Okonjo-Iweala On $2.4BN Subsidy Fraud + Wike Says Peter Obi & Atiku Are Political Gamblers| OjyOkpe

WTO Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala revealed in a Bloomberg interview that her mother was kidnapped in 2012 after her office exposed a 2.4 billion dollar fuel subsidy fraud while she was Finance Minister under President Goodluck Jonathan. After the government refused to pay the fraudulent claims, her mother was abducted from her home and held in a forest for five days before escaping, and the kidnappers demanded that she resign and leave the country. She has written about the dangers of this fight in her book, "Fighting Corruption is Dangerous." Meanwhile, the Presidency has fired back at Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, rejecting his claim that the Federal Government is withholding nine trillion naira in NLNG dividends meant for states. Makinde made the allegation at a budget stakeholders' engagement in Ibadan, saying each of the thirty-six states was owed 250 billion naira. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said NLNG dividends would have to exceed 33 trillion naira for that to be true, noting that NLNG has paid about 21.5 billion dollars to the Federation over twenty-five years, with under three billion dollars received since President Bola Tinubu took office. Concurrently, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has taken INEC to court over its alleged failure to account for more than 126 billion naira in public funds, seeking an order of mandamus to compel full disclosure. The allegations stem from the 2023 Auditor-General's report, which found that over 112 billion naira was paid for electoral materials without competitive bidding. APC Presidential Campaign Council member, Segun Showunmi has defended President Tinubu's possible absence from campaign rallies, saying he does not need to travel the country and is a thousand times wiser than Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. In Edo State, young people marched through Benin City on Sunday chanting "Tinubu Must Go" and "APC Must Go," in a video that has gone viral. The protest comes as Governor Monday Okpebholo has publicly pledged millions of votes for the President in 2027. In Cross River State, a woman was filmed tearing down a roadside political banner bearing President Tinubu's image in broad daylight, a video many online say reflects a growing mood of frustration. Meanwhile, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike branded Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi and Peter Obi "political gamblers" at a Rainbow Coalition town hall in Rivers State over the weekend. He urged residents to back Tinubu's re-election, arguing that the President's economic reforms need time to deliver, and showed off his famous dance moves at the event. In Plateau State, gunmen killed four vigilantes on duty in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area over the weekend, according to the Berom Youth Moulders Association. Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo is seen weeping at the edge of a mass grave, saying the burials have become overwhelming. Also trending is a video of a twenty-five-kilometre traffic jam on the Benin Expressway, shot by documentary cyclist, Edward Wonder, showing drivers jumping into the opposite lane and blocking both directions. He used it to urge Nigerians to look inwards before blaming the government. Today, Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu paid tribute to 96-year-old retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dame Stella Okuyiga, one of the pioneer female officers who joined the force in 1955, at the launch of her book, "The Origin of Women in Nigeria Police Force." He announced that copies will be available in all police training institutions. Finally, Afrobeats star, Asake sold out the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in London for the third time in his career as part of his "In God We Trust" World Tour, closing the show with fan favourite, "Gratitude." NgoziOkonjoIweala WTO Bloomberg FuelSubsidyFraud FightingCorruptionIsDangerous GoodluckJonathan SeyiMakinde OyoState NLNG NLNGDividends BayoOnanuga Presidency SERAP INEC AuditorGeneral SegunShowunmi APC BolaTinubu AtikuAbubakar PeterObi TinubuMustGo BeninCity EdoState MondayOkpebholo CrossRiver NyesomWike RainbowCoalition Rivers PlateauState BarkinLadi Vigilantes ReverendEzekielDachomo BeninExpressway EdwardWonder IGPDisu DameStellaOkuyiga NigeriaPolice OfalaFestival Onitsha Anambra ObiOfOnitsha UbokobongAmanam TIMEBestInventions BionicArm Asake O2Arena InGodWeTrust AriseNews AriseTV AriseNewsGlobalRoundup BreakingNewsNigeria NigeriaToday DailyNewsNigeria GlobalRoundup NigerianPolitics TrendingNigeria CurrentAffairs GovernanceAccountability Nigeria2027 Election2027 NigeriaNews NewsUpdate TopStories PoliticsNigeria Subscribe to our Channel for high profile interviews. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ARISEtv | and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisenewsofficial | and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AriseTVNews | Check out our website www.arise.tv