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Professor Okey Ikechukwu, the executive director of the Development Specs Academy, has criticised the country’s opposition political parties’ performance.

Ikechukwu described the opposition as “performing with spectacular lack of capacity” during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise&nbsp on Saturday.

The alleged unlawful insertion of projects into the 2025 budget was the subject of a non-governmental group called BudgIT.

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The National Assembly inserted 11, 122 projects valued at $6.93 trillion into the 2025 Federal Government budget, according to a statement signed by a senior communications officer, Nancy Odimegwu, on Tuesday.

Okechukwu lamented, however, that the opposition’s budgetary assessment fell short of what it was supposed to.

He added, “This country’s political opposition has been performing without a disconcerting degree.” They publish press releases to make fun of something.

You will gather the data, employ professionals or consultants, address the country, and address the state-of-the-nation in a state-of-the-nation address.
“And the people who serve them put together national resources for the year 2024 in their name and for the people.” This hasn’t been put into practice out of that many.

What BudgIT is currently hearing from the opposition, civil society organizations, concerned citizens, etc.

The public affairs analyst, however, advocated for better collaboration between media and civil society organizations to promote accountability by government institutions.

Have we asked ourselves whether the typical Nigerian is aware of the existence of a budget, whether he will feel bad about it if there is one, or whether anyone will express serious grievances if they don’t make one for the next three years? Therefore, he continued, “There are so many things that need to be clarified,” which are not occurring.

He added that the budget’s alleged inclusion was in theory unlawful.

Ola Olukoyede, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, alleges that the group’s chairman, Ola Olukoyede, met with a former South-South governor and his predecessor 48 hours before they left the All Progressives Congress.

Paul Ibe, a spokesperson for former vice president Atiku Abubakar, made the allegations during a recent interview with Channels Television, which followed.

Ibe, who was a guest on Seun Okinbaloye’s Politics Today on Thursday, claimed that the EFCC Chairman and Solicitor General had a meeting with a South-South region governor 48 hours before they made their APC-decamped. He also asserted that the meeting took place in a government residence in South-South Georgia.

Sheriff Oborevwori, the governor of Delta State, and Ifeanyi Okowa, his successor, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party in April.

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The EFCC responded to the claim by calling it “unfounded” and calling it “patently fabricated” in a statement released on Friday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, is outraged by Mr. Paul Ibe’s allegation that Ola Olukoyede, the executive chairman, and an unnamed politician held a covert meeting with him, which is untrue.

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, Seun Okinbaloye’s Politics Today on Channels Television’s Seun Okinbaloye bared his mind on various hypotheses, conjectures, and assumptions relating to opposition politics and defections.

His allegations that the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, and the Solicitor General of the Federation had a meeting with an unnamed governor forty-eight hours prior to his transition to the All People’s Congress, APC, are patently false and infamatory are, however, in bad taste. Olukoyede has stated in the statement that the EFCC is “fully wired against partisan tendencies” in numerous forums.

In Shawu Forest, in the Katsina State district of Ruwan Godiya Ward, the Nigerian Army has eliminated 21 bandits.

The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasiru Mu’azu Danmusa, signed a statement on Saturday that contained this information.

As part of Operation Forest Sanity III’s (OPFS III) ongoing kinetic phase, troops from the Nigerian Army’s 17 Brigade Strike Group allegedly attacked a terrorist enclave.

In the course of the operation, several terrorists were neutralized, including those who were swept away by the river as they attempted to flee, and their operational capacity was reduced.

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The military team didn’t, however, per the statement.

Around 40 motorcycles and a to be determined number of rustled cattle were said to have been recovered from the bandits, besides operational weapons and ammunition.

Danmusa explained that the crack troops attacked the terrorist positions on May 23 at around 8:50 am, engaging them in a fierce gun fight.

He claimed that the terrorists used their livestock as a shield to flee into the dense bushes and rocky terrain because of the intensity of the attack.

He continued, “The troops pursued the fleeing terrorists relentlessly, including those who were trying to escape by crossing a river.”

AK-47s and others recovered

Following extensive mop-up operations, the troop was able to successfully seize a number of hostile items, including a pump-action rifle, 21 AK-47 magazines, and 17 Motorola Communication (MC) radios.

64 rounds of 7.62mm NATO belted ammunition, 448 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, four pump-action cartridges, two RPG-7 chargers, and one RPG-7 bomb were also recovered.

Five CS 48mm hand grenades, a Baofeng handheld radio (HHR), six mobile phones with three additional batteries, a camouflage jungle hat, and three magazine pouches were also included.

A motorcycle manual pump, an empty wallet, three jungle bags with various charms, and a sum of 15 to 220 were also included.

While operations are still ongoing, the military will keep all the recovered items in its custody for as long as is necessary.

The 17 Brigade Strike Group’s soldiers received praise after the successful operation, according to the Katsina State Government.

Governor Dikko Radda praised the soldiers’ unwavering commitment, bravery, and professionalism while speaking at the State House.

He reiterated his administration’s support for the Nigerian Armed Forces in their ongoing efforts to bring stability and peace back to all affected communities.

The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), according to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), will be forced to perform a maintenance shutdown as per plan.

According to Olufemi O. Soneye, NNPC Ltd.’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, the scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment will begin today.

He alleged that the NNPCL is closely collaborating with all relevant stakeholders, including the NMDPRA, to ensure that maintenance and assessment tasks are carried out effectively and transparently.

Read more about NPF and INTERPOL’s extradition of a Dubai-based Nigerian for multi-dollar fraud.

Abubakar Muhammed, a Nigerian, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates due to financial crimes by the Nigeria Police Force through INTERPOL NCB Abuja.

Following a thorough investigation into a case of obtaining money using false pretense, forgery, and money laundering, Muhammed was handed over to security personnel on Friday.

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The case was reportedly the result of an Abuja-based international businessman’s report filed in July 2023 that Muhammad defrauded under the false pretense of being a shipping agent, according to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Abuja.

“Muhammed misrepresented himself to the complainant, leading to the signing of a contract to facilitate the movement of ten high-end vehicles, valued at $307,500.00, between the UAE and Nigeria, through designated registered shipping companies,” according to investigations.

“Muhammed received the entire payment through a third-party account at FCMB owned by Kano resident Anas Usaini, who had established trust, which was later used for money laundering in Dubai.

“Muhammed gave the complainant a forged bill of lading for the vehicles upon receipt of the payment, which the complainant later ceased to contact.” He was detained in Dubai on April 15, 2025, and has since been extradited to Nigeria to face federal court charges, Adejobi said in the statement. “This is a significant success in the fight against transnational financial crime.