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Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by naijadefender: 7:00pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
The Nigerian Tribune, a newspaper owned by the family of late Nigerian political sage, Obafemi Awolowo, has fired a senior reporter, Olakunle Timothy Taiwo, for concocting an interview with Itse Sagay, a constitutional lawyer and scholar.The paper’s Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Edward Dickson, confirmed Mr. Taiwo’s sack in a response to a text from SaharaReporters. Our correspondent had sent a text asking the MD to confirm the authenticity of information that the paper was about to issue an apology to Mr. Sagay and to formally retract the report based on a non-existent interview with the legal scholar. In a widely circulated report in the paper’s online edition, Mr. Taiwo claimed that Mr. Sagay had reportedly berated President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. However, in an interview yesterday with SaharaReporters, Mr. Sagay, who chairs President Buhari’s advisory team on anti-corruption, denied that he granted any interview to the reporter or the Tribune. He also challenged the reporter and newspaper to provide proof that he spoke to them. The Tribune’s MD said he was at the newspaper’s annual general meeting and therefore could not offer further comments on the forged report. However, another source at the paper told SaharaReporters that an editor had also been fired early today over the same scandal. The Nigerian Tribune is one of the newspapers named as beneficiaries of a payout from funds that were meant for the purchase of weapons to fight Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram. The revelation of a widespread dole-out of cash to media groups, including the Tribune, is part of a growing financial scandal involving former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (ret.). Mr. Dasuki is accused of diverting more than $2 billion budgeted for the purchase of weapons for the Nigerian military. Much of the looted defense funds were then shared among officials of the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for campaign purposes. n addition, Mr. Dasuki funneled billions of naira to Raymond Dokpesi, proprietor of African Independent Television (AIT), and Nduka Obaigbena, owner of Thisday newspaper. Mr. Obaigbena also became the alleged conduit for distributing cash to at least 12 newspapers, according to findings by agents investigating the NSA’s illicit disbursements of defense funds.
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Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by F22RAPTOR(m): 7:40pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
something is not right about this...poor guy is in the middle of a power play. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by blazetitov: 7:42pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Poor guy indeed. Maybe he has collected his brown envelope. I just cant imagine if he is under pressure to submit reports, if that's so, one can only imagine what banks marketers will be doing to meet their unholy targets. 5 Likes |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by wachakuta(m): 7:45pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Sue d newspaper for Damages.. next time there staff will. Not come up wiv fake stories 1 Like |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Chanchit: 7:48pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Dem no go tell us when them hire the guy back. Drum no fit play hin sef. 1 Like |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Nnemuka(f): 7:48pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Yoruba people can lie for Africa. after sahara reporters fear Tinubu's Nations newspaper, all of them can Lie. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by idu1(m): 7:54pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Nnemuka:Wetin this one dey talk sef 16 Likes |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by seunmsg(m): 8:03pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Shame on the guy. In addition to sacking him, NUJ should also impose a heavy sanction on him. If possible, he should be blacklisted and barred from practising as a journalist again. |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by bettercreature(m): 8:07pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
All hail Sahara reporters |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by porshuch: 8:12pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Chai! Was he under pressure to deliver a report? What could have caused such malicious report? Is this the type of youths we have in Nigeria now? Desperations everywhere. That's so bad. 2 Likes |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by vicadex07(m): 8:14pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Nnemuka: Lol....mumuemeka mental patient 2 Likes |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by omenka(m): 8:16pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Fake guy. Not surprised, he looks g&y. |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by omenka(m): 8:18pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Nnemuka:Something you lot celebrated and created dozens of threads on has now become a Yoruba thing since it has backfired!! It is the same way you people would suddenly remember Fayose and FFK are Yorubas when they stop greasing your egos and cursing the president. Shame on you. 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by porshuch: 8:21pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Lalastical Lala front page please. WAITING FOR ARSENAL VS MANCITY
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Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Chiakaebe: 8:36pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Still waiting for the day corruption will end in this country, until then may we continue to catch them one by one. |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by emmalexabl(m): 8:41pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
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Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Meiji(m): 8:45pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
F22RAPTOR: I agree. There's more to this story than we've been told. I strongly suspect this gentleman is taking the fall for someone else. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Nobody: 8:49pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Nnemuka:Ode oshi. |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Nobody: 9:23pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
F22RAPTOR: Grass suffers when Elephants are flexing muscles |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by criminalmindz: 11:49pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
I'm conVINCed this guy is 100% innocent. The truth no matter how long will surely be made public someday. Apc CHAIN |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Freshboi: 11:55pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Nnemuka: Stop being tribalistic |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Babacele: 3:48am On Dec 22, 2015 |
Nnemuka:tell us o Mrs tribalist n uneducated wailing wailer which lies Tinubu's nation n sahara reporter don lie? n if u can't mention them , hmmm God fgv yr hateful heart! |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Babacele: 3:50am On Dec 22, 2015 |
criminalmindz:criminal mind indeed! I shouldn't expect anything less. |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Babacele: 3:50am On Dec 22, 2015 |
criminalmindz:criminal mind indeed! I shouldn't expect anything noble. |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by Babacele: 3:53am On Dec 22, 2015 |
Meiji:Itsey sagay granted interview or not? there is no third angle to it. Tribune has been PDP ed for more than a decade, time to purge it . |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by fistonati(m): 5:13am On Dec 22, 2015 |
APC, I hail o. Awolowo and APC are family business |
Re: Face of SACKED, Nigerian Tribune Editor Who Hoaxed Fake Prof Sagay Interview by fistonati(m): 5:15am On Dec 22, 2015 |
You have turned On your Bluetooth again, what if you hear from the guy or he's innocent seunmsg: |
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