Kaduna court orders forfeiture of N1.37bn traced to officials under El-Rufai’s govt

The Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered the temporary forfeiture of N1.37 billion allegedly diverted by Kaduna state government officials during the administration of former governor Nasir El-Rufai. The order, issued on February 28, 2025, by Justice G. M. Kabara, followed an application from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)….

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“Your biased support for Mohbad’s enemies is notable” Mohbad’s widow Wunmi slams VDM for allegations he made against her

Wunmi has slammed Vincent Otse, aka Very Dark Man, for allegations he’s made about her since her husband’s death.   She called him out for raising questions about her son’s paternity and for siding with the people who allegedly bullied her late husband, Ilerioluwa Aloba,  aka Mohbad.   She added that her silence so far…

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Slouching Towards Mount McKinley

Image by Daniel A. Leifheit. In the weeks leading up to the recent presidential inauguration in Washington, this country and an anxious world expected many different things from what might be called, to borrow the title of a famed William Butler Yeats’s poem, “The Second Coming” of Donald J. Trump. But nobody expected this. Nobody…

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OPINION: From Food on the Table to Skills-in-The-Hands: The Prince Otu Approach

OPINION: From Food on the Table to Skills-in-The-Hands: The Prince Otu Approach

The beneficiaries. By Nathaniel Otaba Over the last eight years, Cross River State witnessed an avalanche of appointments under Ayade’s administration, an initiative famously christened “Food on the Table.” This program enrolled hundreds of youths onto the state’s payroll, providing them with salaries for the duration of the administration. Upon assuming office, Sen. Bassey Otu…

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