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Civil Servants Implicated in Multimillion-Naira Land Fraud At Federal Science and Technical College Yaba
By Gloria Ikibah
Members of the Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba Staff Housing Society have petitioned the Lagos State Ministry of Justice to take over the prosecution of some staff accused of land grabbing and advance fee fraud.
The petition, filed through their solicitors Centrepiece Partners, expresses concerns over the handling of the litigation by the Commission of Police, Special Fraud Unit, Lagos.
The accused staff include the President Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba Staff Housing Society, Sanni Attaiye Matthew, another member, one Farayibi Oluwabukola, and several others who are said to be at large.
It will be recalled that members of the FSTCY staff thrift cooperative society had in December 2023, petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit in Lagos, to lay their complaint of being denied their land allocations meant to be allotted on ‘first come, first serve’ basis.

The petitioners alleged Sanni Attaiye Matthew denied original subscribers of the staff cooperative group access to their land allocations while also allegedly converted landed property valued at ₦300 million to personal accounts.
This eventually led to the prosecution of the accused persons before a Federal High Court Lagos on a three count charge of defrauding the Society by false pretence.
The three count charge read in part: “That you SANNI ATTAIYE MATTHEW ‘M’ FARABIYI OLUWABUKOLA ‘F’ and others at large within the period of 2015 till 2024 in Lagos within the Jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did sell and convert Landed Property belonging to Federal Technical College Yaba Staff Housing Society valued 300,000,000 (Three Hundred Million Naira) to your own use and benefit which you knew or reasonably ought to have known was the proceed of an unlawful act by you to wit: Stealing and Fraud and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 18 (2b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act of 2011 as Amended in 2012 and punishable under Scction 18 (3) of the same Act.”
In a latest twist, however, the petitioners are seeking the intervention of the Director of Public Prosecution in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice to ensure that justice is served.
Writing a fresh petition through their lawyers dated February 26 2025, they appealed to the Director of Public Prosecution, Lagos State Ministry of Justice to take over the case citing reluctance of the Commission of Police, Special Fraud Unit, Lagos to prosecute the matter.

Their petition reads this:
“The PSFU’s Legal Team raised a 3 counts charge against these duo and others but they failed to appear in court after several invitations and notices by the police.
“This forced the prosecution to apply for and obtained an order dated 14” January, 2025 from the Federal High Court per Hon. Justice Kala declaring the 2 suspects i.e. MR. SANNI ATTAIYE MATTHEW AND MISS. FARAYIBI OLUWABUKOLA wanted and placed on wanted list by the Nigerian Police Special Fraud Unit, 13, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos until their arrest and prosecution.
“To our client’s utter dismay, the Commissioner of Police, in charge at the PSFU suo motu decided to halt the arraignment of the suspects.
“Upon the sudden appearance of MR. SANNI ATTAIYE MATTHEW at the Commissioner’s office. The Commissioner of Police solely decided to amicable resolve the matter. All our client’s call that the suspects be arraigned fell on the Commissioner’s deaf ears.
“This was when it dawned on our clients that the gentlemen must have been compromised by MR. SANNI ATTAIYE MATTHEW whose stalk in trade is to compromise all flaw enforcement agents this matter had travelled through with several millions of Naira he and his co-travellers in this fraudulent dealings have stolen from our clients.
“We urge you sir, to use the machinery of your good office to take-over the prosecution of this case to save our clients from this their prolonged suffering in the hands of these fraudulent individuals.”


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Adeboye advised me to pay my wife full salary after resigning from her banking job-Bakare
Popular man of God Pastor Tunde Bakare has narrated how RCCG Senior Pastor Eunuch Adeboye advised him to pay his wife full salary after she quit her job.
Hear him:
“ Pastor Adeboye told me to be paying the full salary of my wife when she resigned from her bank job without telling me”.
“ When my wife told me she had resigned, I drove to my father-in -law’s house to report her but he told me that nothing concerns him with our marriage.
“I then drove straight to Redemption Camp to report her to Pastor Adeboye. I told him how my wife just resigned from her bank job without telling me and that I just started my chambers and we were just making it little by little and her salary would help us augment whatever I gave her.
“Pastor Adeboye’s response shocked me. He said, “ Wow,she did that on her own! Don’t u think that’s a great thing to do? She did it to focus attention on your child. If all women would do that Nigeria would be a better place. He then told me that apart from house allowance, I must be paying her the salary she earned at the bank since she resigned to start working in my house and taking care of the children.”
“I wasn’t happy with the counsel because I was scared of how I would cope as the sole breadwinner of the house. The Holy Spirit then took me to Isaiah 54:5 and showed me a Scripture I will never forget,” I,the Lord your God,your maker, I am your husband. The Holy Spirit then said if I am your husband, treat your wife the way you want me to treat you! “
“I was sober and I prayed.The next month instead of giving her 375 Naira, her salary in the bank, I gave her 500 Naira and I also gave another 500 Naira for house allowance. It has grown since then!”
* Culled from his autobiography, the last but definitely not the least*
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SAD! One casualty, six injured as bus collides with truck on Ikorodu road
A terrible road crash at Majidun, inward Ogolonto, Ikorodu Road, has left one woman dead and six others grievously injured, the authorities have confirmed.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) revealed that the accident involved a Volkswagen commercial bus, registration number EPE 494 XM, and a stationary tipper truck.
In a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said that Preliminary investigations indicate that the bus, chartered to ferry passengers to a programme in Ogijo, suffered a sudden brake failure while reportedly speeding recklessly.
However, the driver lost control, slamming violently into the tipper truck parked at the roadside for diesel.
The violent collision claimed the life of an adult female passenger instantly.
Five women and one man sustained severe injuries and were rushed to Benic Special Hospital for emergency treatment. The deceased was taken to General Hospital, Ikorodu, for formal documentation.
The statement read, “The brutal impact resulted in the instantaneous death of an adult female passenger, while five female occupants and one male sustained severe and life-threatening injuries. While all 5 injured casualties were rushed to nearby Benic Special Hospital, the remains of the deceased were immediately transferred into the custody of security personnel who conveyed them to the General Hospital, Ikorodu, for urgent formal documentation.
“In a swift and highly coordinated response, LASTMA operatives pursued and apprehended the tipper truck driver who attempted to abscond upon witnessing the enormity of the tragedy. The driver of the commercial bus was likewise arrested. Both individuals were thereafter handed over to officers of the Ipakodo Police Division for comprehensive investigation.
“To re-establish order and ensure seamless vehicular movement toward Ikorodu Garage, LASTMA personnel efficiently removed the mangled remains of both vehicles from the roadway.
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, conveyed profound grief over the harrowing incident and extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
According to the statement, “He prayed that Almighty God grants them the fortitude to endure the irreplaceable loss, and he wished the injured victims a swift and full recovery.
“Mr. Bakare-Oki further admonished motorists to exercise utmost restraint, vigilance, and discipline on the highways by avoiding excessive speed.
“He stressed that overspeeding drastically impairs a driver’s capacity to respond to sudden mechanical failures or unforeseen hazards, thereby magnifying the risk of catastrophic outcomes.
“Bakare-Oki reaffirmed LASTMA’s resolute commitment to the protection of lives and the promotion of safer motoring culture across Lagos State.
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2027: Despite Ex-President Jonathan’s unusual silence, supporters storm PDP convention with posters(Photos)
Despite Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s unusual silence towards his 2027 presidential aspiration, many Peoples Democratic Party members who support former President Goodluck Jonathan’s political comeback were seen at the party’s current elective convention in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
With Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, projected as Goodluck Jonathan’s running mate, the supporters were seen raising flags.
According to an online newspaper there has been conjecture on Jonathan’s potential return to run for president in 2027.
Despite the former president’s silence on the subject, his allies attested to his purported preparedness to run in the much awaited election.
On Friday, posters of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde were seen at the convention site.
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