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The Gilding Of Muhammadu Buhari 

The Gilding Of Muhammadu Buhari 

By SHEDDY OZOENE Since leaving office in May 2023, former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has evoked all manner of sentiments. While his die-hard supporters idolize him for his perceived integrity and simple mien, most Nigerians write him off as, perhaps, the most inept to ever lead Africa’s most populous Black nation. Indeed, very few people look back at Buhari’s tenure for inspiration or with any nostalgic feeling, not necessarily because the present administration has done substantially better, but because the systemic rot in the nation’s economy assumed a worse dimension on Buhari’s watch.  Buhari sunk so low in the estimation…
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Real Madrid Appoint Xavi Alonso As Manager, To Replace Carlo Ancelotti

Real Madrid Appoint Xavi Alonso As Manager, To Replace Carlo Ancelotti

Real Madrid have officially confirmed the appointment of Xabi Alonso as their new manager in a club statement posted on Sunday morning.  The Spanish giants announced that he would sign a three-year deal, beginning on June 1 and running to June 30, 2028.  This will see Alonso be able to take charge of the team for the upcoming Club World Cup, which begins on June 14.  Alonso, 38, is set to be unveiled as the new head coach of Los Blancos on Monday, per Fabrizio Romano.  The Spaniard has been heavily linked with the club after impressing in his first job in management at Bundesliga side Bayer…
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8 Persons Jailed for Money Laundering, Internet Fraud

8 Persons Jailed for Money Laundering, Internet Fraud

Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced eight internet fraudsters to jail. The convicts, Ogar Joseph, Nanbut David Dauda, Abah Mathew Arome, Fasikun Lekan, Daniel John, Gideon Dennis, Friday Emmanuel and Yusuf Hijelan were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a separate one-count charge, bordering on impersonation, cybercrime and money laundering. The charge against Dauda reads: "That you Nanbut David Dauda, (a.k.a Hacktivist Legion) sometime in April, 2025 in Tammah, Nasarawa State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, retained the total sum of $115.00 (One Hundred and Fifteen United States Dollars) which you knew that such fund…
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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

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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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

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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Making Love To A Shadow

Making Love To A Shadow

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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The JAMB Exam Fiasco: Beyond Oloyede’s Tears

The JAMB Exam Fiasco: Beyond Oloyede’s Tears

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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EFCC, British High Commission Partner Against Immigration Fraud in Lagos

EFCC, British High Commission Partner Against Immigration Fraud in Lagos

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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Auditor, Cashier Arrested For Alleged N275m Fraud

Auditor, Cashier Arrested For Alleged N275m Fraud

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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How To Crown An Impostor

How To Crown An Impostor

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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