Digital financial services company LemFi has issued a public clarification distancing itself from Benjamin Kuti, popularly known as Oluomo of Derby, stating that it has no partnership, contractual agreement, or ambassadorial relationship with him. In a statement released by the company, LemFi said it was responding to public discussions and misconceptions surrounding its engagement within the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom. “We (LemFi) wish to clarify that we are not in any partnership or contractual agreement with Mr Benjamin Kuti, popularly known as ‘Oluomo of Derby,’” the company said. LemFi explained that its formal engagement is strictly with the…
Author: Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
Nigerians in the United Kingdom Community Limited (NIUK), a UK-registered community organisation representing Nigerians living across the United Kingdom, has issued a public disclaimer distancing itself from Mr Benjamin Kuti, also known as “Oluomo of Derby,” stating that he has no affiliation or authority within the organisation. In a statement released by its interim leadership, NIUK said it was necessary to clarify to members of the Nigerian community in the UK and the general public that Mr Kuti “has no affiliation, interest, authority, or relationship whether direct or indirect with Nigerians in the UK Community Limited.” The organisation further disclosed…
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of using federal agencies to persecute political opponents. This comes in the wake of the arrest and arraignment of his Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged $9.7 million terrorism financing charge. During a press conference, Governor Mohammed expressed his frustration, stating, “I woke up to an accusation that I’m being accused of terrorism. My commissioner of finance is being held by the EFCC, and my name is being mentioned in the suit even…
The Labour Party has issued a sweeping apology to Nigerians, admitting that it made what it described as its “greatest political mistake” by fielding an “unfit” presidential candidate in the 2023 general election. The apology was contained in a strongly worded statement released by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, and published on the party’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle. The statement followed the defection of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and some of his supporters to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Reacting to Obi’s exit, the Labour Party said it had long parted ways with…
Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has officially defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The announcement was made today at a high-profile political gathering at the Nike Lake Resort in Enugu, alongside several prominent South-East political leaders, including Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, Enyinnaya Abaribe, and former Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha. The choice of Enugu—rather than Awka, the capital of Obi’s home state of Anambra—as the venue for the defection has sparked intense debate and speculation. Leaders of the Obidient Movement, Obi’s grassroots support base, explained that the…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti, a Nigerian economist and politician elected under the Labour Party (LP), has said he will not leave the party even though Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and the LP presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general election, has informed him of plans to exit the party. Otti made this known on Tuesday, 31 December 2025, during his monthly media briefing held in Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State in south-eastern Nigeria. According to the governor, Obi personally told him about his intention to leave the Labour Party, and he did not oppose the…
In the ever-shifting landscape of Nigerian politics, speculation has intensified around former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi potentially aligning with ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 elections. Whispers of Obi “trading” his grassroots Obidient movement to serve as Atiku’s running mate have dominated headlines and social media chatter, but recent statements from Obi himself paint a starkly different picture. Sources close to the political scene suggest that Obi, who galvanized millions with his 2023 campaign emphasizing anti-corruption and economic reform, is eyeing a shift from the fractured LP to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This move, reportedly…
A social media controversy has erupted around a United Kingdom–based leader of the Obidient movement after an X (formerly Twitter) user publicly accused him of failing to repay an alleged £1,500 debt linked to a traditional savings group. The allegation was made in a post shared by David Ade, known on X as @Dayveed_Ade, who directly called out two individuals, including the account @Oluomoofderby, over the claimed unpaid funds. In the post, Ade accused them of engaging in what he described as “criminal behavior” and urged public attention to the matter. “Go and pay Elizabeth her £1,500 from the ajo…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday ordered that a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing and determination of his bail application. The court also directed that his son, Abubakar Malami, and one of his wives, Bashir Asabe, who are listed as co-defendants in the case, be held at the same correctional facility. The order was made by the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, after listening to submissions from both the defence and the prosecution. The defence team was led by…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, alongside his son and one other defendant, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, over alleged money laundering offences. The anti-graft agency is prosecuting the former justice minister together with his son, Abubakar Malami, and Bashir Asabe, an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd, a company said to be linked to the former minister. The case is scheduled to come up before Justice Emeka Nwite, with the defendants facing a 16-count charge. According…