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EFCC pressured me to indict Emefiele, co-defendant alleges
A defence witness, Nnamdi Offial, on Thursday told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attempted to coerce his client, Henry Omoile, into implicating former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
Offial, who represents Omoile—the second defendant in the ongoing $4.5bn and N2.8m fraud trial of Emefiele—made the allegation while testifying in a trial-within-a-trial ordered by Justice Rahman Oshodi to determine whether Omoile’s statement to the EFCC was given voluntarily.
He alleged that EFCC investigators offered inducements, including the promise of bail and possible non-prosecution, if Omoile agreed to provide incriminating evidence against Emefiele.
Emefiele and Omoile are facing charges relating to accepting gratification, receiving gifts through agents, corruption, and fraudulent receipt of property.
The EFCC also accused them of conferring corrupt advantages on associates, contrary to the Corrupt Practices Act 2000. Both men have pleaded not guilty.
At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Offial testified that the head of the EFCC interrogation team assured Omoile that cooperation would earn him leniency.
He further alleged that investigators conducted the interrogation in a restrictive question-and-answer format, refusing to allow Omoile to write responses that did not align with their expectations.
“On several occasions, questions were put to the second defendant and he answered, but he was not allowed to write them down because the answers did not conform to what the interrogators wanted him to say. I objected to this many times,” Offial said.
He recounted that after the session of February 26, 2024, officers informed him they would continue to detain Omoile.
The following day, he found his client being interrogated without his presence and challenged the process.
Offial said an officer identified as David confronted him over his intervention, leading to a showdown in which he was escorted out of the premises.
“I reported the incident to the team leader, who asked me to remain in the waiting area,” he said.
He added that he could not access Omoile again until about 8pm, when officers returned him to the detention facility.
“Later, I was told that he had refused to cooperate with them and that they were not going to release him. That was when I applied for bail from the EFCC zonal head,” Offial said.
He disclosed that EFCC detained Omoile for 21 days, prompting him to file a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
According to Offial, Justice Muslim Hamza granted bail but ordered that Omoile be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending the perfection of bail conditions.
During cross-examination, EFCC prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), elicited several admissions from the witness.
Offial confirmed that investigators cautioned Omoile in his presence and that Omoile signed the caution.
He also admitted that he participated in the statement-taking process and understood that anything written could be used against his client in court.
When asked whether he reported the alleged misconduct or filed a petition against the EFCC, Offial said he did not.
He further acknowledged that the judge in the fundamental rights suit did not indict the EFCC for misconduct, and that his client was not harassed in his presence.
Justice Oshodi adjourned the matter to January 16, 2026, for continuation of the trial-within-trial.
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I’m not ashamed of saying I didn’t go to school – Nigerian businesswoman reels out her achievements as she slams those calling her illiterate
A Nigerian businesswoman, Nenye Uzowulu, has hit back at those mocking her and calling her illiterate....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
While admitting that she didn’t go to school, Nenye said she found success in business, making her parents and family proud.
“Now listen you b!tches with half baked brain. I’m not the type you will shame with ” illiterate” and I will give a f*uck about it. I have always said it here…I didn’t go to school. I’m not ashamed of saying it,” she wrote in a Facebook post on January 16, 2026.
“I lease the lather for my siblings to climb on. I made sacrifice and that has paved way for me. This illiterate have raises men, raised friends who later turned to betrayers.
“Raised businesses. Fought like a tigerss. Travelled and doing business globally. Made my parents and the family I’m married to proud. I’m a productive illiterate. You can’t shame the shameless.
“What else do you have to shame me with if not ” illiterate” but you can’t shame me with poverty. Raise the bar for me.”
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The naira extended gains on Friday to end the week on a good note against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira further strengthened to N1,417.95 per dollar on Friday, up from N1,419.28 recorded on Thursday.
This means that the Naira gains N1.33 against the dollar on a day-to-day basis at the official FX market.
Meanwhile, at the black market, the Naira remained stable at N1490 per dollar on Friday, the same rate recorded for the major part of the week, according to a Bureau De Change operator, Hassan Abubakar.
DAILY POST reports that on a week-on-week basis the Naira gained N5.22 against the dollar when compared with N1,423.1674 exchanged last Friday.
The development comes as the country’s foreign reserves rose to $45.86 billion as of January 15th, 2026.
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Activities across offices of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) are expected to come to a halt from Monday, January 19, 2026, following the declaration of an indefinite strike by workers.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
The industrial action was announced by the Joint Union Action Congress (JUAC), which directed workers across all cadres to withdraw their services until further notice.
The strike affects all FCTA secretariats, departments, agencies, area councils, and parastatals operating within the Federal Capital Territory. Workers were instructed not to report to their duty posts as the unions insist that their demands have been ignored for too long.
In a notice circulated to members, JUAC explained that the decision to commence the strike followed the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum earlier issued to FCTA management.
According to the unions, the ultimatum elapsed without any concrete response or engagement from the authorities.
The unions listed several unresolved issues that led to the strike. These include the non-payment of outstanding wage awards and unpaid promotion arrears owed to workers across various departments.
They also raised concerns over delayed promotion exercises and the continued retention of retired directors and permanent secretaries beyond their statutory tenure.
JUAC further accused the authorities of failing to remit pension deductions and National Housing Fund (NHF) contributions deducted from workers’ salaries. The unions described this as a serious violation of workers’ rights and a threat to their future welfare.
Other grievances highlighted include poor working conditions in many offices, alleged intimidation of staff, and what the unions described as persistent neglect of workers’ welfare and career progression.
The unions also expressed dissatisfaction over the outcome of the 2024 promotion examinations.
According to JUAC, about 77.5 per cent of candidates failed the exercise, a situation they described as unacceptable and demoralising for the workforce.
In the notice, JUAC directed all workers to fully comply with the strike directive and remain at home until their demands are addressed by the authorities. The document was electronically signed by the JUAC Secretary.
As of the time of filing this report, the management of the Federal Capital Territory Administration had not issued any official statement in response to the strike action.
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