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Sep

23

2026

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61 Nigerian Officials Linked To $271 Million US Property Holdings – Report

Crime, FGN, News Flash

61 Nigerian Officials Linked To $271 Million US Property Holdings – Report A new investigation has identified 284 properties in the United States, collectively valued at nearly $271 million, linked to 61 current and former high-level Nigerian officials, their families, associates and affiliated companies. The properties, acquired from 1991 onwards, include 152 worth about $177 million that were purchased while the officials were in office, according to a report by the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF), in partnership with the Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC). The findings were presented in Abuja on Tuesday at the launch of the report,…

Sep

23

2026

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It’s National Disgrace For Tinubu To Be In France While Macron Is At UNGA – ADC

FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

It’s National Disgrace For Tinubu To Be In France While Macron Is At UNGA – ADC The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it is a “national disgrace” for President Bola Tinubu to be vacationing in France while President Emmanuel Macron is in New York attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Tinubu, who is currently on annual vacation in Europe, had delegated Vice-President Kashim Shettima to attend the global event. This is the third consecutive time that Shettima would stand in for the president, a development that has triggered reactions, especially from opposition voices. In a statement, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,…

Sep

23

2026

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There Is No Vacancy In Aso Rock – Akpabio

Abuja, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

There Is No Vacancy In Aso Rock – Akpabio President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has dismissed calls for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to hand over power to Vice President Kashim Shettima, saying there is no leadership vacuum despite the President’s continued working vacation abroad. Speaking on Tuesday, in Akwa Ibom State, while commissioning road projects executed by Governor Umo Eno, Akpabio addressed public concern over Tinubu’s three-week holiday, which was recently extended by one week. He insisted the President remains fully in office and continues to carry out his constitutional duties. “I am the Senate President, and I am…

Sep

23

2026

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Nigerian Pleads Guilty To Defrauding 150 Americans In $2.5m Sextortion Scam

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Nigerian Pleads Guilty To D£frauding 150 Americans In $2.5m S£xtortion Sc@m A 35-year-old Nigerian, Olamide Shanu, has pleaded guilty in the United States to conspiracy to commit money laundering after participating in sextortion and romance fraud schemes that defrauded about 150 Americans. Shanu pleaded guilty on Monday in the District of Idaho, according to a statement issued by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday. The Justice Department said Shanu and his co-conspirators made more than $2.5m from the schemes, which involved victims across the United States. In the sextortion scheme, the conspirators typically targeted male victims and persuaded them…

Sep

22

2026

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NEWS UPDATE: Uko Nkole Vows To End Ohafia’s IPOB/Terrorist Stigma Attributed To Orji Uzor Kalu

News Flash, Politics

🚨BREAKING: Uko Nkole Vows To End Ohafia’s ‘IPOB/Terrorist’ Stigma Attributed To Orji Uzor Kalu Rt. Hon. Uko Ndukwe Nkole has declared that his first assignment is to change what he described as the stigmatization narrative surrounding Ohafia, which he attributed to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and his people, if elected Senator representing Abia North. Speaking virtually this morning on DON 103FM’s “The AGENDA” programme, anchored by KK Agwara, Rt. Hon. Nkole stated that one of his first priorities on the floor of the 11th Senate would be to address what he described as the damaging perception and stereotyping of Ohafia…

Sep

22

2026

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Nigeria: A Nation Run By Absurdities And Fools – By Dr. Engr Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, People Reorientation

Nigeria: A Nation Run By Absurdities And Fools. It is shameful to see that at last, UNGA has actually started proceedings for this year without President Bola Ahmed Tinubu being part of it and possibly engaged in a more important France holidaying. The irony of a French President leaving Tinubu in France to travel to the United States for UNGA after photoshooting expensive Elysee dinner wuth Tinubu without planning on escorting his guest to the US is no less a diplomatic blunder for the useless and foolish handlers of our presidency oddities. The tribal incompetent diplomats led by Jimoh Ibrahim,…

Sep

22

2026

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Signature Bank, FAAC, JAAC And IGR: Seperating Claims From The Public Record – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, CBN/Commercial Banking, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

SIGNATURE BANK, FAAC, JAAC AND IGR: SEPARATING CLAIMS FROM THE PUBLIC RECORD Public discussion about Abia State’s finances should rest on verifiable records. The documentary record available publicly does not support describing Signature Bank as the bank holding Abia State’s principal FAAC, JAAC or Consolidated IGR accounts. For FAAC, the KPMG review identifies the active FAAC account examined during the relevant period as being with United Bank for Africa (UBA). For Consolidated IGR, the Abia State Report of the Accountant-General for the year ended 31 December 2024 lists Access Bank Consolidated IGR, including an account with a year-end balance of…

Sep

21

2026

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Over 200 Water Corporation Workers Died Under Peter Obi- Anambra Govt

Gossips, Politics

Over 200 Water Corporation Workers D¡ed Under Peter Obi — Anambra Govt The Anambra State Government has alleged that more than 200 workers of the state Water Corporation died during the administration of former governor Peter Obi due to unpaid salaries and other entitlements. In a fresh post on X on Monday, the Anambra State New Media Office, the official communication platform of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, accused former governor Peter Obi of neglecting workers of the state Water Corporation by failing to pay their salaries, pensions and other entitlements, amid an ongoing dispute between the state government and Obi over…

Sep

21

2026

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JAMB Lifts Ban On SIM Swap, Email Change For Candidates

Education, FGN, News Flash

JAMB Lifts Ban On SIM Swap, Email Change For Candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has relaxed its long-standing restriction on the swapping of candidates’ registered GSM numbers and changing of registered email addresses, offering relief to candidates who have lost access to their credentials. Under the revised policy, candidates who have lost their registered SIM cards or are unable to recover their registered email accounts can now update the details through a controlled verification process designed to protect their profiles from fraud and unauthorised persons.The new arrangement takes effect Monday, September 21, 2026, according to a statement…

Sep

21

2026

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Celebrates First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, As She Turned 66, Calling Her His Truest Friend And Confidante

News Flash, Birthday, Presidency

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Celebrates First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as she turned 66, calling her his truest friend and confidante. Tinubu said Oluremi stood by him in difficult and uncertain times, praising her patience, courage, honesty, and the counsel and prayers she offered privately.Tinubu said the First Lady’s charity work has reached widows, the elderly and women farmers, from the New Era Foundation in Lagos to the Renewed Hope Initiative. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated his wife and First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on her 66th birthday. In a personal message issued on Monday morning to…