How Ooni Ogunwusi’s Companies Executed the Biggest Fraud in Nigeria’s Real Estate History — and Got Away With it
After his companies allocated apartments and land that existed only on paper to hundreds of investors, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi became the Ooni of Ife, making him highly connected culturally and politically and somewhat above the law. As if emboldened by the proverbial saying that ‘a king has dominion over all things’, hundreds of investors were […]
Obaseki Appeal To Edo PDP Exco Members To Sheathe Their Swords
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has met with the State Working Committee (SWC) members of People’s Democratic Party, to appeal to them to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance. The governor made a U-turn on his plan to dissolve the executives of the Party at the ward, local government and state levels, to […]
ASABA DECLARATION AND AN UNYIELDING PRESIDENT
By Prof. ‘Femi Olufunmilade I was elated two days ago (Monday, 11 May 2021) when 17 southern governors were hosted in Asaba, Delta State’s capital, by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, whereupon some important decisions were taken. The decision extracts read as follows: ban on open grazing, establishment of state police, convocation of a national dialogue, restructuring, […]
Appointment Of Acting VC, Unlawful Invasion – AAU ASUU Says
Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the series of recent developments in the state-owned University, the unprecedented amendment of the University Laws–Special Intervention Powers Provisions Law 2021 and the appointment of an Acting Vice-Chancellor for the University by the State Government as an unlawful invasion. […]
$65 million alleged fraud: Buhari’s son-in-law, two others declared wanted
Gimba Kumo, a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari and two others have been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC. The ICPC also declared one Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola wanted over alleged misappropriation of $65 million National Housing Funds. Mr Kumo, who is a former managing director of […]