Day: June 19, 2025

Senate Flags N210 Trillion Discrepancies In NNPCL Audited Financial Reports

Ganiyu Amodu

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has uncovered alleged financial irregularities totalling N210 trillion in the audited statements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), raising concerns over what lawmakers described as severe contradictions and unexplained transactions within the company’s books between 2017 and 2023. At the centre of the controversy are inconsistencies in receivables and expenditures, including legal and auditing fees paid by NNPCL without adequate documentation. The committee, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wadada, challenged the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Dapo Segun, during an investigative session held on…

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‘Historic Takeover,’ American Businessman Mark Walter Set To Buy LA Lakers In Record $10bn Deal

Ganiyu Amodu

Chelsea co-owner Mark Walter is set to take control of the LA Lakers in a deal that would make the basketball team the most expensive sports franchise ever. The Buss family intend to sell their controlling interest of the outfit to the American millionaire, with a person with knowledge of the agreement, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirming the details on Wednesday. Walter owns a minority stake in Chelsea and is the chief executive of TWG Global, who boast the likes of the LA Dodgers, LA Sparks and Formula…

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Obi’s Criticism of Tinubu For Not Wearing Black Clothes To Benue Narrow, Shallow – Reno Omokri

Abibat Babalola

That Peter Obi Criticised President Tinubu For Not Wearing Black Mourning Clothes To Benue Shows He Knows Nothing About Islam Something is seriously wrong with this social media content creator called Peter Obi! Is the man okay at all? People died in Benue, and both the Federal and State Governments are trying to find solutions, and this Agbotikuyo is complaining about the type of clothes the President wore to Benue? Really? Imagine him saying “The President arrived not in mourning cloth but in celebratory agbada attire, like it was an…

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It Would Have Been Better If Tinubu Didn’t Visit Benue – Farotimi

Abibat Babalola

Human rights activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi has stated that it would have been better if President Bola Tinubu had not visited Benue State than to visit the state and remain unfeeling towards the plight of its people. Farotimi said the only person who said anything of note during the president’s visit to Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Wednesday, was the Tor Tiv V, James Ayatse, who described the attacks as a “calculated, well-planned, full-scale genocidal invasion and land grabbing campaign by herder terrorists and bandits”. “I must say…

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‘Over $17m Fraud,’ Five US-based Nigerians Bag 159 Years’ Jail Term

Ganiyu Amodu

A United States of America court has sentenced five Nigerians to over 159 years of combined jail term for defrauding over 100 Americans, companies and government entities to the tune of $17m. This was contained in a statement obtained on the US Department of Justice website on Wednesday and signed by the acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Ray Combs. The statement noted that the defendants, Damilola Kumapayi, Sandra Iribhogbe, Edgal Iribhogbe, Chidindu Okeke and Chiagoziem Okeke, were part of a transnational organised crime group. The attorney…

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Court Grants Natasha N50m Bail Over Defamation

Ganiyu Amodu

A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has granted bail in the sum of N50 million to Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, Chizoba Orji, presiding judge, rejected the application by the federal government to remand the Akpoti-Uduaghan in prison custody pending trial. The judge held that there was no justification to deny Akpoti-Uduaghan bail, noting that there was “sufficient evidence” before the court showing her willingness to face trial. Chelsea Winger Mudryk Charged Over Anti-doping Violation ‘Over $456m Unpaid Revenue,’ Reps…

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I Regret Campaigning For Tinubu In 2023 – Actor Alapini

Abibat Babalola

Veteran Nigerian actor, Ganiu Nofiu, professionally called Alapini, has stated that he regretted his decision to campaign for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election. The actor who stated this amid the growing economic hardship and insecurity across the country, explained that he campaigned for Tinubu alongside hundreds of his colleagues because of his previous contribution in Lagos and in the Yoruba movie industry. Expressing regret, the actor lamented not being compensated or recognised for his efforts. Speaking in his latest interview on ‘African A-List‘, Alapini also questioned why…

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