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Interpol Rejects EFCC’s Wanted Notice on Atiku’s Son-in-law
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has turned down a request from Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to issue a “wanted” notice for Lagos businessman Bashir Haske, who is married to the daughter of opposition leader Atiku Abubakar.
In a statement on Friday, Interpol clarified that it does not get involved in cases that appear to be politically, religiously, racially, or militarily motivated. The agency stressed that it would not be used by any member country to pursue politically driven cases, acknowledging Mr. Abubakar’s role as Nigeria’s foremost opposition figure.
Despite a restraining court order, the EFCC had declared Mr. Haske wanted over allegations of money laundering. Reports indicate that his links to Atiku may have been used as leverage in ongoing political battles tied to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC). Sources also suggest that Mr. Haske may have quietly left the country after being briefly detained in July.
For years, critics have accused the EFCC of targeting political rivals, arguing that the agency often relies on media drama and weak investigations rather than building solid cases. Although the EFCC has consistently denied being influenced by politics, its actions have repeatedly fueled suspicion.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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