11th December, 2015
Some leading Nigerian newspaper outfits received N10 million each from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki through the chairman of ThisDay, Nduka Obaigbena, online news platform, SaharaReporters has reported.
SaharaReporters listed ThisDay, Vanguard, Sun, The Nation, Daily Trust, People’s Daily, Leadership, Daily Independent, Nigerian Tribune, Guardian Newspapers, Business Day, and New Telegraph newspaper.
It claimed that Obaigbena acted in his capacity as the chairman Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN).
It also claimed that Dasuki paid N670m to General Hydrocarbons Limited through a Guaranty Trust Bank account, adding that, the company is controlled by Nduka Obaigbena, and payment was for Energy Consulting.
Here are some of the tweets published by the online platform.
1. FLASH: Newspapers that got N10m each from Ex-NSA in March 2105 through Obaigbena: @THISDAYLIVE, @vanguardngrnews, Sun,@TheNationNews
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 11, 2015
2. FLASH: Newspapers that got N10m each from Ex-NSA in March 2105 through Obaigbena: @Dailytrustpdf, People's Daily, @LeadershipNGA
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 11, 2015
3. FLASH: Newspapers that got N10m each from Ex-NSA in March 2105 through Obaigbena: @independentng, @nigeriantribune @NGRGUARDIANNEWS
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 11, 2015
4. FLASH: Newspapers that got N10m each from Ex-NSA in March 2105 through Obaigbena as chair of NPAN: @BusinessDayNg @NewTelegraph1
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 11, 2015
FLASH: Ex-NSA Dasuki's final email to Obaigbena before the Presidential election in March 2015 as he made payments pic.twitter.com/uneOYXrY9P
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 11, 2015
FLASH: Dasuki paid N670m to General Hydrocarbons Ltd with account at @gtbank controlled by Nduka Obaigbena as payment for Energy Consulting
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 11, 2015