Sahara Reporters
Source Passport
NG-M-00020-7
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Sahara Reporters, Inc.
- Country
- Nigeria
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- 2006
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 27 April 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
2 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names
- Not disclosed
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Nothing disclosed
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Ford Foundation Foundation funded the site until the 2015 general elections (founder interview on own site, Feb 2016) Omidyar Network Foundation funding received around 2016 (founder interview on own site, Feb 2016)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/reportyourself X x.com/saharareporters YouTube youtube.com/user/Saharatv
2 sources
- Sahara Reporters, "My SaharaReporters story - Sowore" (interview on own site), 28 Feb 2016, read 2026-10-19 (Sowore described as founder; started in 2006 in "a small room in Manhattan"; Ford Foundation funded the site until the 2015 general elections; "recently received further funding from Omidyar Network"; footer "Copyright © 2006–2026 Sahara Reporters, Inc."; social accounts)
- Input master list Q044-WORLD-media-NG-NI-NP.csv (MPMONITOR master, updated 2026-04-27 / 2026-08-14; domain as listed in input)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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