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May
22
2025
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EFCC Hands Over 753 Recovered Housing Units to Ministry of Housing

EFCC Hands Over 753 Recovered Housing Units to Ministry of Housing

News
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday,  May 20, 2025 handed over 753 units of houses recovered by the Commission at  Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.  The property,  measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments,  was recovered based on a final forfeiture order granted by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory,  FCT, High Court Abuja  on Monday, December 2, 2024  While handing over the property,  Olukoyede reiterated the commitment of the EFCC to accountable asset…
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May
20
2025
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Alleged N3.6bn Fraud: Former NDDC Boss, Omatsuli Back In Court, Faces 46-Count Charge

Alleged N3.6bn Fraud: Former NDDC Boss, Omatsuli Back In Court, Faces 46-Count Charge

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 19, 2025, re-arraigned Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.  Omatsuli, alongside Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited and Building Associates Limited, is standing trial over an amended 46-count charge bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of over N3,645,000,000 (Three Billion, Six Hundred and Forty-five Million Naira).  The  Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, had on December 15, 2021, upturned the ruling on the No-case submission delivered by Justice…
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May
19
2025
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Making Love To A Shadow

Making Love To A Shadow

Opinion
By OREVA GODWIN This piece might trigger a lot of reactions. But this is what a lot of people face in their marriages and relationships. Writing this piece is likely to take a lot of strength from me. It's difficult not to be overwhelmed by emotions. When I write, it's from my heart. I write with passion. I put myself in the midst of people's stories and feel their pain and grief. What do we mean by making love to a shadow? Some people enjoy breaking their partners completely. They have that satisfaction that they have completely break you and…
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May
18
2025
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The JAMB Exam Fiasco: Beyond Oloyede’s Tears

The JAMB Exam Fiasco: Beyond Oloyede’s Tears

Opinion
By SHEDDY OZOENE In a country burdened by growing public distrust in government institutions, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) added a fresh layer of controversy with the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The incident has become a national flashpoint, with reported mass failures, widespread student protests, and ultimately an unprecedented admission of fault by JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede. While a plan for a reseat offers a glimmer of hope, it does not answer deeper questions of institutional accountability, the future of Nigeria’s educational assessment system and the Board’s poor response to students traumatized by its ineptitude.…
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May
16
2025
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EFCC, British High Commission Partner Against Immigration Fraud in Lagos

EFCC, British High Commission Partner Against Immigration Fraud in Lagos

News
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has strengthened its collaboration with the British High Commission in the fight against organised immigration fraud through a specialised training on document forgery. The training, organised by the Home Office International Operations of the British Deputy High Commission, held on Thursday, 15 May, 2025, for the two Directorates in Lagos, at 15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.  The training was designed to enhance the capacity of EFCC officers in detecting forgeries and preventing document-related fraud. The Zonal Director, Lagos Directorate 1, CE Michael Nzekwe, who hosted the training,  expressed appreciation for the continued collaboration between…
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May
16
2025
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Auditor, Cashier Arrested For Alleged N275m Fraud

Auditor, Cashier Arrested For Alleged N275m Fraud

BREAKING
Operatives of the  Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested Sylvanus Edet Akpan, Auditor of Ubotex Limited, Uyo  and Akaninyene Enefiok Achibong,   Cashier,  for alleged criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, forgery and stealing by conversion to the tune of N275,000,000 (Two Hundred and Seventy Five Million Naira only).  They were arrested separately  on April 25, 2025 and May 12, 2025 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.  Their arrest was based on the claims of a petitioner who alleged that the duo manipulated the accounts of Ubotex Limited and fraudulently stole N275m from the company.    The…
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May
16
2025
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How To Crown An Impostor

How To Crown An Impostor

Entertainment, Opinion
By AZU ISHIEKWENE Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who are desperate to anoint him as the best thing to come out of Burkina Faso since Thomas Sankara. Traore must be enjoying it, because even though he is pretending, he knows he’s not Sankara. He is an opportunist, happy to capitalise on the current frustration in his country and the Sahel for his benefit.A recent report by The Africa Report summarised Traore’s fictional character. “In dozens of…
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May
14
2025
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Alleged N3.1b Fraud: Final Witness Testifies Against Suswam, Former Benue

Alleged N3.1b Fraud: Final Witness Testifies Against Suswam, Former Benue

Entertainment, News
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 presented the Ninth and last Prosecution Witness, PW9, Ape Sunday against the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan. The Commission is prosecuting Suswan alongside his then Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia on amended 11-count charge, bordering on diversion of public funds to the tune of N3.1 billion (Three Billion, One Hundred Million) being part of the proceeds from the sale of the state government’s shares, held on its behalf by Benue Investment and Property Company Limited. During Wednesday proceedings, prosecuting counsel, A.O Atolagbe informed the court that the prosecution was presenting its ninth and the last of its witnesses, implying that it was closing its case with the testimony of the witness. The closing of its case with…
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May
14
2025
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Is Abortion Really Bad?

Is Abortion Really Bad?

Opinion
By OREVA GODWIN This is one controversial topic, and you, my dearest readers, already know how controversial I can be. I'm a born-again Christian and yet a realist. I don't let my religious beliefs kill my reality. And I can never force my religious belief on someone or on the law. Sometimes, we need to look at things, not just from the religious angle but also from the human perspective. So let's keep an open mind as we talk about this topic, without being judgemental or throwing stones. It's an old-time practice that can never end. Am I here to…
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May
11
2025
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As The World Welcomes A New Pontiff

As The World Welcomes A New Pontiff

Opinion
By SHEDDY OZOENE The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th Pope started with the comical. Days before his election on Thursday May 8, United States President Donald Trump roused a lot of criticism across the world after he posted an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. The image which the President posted penultimate Friday features him wearing a traditional bishop’s attire: a white cassock and pointed mitre, and a large cross around his neck. Coming curiously as Catholics were still mourning the passing of the much-loved Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, and in the thick…
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