ALLEGED N69.15M FRAUD: WITNESS TELLS COURT HE PAID FOR PROPERTY NOT OWNED BY BLESSING CEO. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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Alleged N69.15m Fraud: Witness Tells Court He Paid for Property Not Owned by Blessing CEO At the continuation of the trial of social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.aBlessing CEO), on Monday, October 12, 2026, a prosecution witness, PW1, Dr Onuoha Okeigwe, told Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, how he paid N69,150,000 for a five-year lease of a property allegedly represented to him as belonging to the influencer. Blessing CEO was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on June 9, 2026, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing, involving N69,150,000. Count one reads in part: “That you, OKORO BLESSING NKIRUKA, on or about March 21, 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, by false pretence and with intent to defraud, induced Hope Chiropractic Health Clinic Limited to confer a benefit of N69,150,000 (Sixty-Nine Mil...

NIGERIA TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN DECEMBER - 12 2026.(PHOTO)





NIGERIA TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN DECEMBER - 12 2026


The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako says Nigeria is set to host the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Abuja from December 6 to 8, 2026. 


The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate represented and other Minister, said the conference would bring together global leaders and stakeholders to review progress, accelerate interventions and strengthen international cooperation in tackling antimicrobial resistance. The event will be the first edition of the conference to be held on African soil.


With the theme, “One Health: Advancing Global AMR Commitments through Local Action,” the conference will focus on translating international commitments into practical action across human health, animal health, agriculture and the environment. 


Dr. Salako noted that antimicrobial resistance remains a major global health threat, citing estimates that bacterial AMR was directly responsible for 1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019, including an estimated 64,500 deaths in Nigeria. He warned that without urgent action, the global death toll directly attributable to AMR could exceed 39 million between 2025 and 2050.


It notes that the conference would also facilitate the adoption of the Abuja Compact on Antimicrobial Resistance, currently being developed through consultations with member states and stakeholders. 


The Compact is expected to advance existing global commitments, including the United Nations General Assembly’s political declaration on AMR and other international initiatives, towards measurable action. 


Nigeria says it is committed to hosting a successful conference that will strengthen global collaboration and advance coordinated, One Health solutions to antimicrobial resistance.

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