The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Petroleum Minister and Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, wanted.
This declaration is linked to an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of $14,859,257.
According to the EFCC, these funds were allocated by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for a refinery construction project.
Sylva is suspected of involvement in a conspiracy and the dishonest conversion of this money.
The legal basis for the manhunt stems from a warrant granted by the Federal High Court in Lagos on November 6, 2025.
Justice D.I. Dipeolu authorized the EFCC, police, or any law enforcement officer to arrest Sylva so he can be brought before the Commission to answer to the alleged criminal offence.
The EFCC is urging anyone with information on Sylva’s whereabouts to report to any of its zonal offices, the nearest police station, or other security agencies.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
