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Anambra APC Rally : Akpabio’s Appearance Raises Questions About His Well-Being A new video from the Anambra APC rally has gone viral online, sparking widespread speculation and concern about the health of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The footage, which surfaced shortly after the political gathering, shows Akpabio appearing noticeably weak and moving slowly while addressing party supporters. https://youtube.com/shorts/nBP5Z3iGkis?si=K3Ez8FrPHCiJ_ZRF The video quickly gained traction on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and TikTok, where many Nigerians expressed worry over the Senate President’s physical appearance. Some users suggested that Akpabio might be unwell, while others called on his media team to clarify his current state of health. As of now, neither Senator Godswill Akpabio nor his aides have issued any official statement regarding his condition. The viral video continues to generate mixed reactions across social media, with many urging prayers and well-wishes for the Se...

A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. The EFCC boss is facing a contempt charge for carrying out “some acts upon which they (the EFCC) have been restrained” by the Court on February 9, 2024, pending the determination of the substantive Originating Motion. Justice I. A. Jamil, delivering a ruling in Suit No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, ordered that “the said act was carried out by the Respondent (EFCC) in violation of the order, which was valid and subsisting when they carried out the act. That same act of the Respondent amounts to Contempt. EFCC operatives had laid siege on the residence of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, as early as 8 am on April 17, 2024, with a bid to arrest him, despite a court ...

Bamaiyi Haruna Mairiga, Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, in the trial of a former governor of  Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,  Godwin Emefiele on Thursday, March 7, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court,  Abuja, that forensic examination showed that the signatures of former President Muhammadu Buhari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF,  Boss Mustapha were allegedly  forged for the payment of $6.2million to foreign election observers in the 2023 General Election. Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, Mairiga, a forensic expert informed the court that forensic evaluation of the “Presidential Directive on Foreign Observers Election A” and “Presidential Directive on Foreign Observer Election A2,” which were the documents upon which the payment was made by the CBN under Emefiele, showed manifest evidence of forgery of the signatures of Buhari and Mustapha under forensic scrutiny, and a...