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Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, has urged Nigerians to appreciate that President Bola Tinubu does not interfere with the agency’s anti-corruption activities.
Naija News reported that Olukoyede said on the political side of the channel on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 that it dismissed Tinubu’s allegations that Tinubu is using the committee to target members of the opposition party.
According to him, the president’s main focus is how leaders of major ministries and government agencies perform their tasks.
Olukoyede added that Tinubu is keen on performance, but some have dispersed his good work.
A meeting was held between Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of River State, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike.
Naija News learned that the meeting at the Wike residence in Abuja was designed to resolve the political crisis, which was due to the division between the governor and his predecessor, sweeping over the River State and ultimately led to President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency.
The platform earlier reported a meeting between two politicians.
Sources quoted by Premium Times added that Fubara led to Wike’s residence by Ogun State’s governor Dapo Abiodun and former governor Olusegun Osoba of Ogun State.
Sources said Fubara succumbed to Wike and raised her legs to call him “My OGA”.
When contacted with the FCT Minister, Senior Special Assistant to Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka confirmed the meeting between Vick and the suspended governor, but he could not confirm what was discussed because he was not willing to do so.
All Progressive Conferences (APCs) have assured Governor Umo Eno the status of Akwa Ibom in order to receive him to the camp.
The APC said it agreed with the governor’s proposal that Democratic aircraft (PDP) have been unsafe to travel.
The ruling party filed a lawsuit in a statement Wednesday in a statement on Wednesday.
Naija News recalls that Governor Eno raised widespread speculation about his political future as a platform for his wishes after 2027, after questioning the feasibility of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
On Tuesday, Governor Eno addressed a large group of people at a town square meeting of Uknafen/Oruk Anan Federal voters, likening the PDP to a faulty aircraft, suggesting that if the party’s direction remains unstable, he might consider turning to more reliable vehicles, an obvious metaphor.
The APC’s response said it agreed with the governor’s submission on the PDP, and by contrast he assured him that the APC had highly competent pilots and crew members who were ready to fly with him to the desired destination.
The party assured him that the APC plane was suitable and was ready to accommodate him.
Nigerian troops denied reports that 26 soldiers were killed in the bombing caused by Boko Haram in Boko State.
A statement posted on its social media page on Wednesday clarified that no truth was claimed in earlier reports that 26 soldiers were killed and 20 others were injured in an explosion caused by an explosive device (IED) implanted by Boko Haram terrorists on the road.
The Army statement added that in the unfortunate incident on Tuesday, April 29, only two soldiers were killed and another injured, while the military was responsible for civilians moving from Damboa to the Comala exchange site.
It promises that a detailed report will be provided on this incident later.
The chief of Dele Momodu, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), insists that only northern candidates can challenge President Bora Tinub in the 2027 presidential election.
Naija News reported that Momodu refuted comments from Tinubu’s special consultant information and strategy Bayo Onanuga when he appeared on Arise TV on Wednesday.
Dele Momodu also said the opposition was fair to the South and cited the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan.
The appeal court in Calabar, Cross River State upheld the conviction, awarding Professor Peter Ogban for tampering with the results of the 2019 Akwa Ibom Northwest Senate election to benefit Sen. Goldsville Akpabio.
The Court of Appeal held on Wednesday’s decision to hold the High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, which ruled that Ogban had committed Ogban crimes.
The court took a firm stance on Ogban’s misconduct, highlighting the severity of his academic status and public trust in him during the election process.
Professor Ogban, a scholar of soil physics at the University of Calaba, served as a return officer in the Senate poll. He prosecuted in the prosecution of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), and his findings were that he manipulated the collation of numbers to favor the then-Niger Delta affairs, Akpabio.
Ogban was convicted of forgery of results in order to bring Akpabio against his opponent, Christopher Ekpenyong (PDP) of the People’s Democratic Party.
Akpabio denies misconduct in the election.
The investigation and legal proceedings that led to Ogban’s conviction were led by former INEC resident election commissioner Mike Igini at Akwa Ibom barrister.
His efforts led to the prosecution of two scholars, Professor Ogban and Professor Ignatius Uduk, whose role in announcing the shaped election results. The Court of Appeal’s ruling now cements one of these landmark convictions.
Nigerian singer David Adeleke (known as Davido) expressed admiration for gospel singer Moses Bliss.
Naija News reported that the heart-warming video captured the unexpected moments of the two meeting each other online, while Moses Bliss and his mother were heading to London to visit his wife and newborn.
While heading to the flight, the Grammy Award-nominated singer found happiness and walked over excitedly to say hello to him.
The singer hugged and exchanged joy.
Davido also praised Bliss, saying his song was recovering.
Nigerian online streaming and content creator Habeeb Hamzat (commonly known as Peller) said he no longer feels close to his family.
The 19-year-old spoke in his latest conversation with Tiktoker, lamenting that he was the breadwinner of his family.
He revealed that at a young age, he had a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders.
The content creator said he now prefers to raise money from maintenance because he doesn’t want to see them again.
The Chief District Court of Ogun State, which sits in the IFO Local Government Area, has sentenced street jump artist Habeeb Okikiola (commonly known as Portable) to three months in prison and opted for a fine of 30,000.
Having gained popularity in his street music, he was found guilty of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest in the November 2022 incident.
The musician was arrested in March 2023 after a dispute with police inspectors. According to police prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Awoleke, the portable attacked the police and obstructed the police who tried to serve him with a warrant.
The charge sheet shows that on November 18, 2022, at about 11:00 a.m. in Okeosa, Ilogbo, at Ifo Magisterial District, Portarable, and now others, accomplices to commit felony crimes including assault and theft.
Babajide Ilo ruled in his judgment that the singer was guilty of 1 and 2 charges. He sentenced the defendant to one month in prison and chose 10,000 fines of 1,000 fines of 1,000 and 2 months in prison, and chose 2.20,000 fines of 2.
In the exciting first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona and Inter Milan held a dramatic 3-3 draw in Estadi Olímpic Lluís’s company, setting up a seductive second leg in Milan.
The game exploded into life from the beginning, with Marcus Thuram opening Inter in the first minute after taking advantage of Barcelona’s defensive turnover.
Inter kept pace and shocked the family crowd with his driving and clinical end in the 21st minute through Denzel Dumfries’ lead.
Barcelona responded quickly. The Catalan discovered a lifeline through the young feeling in the 24th minute, and he calmly stuffed it into 2-1.
After a well-working offensive move, Ferran Torres balanced the tie with a win in the 38th minute.
The intensity of the second half increased further. Dumfries won his second night in the 63rd minute to restore the international front lead, but just two minutes later Fortune favored Barcelona as international goalkeeper Yann Sommer biased the ball towards his own net, 3-3.
Both sides pushed the winners in the final stages, but the scoring line was still locked, bringing fans six goals thrillers and a bill-worthy semi-final.
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