The Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi, was on Thursday conferred with the Outstanding Service to Humanity Award by the Rotary Club of Abuja Metro in recognition of his exceptional contributions to public interest advocacy and community development. The award, presented during the Club’s 17th Investiture Ceremony at the Armed Forces Officers Mess & Suites, Asokoro, Abuja, is one of Rotary’s highest recognitions for individuals whose professional and civic contributions have produced lasting impact in society. Reserved for men and women whose work exemplifies Rotary’s ideal of Service Above Self, the honour acknowledges…
Author: Funke
In every constitutional democracy, allegations against public officials deserve careful scrutiny. Equally important, however, is the principle that documentary evidence must outweigh speculation, public sentiment or social media campaigns. In the unfolding controversy surrounding the investigation into the Ajiran double murder case, official police records now emerging appear to substantially contradict allegations of corruption levelled against Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, while reinforcing the importance of allowing the judicial process to run its full course. Documents reviewed by the National Patriots indicate that the investigation into the killings of Prince Ademola Akinloye and Sheriff Ishola…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the final forfeiture of seven landed properties, the sum of $2,045,000 (Two Million, Forty-Five Thousand United States Dollars) and share certificates linked to embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The apex court delivered the judgement in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Ibrahim Mohammed Saulawa.The court set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal and restored the decision of the Federal High Court in Lagos, which had ordered the final forfeiture of the assets on the grounds that they…
The Federal Government on Friday arraigned three men before the Federal High Court, Abuja over the alleged abduction of pupils and teachers from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, charging them with terrorism-related offences, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and illegal mining. The defendants; Abdulrazak Umar, a.ka (Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid) Yunusa Musa a.k.a (Yunusa bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani a.k.a (Abu Itisar), all from Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, were charged with a 10-count charge under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. According to the charge, the suspects allegedly conspired with Muhammad Sani, Jibril…
The death of her husband has not brought an end to Kafayat Odunola Oyelakin’s legal ordeal. Instead, it has left the widow to face the courtroom alone over allegations linked to his alleged years-long impersonation of a medical doctor. Kafayat was re-arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on June 29, 2026, following the death of her husband, Oyelakin Sunday Oladapo, who had been the principal defendant in the case. Oladapo had been standing trial for allegedly posing as a medical doctor despite being a microbiologist and allegedly obtaining money under false pretences from…
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has granted a final forfeiture order of properties linked to a business woman, Ms. Aisha Achimugu to the Federal government. The properties include jewelries worth N4,645,170,294.09 billion (Four Billion, Six Hundred and Forty-Five Million, One Hundred and Seventy Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety-Four Naira, Nine Kobo), 11 exotic cars worth N4.293,000, 000 (Four Billion, Two Hundred and Ninety-Three Million Naira), $50,000 (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) and N30,000,000 (Thirty Million Naira) cash. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie granted the order on Thursday, July 16 2026 in a judgement on the application…
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has commended the Federal Government on the launch of the National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services, describing the initiative as a landmark step towards creating healthier food environments and protecting millions of Nigerians who depend on publicly funded interventions for their meals. Published in December 2025 and officially launched in Abuja on Monday, July 13, 2026, the Guidelines were issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, FMBEP, relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, development partners, professional bodies…
The National President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association, POWA, Chief Mrs. Olufunmilola Disu, has reaffirmed her commitment to improving the welfare and economic well-being of police families following a two-day outreach to police barracks in the Federal Capital Territory. The outreach, which forms part of activities leading to the 2026 POWA National Convention scheduled for 16–18 July, saw Disu pay unannounced visits to the markets at Area C Police Barracks, Nyanya, and 44 PMF Barracks, Kuje, alongside members of the POWA management team. Rather than announcing her arrival, the POWA President walked through the markets, interacting directly with women…
Alhaji (Dr.) Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has called on road transport workers across Nigeria to join the union, saying membership offers protection, stronger representation, improved welfare and greater opportunities for economic empowerment. In a message addressed to workers in the road transport industry, Akinsanya said the NURTW remains committed to advancing the interests of drivers, conductors, vehicle owners, dispatch riders, haulage operators, taxi and tricycle operators, as well as others involved in road transportation. He described transport workers as indispensable to Nigeria’s economy, noting…
Official police record is giving a different version of the allegations of corruption levelled against Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh by social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, over his handling of the Ajiran murder case. VeryDarkMan had publicly accused the AIG, who commands Zone 2 in Lagos, of being “extremely corrupt” and “a threat to the justice system,” daring him to sue for criminal defamation if the claims were false. However, apart from what he said on his social media posts, findings have shown that there was no documentary evidence to support his…