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The Media Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has condemned and denied allegations of terrorism sponsorship made by the Israeli Ambassador, describing the claims as a malicious attempt to incite domestic division and distract from Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
The Media Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has formally rejected allegations by Israeli Ambassador Michael Freeman linking the group and Iran to terrorism and regional instability, labeling the claims as “blatant falsehood” and a “failed attempt to incite tension and chaos among Muslims in Nigeria.”
In a statement issued Friday by President Ammar Muhammad, the forum dismissed the accusations as “baseless claims” designed to demonize their decades of non-violent activism while shifting focus from Israel’s own international legal challenges, asserting that “it is both inappropriate and unacceptable for the representative of a state widely found guilty of committing genocide… to lecture others about terrorism or security.” Highlighting that no court has ever convicted the IMN of violent activity, the group maintained that their support for Palestine is “rooted in moral conviction” and urged the public to disregard the envoy’s “provocative” rhetoric, even as security forces tightened their presence in Kaduna following rumors of potential unrest.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors to foreign missions and the UN, including Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany and Reno Omokri to Mexico.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and the United Nations. Among the non-career appointees, Femi Fani-Kayode will serve in Germany while presidential aide Reno Omokri has been assigned to Mexico, according to a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The list includes 34 non-career and 31 career ambassadors, with former Interior Minister Abdulrahman Dambazau posted to China and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim named Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The Presidency said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will begin an induction programme for the envoys as host countries process diplomatic approval (agrément) before they assume duty.
Non-Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners (34)
- Grace Bent — Togo
- Ita Enang — South Africa
- Okezie Ikpeazu — Spain
- Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu — Israel
- Mahmud Yakubu — Qatar
- Paul Oga Adikwu — Vatican City
- Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas — Philippines
- Reno Omokri — Mexico
- Abasi Braimah — Hungary
- Angela Adebayo — Portugal
- Oluwayimika Ayotunwa — Japan
- Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi — Greece
- Chioma Ohakim — Poland
- Aminu Dalhatu — United Kingdom
- Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau — China
- Tasiu Musa Maigari — Gambia
- Olufemi Pedro — Australia
- Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu — Argentina
- Lateef Kayode Are — United States
- Joseph Sola Iji — Russia
- Jimoh Ibrahim — United Nations
- Femi Fani-Kayode — Germany
- Isaac Folorunso Adewole — Canada
- Fatima Florence Ajimobi — Austria
- Lola Akande — Sweden
- Ayodele Oke — France
- Yakubu N. Gambo — Saudi Arabia
- Nora Ladi Daduut — South Korea
- Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha — Ireland
- Kulu Haruna Abubakar — Tunisia
- Jerry Samuel Manwe — Trinidad and Tobago
Career Ambassadors / High Commissioners (31)
- Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka — Côte d’Ivoire
- Besto Maimuna Ibrahim — Niger
- Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi —São Tomé and Príncipe
- Mohammed Mahmud Lele — Algeria
- Endoni Syndoph Paebi — Burkina Faso
- Ahmed Mohammed Monguno — Egypt
- Jane Adams Michael — Jamaica
- Clark-Omeru Alexandra — Zambia
- Chima Geoffrey Lioma David — Mali
- Odumah Yvonne Ehinosen —Equatorial Guinea
- Wasa Segun Ige — Lebanon
- Ruben Abimbola Samuel — Italy
- Onaga Ogechukwu Kingsley — Mozambique
- Magaji Umar — DR Congo
- Muhammad Saidu Dahiru — India
- Abdussalam Habu Zayyad — Senegal
- Shehu Ilu Barde — Ghana
- Aminu Nasir — Ethiopia
- Abubakar Musa — Chad
- Haidara Mohammed Idris — Netherlands
- Bako Adamu Umar — Morocco
- Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed — Malaysia
- Romata Mohammed Omobolanle — Tanzania
- Shaga John Shamah — Botswana
- Hamza Mohammed Salau — Iran
- Ibrahim Danlami — Kenya
- Ibrahim Adeola Mopelola — Benin
- Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel — Belgium
- Akande Wahab Adekola — Switzerland
- Arewa Esther — Namibia
- Gergadi Joseph John — Gabon
- Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata — Sierra Leone
- Danladi Yakubu Nyaku — Sudan
- Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru — Thailand
A co-defendant in the $4.5 billion fraud trial of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele has alleged in court that EFCC operatives coerced him into signing a false statement to incriminate the ex-governor.
Henry Omoile, the second defendant in the ongoing $4.5 billion fraud trial involving former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday, March 6, 2026, that his purported confessional statements were the result of coercion. Testifying during a trial-within-trial before Justice Rahman Oshodi, Omoile claimed that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pressured him to write specific details intended to incriminate Emefiele. He asserted that the statements, marked as Exhibits TWT 1–4, contained fabrications provided by investigators under the threat of immediate prosecution if he failed to comply.
Omoile detailed a “traumatic” interrogation session where he was allegedly separated from his legal counsel. He told the court that his lawyer, Nnamdi Offia, was asked to leave the room by an EFCC operative identified as “David,” leaving the defendant alone with his interrogators. Omoile alleged that the agency promised him “soft landing” and bail in exchange for his cooperation in providing evidence against the former apex bank chief. “The statement exhibits in trial-within-trial 1–4, I did not confess in that statement. I lied in my statement. EFCC threatened me that if I did not write what they wanted, they would charge me to court,” Omoile told the court.
The EFCC has vehemently denied these allegations, maintaining that Omoile’s statements were made voluntarily and in the presence of legal representation. Prosecution counsel Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, argued during cross-examination that the defendant had signed the customary cautionary words before providing his testimony. However, Omoile insisted that the absence of video recording during the sessions—a point conceded by EFCC witnesses in earlier hearings—pointed to a breach of standard operational procedures. Justice Oshodi has adjourned the matter for further proceedings to determine the admissibility of the contested documents.
Nigeria’s IMN denies terror links.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors, including Femi Fani-Kayode to Germany and Reno Omokri to Mexico, and directed the start of their induction programme.
Fani-Kayode, and Omokri
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December.
POSTINGS OF NON-CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS
S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
1. SENATOR GRACE BENT: LOME-TOGO
2. SEN. ITA ENANG: SOUTH AFRICA
3. IKPEAZU VICTOR: SPAIN
4. NKECHI LINDA UFOCHUKWU: TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
5. MAHMUD YAKUBU: QATAR
6. PAUL OGA ADIKWU: THE VATICAN CITY HOLY SEE
7. VICE ADMIRAL IBOK-ETE EKWE IBAS: THE PHILIPPINES
8. MR. RENO OMOKRI: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
9. HON. (ENGR.) ABASI BRAIMAH (FMHR): BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
10. MRS. ERELU ANGELA ADEBAYO: PORTUGAL
11. BARR. OLUMILUA OLUWAYIMIKA AYOTUNWA: TOKYO, JAPAN
12. RT. HON. UGWUANYI IFEANYI LAWRENCE: ATHENS, GREECE
13. BARR. CHIOMA PRISCILLA OHAKIM: WARSAW, POLAND
14. AMINU DALHATU: UNITED KINGDOM, UK
15. LT. GEN ABDULRAHMAN BELLO DAMBAZAU: BEIJING, CHINA
16. HON. TASIU MUSA MAIGARI: GAMBIA
17. OLUFEMI PEDRO: AUSTRALIA
18. BARR. MUHAMMED UBANDOMA ALIYU: ARGENTINA
19. LATEEF KAYODE ARE: USA
20. AMB. JOSEPH SOLA IJI: RUSSIA
21. SEN. JIMOH IBRAHIM: UN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
22. FEMI FANI KAYODE: GERMANY
23. PROF. ISAAK FOLORUNSO ADEWOLE: OTTAWA, CANADA
24. AJIMOBI FATIMA FLORENCE (F): AUSTRIA
25. MRS. LOLA AKANDE (F): SWEDEN
26. AYODELE OKE: FRANCE
27. YAKUBU N. GAMBO: SAUDI ARABIA
28. SENATOR PROF. NORA LADI DADUUT: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
29. BARR. ONUEZE CHUKWUJIKA JOE OKOCHA SAN: DUBLIN
30. DR. KULU HARUNA ABUBAKAR: TUNIS, TUNISIA
31. RT. HON. JERRY SAMUEL MANWE: PORT OF SPAIN, T&T
POSTINGS OF CAREER AMBASSADORS / HIGH COMMISSIONERS LIST
S/N NAME MISSION APPROVED
1. AMB. NWABIOLA EZENWA CHUKWUMEKA: COTE D’IV/OIRE
2. BESTO MAIMUNA IBRAHIM: NIAMEY-NIGER
3. MONICA OKWUCHUKWU ENEBECHI: SAO TOME, STP
4. AMB. MOHAMMED MAHMUD LELE: ALGIERS, ALGERIA
5. ENDONI SYNDOPH PAEBI: OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
6. AHMED MOHAMMED MONGUNO: CAIRO, EGYPT
7. AMB.JANE ADAMS (NEE OKON) MICHAEL (F): KINGSTON-JAMAICA
8. AMB. CLARK-OMERU ALEXANDRA (F): LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
9. CHIMA GEOGGREY LIOMA DAVID: BAMAKO, MALI
10. AMB. ODUMAH YVONNE EHINOSEN: MALABO –E/GUINEA
11. AMB WASA SEGUN IGE: BEIRUT, LEBANON
12. RUBEN ABIMBOLA SAMUEL (F): ROME, ITALY
13. AMB.ONAGA OGECHUKWU KINGSLEY: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
14. AMB.MAGAJI UMAR: KINSHASA, DR CONGO
15. AMB.MUHAMMAD SAIDU DAHIRU: NEW DELHI, INDIA
16. AMB. ABDUSSALAM HABU ZAYYAD: DAKAR-SENEGAL
17. AMB SHEHU ILU BARDE: ACCRA, GHANA
18. AMB.AMINU NASIR: ETHIOPIA
19. ABUBAKAR MUSA MUSA: N’DJAMENA, CHAD
20. AMB. HAIDARA MOHAMMED IDRIS: THE HAGUE-NETHERLANDS
21. AMB.BAKO ADAMU UMAR: RABAT, MOROCCO
22. AMB. SULU GAMBARI OLATUNJI AHMED: MALAYSIA
23. AMB.ROMATA MOHAMMED OMOBOLANLE (F): TANZANIA
24. AMB. SHAGA JOHN SHAMAH: BOTSWANA
25. SALAU, HAMZA MOHAMMED: TEHRAN, IRAN
26. AMB.IBRAHIM DANLAMI: KENYA
27. IBRAHIM ADEOLA MOPELOLA (F): COTONOU-BENIN
28. AMB.AYENI ADEBAYO EMMANUEL: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
29. AMB.AKANDE WAHAB ADEKOLA: BERNE, SWITZERLAND
30. AMB. AREWA (NEE ADEDOKUN) ESTHER (F): WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA
31. AMB.GERGADI JOSEPH JOHN: LIBREVILLE, GABON
32. AMB. LUTHER OGBOMODE AYO-KALATA (F): SIERRA LEONE
33. DANLADI YAKUBU NYAKU : KHARTOUM, SUDAN
34. BELLO DOGON-DAJI HALIRU: BANGKOK, THAILAND
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agreement from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu.
Similarly, France has sent the agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.
The ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 designated envoys to all the countries concerned, including a request for their agréments in line with standard diplomatic practice
President Tinubu has directed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and high commissioners.
Bayo Onanuga,
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Ireland after threatening to cut off students’ fingers during a violent burglary at a rented house in Cork.
A 22-year-old Nigerian man, Martin Ekhosuehi, has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court in Ireland after being convicted of aggravated burglary, assault causing harm, and making threats to kill during a violent attack on two students. The incident occurred on July 2, 2023, at a rented house on Highfield Avenue, College Road, Cork, where Ekhosuehi and an accomplice allegedly forced their way into the property and demanded money and drugs.
During the hour-long ordeal, the victims were held at knifepoint, assaulted, and threatened with having their fingers cut off if they failed to hand over valuables. The attackers eventually fled with €30 and the victims’ phones. Investigators later linked Ekhosuehi to the crime through forensic evidence and CCTV footage. Judge Sinead Behan sentenced him to 11 years in prison but suspended the final two years, citing his youth and family support.
Police in Lagos have arrested a man accused of selling his sister’s one-month-old baby for N2 million, allegedly to fund their mother’s burial.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly selling his sister’s one-month-old baby for N2 million in the Igbogbo area of Ikorodu. The suspect reportedly claimed he carried out the act to raise funds for their mother’s burial after contacting the buyer through Facebook. The baby’s mother later reported the incident to the police, leading to the suspect’s arrest.
The suspect said he handed over the infant to a man sent by the buyer at Mile 2, after which N2 million was transferred to his bank account. He added that he gave his sister N500,000 while the rest was used for the burial. The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has ordered the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, for further investigation, while police say the suspect will be charged to court after the probe is concluded.