The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the immediate suspension of the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila over alleged bribery. Its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko in a statement issued Wednesday expressed concern over the unfolding controversy surrounding the alleged activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), the conflicting claims regarding its legal statusand its appearance in the 2026 national budget. He noted: “ What began as a dispute over the existence of a government agency has rapidly evolved into a major national controversy with far-reaching implications for public accountability,…
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The presidency has called on politicians and members of the public who are weaponising tge claim by the Director General of Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council to refrain from swallowing his narrative hook, line and sinker. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement issued Wednesday said they are advised to await the trial of Adeyemi and his accomplices, as well as the court’s judgement, as comments made today are sub judice. He recalled that the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon.…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected cultist members of the Aye Confraternity during a routine stop-and-search operation carried out as part of an intelligence-led operation along the Ago/Festac Bridge axis of Lagos State. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi in a statement issued Tuesday said the operatives intercepted a Toyota Camry XLE saloon car occupied by two suspects, namely Emmanuel John ‘m’, aged 24 years, and David Godwin ‘m’, aged 28 years. He added that a search conducted on the suspects led to the recovery of substances suspected to be hard drugs. Adebisi…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised President Bola Tinubu to lead by example by holding his own appointees accountable for their actions. Reacting to the N400 million bribery allegations against Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Atiku explained that Gbajabiamila’s claim that the agency didn’t exist has only created more credibility gaps for the Chief of Staff. The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) explained that the Gbajabiamila’s claim only created more problems for the government. “How can you allocate N27.4…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on advanced training, capacity development, research and innovation. The MoU would reshape the future of Nigeria’s transport ecosystem. The agreement, executed by the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, and the Director General of NITT, Dr. Bayero Farah, marks the beginning of a transformative partnership designed to raise professional standards, strengthen institutional capacity and position Nigeria’s transport sector on the global stage. Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Corps Marshal described the occasion as a defining milestone in the…
The Group Chief Economist and Managing Director of Research and Trade Intelligence, African Export Import Bank, Yemi Kale has lamented that data fragmentation was hindering Nigeria’s productivity, employment opportunities and labour market efficiency. Kale, a former Statistician General of the National Bureau of Statistics made this known on Tuesday while speaking via zoom during the National skills and Industry Alignment Roundtable Q2 Series on the Role of Data in Job Creation, Coordination and Linkages held in Abuja. He stressed that Nigeria’s demographic dividend, with 70 per cent of its population under 30, presents both an opportunity and a challenge,…
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have neutralised two terrorists, rescued a kidnapped victim, arrested eight suspected collaborators, logistics facilitators, and recovered 110 rustled cattle, further disrupting criminal activities across the region. Its Media Information Officer, Lt-Col. Aliyu Danja in a statement issued Tuesday said the coordinated operations were conducted between 27 and 28 June 2026. He explained that on 27 June, 2026, a combined team of Sector 1 troops and members of the Vigilante Group, while conducting fighting patrols in Giwa and Kaduna North Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, engaged terrorists transporting kidnapped victims on motorcycles. Danja stressed…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal that forfeited N1,582,000,000 linked to one Steve Ogidan, the National Coordinating Consultant of Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) as well as several companies and individuals to the Federal Government. The decision of the five- man panelist of the apex court led by Justice Habeeb Adewale Abiru was delivered on Friday, June 19, 2026 following their review of the unanimous decision of the appellate court presided over by Justice Okon Abang on June 20, 2025, held that the ruling of the lower…
President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration is fulfilling its promise to uplift the living standard of Nigerians. He said the road projects and other infrastructural development are a clear testament to his promise to resolve urban congestion and uplift the living standards of Nigerians. Tinubu, who was represented at the commissioning Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the commissioning of the newly rehabilitated and expanded roads from the Karu Interchange to the Customs Clinic Junction, including other vital adjoining roads. He explained that by expanding and rehabilitating the roads, his administration…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed concern over findings from an ongoing surveillance of the downstream petroleum market suggesting undue exploitation of consumers. In its statement, FCCPC stated that a review of the gantry prices of local refiners, marketers, depot operators and retail outlet operators revealed token reductions in prices that are not commensurate with the steep fall in crude prices in the global market. Reacting, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Mr. Tunji Bello recalled that following a ceasefire accord between the U.S and Iran two weeks ago and…