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Amosun: The Beginning Of An Inglorious End
By Dayo Amusan
It is a common prayer that “our latter days should be better than our former”.
Otherwise, how best would one describe the recent faulty, disastrous and crazy happenings dotting the paths of Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun(SIA) in the twists light of his exit from power.
The popular maxim of “nothing lasts forever” is the best syndrome to describe the power-broke of the Governor’s resistance to accept defeat at the just concluded APC governorship primaries.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party had declared Prince Dapo Abiodun as the winner of the party’s governorship primary in the State.
Dapo Abiodun triumphed above other five contestants in the party, namely; Jimi Lawal, Bimbo Ashiru, Abayomi Hunye, Gbenga Kaka and Adekunle Akinlade with varying degrees of scores.
Governor Amosun has since refused to accept the candidature of Dapo Abiodun as Ogun APC governorship candidate but rather remained adamant that his preferred candidate, Adekunle Akinlade who had earlier emerged as the party’s governorship candidate through a highly compromised selection process by the governor and his state APC Exco, should by all means be accepted by the NWC of APC.
Since then, the power-drunk Governor has continued to dig deep into abysmal trenches like King Saul in the Bible.
But the Governor had soon forgotten that power is transient and does not last forever.
The Governor made a tactical error in trying to impose his consensus candidates on the entirety of the Party’s stakeholders without their proper buy-in.
The level of arrogance, self centeredness, maneuvering, posturing, deceit and raw power display that went into the whole charade from the on set, were all pointers to a failure.
How can an outgoing governor unilaterally selected the governorship candidate of his party and all the 40 National and State Assemblies members without giving a waiver for party leaders in the State? It beats all reasonable justification.
Ogun State is so sophisticated in composition for an individual wanting to lord it over the people.
Of course, it is in the public knowledge that the governor’s desperate effort to install his stooge as his successor was to cover his tracks of series of financial frauds and economic sabotage dotting his almost eight years’ administration.
The heavy indebtedness of “Emperor” Amosun’s administration to the detriment of the State’s future, running into N500Billion in a pace of seven and half years, is enough for the governor to ‘by-fire-by-force’ wanting to implant a makeshift as governor.
The wrestle of power by the governor with the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is a pointer to the fact that Mr. Governor is preparing ground for an inglorious end.
The Governor’s insistence to handover power to Yewa/Awori man come 2019 is commendable, but that cannot be single-handedly determined by him, but with collective decision of all party’s stakeholders and such candidate must be widely accepted by the generality of the people across the zones.
No man is supreme or higher than the party’s constitution and leadership, but unfortunately in this case, Governor Amosun is also a candidate who is trying to install another candidate as the party’s governorship candidate.
As if that was not enough, the Governor wasted yet another state resources to broadcast live a charade called National Assembly primary of the party which was reportedly marred with violence and threat to life of dissent groups within the party.
Dapo Abiodun’s candidacy has been ratified and validated by the NWC of APC. What the governor should start perfecting is how to redeem his battered image and his political career after leaving office as governor.
Surprisingly, the governor was quoted to have threatened to quit the party if his preferred candidate was not adopted.
In fact, his foot soldiers and the supporters of his stooge, took to the social media to announce their botched defection plans to another party, variously; Accord Party and ADC Party.
But a top source from the Party’s National secretariat disclosed that the veil threat to expose the governor’s shady deals and his involvement in Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC scandal, instilled some senses in the recalcitrant Governor.
It was the threat by the National leaders of the party that, instigated the Governor to retract his decision and still stays in the party.
But still not satisfied with the resolutions of the matter, the Governor recently caused his political aides to institute a court case against the leadership of the Party and the accepted governorship candidate, Dapo
Abiodun, working round a theory of stalling the process of installing an APC governorship candidate in the State in 2019 general elections.
He will need to hire a high profile PR stunt to save his head on some unmitigated allegations leveled against him by some party echelons.
These allegations which will, sooner than later, expose his weaknesses include; the flukes in his infrastructure renewal that was sectionalised and highly inflated, his greed in wealth acquisition across the State, his underhand and failed corrupt dealings with multi nationals investing in the State, particularly the loss of the Dangote’s multi billion dollars Petro-chemical refinery investment to Lagos State.
Other disturbing allegations hinted by the sources are his alleged money laundry venture to the Asian circles, the failed Model schools’ projects across the State, and the wooping sums expended so far in desperate moves to implant a puppet with a view to cover his tracks.
The sources in the known said already an indicting petition on series of financial frauds and economic sabotage dotting his almost 8 years administration of the Governor has already been prepared for submission to EFCC.
From the various accounts stitched together from knowledgeable sources, the attempt to demystify Governor Amosun’s power intransigence will begin to manifest in the weeks ahead, signalling the beginning of his end and lost of relevance with the powers-that- be.
Dayo Amusan (DA) writes from Sagamu
More than ₦3 billion was targeted, but about ₦677 million reached the culprits, with recovery and prosecutions underway, reflecting how banks are responding to more sophisticated fraud risks.
Nigeria’s expanding digital banking sector is facing increasingly sophisticated fraud attempts, as financial institutions adapt to faster transactions and broader online services.
A recent case involving First City Monument Bank (FCMB), linked to fraudulent activity detected in December 2025, has drawn attention to how banks are responding to such incidents, with a focus on limiting exposure, recovering funds and working with law enforcement.
According to findings referenced in proceedings before the Lagos State Special Offences Court, the incident involved unauthorised transactions tied to a digital product. Early reports erroneously suggested more than ₦3 billion was lost. Subsequent clarification shows that over ₦3 billion was targeted, ₦2.4 billion was blocked and recovered, while ₦677 million got into the possession of the culprits. This outcome reflects the bank’s cyber security and monitoring capabilities, as well as improved collaboration among regulated financial institutions and with law enforcement agencies. Several suspects and beneficiaries have been apprehended, while recovery and prosecution efforts are ongoing, led by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Proceedings at the Lagos State Special Offences Court have resulted in convictions, including that of a repeat offender, with restitution orders issued. Related matters are also being handled at the Federal High Court in Lagos, where additional suspects are being tried in connection with the scheme. This process is aimed at ensuring that bad actors are identified and permanently blacklisted from the financial system.
Authorities say recovery efforts are continuing as additional funds are traced.
Analysts note that the pace of legal action reflects closer coordination between financial institutions and enforcement agencies in addressing cyber-related financial crime.
The case comes as banks contend with more complex fraud methods, including social engineering and automated exploitation of system processes.
As digital products and platforms expand, so too does the risk associated with cyber-crime and related fraud.
“The scale of digital banking means risks are evolving alongside the systems,” said a Lagos-based financial analyst. “Institutions are now judged by how they manage these events.”
Observers say the sector is moving toward a stronger focus on response and recovery, rather than prevention alone.
This includes improving monitoring capabilities, strengthening transaction controls and enhancing collaboration with regulators and law enforcement. The FCMB case, with limited exposure relative to the amount targeted and ongoing recovery, reflects that shift.
For customers, the primary concern is the safety of their funds. In this case, there has been no indication of losses affecting customer deposits. Maintaining that level of protection remains central to sustaining trust in the financial system.
Nigeria’s financial sector continues to grow, supported by digital innovation and expanding access to banking services.
However, analysts say fraud attempts are likely to persist as systems become more complex and interconnected.
They say institutions will increasingly be judged not only on their ability to prevent incidents, but on how effectively they respond and recover when they occur.
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Ex-APC Deputy Guber flag bearer, Joshua MacIver backs Tinubu, express fears over implosion in Bayelsa APC
….congratulates new State Party Chairman, Warman Ogoriba
APC Deputy Governorship Candidate in the 2023 general elections in Bayelsa State, Great Joshua MacIver has declared his total commitment to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu come 2027, declaring that the Tinubu re-election project is non-negotiable.
Great Joshua MacIver, in his statement titled ” BAYELSA APC CONGRESSES: GOING FORWARD, A CALL TO LOOK INWARDS” and made available to newsmen in Yenagoa, warned APC leaders in the state to look Inward and take note of certain factors which may hinder or cut short our victory.
According to Great Joshua MacIver, such noticeable pitfalls include the imbalance in the united front being put up by the State Governor,Senator Douye Diri among various political blocs in the state.
In the statement issued at the weekend. Great Joshua MacIver stated that “First, before His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, joined the APC in the state, there were clearly two political blocs that made up the party, with the approximate population ratios of the blocs standing at 95% to 5%.”
“After the entrance of His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, ONLY THE SMALLER BLOC IS BEING CARRIED ALONG IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE PARTY, leaving the greater percentage to their fate, and this situation has the potential to build anger and dissatisfaction in our dear party.”
” The consequence of this has been the high level defection we have witnessed in the party recently and we believe more may likely follow, if we do not put our house in order.”
” If we do not pull together as a party, we may witness a situation where we will lose key stakeholders, especially after the State and National Assembly Primaries as well the Gubernatorial Primaries.”
“Finally, while it is very clear that we are the party to beat in the 2027 elections and that our loyalty to Mr. President IS NON-NEGOTIABLE, we must make haste to say that we cannot afford to create situations or loopholes in our unity which will be exploited by other political interests in the state. We cannot afford to under-rate anyone.”
“Our core interest remains the re-election of Mr. President, a project to which we have committed our all. We also pledge our total loyalty to the party as we have no alternative to the APC. However, our concern is that we must, as a party, look inwards and ensure that we do not create loopholes that can impede our common goal.”
Great Joshua MacIver, however congratulated the newly elected State Executives of the APC in Bayelsà State led by Hon. Warman Ogoriba, saying their emergence is welcomed at this critical time in our national history.
At least 23 people were killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings, police in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri said on Tuesday.
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More than 100 other people were injured in the blasts that took place on Monday evening in the capital of Nigeria’s restive Borno state.
No group has claimed responsibility for the suspected attacks.
The deadly blasts come after a military post was attacked overnight Sunday to Monday, which authorities blamed on suspected Islamist militants.
This sad incident is coming barely two weeks after Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church specifically warned against attacks in some states. He mentioned these states while calling on security operatives to pay close attention to them.
These were his words:
“Another attack is coming up in these following states where the military must watch carefully and intelligently; Kano, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Borno, Kwara and Kogi state. They want to do a deadly attack, it’s preventable but it depends on how they will handle it. I have told you about the danger coming up.”
@primateayodele
Unfortunately, some of our military agencies don’t believe spiritual intelligence can save the country from so much danger hence, their neglect of this prophetic warning but now, it has been fulfilled with the miliary losing credibility by the day while Primate Ayodele continues to gain momentum.
Likewise, At least 26 passengers and crew sustained varying degrees of injuries on Monday following an accident involving the Kaduna–Abuja train, according to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).
Opeifa explained that the train departed Rigasa in Kaduna at 7:15 a.m. and was approaching Asham station around 9:16 a.m. when a loud bang was heard after the power car and trailing locomotive collided with one of the passenger coaches.
In July 2025, Primate Ayodele asked nigerians to pray not to see train mishap on the Kaduna-Abuja route.
@primateayodele #nigeriantiktok🇳🇬 #fulfillment #train #abuja #primateayodele
“Let’s pray not to see train mishap in Abuja-Kaduna, Kaduna-Abuja route.”
This has also been fulfilled.
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