability in public service.
The resources will be used to roll out
Dubawa, a data-driven verification/fact-checking platform across Anglophone African countries, grow PTCIJ’s subnational investigative reporting work across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, and expand its press freedom work.