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Thursday, July 24, 2025

Anti-Corruption

July 24, 2025

Alleged N4 Billion Money Laundering: Ex-Anambra governor, Obiano’s trial begins November 25

A BDC operator said between April and December 2017, N416 million was paid into a company’s account he used.

Former Anambra governor Willie Obiano
July 24, 2025

Bola Tinubu’s U.S. lawyer Oluwole Afolabi gets court permission to appear in FBI records case

In 2023, the FBI decided to release Mr Tinubu’s records, about 2,500 pages, in batches of 500 pages per month. However, an objection by the Nigerian leader stalled the case.

Supreme Court and Wole Afolabi
July 24, 2025

Lawmakers grill Jinja Hospital for spending one billion on water bills

Despite allocating only Shs68 million to clear the water arrears, the hospital spent Shs1.2 billion.

RUNNING TAP
July 24, 2025

U.S. court postpones sentencing of Yoruba monarch Joseph Oloyede

If sentenced, Mr Oloyede, battling a 13-count fraud indictment, risks being stripped of his U.S. citizenship and deported from the country.

Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede
July 23, 2025

Alleged N3.1 Billion Fraud: Court says ex-Benue governor Suswam, former finance commissioner have case to answer

Messrs Suswam and Oklobia were re-arraigned before Mr Lifu, where they pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them.

Former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam
July 22, 2025

Ramaphosa fires education minister accused of recruitment scandal, lying to parliament

The Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party, accused the minister of involvement in the recruitment scandal and lying to cover it up, forming a coalition with Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC.

Ramaphosa, Nobuhle Nkabane
July 22, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Nyesom Wike goes berserk, allocates prime Abuja lands to 90-year-old father, brothers, sisters, cousins, nephews, other cronies

The power-drunk FCT minister responded to Nigerians’ anger over land allocations to his sons by granting fresh approvals to more family members and cronies.

Joshua Nlemanya Wike, Nyesom Wike's father, Nyesom Wike, FCT minister and his brother, Victor Wike.
July 21, 2025

Court grants two CBEX promoters N10 million bail each as EFCC arraigns another suspect 

The EFCC stated that the defendants promised unrealistic return on investment of up to 100%.

CBEX