UBA Unveils Upgraded PoS Terminal, Revamped MONI App to Accelerate Digital Payments, Empower Businesses Across Africa

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UBA Unveils Upgraded PoS Terminal, Revamped MONI App to Accelerate Digital Payments, Empower Businesses Across Africa

….New UBA PoS, UBA MONI App Offer instant Payment, Real-Time Network Monitoring

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has unveiled its vastly improved Point of Sale (POS) Terminal as well as the UBA MONI App to redefine the digital payment landscape and empowering small and Medium Scale Enterprises across Africa.

The upgraded platforms form part of the bank’s ongoing campaign with the theme: Innovation for Progress: Empowering SMEs, Connecting Communities, Simplifying Banking.

The newly improved PoS, which provides customers efficiency and ease in transacting their businesses, boasts of exciting features designed to boost efficiency, transparency, and trust for merchants; including instant settlement, real-time monitoring, pay-by-link functionality, and a 100% transaction success rate.

With the new service, customers can enjoy flexibility, as the terminals have been equipped to serve businesses of all sizes, providing the speed, reliability and fast-paced services demanded by today’s merchants.

The UBA MONI App which is designed to further strengthen UBA’s agency banking network has also been modified with new features including instant settlement, pay-by-transfer options, secret question security, an enhanced inbox, and a redesigned homepage – offering agents and customers an even more intuitive and secure experience. This is in addition to its core features of instant account opening with BVN/NIN, real-time transfers, cash deposits and withdrawals, airtime/data payments with agent discounts, and instant POS deployment remain at the heart of the app.

Speaking on the modified features of both platforms, UBA’s Group Head, Retail and Digital Banking, Shamsideen Fashola, said, that as a forward-thinking financial institution, UBA is always on the look-out for modern ways to improve their services and offerings, to give customers top-notch experiences while conducting their daily businesses.

He said, “At UBA, we are constantly innovating to provide seamless and secure payment solutions for businesses of all sizes. The new UBA PoS and MONI App is designed to empower merchants and agency banking with instant settlements, real-time transaction tracking, and unmatched reliability – ensuring they can focus on growing their businesses with a trusted partner.”

Continuing, he said “This next-generation PoS is not just a payment device; it’s a powerful tool that helps businesses stay competitive in a fast-paced economy. With UBA’s extensive reach and robust infrastructure, we are bringing convenience and confidence to every transaction. With the upgraded MONI App, we are equally equipping our agents, many of whom serve smaller communities, with faster tools, greater transparency, and an enhanced user experience that will help them grow their businesses while serving millions of underserved customers

Anambra traditional rulers ask NASS to expedite action on passage of national council for traditional rulers’ bill

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Anambra traditional rulers ask NASS to expedite action on passage of national council for traditional rulers’ bill

 

By Chuks Eke

Anambra State Traditional Rulers’ Council, ASTRAC has charged the national assembly to expedite action in the passage of a bill for an Act to establish National Council for Traditional Rulers which is ained at specifying particular roles for traditional rulers in the country.

The charge is coming on the heels of the proposed act to establish the traditional rulers national council which has already scaled through a second reading in the national assembly barely a month ago.

Chairman of ASTRAC and traditional ruler of Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state, His Majesty, Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Ogalagidi, Eze Iweka III) who made the change in his Palace while speaking to newsmen on behalf of other traditional rulers in the state, said the bill needed to be in place as quickly possible to specify the
constitutional roles for the traditional rulers’ in the country.

Recalling that he was among the traditional rulers from the Southeast Zone that attended a general meeting of traditional rulers in the country where the idea to assign specific roles to traditional rulers was muted in 2023, Igwe Iweka described the step in the right direction,

Igwe Iweka declared: “If you look at the role of the traditional rulers in their communities, making sure that there is peace in their communities, bringing government policies to the masses and if there is crisis people run to their kings for protection among many other functions, you will find that the traditional rulers needed that constitutional right and recognition by the federal government”.

The monarch therefore urged the state governments, particularly in the Southeast geopolitical zone which are yet to pay five percent local government allocation to traditional rulers in their respective states, as specified in the federal accounts allocation formula to do so without further delay as according to him traditional rulers are saddled with enormous responsibilities in their communities that require funds to tackle them.

He contended that such percentage of funds allocation to the traditional rulers would encourage them to tackle the myriad of responsibilities confronting them within their various localities.

On the recent massacre of 16 northern indigenes in Uromi, Edo state, Igwe Iweka who sued for peace, described the incident as unfortunate and condemnable.

He therefore warned that the reprisal killings which happened in 1966 where innocent Nigerians were massacred for anything they did not know about should not be allowed to repeat itself in Nigeria.

He commended the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun for the reported arrest of the man who in a viral video, threatened mass killing of southerners living in the North.

The Royal Father pleaded with the federal government to find a lasting solution to the recurring crisis between herders and farmers which according to him has led to the killings of many innocent Nigerians across the country.

“The Federal government should as a matter of urgency find lasting solution to the crisis between herders and farmers because many precious lives have been lost across the country as a result of this, just as farmers no linger go to their farms across the country for fear of being hacked to death by the dreaded killer herdsmen”.

The ASTRAC further observed that the crisis of herders and farmers has contributed to the food scarcity in the country thereby creating hunger and sufferings among many Nigerians.

On the security situation in Anambra state, the monarch commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for taking the bull by the horns through the establishment of Udo ga achi,. Agu-nechemba security outfit which he said has reduced crime to the barest minimum in Anambra state.

“Our governor, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo has done much on security, you all know that crime cannot be totally eradicated anywhere in the world but at least Gov. Soludo through his wisdom created this Udo ga achi/Agu-nechemba which we all see that crime has drastically reduced to the barest minimum”.

Igwe Iweka further applauded governor Soludo for the wonderful infrastructural developments being put in place by his administration in the state and many other projects across different sectors, even as he advocated that Soludo should be given the chance to go for a second tenure to enable him complete the monumental projects he has started.

Court adjourns Onitsha sports club’s N3bn suit against Ekwerekwu family to April 15

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Court adjourns Onitsha sports club’s N3bn suit against Ekwerekwu family to April 15

…as fresh application to Anambra CJ for transfer of case stalls further proceedings

By Chuks Eke

Onitsha High Court No. 4 presided over by Justice Sylvester Odili has adjourned the N3 billion suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Onitsha Sports Club against Ekwerekwu family of Onitsha to April 15′, this year to allow the Chief Judge of Anambra state, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu decide whether to transfer the case out of Court 4 to any other court or not.

This followed a fresh application by the Ekwerekwu family to the state Chief Judge seeking a transfer of the suit from Court 4 to any other court based on their assumption that the presiding Judge of the High Court No. 4, Justice Odili is bias so far in trying and determining the matter.

Justice Odili had slated Wednesday, March 26 for cross examination of the second plaintiff, Chief Daniel Okafor who is the President of Onitsha Sports Club and the first Prosection Witness, PW1 in the suit but when the matter was called up,the first defendant, Horold Ekwerekwu,s counsel drew the attention of the court to a fresh application made by her client to the Chief Judge asking for the transfer of the suit to any other court.

Counsels to the plaintiffs, Nnamdi Ibegbu SAN, A. C. Anaenugwu SAN and Chris Ajugwe Esq raised an objection to the defendant’s application which they described as frivolous and a delay tactics in the matter but Justiice Odili insisted on adjourning the matter to Tuesday, April 15 to enable the CJ act on the application and decide whether to grant it or not.

The defendants, Ekwerekwu family of Okposieke Kindred, Ogbolieke Village, Onitsha had on February 11, levied same bias allegation against Justice Odili when they made a similar application to the Administrative Judge of Onitsha Judicial Division, Justice J. I. Nweze requesting him to transferr the case out of court 4 to any other court but Justice Nweze refused to grant the application on the ground that it is not expedient in the interest of Justice.

Justice Nweze had while refusing to grant the application brought before him, pursuant to Order 38 Rule1 (1)”and Rule 10 of the Anambra state High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2019, declared: “upon considering the application for the transfer of the above case filed by Harold Ekwerekwu Esq. for the 4th and 5th defendants on February 11 this year, it is found not expedient in the interest of justice that the Suit No. O/277/2025 now pending before High Court No. 4 be transferred to any other court”.

The refusal of Justice Nweze to grant the application on February 25, prompted Justice Odili of High Court No. 4 to adjourn further hearing of the suit to Wednesday, March 26, this year for cross examination of the second plaintiff, Daniel Okafor.

Ekwerekwu’s application for the transfer of the case from Court 4 to any other court might not be unconnected with the recent interlocutory injunction granted by the court restraining Ekwerekwu and his agents from further invading or trespassing into the premises of Onitsha Sports Club or demolishing existing structures on alleged attempt of retrieving the land from the the Trustees of the club.

In the suit, the plaintiffs are claiming a total sum of N3 billion from the defendants as damages for invading the premises of the club on three occasions and demolishing some existing structures therein.

Precisely, the defendants are asking the plaintiffs to vacate the land for them to take possession because according to them, the 99-year lease signed between the colonial masters and the Obi of Onitsha on behalf of other chiefs of Onitsha olden days had elapsed and as such they want to retrieve their forefather’s land from the club members.

In another development, a peace meeting convened by Barrister Harold Ekwerekwu for the resolution of the dispute between the parties held in Onitsha Sports Club ended in without a resolution as Trustees of the club insisted that they would not ‘cede an inch of the Club’s landed property’ to Ekwerekwus, contrary to his and his group’s proposal that the Club should retain the ownership of the developed area and release the undeveloped land within the Sports club premises to the Ekwerekwus for peace to reign.

US Court Orders FBI, DEA to Release Investigation Files on Nigerian President Tinubu

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US Court Orders FBI, DEA to Release Investigation Files on Nigerian President Tinubu

 

By: Joy Musa

In a significant development likely to echo across diplomatic and political spheres, a United States federal court has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release previously undisclosed investigative files related to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The ruling, handed down by a U.S. District Court, comes after months of legal wrangling initiated by transparency and accountability advocates under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The request sought access to historical documents pertaining to President Tinubu’s alleged involvement in a decades-old drug trafficking investigation during his time in the United States.

The judge emphasized the public’s right to know and cited the high-ranking political status of the subject as a compelling reason for disclosure. “Given the individual’s current position as a head of state and the serious nature of the allegations, the requested documents are of public importance,” the ruling read.

The FBI and DEA had previously resisted the release of the materials, citing national security concerns and ongoing international diplomatic relations. However, the court dismissed these arguments, noting that much of the information requested pertains to events from the 1990s and should no longer be classified under current FOIA exemptions.

The case has reignited controversy surrounding President Tinubu’s past, which has long been the subject of speculation in Nigerian political discourse. While the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing on the part of the president, critics say the court’s decision is a step toward uncovering the truth.

The Tinubu administration has not yet issued a formal statement in response to the U.S. court order.

Analysts say the ruling reflects a broader shift in transparency under the current U.S. administration, which has taken a less accommodating stance toward foreign political figures with controversial histories.

This development comes as President Tinubu continues to face increasing pressure at home over issues of governance, economic instability, and human rights concerns.

The FBI and DEA have been given a court-ordered deadline to comply with the release, with redactions limited only to personal privacy and law enforcement methods not related to the public interest.

As of press time, civil society organizations in Nigeria and abroad are calling for full accountability and transparency in the wake of the ruling.

‘We Rejected ₦8Million Bribe—Then They Fired Us’: Dismissed Cops Expose Police Cover-Up For Car Thief Under IGP Egbetokun’s Watch As Kwara CP

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‘We Rejected ₦8Million Bribe—Then They Fired Us’: Dismissed Cops Expose Police Cover-Up For Car Thief Under IGP Egbetokun’s Watch As Kwara CP

By: Joy Musa

Two dismissed police officers have come forward with explosive allegations against the Nigeria Police Force, claiming they were sacked for refusing an ₦8 million bribe and exposing a high-profile car theft case that implicates top officers under the current Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, during his tenure as Kwara State Commissioner of Police.

The dismissed officers, Sergeant Abdullahi Musa and Corporal Samuel Ikenna, in a detailed testimony to journalists and anti-corruption watchdogs, said they apprehended a notorious car thief in Ilorin in 2022. According to them, the suspect, who had links to powerful individuals, attempted to bribe the officers with ₦8 million to secure his release.

“We refused the bribe because we believed in our duty to uphold justice,” said Sgt. Musa. “Instead of being commended, we were transferred, harassed, and eventually dismissed from the force.”

The officers allege that senior police officers in Kwara State — with knowledge of then-Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun — intervened in the case and ensured the suspect was quietly released. They claim efforts to seek redress through internal channels were met with threats and intimidation.

“Our dismissal letters cited ‘gross misconduct’, but no formal query or disciplinary panel was ever set up. We were just pushed out,” Corporal Ikenna added.

The case is sparking outrage among civil society groups, who are calling for an independent investigation into the officers’ dismissal and the alleged cover-up. The Human Rights and Liberty Forum (HRLF) has described the incident as “a chilling example of systemic rot within the police force.”

“This is not just about two officers; it is about accountability at the highest level. If the IGP has questions to answer, so be it,” said HRLF Executive Director, Barr. Lara Bamidele.

When contacted for comments, the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Department denied any wrongdoing, stating that the dismissed officers were sanctioned “in accordance with internal disciplinary procedures.” However, they declined to address the bribery allegation or the alleged interference by senior officers.

IGP Egbetokun has yet to personally respond to the allegations.

Legal experts have advised the dismissed officers to file a formal petition with the Police Service Commission and pursue legal action if necessary.

As the scandal unfolds, public pressure is mounting on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to take a decisive stance against corruption in the security sector — a crucial pillar in the country’s fight for rule of law and justice.

Christian Chukwu: We Have Lost A Football Icon – Akpabio

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Christian Chukwu: We Have Lost A Football Icon – Akpabio

Lateef Hassan

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has described the death of the former captain of Nigeria’s Men’s National Football team; the Green Eagles, Mr Christian Chukwu, MFR, as the loss of a national and international football icon.

Akpabio stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Jackson Udom.

According to Akpabio, “we mourn the loss of a Nigerian football icon; Christian Chukwu. As a pioneering defender and former Green Eagles captain, he etched his name in the annals of Nigerian football history. His leadership, skill, and dedication inspired countless fans and paved the way for future generations.

“I’m deeply saddened by his passage. He was a legendary Nigerian footballer. His contributions to Nigerian football are immeasurable.

“As a pioneering defender and former Green Eagles captain, he etched his name in the annals of Nigerian football history. His leadership, skill, and dedication inspired countless fans and paved the way for future generations.

“On behalf of the Nigerian Senate, I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and the entire football community and may God grant them the strength to bear this irreparable loss.

Withdraw ‘repressive bill to regulate bloggers or face legal action’, SERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas

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Withdraw ‘repressive bill to regulate bloggers or face legal action’, SERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas

 

 

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to immediately withdraw the repressive bill for an act to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, which seeks to regulate the activities of bloggers operating within the ‘territorial boundaries of Nigeria.’”

 

SERAP urged Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas “to ensure that any amendment to the Nigeria Data Protection Act promotes and protects the rights of bloggers and other journalists and does not undermine the fundamental human rights of Nigerians.”

 

SERAP also urged Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas “to end the imposition of unnecessary restrictions on the rights of Nigerians online and Internet-based content.”

 

There is currently a bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to Mandate the Establishment of Physical Offices within the Territorial Boundaries of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Social Media Platforms and for Related Matters” (the “bill”).

 

The bill among others seeks to regulate bloggers including by requiring all bloggers to register local offices and join recognised national association for bloggers. The bill has passed its first and second reading in the Senate.

 

In the letter dated 12 April 2025 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “This bill is a blatant attempt to bring back and fast-track the obnoxious and widely rejected social media bill by the back-door.”

 

SERAP said, “If passed, the bill would also be used to ban major social media platforms—including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok, and independent bloggers if they ‘continuously fail to establish/register and maintain physical offices in Nigeria for a period of 30 days.’”

 

The letter, read in part: “Lawmakers should not become arbiters of truth in the public and political domain. Regulating the activities of bloggers and forcing them to associate would have a significant chilling effect on freedom of expression and lead to censorship or restraint.”

 

“The bill may also be used to block access of Nigerians to social media platforms. Blocking access to social media platforms is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights.”

 

“In addition to infringing on Nigerians’ right to access to information and digital technology, the proposed bill would also severely hamper business operations in the country, as many are reliant on foreign tools, services and technologies for their operations, as well as other sectors that rely on online information.”

 

“The bill would force international tech companies out of the Nigerian information landscape by requiring them to establish/register and maintain physical offices in the country. It would violate the requirement that the right to freedom of expression applies ‘regardless of frontiers.’”

 

“Should the National Assembly and its leadership fail to withdraw the bill to regulate the activities of bloggers, and should any such bill be assented to by President Bola Tinubu, SERAP would consider appropriate legal action to challenge the legality of any such law and ensure it is never implemented in the public interest.”

 

“The regulation of bloggers may be used to muzzle any dissenting voice and to silence any form of criticism or negative opinion on the policies and practices of the ruling party or the Government.”

 

“Authorities may also use the proposed regulation as a pretext to punish bloggers solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights.”

 

“The bill seems to be directed at bloggers living in Nigeria and elsewhere, with severe adverse effects on the freedom of expression of a very wide range of individuals.”

 

“The proposed amendment to the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 fails to meet the requirements of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and international human rights treaties to which the country is a state party.”

 

“The amendment, if passed would adversely affect unregistered bloggers operating ‘within the territorial boundaries of Nigeria.’”

 

“The proposed amendment may also be used to violate the rights to privacy, freedom of peaceful assembly and of association as protected by the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and international human rights standards.”

 

“The proposed amendment is entirely inconsistent and incompatible with Nigeria’s obligations to respect and ensure the effective realisation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. The amendment would disproportionality suppress a wide range of expressive conduct essential to a democratic society.”

 

“The bill would pose major barriers and threats to any individuals, especially journalists, human rights defenders and civil society organisations who may be critical of the government, as well as stifle democracy and media freedom.”

 

“Mandatory regulation of journalism is incompatible with the right to freedom of expression. There is no legitimate reason why bloggers – or in fact members of the general public – should be subject to mandatory regulation or licensing to express themselves.”

 

“Blogging plays an invaluable role in the free flow of information. Bloggers should never be required to register with the government or other official agencies to blog.”

 

“The bill may also be used as a pretext to force bloggers to disclose their sources. The right to protect sources is a cornerstone of freedom of the press, without which sources may be deterred from assisting the press in informing the public on matters of public interest.”

 

“The Nigerian Constitution and human rights treaties which the country has ratified protect protects everyone’s right [including bloggers] to maintain an opinion without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers and through any media.”

 

“Nigerian authorities including the National Assembly have legal obligations to ensure an environment in which a diverse range of opinions and ideas can be freely and openly expressed and debated.”

 

“The requirement of necessity implies an assessment of the proportionality of restrictions, with the aim of ensuring that restrictions target a specific objective and do not unduly intrude upon the rights of targeted persons.”

 

“As noted in the 2005 Joint Declaration of the special rapporteurs on freedom of expression, ‘[n]o one should be required to register with or obtain permission from any public body to operate an Internet service provider, website, blog or other online information dissemination system, including Internet broadcasting.’”

 

“In their 2011 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and the Internet, the four special mandates for the protection of freedom of expression highlighted that regulatory approaches in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors cannot simply be transferred to the Internet.”

Another Four Hunters From Kano State Arrested With Guns, Bullets, Arms In Edo State

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Another Four Hunters From Kano State Arrested With Guns, Bullets, Arms In Edo State

 

The Edo State Police Command on Saturday announced that another set of four hunters who came from Kano State were intercepted by operatives of the Edo Security Network with arms and ammunition when they arrived in the state.

The state police command announced this in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, on Saturday night, saying the statement became necessary in order to dispel the misinformation on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at a hotel in the state and handed over to the police.

The command disclosed that contrary to the report, those apprehended were hunters and not herdsmen, while also giving their names as Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu.

The command added that when they were apprehended, items recovered from them were three Dane guns, six empty cartridges, three half-filled cartridges, four cutlasses and two daggers.

The statement reads: “The Edo State Police Command is aware of misinformation on social media that four herdsmen armed with guns were arrested at Americanus Hotel on Osemwenkhae Street after Big Joe Motors, Ramat Park, Orogbeni Quarters and handed over to the police.

“The command wishes to inform the general public that four suspects: Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, Shittu Idris, and Jamilu Habibu, intercepted by a member of the Edo Security Network with three Dane guns, six empty cartridges, three half-filled cartridges, four cutlasses and two daggers were swiftly taken over by officers from the Ikpoba Hill Police Station.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that they are hunters, not herdsmen. They were from Doguwa in Kano State, heading to Uvbe community in Orhionwon Local Government Area of Edo State. Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing.

“The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, wishes to use this opportunity to discourage residents of the state from circulating wrong information capable of causing unnecessary tension.”

Legendary Green Eagles Captain and Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Chukwu, Passes Away at 74

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Legendary Green Eagles Captain and Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Chukwu, Passes Away at 74

 

By: Daure David

Nigeria’s football community is in mourning following the passing of Stephen Chukwu, a legendary former captain of the Green Eagles and esteemed coach of the Super Eagles. He died at the age of 74.

The sad news was announced on social media by his former teammate and fellow football icon, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, who described Chukwu’s death as “a painful loss for Nigerian football and for all who knew him.”

Chukwu, widely respected for his leadership on and off the pitch, rose to prominence in the 1970s as a commanding figure in Nigeria’s national team. His prowess in defense, tactical intelligence, and inspirational presence earned him the captain’s armband, guiding the Green Eagles through several international tournaments with pride and distinction.

After his playing career, Chukwu transitioned seamlessly into coaching. He led the Super Eagles during pivotal periods, including their run to the semifinals of the 2004 African Cup of Nations. His calm demeanor, deep knowledge of the game, and commitment to developing homegrown talent made him a revered figure among players and fans alike.

Tributes have poured in from across the footballing world. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) released a statement calling Chukwu “a pillar of Nigerian football history whose contributions helped shape the nation’s identity in the beautiful game.”

“Stephen Chukwu was more than a footballer and coach—he was a mentor, a patriot, and a symbol of excellence,” said NFF President Ibrahim Gusau. “His legacy will endure in the hearts of millions.”

Chukwu’s influence extended beyond the touchline. He was known for his humility, generosity, and unwavering belief in the potential of Nigerian youth. Many former players credit him for launching their careers and instilling in them the discipline to succeed at the highest level.

He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced by the family in the coming days.

BREAKING NEWS: Tinubu’s Government Is Dominated By “Thieves” — Senator Ali Ndume Alleges

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BREAKING NEWS: Tinubu’s Government Is Dominated By “Thieves” — Senator Ali Ndume Alleges

 

By: Daure David

In a startling and controversial statement, Senator Ali Ndume has alleged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is riddled with corruption, boldly describing it as being dominated by “thieves.”

The senator, who represents Borno South and serves as the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, made the remarks during a media briefing. He expressed deep concern over what he termed a growing culture of impunity and unchecked looting within the corridors of power.

“This government is full of thieves. They are just stealing money shamelessly while Nigerians are suffering,” Senator Ndume said, visibly frustrated. “We did not fight for democracy to watch it be overtaken by criminals disguised as public servants.”

Ndume, a prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), did not name specific individuals but indicated that several key figures in the administration are enriching themselves at the expense of the Nigerian people.

He criticized the lack of accountability and transparency in the disbursement of public funds, particularly in areas related to poverty alleviation, fuel subsidy reforms, and infrastructural projects.

“It is not just about changing ministers or launching new programs. We must ensure that those handling the nation’s resources are honest and patriotic,” Ndume stated.

The senator’s comments have sent shockwaves through the political landscape, with reactions pouring in from across party lines. While some view his statement as a courageous act of whistle-blowing, others see it as political posturing ahead of the 2027 general elections.

As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency has not issued an official response to Ndume’s claims. However, sources within the administration suggest that a rebuttal may be imminent.

This is not the first time Ndume has publicly criticized the federal government, but his latest outburst marks one of the most direct attacks on President Tinubu’s leadership from within the ruling party itself.

Observers warn that such internal dissent could signal deeper cracks within the APC, even as the country grapples with economic challenges, rising insecurity, and growing public discontent.

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