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Allwell Okpi

Allwell Okpi

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No, Nigeria’s financial crimes agency didn't release a list of 58 ex-governors accused of looting over N2 trillion in public funds

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has published a list of 58 former governors accused of embezzling N2.187 trillion of public funds, according to social media posts. The commission is responsible for fighting financial crime in the country. One Facebook post, da...

Beware, Nigeria – no evidence former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello said Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election but he helped rig it for Tinubu

A Facebook post claims that Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, said he helped Nigerian president Bola Tinubu to rig the 2023 election. “Tinubu Is a Thief, I Helped Him Rigged The 2023 Election, Peter Obi Won Him With Great Margin – Efcc Has No Right To Arrest Me Be...

No, Nigerian president Tinubu hasn’t ordered open university graduates be included in the national youth service

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme and give them access to law school, according to media reports. The reports claim this was part of Ti...

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