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Yesterday, we reported that an online newspaper accused Sahara Reporters of colluding with politicians, specifically, APC politicians, and political groups to misinform the public for financial gain. (Read this story here)
Sahara Reporters has responded to the allegations today, vehemently denying the accusations and challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to provide proof if the allegations leveled against the news site are true (if you haven't read the first story, you really should. Now.)
"Everyone around the world knows that Nigerian governments since 2006 have been trying to shut down or shut up SaharaReporters," the website says. "Technical efforts to shut us down occur almost every week. Efforts to shut us up are no less prevalent, and they include blackmail from various directions."
Speaking on the accusations about the Sahara Reporters Publisher's being bribed with a $5 million Mansion in California, Omoleye Sowore says earnestly "the truth is that my team and I are beyond bribery machineries. Mr. Jonathan’s foot soldiers, who have repeatedly been sent to meet with us individually with the promise of huge bribes can attest to this. For those amazed by the latest gossip about the $5m mansion bribe in the United States, I challenge the writers to publicly provide the verifiable address of the mansion in Atherton. They should also go ahead and publish the real estate documents that are associated with the property, so that we can put the matter in the hands of the law-enforcement authorities.
But we all know the truth: desperation.
It is desperation that is responsible for the concoction of this $5 million mansion story, the objective of which is to fool the simple-minded. And we understand: the 2015 elections are approaching. Time to buy off—or discourage—critics and unfavorable reporting."
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Source: #SaharaReporters
Sahara Reporters has responded to the allegations today, vehemently denying the accusations and challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to provide proof if the allegations leveled against the news site are true (if you haven't read the first story, you really should. Now.)
"Everyone around the world knows that Nigerian governments since 2006 have been trying to shut down or shut up SaharaReporters," the website says. "Technical efforts to shut us down occur almost every week. Efforts to shut us up are no less prevalent, and they include blackmail from various directions."
Speaking on the accusations about the Sahara Reporters Publisher's being bribed with a $5 million Mansion in California, Omoleye Sowore says earnestly "the truth is that my team and I are beyond bribery machineries. Mr. Jonathan’s foot soldiers, who have repeatedly been sent to meet with us individually with the promise of huge bribes can attest to this. For those amazed by the latest gossip about the $5m mansion bribe in the United States, I challenge the writers to publicly provide the verifiable address of the mansion in Atherton. They should also go ahead and publish the real estate documents that are associated with the property, so that we can put the matter in the hands of the law-enforcement authorities.
But we all know the truth: desperation.
It is desperation that is responsible for the concoction of this $5 million mansion story, the objective of which is to fool the simple-minded. And we understand: the 2015 elections are approaching. Time to buy off—or discourage—critics and unfavorable reporting."
Click here to read more
Source: #SaharaReporters
