Category: Features/Articles/Opinion

N80bn Found In P’Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna Refineries MDs’ Bank Accounts

Ganiyu Amodu

. Lies uncovered As EFCC deepens probe of Kyari, 13 senior ex-NNPCL officials In $3bn refinery fraud   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the recently sacked managing directors and some top officials of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The officials were arrested over alleged mismanagement of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of the facilities. The total amount under investigation is $2,956,872,622.36. Findings by Saturday PUNCH showed that the EFCC is probing the sum of $1,559,239,084.36 allocated…

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How I Was Stopped From Saving Ex-Customs Officer Who Died During Wife’s Birthday – Medical Doctor

Ganiyu Amodu

Dr Rasheed Olaniyi, a bosom friend of over four decades to the late Kunle Akinyele, who slumped and died during his wife’s 60th birthday celebration, tells The PUNCH’s GRACE EDEMA how he could have saved him, among other related issues You were a friend to Otunba Kunle Akinyele. Could you narrate what happened during his wife’s birthday? Yes, we were in church to celebrate his wife’s 60th birthday when he suddenly slumped. I’m a medical doctor, so I immediately attempted CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation). 21 Ejaculations Per Month,…

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21 Ejaculations Per Month, As How?, By Funke Egbemode

Funke Egbemode

Helloooo, do you know any wife who will willingly let his husband outsource her duties? Even if it will kill us, we will lubricate and hang our legs to keep our staff in office. Yes, some women are strong; they can cope even with a daily dose.   I was nicely, gently coming out of church, my Pastor’s sermon still running around my brain, when my phone notified me that a certain Deputy Inspector-General of Police had called me three times. That was strange. Usually I do the calling, almost…

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‘Over $220m Fine,’ Meta Threatens To Shut Down Facebook, Instagram In Nigeria

Ganiyu Amodu

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has warned that it may be forced to shut down the two social media platforms in Nigeria, following hefty regulatory fines and what it described as “unrealistic” demands from the authorities. The tech giant issued the warning in a court filing seen by the BBC. On July 19, 2024, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) imposed a fine of $220 million on Meta, also the parent company of WhatsApp, for multiple data privacy violations. The case reportedly stemmed…

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How, Why EFCC Detained Popular Influencer VeryDarkMan

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja. Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju, confirmed this in a post on his official Facebook page on Friday evening. Earlier reports suggested that Guaranty Trust Bank ordered VDM’s arrest following his criticism of the bank after alleged unauthorised transactions were made from his mother’s account. In an update, Adeyanju stated that a team of lawyers led by the “Head of our firm @Marvin_Omorogbe just met VDM’s friend, who…

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UK Nurse Dies After Returning From Her Marriage Introduction In Nigeria

Abibat Babalola

A young Nigerian nurse based in the UK identified as Nnena Miriam—fondly known as Nurse Miriam, has reportedly died suddenly after her trip to Nigeria for her marriage introduction ceremony. Nnena was found lifeless in her apartment earlier this week under mysterious circumstances. According to sources close to the deceased, Nurse Miriam had just returned from Nigeria where she had participated in her introduction ceremony—a joyful pre-wedding traditional rite that marks the formal meeting of both families. Friends say she was in high spirits about her upcoming marriage and had…

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Popular Influencer VeryDarkMan Arrested By Police In Abuja

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Police Force has arrested popular Nigerian social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), in Abuja. His lawyer, Denise Adeyanju, confirmed the arrest on his X account on Friday. The arrest took place in a Nigerian bank in Abuja. Natasha Offered Me N200m To Implicate Akpabio, US Based Activist Alleges Court Orders BRT Driver Killed Over Bamise’s Murder Adeyanju wrote. “JUST IN: VDM arrested by the police at GTB. Spoke to them before he was arrested. This is absolutely unacceptable. Demanding accountability is not a…

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Natasha Offered Me N200m To Implicate Akpabio, US Based Activist Alleges

Ganiyu Amodu

A Nigerian-US-based famous Facebook sensation and activist Dr. Sandra Duru has opened a can of worms and set tongues wagging with her startling revelations over the ongoing sexual harassment saga between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The U.S.-based psychologist and media scientist, widely known as Prof Mgbeke Duru, had in a live Facebook session on Thursday released a series of explosive revelations that have sent shockwaves across Nigeria’s digital space and beyond. Duru, had in a live Facebook session shared her private telephone chats between her and…

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The Fraud Called ‘Band A’ Electricity Tariff, By Ikechukwu Amaechi

Abibat Babalola

No matter how anyone tries to rationalise the obtuse economic reforms of the Tinubu administration, the most searing no confidence vote in their sustainability has been passed by the president himself when the presidency announced that it was no longer sustainable for the Aso Rock Villa to continue paying the yearly N47 billion ‘Band A’ electricity tariff. Aso Rock’s move which jolted many is coming on the heels of increasingly unreliable public power supply, even as the cost soars for both households and government institutions. In 2024, the Abuja Electricity…

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EFCC Traces CBEX Funds To Four Countries, Says Full Recovery Impossible

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has traced funds linked to the failed crypto bridge exchange (CBEX) scheme to at least four countries. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday, Ola Olukoyede, EFCC chairman, said although efforts are underway to recover the stolen funds, full restitution to victims may be impossible. Olukoyede said several accounts have been blocked and funds frozen, although the amounts cannot be disclosed yet. READ ALSO: Saudi Arabia Imposes $26,661 Fine On Hajj Visa Violators
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