The Ag. Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the EFCC,  DCE Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad on Tuesday January 13, 2026 handed over a draft of N64,800,000 to Uzoechina Vincent Anene, being funds recovered by operatives of the Commission for him.

Anene, 59, a dealer in petroleum products had petitioned the Commission that in October 2024 one Adegboyega Adebanbo defrauded him of N65,700,000 under the pretence that he could supply him with 90,000 litres of Neptha (condensate). However, upon transfer of the money,  the products were not supplied and efforts to recover the money proved abortive.

During investigation,  the Commission discovered that Adebanbo had travelled out of the country but transferred the sum of N64,800, 000  to the account of the wife of his business associate Ekundayo Akinseye, who in turn transferred the same to other accounts. The Commission traced the various accounts and recovered the money.

Presenting the draft, the Ag Zonal Director cautioned Nigerians to be circumspect to avoid falling victim to fraudsters. “The Commission will continue to discharge its responsibilities professionally and bring fraudsters to book. We also use this opportunity to caution Nigerians to be alert of fraudsters who parade themselves as business men and suppliers of products, people should be careful of them because some of them are fraudsters.”

Anene, who was filled with joy, commended the Commission for its intervention. According to him, he was dazzled by the professionalism exhibited by operatives of the Commission. “Your character is worthy of emulation”, he saida

The suspects have been charged to court.

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of $150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) linked to one Emmanuel Okoh, Director, Vetifly Global Inc.

The Judge gave the order, following a motion ex parte filed and argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,through its counsel, A.M.Dambuwa.

Moving the application for the interim forfeiture, Dambuwa stated that the petitioner, sometime in February, 2022, invested the sum of $1,500,000.00 ( One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in the aviation business of Vetifly Global Inc.

He stated that the parties agreed that Return on Investment (ROI) would be 100 percent of the investment sum, which would be paid exactly 365 calendar days from the date of issuance.

He also told the court that Okoh, however, reneged on the terms of agreement and also travelled out of the country, with the investment sum of $1.5m.

According to him, “ All efforts by the petitioner to reach Okoh were unsuccessful, hence he approached the EFCC.

“ Investigation conducted on the “Aircraft Service Agreement” between Velifly Limited and Zejet Limited led to the invitation of the Managing Director of the Xejet Limited, and one Emmanuel Ayuba Iza, who reported and volunteered a statement.

“ In his statement to the Commission, Iza said that Okoh needed Air cargo and he approached Xejet Limited for a partnership through a letter written in July, 2021 for the purpose of cargo air service.

“An agreement named “Aircraft Services Agreement” was later executed between Vetifly Limited and Xejet Limited.

“The aircraft service agreement between Emmanuel Okoh and Xejet Limited is to the effect that Vetifly Limited will provide funding for an air cargo service operation while the Xejet Limited is to provide cargo aircraft and handle the regulatory, operation and technical aspect of the service.

“ On March 2, 2022, the sum of $1,499,990.00 One Million, Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety Dollars) was lodged by one REMX Capital Limited belonging to Vetifly Limited.

“The lodgement made to the First Bank account of Vetifly Limited on March 2, 2022 ( the sum of $1,499,990.00 (One Million, Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety Dollars) is in correlation with the Swift document submitted by the petitioner.”

He, therefore, prayed the court to grant the application seeking an interim forfeiture of the property,  which is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.

In her ruling, Justice Bogoro granted the application, and also directed the Commission to publish the interim order in a national newspaper for any interested party to show cause why the final order of forfeiture should not be made in favour of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The Judge adjourned the case till February 11, 2026 for a report of compliance.

The Rivers State House of Assembly says the Chief Judge of the state has received and acknowledged official correspondence conveying notices of alleged gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu.

The confirmation was contained in a statement issued by the Assembly’s spokesperson and Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Hon. Dr. Enemi Alabo George.

The Assembly disclosed that all relevant documents, including the notices containing the allegations against the governor and his deputy, were attached to the correspondence.

Enemi said the notice has been received and acknowledged.

DAILY POST reports that the development followed the Friday plenary proceedings where the lawmakers vowed to proceed with the impeachment initiated last week

The statement said that the lawmakers considered the need to proceed with the impeachment in line with Section 188(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

According to them, the constitution allows the assembly to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against a sitting governor and deputy governor.

A political strategist, Baba Yusuf, has accused the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, of doing everything to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and enthrone his loyalist.

Yusuf made this allegation on Friday during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ monitored by DAILY POST.

He said: “Wike has taken this recalcitrant position despite several interventions by President Bola Tinubu even in his favour.

“It got to the point where Mr President has to take tough decisions of suspending the democratic institution in Rivers for six months. Obviously, it’s a fight to finish.

“If you look at the entire game plan now, some days ago, we saw some of them shifting ground, today, they made a U-turn.

“If you look at the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), we all know that Chapter six, Section 191 provides for the Speaker to take over in the event that the governor and the deputy are impeached.
“Wike wants to upend Fubara and bring his stooge into office by virtue of impeachment.

“If this happens, Martin Amaewhule, who is the speaker of the Rivers State Assembly, will emerge as acting governor as is provided by the 1999 constitution as amended.”

Mahmud Tajo Sani Gaya, Executive Chairman of Gaya Local Government and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) representative on healthcare matters in Kano State, has said that health fellows being recruited under a federal government initiative will strengthen disease surveillance and improve outbreak response across the state.

Dr Gaya disclosed this on Friday at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) while speaking during the final stage of interviews for the Federal Health Fellowship Programme.

According to him, the programme is designed to ensure that healthcare delivery at the local government level meets national and global standards, particularly in the early detection of and response to disease outbreaks.

“Health fellows will play a key role in disease surveillance at the grassroots. They will be among the first responders when outbreaks occur in our communities,” he said.

Gaya explained that more than 100,000 health professionals and allied cadres applied for the fellowship nationwide, from which candidates were screened by the Federal Ministry of Health.

He said Kano State received 132 shortlisted candidates, representing three candidates from each of the state’s 44 local government areas, who were interviewed over a five-day period that began on Monday.

“At the end of the process, one fellow will be selected per local government. That means Kano will have 44 health fellows who will support healthcare delivery, surveillance and emergency response at the local level,” he said.

He stressed that transparency and fairness guided the selection process, noting that the interview panel included medical doctors from various specialisations, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), state ministries of health, academia, the emirate council, ALGON, the Primary Health Care Management Board, and the Ministry of Health.

Gaya also said the fellows would undergo a series of training sessions before deployment.
“After the final selection, they will be invited to Abuja for general training. When they return, there will be step-down trainings, on-the-job trainings and continuous capacity building to ensure they are fully prepared,” he added.

He noted that the presence of trained health fellows at the grassroots would help close existing gaps in primary healthcare, particularly in hard-to-reach communities.

A Lagos father, Samuel Alozie, is seeking justice after his nine-month-old identical twin sons, Testimony and Timothy, allegedly died 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary health care centre in Lagos.

Alozie, who shared a heartbreaking video on TikTok showing the twins’ remains in body bags, has sparked widespread outrage.

According to Alozie, the twins became weak and lethargic after receiving the injection, and despite adhering to the instructions given by the nurse at the health care centre, they died on Christmas Day, 25 December 2025.

He claimed the twins were healthy and had no prior illnesses before taking them to the centre and therefore suspects foul play.

“They were strong and sound. I took them for immunisation not because they were sick, but because it was the right thing to do.

“They were very weak after the injection. We gave them paracetamol as instructed, but nothing changed. By the next morning, both of them were gone.”

The grieving father denied claims from the primary health care centre alleging that the deaths were caused by food-related bacteria.

Expressing concern about the investigation into the issue, he said he is afraid the outcome may be manipulated, since the health care centre is a government facility.

He appealed for legal and public support, saying, “I cannot afford to pursue justice alone, and I am also scared I may not get justice. I need justice for them.”

The Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Primary Health Care Board have yet to comment on the incident or release the autopsy results.

Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON  Abia State chapter, Chinedu Ekeke has explained why financial allocations coming from the Federation accounts have continued to drop in the Joint Account Allocation Committee, JAAC and not directly to the local government areas.

According to him, the Federal government is still thinking about how to handle the judgement of the Supreme Court concerning financial autonomy of local government areas in the country.

Ekeke stated this on  Friday at Government House in Umuahia while reacting to  allegations by a  member of the opposition party that Governor Alex Otti was hijacking funds meant for the development of rural communities.

Ekeke, who spoke on behalf of other council Chairmen in Abia, said that Abia LGAs  were not being starved of funds for projects by the State government.

“On the Supreme Court judgement, the local governments are funded from the JAAC accounts because the funds go to the JAAC accounts. They don’t come to the local governments straight.

“The Federal government is probably trying to look for a way to handle that”, Ekeke said.