Day: November 18, 2025

EFCC Chairman Olukoyede to Speak at WorldStage Economic Summit 2025

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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has confirmed his participation in the WorldStage Economic Summit (WES) 2025 scheduled for Friday, November 21, at The Event Centre, Nigerian Exchange Limited, Lagos. Olukoyede, under whose leadership the EFCC has recovered over N566 billion and other assets in the last two years, is expected to speak on “Anti-Corruption Efforts of the EFCC to Boost Ease of Doing Business.” The theme of this year’s summit is “Tackling the Issue of Low Productivity in Nigeria.” According to…

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VDM, Mr. Jollof exchange blows inside aircraft 

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There was drama aboard an Abuja-bound United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) flight yesterday after social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely called Mr Jollof, engaged in a physical fight that left passengers stunned. A video circulating online shows the confrontation beginning as a heated verbal exchange before quickly escalating into a violent scuffle inside the aircraft. Cabin crew and alarmed passengers scrambled to intervene as the pair traded blows. The clash occurred on the airline’s Asaba flight. Both men were immediately deboarded in…

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U.S. Lawmaker Accuses Tinubu of Lying Over Christian Killings, Protecting Personal Interests

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A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has accused President Bola Tinubu of making false claims about the scale of Christian persecution in Nigeria, alleging that the president is “protecting his own interests” by downplaying the crisis. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Moore dismissed Tinubu’s assertion that “the characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,” describing it as “completely false.” He said several states still enforce blasphemy laws, with some individuals facing the death penalty for alleged offences against Islam. “I know President…

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How Bandits Killed Vice Principal After Abducting 25 Schoolgirls in Kebbi

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Heavily armed bandits on Sunday night invaded the Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, abducting at least 25 schoolgirls and killing the school’s vice principal. According to an eyewitness, the attackers stormed the school in large numbers and opened fire indiscriminately before gaining access to the premises. He said several unidentified bodies were also sighted within the school compound during the aftermath of the assault. “They came in mass numbers at night and began shooting sporadically before gaining entry into the school,” the source…

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