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The Good Governance Assembly (GGA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, from office over allegations arising from the recently concluded insurance industry recapitalisation exercise.

The civil society organisation, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Peter Bawa, alleged regulatory overreach, abuse of office and financial impropriety in the implementation of the recapitalisation programme.

The group said its demand was based on a petition before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Ministry of Finance concerning disputed fees and capital transfer requirements imposed during the exercise.

Among the issues raised are an alleged one per cent capital injection fee, the directive requiring certain insurers to transfer their recapitalisation funds into an escrow account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and an alleged N180 million payment described as a fee for verification consultants.

The allegations have also been raised by NICON Insurance Limited and Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, which petitioned government authorities over the disputed requirements. The Federal Ministry of Finance subsequently directed NAICOM to suspend enforcement of the contested fees and the full-capital escrow directive against the two companies pending determination of their petition.

The ministry also requested NAICOM to provide detailed explanations and legal justification for the disputed requirements.

According to the GGA, the controversy raises questions about regulatory accountability and could affect confidence in the insurance industry.

“The allegations against Mr. Ayo Omosehin are not administrative technicalities,” Bawa said, alleging that the disputed requirements involved significant sums of money across the sector.

He argued that Omosehin should not remain in charge of the industry regulator while the allegations are being examined.

The GGA further claimed that the disputed charges, if applied across the industry, could amount to billions of naira.

It said the development was particularly concerning coming after the recapitalisation exercise, which was designed to strengthen the financial capacity of insurance companies and improve confidence in the sector.

The organisation also urged the Federal Government to ensure that any investigation into the allegations is independent and transparent.

“We therefore call on President Tinubu to remove the NAICOM boss without further delay so that a full, independent and transparent investigation can proceed free from any perception of interference,” Bawa said.

However, NAICOM has rejected allegations of fraud or wrongdoing by its officials.

In a September 10 rejoinder, the commission described reports alleging fraudulent activities and the detention of its officials as false and misleading. NAICOM said neither the Commissioner for Insurance nor any of its directors had been indicted, charged or found culpable of fraudulent activity.

The commission also confirmed that the EFCC had requested information and explanations concerning allegations circulated in the media, but said responding to such a request was part of its cooperation with law-enforcement agencies and should not be interpreted as evidence of wrongdoing or culpability.

NICON and Nigeria Re, however, have maintained their call for an investigation, alleging that the one per cent capital injection fee lacked statutory backing and questioning the handling of funds collected during the recapitalisation process.

The companies have also challenged NAICOM’s alleged requirement that insurers transfer their entire capital injections into a CBN escrow account, arguing that Section 16(3) of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 provides for a 10 per cent statutory deposit.

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. As NDLEA intercepts over N3billion worth of opioids at Lagos airport, nabs Cross-border Togolese traffickers, others in Lagos, Oyo, Edo, Bauchi raids

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 25-year-old newlywed businessman Lovely Chukwulobelu at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, for attempting to traffic 72 wraps of cocaine which he ingested, to Portugal where he resides.

The groom was intercepted by NDLEA officers at the departure hall of the Enugu airport on Thursday 25th September 2026, with cocaine in his gut and wedding ring on his finger, while he attempted to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to Portugal via Addis Ababa. He was subsequently placed under excretion observation during which he egested a total of 72 wraps of the Class A illicit drug.

The suspect, who claimed he was into car decoration business at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo area of Lagos before he relocated to Portugal in May 2023, said he returned to Nigeria recently to get married on 13th September 2026. He said he resorted to the criminal trade to offset expenses incurred during his wedding.

At the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Tuesday 22nd September 2026 uncovered one of the year’s biggest opioid hauls during a joint examination of three monitored consignments, leading to the seizure of Two Million Five Hundred and Fifty-Five Thousand (2,550,000 ) pills of Tramaking 225mg, Tramaking 250mg, and Royal Tapentadol 250mg, with a combined gross weight of 1,640.55 kilograms. The consignments, were imported from India and Bangladesh via Qatar Airways, RwandAir, and Ethiopian Airlines.
In Bauchi, NDLEA operatives arrested two suspects: Umar Hamidu, 35, and Abdulkarim Salihu, 45, along the Maiduguri bypass with 300 compressed blocks of skunk, a strain of cannabis weighing 262.5kg, concealed in the false bottom of a truck marked MUB757 YH, while two cannabis farms with a combined estimated yield of 1,360.23kg at Eko Camp, Ilushi, Edo state were destroyed by NDLEA officers supported by soldiers on Wednesday 23rd September.

In Lagos, two female suspects: Odumabo Kehinde, 36, and Obiekwe Chioma, 40, were arrested on Saturday 26th September when NDLEA operatives raided Anifowoshe Street in Mushin where they recovered 3.4kg skunk from them. In another operation in Lagos same day, NDLEA officers intercepted a 58-year-old man Ugwu Johnson at Ebute-Ero motor park, with large quantities of illicit consignments, including: 5.920kg skunk; 2,400 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 8,400 tablets of nitrazepam; and 40,000 pills of tramadol.

Two Togolese nationals: Yinusa Abdulsamad, 35, and Fatai Baba, 33, were nabbed by NDLEA officers on Saturday 26th September at Iganna-Ilero road, Iganna, Oyo state with 305.6kg of skunk concealed in two pick-up vans used for cross-border trafficking racket, moving Ghanaian-sourced cannabis into Nigeria through the Oyo axis.

At the Seme border in Badagry, Lagos, five suspects were arrested with 420 cartons of nitrous oxide popularly called laughing gas weighing 1,688.4kg, along with two vehicles used in conveying the exhibit from the border into Lagos. They include: Kingsley John, 40; John Chibuike Okeke, 44; Lamidi Ismaila, 40; Babatunde Samuel, 42; and Afeesu Idowu, 47.

With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week. These include: WADA sensitization lecture to students and staff of Community High School, Saki, Oyo state; Auchi College, Auchi, Edo; Alkali Modibbo Islamic Centre, Dukku, Gombe; and Junior Arabic Secondary School, Kahu, Kibiya LGA, Kano, while the Delta Ports Command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy visit to His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatshe III, the Olu Of Warri, Delta state, among others.

While commending the officers and men of MMIA, AIIA, Lagos, Oyo, Edo, Seme, and Bauchi Commands for the various successful operations, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.

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Founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has spoken publicly for the first time about the death of his mother, Deaconess Angel Oyakhilome, describing her as a major influence on his life, faith and upbringing.

Pastor Chris spoke during the ongoing Global Day of Prayer, where he reflected on his mother’s life and the Christian values she instilled in him and his siblings.

Rather than dwell solely on the pain of her death, the renowned preacher focused on gratitude, recalling the lessons, discipline and spiritual foundation he received from his parents.

He said the opportunity to spend considerable time with his mother and siblings in the weeks leading up to her death allowed him to repeatedly express his appreciation for everything she had done for him.

According to him, his parents deliberately created a home where Christianity was central to the upbringing of their children.

Pastor Chris recalled how his mother taught him important values from childhood, including discipline, personal grooming and commitment to the Christian faith.

He said those seemingly simple childhood lessons played an important role in shaping the man he eventually became.

The LoveWorld founder described his late mother as a loving and exceptional woman, adding that members of the family frequently remarked on the physical resemblance between the two of them.

‘She is not lost’

Reflecting on his mother’s death, Pastor Chris explained that his Christian faith had shaped his understanding of death and the transition from earthly life.

He said he did not consider his mother to have been lost, but believed she had transitioned from this life to be with the Lord.

The cleric also urged his siblings and other family members to remain grateful for the life their mother lived and the years they were privileged to spend with her.

He noted that many people lose their parents much earlier in life, stressing the importance of appreciating the time spent with loved ones.

Pastor Chris said the family would announce details of Deaconess Angel Oyakhilome’s funeral arrangements in due course.

Deaconess Angel Oyakhilome was also the mother of Rev. Ken Oyakhilome and Kathy Woghiren.

Her death has prompted tributes from members of the LoveWorld family and others who knew her, as the family mourns the woman Pastor Chris credited with helping lay the foundation for his faith and character.