The United States has sanctioned a Nigerian national and three Nigeria-based companies accused of helping finance the terrorist group ISIS through an international money-transfer...
The duo of Onyeabuchi and Valentine, sons of John Okafor, ailing actor in Nollywood, and his adopted daughter, Jasmine Okekeagwu, according to police account, defrauded their dad to a tune of N55 million and planned to join the wave of migrants to UK in what is locally called ‘japa’.
Reports broke earlier that police arrested two out of the three, had them arraigned in court over the alleged theft for which they are on bail and would resume trial in March.
Okafor, known more by his stage name, Mr Ibu, took critically ill with his large fan base and prominent individuals donating money for his treatment.
Prominent among those who contributed money to his treatment was former senate...
Yiaga Africa, one of the Civil Society Organizations that worked with the Independent National Electoral Commission in the 2023 election has faulted the presidential results which emanated from Imo and Rivers state.
In a statement released on Wednesday, March 1, the organisation which deployed observers to states across the country, said the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were manipulated.
The statement read;
“The state-level presidential results for Imo and Rivers are inconsistent with the Yiaga Africa WTV projections for both states.
“For Rivers, INEC announced 231,591 votes for APC or 44.2 percent; 175,071 for LP or 33.4 percent; and 88,468 for PDP or 16.9 percent.
“This is in sharp contrast to the Yiaga Africa WTV estimates for...
