Gbaja should be suspended, the Presidency cannot investigate itself’ The controversy over alleged fake agency, Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, said to have been facilitated by Matthew Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claimed assistance from the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has deepened as several CSOs and lawyers rejected the directive by President Bola Tinubu to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to investigate the matter and come up with a report within 30 days. Some of the civil society organizations and lawyers wanted Tinubu to suspend Gbajabiamila from office to engender unfettered investigation of the allegations. “If he…
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The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign two South African returnees for smoking and drinking while on board an Air Peace flight to Lagos. The returnees identified as Enaruna Aghama (51) and Tony Ajayi (41) were alleged to have triggered the aircraft’s alarm after lighting cigarettes while on board. As contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Lagos Airport Police Command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Adeola, the unruly conduct of the duo had left other passengers in panic. “Preliminary investigation revealed that at about 1944hrs on 9th July, 2026, while aboard an Air Peace flight from South Africa to…
Major General Chinedu Ralph Nnebeife is the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army Ibadan, Oyo State. The Division oversees about 9 Brigades under its jurisdictions, and the fine, gentleman, and thorough bred officer was the one that coordinated the successful rescue of the 44 Oyo school pupils and their teachers. Major General CR Nnebeife is from Awka, Anambra State, precisely Umuogbu village. The Major General has always proven himself in assigned roles and responsibilities in his military career with the Nigerian Army, which has seen his steady rise in rank. Currently, a two-star General taking the…
Joseph Icon and Dada Kehinde of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. Two student comrades who were killed by police officers attached to the convoy of Bisi Fayemi, the wife of the former APC Governor of Ekiti State, while we were protesting for electricity in 2019. Our SUG Building was also named in their honour.
Ekiti State Executive Committee of the African Democratic Congress has resolved not to challenge the outcome of the June 20, 2026 governorship election at the Election Petition Tribunal, opting instead for “constructive engagement” and grassroots repositioning ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision was contained in a communique issued at the end of the SEC’s expanded meeting held at the state party secretariat in Basiri, Ado-Ekiti. The meeting was however presided over by the State Chairman, Dr. Bamidele Ekunola. According to the communique signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Rt. Hon. Olugboyega Aribisogan, the SEC said litigation would not…
On Friday 28th of November 2025, the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made a post on his Facebook which marked the beginning of his ongoing trial before judiciary he once ministered over barely three six years ago. Malami disclosed being summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with the cause of the invitation not immediately revealed. He however expressed readiness to honour the invitation of the anti-graft agency. The ex-AGF acknowledged the tenets of accountability and transparency attached to public service as he vowed make outcome of the summon public. With over…
The National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, Bello Bodejo, was on Thursday docked in a Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged money laundering offence involving 2.63 million dollars. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, also charged Bodejo with terrorism financing. The EFCC Counsel, Wahab Shittu, SAN, named Bodejo as sole defendant in the charge dated June 24 and filed June 25. Earlier when the case was called before Justice Inyang Ekwo, Shittu informed the court that the matter was scheduled for Bodejo to take his plea. The Defence Counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, did not oppose the application.…
An Abuja High Court on Thursday remanded a former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, in the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the order after the Federal Government arraigned the erstwhile CCT boss on four-count corruption charge. The judge adjourned the case until July 15 for hearing im Umar’s bail application.. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Mr Umar with abuse of office. It was alleged that in 2021 he used his wife’s bank account to collect N5.5 million from a contractor engaged to paint the headquarters of the CCT in…
The Senate on Thursday approved the 2025 and 2026 budget proposals of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), amounting to N170.1 billion and N233.96 billion, respectively.A senator, Yunus Akintunde (Oyo central) presented the committee’s report to the Senate on behalf of the chairman of the committee on police affairs, Malam-Madori Abdulhamid (Jigawa East). Mr Abdulhamid urged lawmakers to approve the budgets to strengthen policing and security across the country. The committee chairman said the budget proposal was previously approved for implementation during the 2024 fiscal year but could not commence as planned. He attributed the delay to proposed amendments extending…
The United States has published names of 124 Nigerians set to be deported from the country as part of its intensified immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump. As contained in a statement published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), those listed have been placed on its “worst of the worst” criminal register. The agency published their names and photographs, with some of their offences which include alleged fraud, money laundering, sexual assault, and theft. It however remains unclear when the deportations will begin as no date was stated in the publication. The Homeland Security said the affected individuals…