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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been charged by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a political tool against opposition MPs.
The ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, claimed in a statement on Monday that the EFCC’s recent actions—such as calling in opposition members and revisiting previous cases—were driven by political goals.
As a brave guardian of the Nigerian people’s confidence, the EFCC was established to enforce the law equally to all parties, whether they were allies or adversaries, the ruling party or the opposition. According to Abdullahi, “that vision seems to have been compromised today.”
The anti-graft agency had broken with impartiality, according to the ADC, and was now acting as “a department of the APC, deployed to fight government critics and opposition figures.”

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Additionally, it charged that the EFCC had abandoned investigations against APC supporters while chasing opposition leaders with tenacity.

“The EFCC’s investigations into his administration have never been seen by the public again since a certain former governor defected to the APC with the entire political apparatus of his state. Nobody has posed a question. There was no document leak. Absolutely no updates. Party affiliation, not proof, seems to determine one’s guilt or innocence in modern-day Nigeria, Abdullahi stated.

The Nigerians, not the APC, own the EFCC.
The ADC said that the EFCC’s and Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts’ credibility was being harmed by the apparent partisanship.

“The EFCC is not an APC member. Nigerians are the rightful owners. The opposition party, represented by Abdullahi, emphasized that taxpayers, not the ruling party, are funding it.

He issued a warning, saying that utilizing public institutions to impose political will weakens democracy and increases public mistrust.

Protecting national institutions from political takeover is something that the ADC recommended stakeholders to do.

“This dangerous trend is eroding public trust in the institution and undermining the real fight against corruption. We must not allow public institutions to be hijacked for partisan objectives,” the party declared.

Regarding Sunday’s raid on the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the administration has vowed to file a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Following a Wet & Rave Splash Extravaganza party at the OOPL, Rounda fun spot, Lagos Zon­al Directorate 2 officers attacked the venue at around two in the morning on Sunday, arrested ninety-three young people, and confiscated eighteen vehicles and mobile gadgets.

A widely shared video caught some of the young people running for their lives during the nighttime raid.

Credible intelligence regarding the youths’ potential involvement in online crimes led to the raid, according to a statement published by the EFCC on its official X account.

In a statement that reporters were able to get, Vitalis Ortese, the Managing Director of OOPL Ventures, responded to the incident by stating that the operators had over fifty armed men enter the facility, shooting firearms and threatening to kill individuals.

He bemoaned how the invasion, spearheaded by one “Olapade,” created chaos and fear, resulting in severe injuries to those attempting to flee the shooting.

In addition to violating OOPL’s rights as a corporate citizen, Ortese characterized the action as a glaring and flagrant violation of the rights of the attendees of the event and a clear case of invasion of private property.

A group of more than fifty armed men, resembling the Gestapo, stormed the OOPL premises this morning at around two in the morning, threatening to kill individuals, brandishing firearms, and claiming to be from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to the statement.

In addition to causing fear among locals, the invasion, spearheaded by one ‘Olapade,’ resulted in severe panic and confusion, as well as catastrophic injuries to participants attempting to flee the ensuing shooting and near-carnage.

The “Olapade” told Mr. Vitalis Ortese, the Managing Director of the OOPL establishment, over the phone that they were responding to an intelligence report on a private event in the complex’s amusement center. The police have been properly notified of the operation, they also told management.

However, it should be mentioned that the event was private and had been heavily publicized for days before. Notably, the police officers stationed at the OOPL gates and the additional police officers dispatched from the Kem­ta Police Station at the request of the event organizers and management indicated that they were not notified of any EFCC-planned operation and did not produce a warrant.

“And OOPL security and supporting police officers just said, ‘We are doing our job,’ when the armed guys were confronted.

The EFCC’s action, according to management, is an obvious violation of the rights of the persons who attended the event, a clear case of invasion of private property, and an infringement of OOPL’s rights as corporate citizens.

The statement called for an explanation and an apology from the EFCC officials for violating its and the people’s rights, and it also stated that an investigation into the invasion was still underway.

If the anti-graft agency doesn’t provide the apology and explanation, it has threatened to file a lawsuit.

“Management requests that the commission provide an explanation for these egregious acts and that the EFCC authorities apologize for violating its rights, as well as to all those who attended and suffered severe injuries from the gangster-like chaos.”

According to the statement, “if there is a failure, the management will be forced to seek appropriate redress and sanctions.”

The well-known artist from Fuji, Wasiu Ayinde, has been embroiled in a new scandal following the release of a leaked audio recording in which he threatened ValueJet airline owner Kunle Soname, claiming the businessman “will feel me in his business.”
Only a few hours had passed since the singer’s public apology for his disruptive behavior at the Abuja airport earlier in the week.
According to the claim, the artist almost got hit by a ValueJet plane on Tuesday morning when he tried to stop it from taking off. Prior to this, he was deboarded for allegedly breaking aviation regulations.
Social media users widely condemned the incident, which resulted in the aircraft’s pilot being suspended.

The musician was put on a no-fly list by the Airline Operators of Nigeria in retaliation, which prevented him from traveling on member airlines’ flights.

The artist, also known as KWAM 1, apologized to his fans, the airline, and all parties involved in a video published on Friday in response to the controversy.

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However, the musician reportedly described what happened on the recorded recording that is currently making the rounds online, accusing ValueJet of embarrassing him in public.

He threatened Soname directly on the recording after warning that no one “messes with me and gets away with it.”

K1 said in Yoruba, “You won’t want to see me shut down because I’m a patient who needs water every second.” Let them swear on how the incident occurred using the Bible and the Quran. The pilot urged that I not bring the water flask inside after advising them not to make it a national issue. “Don’t let him go,” she said to one of them. And I replied, “Nobody is going if that’s how you want it.”

“I opened the flask and emptied the contents for everyone to see when they began to assemble. Your employer, Soname, is “omo mi ni,” or “my boy.” I promise Soname in government. I’m Wasiu Ayinde, and no one gets away with it because I didn’t try to cause trouble, skip the line, or do anything improper, but all I heard was, “You can’t go on our flight.” Soname will sense me in his business, even though I don’t want to take that flight ever again.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has endorsed the Africa Tourism and Creative Economy Expo (AFTCEE), which is set to take place in Abuja in November of this year.

Iweala, who is scheduled to attend, urged African countries to take advantage of the occasion to use their cultural and creative resources for faster trade and economic development.

In a personally signed letter addressed to Mr. Chuks Akamadu, the CEO of Afrocultour, the event’s organizers, with the theme “Optimising Africa’s Comparative and Competitive Advantage for Accelerated Trade and Economic Growth,” she pointed out that the continent is incredibly rich in cultural and tourism-related opportunities.
“The WTO believes the future of trade lies in services, and tourism and the creative economy have a central role to play,” she said, emphasizing the importance of utilizing these advantages to further integrate into regional and global supply chains.

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The former finance minister of Nigeria expressed her excitement about participating in the event and wished its organizers a successful and memorable occasion.

In an effort to promote trade, tourism, and cross-cultural interaction, the Africa Tourism and Creative Economy Expo is anticipated to attract participants from all over the continent and beyond.