Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N36m Fraud: Court Adjourns Blessing CEO’s Trial Until July 20

The trial of social media influencer and relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos was adjourned on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, due to her absence in court. Blessing CEO is facing a two-count charge filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), bordering on alleged obtaining by false pretence and alleged theft of N36 million. When the matter was called, counsel to the defendant, P.I. Nwafuru, informed the court that officials of the Nigerian Correctiona…