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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun “taking necessary action” on a petition against Mr. Bamikole Omishore, the current special adviser on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, and Multilateral Relations to Osun state Governor Ademola Adeleke and his wife, Abiola Aiyegbayo-Omishore, over an alleged ghost worker scam.

The spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, revealed this to our correspondent on the telephone. Uwujaren said, “I can confirm that the petition is before the commission and receiving necessary attention.”

The probe, it was learnt, was part of a wider investigation into allegations that lawmakers and their aides diverted billions of naira from the National Assembly coffers under the guise that the money was meant for the payment of non-existent workers.

Documents submitted to the EFCC showed that Omishore, who was working with the former senate president Bukola Saraki in 2015, allegedly listed his wife as a grade level 12 employee of the National Assembly, though she is a nurse in the United States.

The petition, signed by Abba El-Mustapha on behalf of Youths United against Corruption in Nigeria, claimed that Omishore’s wife had been collecting salaries to the tune of N150,000 for nearly three years through her Guaranty Trust Bank account 0147896921 with the name ‘Abiola Aiyegbayo’.

Documents made available to SUNDAY PUNCH showed that most of the salary payments were made on the same day thereby arousing suspicion.

For example, the salaries for January, with file number S0723 and February 2017 also with file number S0723, were paid on April 10, 2017.

The petition read in part, “Documents made available by a whistle-blower showed that Mr. Bamikole Omishore, one of the aides to Senate President Bukola Saraki, has made millions of naira through the complex but criminal scheme.

“Further information gathered revealed that Mr. Omishore, since his appointment, has purchased prime properties in Abuja and Lagos respectively. Our search in the Abuja Geographic Information Systems revealed that since his appointment as a special adviser, Omishore has purchased prime properties in Abuja and Lagos.

“Omishore registered his US-based wife, Abiola Omishore, on the payroll of the National Assembly, using her maiden name, Abiola Joy Aiyegbayo. Her social media accounts and even posts by her husband prove that she is not based in Nigeria.”

The petitioner was said to have further alleged that Omishore’s wife had an identity card showing she was an employee of the National Assembly, while all her profiles online never reflected that she had worked with the Assembly.

According to the EFCC, the petitioner sought an immediate probe into the matter and for the commission to expand its scope to “save the nation billions of naira.”

Incidentally, Saraki had last year sacked over 100 of his aides, most of which he claimed were inherited from his predecessor, Senator David Mark. Saraki has, however, failed to mention how many aides he has.

https://punchng.com/efcc-probes-sarakis-aide-wife-over-ghost-worker-scam/

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The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has pledged to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu if he becomes the president of Nigeria.

Obi said the Nigerian government has no reason to detain Kanu due to his insults on Radio Biafra.

Addressing Nigerians in Washington, the former Anambra State governor vowed to dialogue with agitators if elected president of Nigeria.

He said: “There’s no reason for keeping Nnamdi Kanu. I will free Nnamdi Kanu as President, he has done nothing wrong, the government has no reason to arrest him because he was speaking and calling people names on radio, it doesn’t make sense.

“Anybody can tell you anything, I’m a politician and people call me all sorts of names and I don’t think calling me names is an offence, it’s not an offence.

If I am in government today, I will discuss with all agitators because I believe that they have a reason for whatever they want to do and it’s only by engaging them that we would learn, but I’m not in a position to do anything today.”

The IPOB leader is currently serving life imprisonment sentence at the Sokoto Correctional Centre.

https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/13/biafra-ill-free-nnamdi-kanu-as-president-no-reason-imprisoning-him-over-insults-peter-obi/#mqcanslqrz1yq5je56

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Nigerian investment platform Risevest has suspended a senior executive after old social media posts containing ethnic slurs against Yoruba women resurfaced online, sparking public outrage and raising fresh questions about accountability in the country’s tech sector.

The posts, shared widely on X, date back to around 2013 and were made from an account identified as @Cuntosaur, allegedly linked to Otas Evbuomwan, the company’s operations lead. The messages included repeated derogatory remarks about Yoruba women.

The situation escalated after a user, @pontrol_777, posted screenshots claiming the executive had also sent abusive direct messages in recent days, defending the earlier comments and issuing new insults. The account linked to the posts has since been set to private.

In a statement, Risevest said it had launched an internal review and suspended the staff member involved.

“Following an internal review, the staff member involved has been placed on immediate suspension while we assess her conduct and interactions within the team,” the company said.

Risevest added that it does not tolerate tribalism or bigotry, stressing that such behaviour contradicts its values.

Eke Urum, the company’s chief executive officer, said he became aware of the posts late and escalated the issue immediately to the leadership team. He described the content as serious and not something that could be dismissed lightly.

“Risevest was started as a company that is a home to everyone who wants to do great work, with respect and love for every group of people,” he said, adding that investigations so far showed no evidence that the posts reflected the executive’s behaviour within the workplace.

The company later reached out privately to the complainant, according to the user, and apologised on behalf of the executive. It also noted that a majority of its ownership is Yoruba, making the remarks particularly sensitive.

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A TikTok user identified as Bryella has shared disturbing images showing live maggots found in a meal she purchased at Joseph’s Pot Restaurant in Owerri, Nigeria.

In her video, Bryella explained that after discovering the maggots in her food, she immediately reported the issue to the restaurant’s management. However, according to her, both the manager and a waitress allegedly dismissed her complaint, showing little concern about the seriousness of the situation.

She further claimed that instead of addressing the issue professionally or offering an apology, the restaurant inflated her bill, which she described as an unfair and retaliatory response.

The incident has since sparked outrage online, with many social media users calling for proper investigation, improved food safety standards, and accountability from the restaurant’s management.

Below are images of the meal as shared by the customer.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5T3vxLD/

MissyB3, tjskii , lalasticlala

A popular X user with the user name @Winifunds has been accused of silence and refusal to testify against her father and brother in a rape case involving a minor ochanya ogbanje.

The minor was said to have died on her hospital bed after forceful penetration but the case was dismissed after Winifunds refusal to testify has a witness against her father and brother.

In quote “So allegedly, Winifred's father and brother rapëd a girl from when she was 8 years till when she was 13 years old and now the girl is dëãd.
Winifred being the eldest daughter, was aware all this time and never spoke up for the girl child.

https://x.com/kemakillzz/status/1981652276981694713?s=46

Mynd44, OAM4J

A report by The Cable links pro-Biafra online networks to global spread of Christian genocide in Nigeria narrative.

A new open-source intelligence analysis by TheCable has revealed that social media networks affiliated with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) played a key role in amplifying claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria.

According to the report, data from X (formerly Twitter) between January 1 and October 1, 2025, showed over 165,000 mentions of the topic, reaching an estimated 2.83 billion people, more than twelve times Nigeria’s population. Prominent hashtags included #ChristianGenocide, #LaraLogan, #TruthNigeria, and #BiafraExitNow, with the latter standing out as an unusual part of the conversation.

Confidence MacHarry, Senior Analyst at SBM Intelligence, stated that the “Christian genocide” narrative “was initiated by IPOB as far back as 2016.” The analysis noted that X accounts supporting IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu and advocating Biafra’s secession were among the most active in promoting the narrative online.

The report also highlighted that U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, who has called for sanctions against Nigeria, received over $1.8 billion in donations from AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbying group, a finding that underscores the intersection of international politics, separatist movements, and religious narratives in shaping Nigeria’s global image.

The debate gained renewed attention after the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) rejected comments by Presidential aide Daniel Bwala, accusing him of misrepresenting its position on the issue following his visit to the association’s headquarters in Abuja.

https://www.arise.tv/ipob-connection-emerges-in-online-christian-genocide-discourse-report-says/

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