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PFIPC scandal: Adeyemi demands media, lawyers’ presence before Reps probe

The Editor — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:01:06 +0000

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) is yet to decide where it will question the council’s self-appointed Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, a source familiar with the committee’s proceedings has disclosed. The development comes as Adeyemi insisted that his lawyers and journalists must be present […]

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Italy-based bizman excretes 98 cocaine wraps at Enugu Airport

The Editor — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:48:07 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Joseph Cyril, a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, on Sunday, 2nd August 2026, during the outward clearance of passengers boarding Ethiopian Airlines flight ET930, in an attempt to smuggle cocaine out of Nigeria has ended in arrest after he ingested 98 wraps of […]

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ICPC clears Gbajabiamila of wrongdoing in fake agency saga

The Editor — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:53:15 +0000

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of any wrongdoing in the controversy surrounding a purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), concluding that the appointment letter presented by Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew was forged. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), […]

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Fake agency probe: Adeyemi rejects closed-door Reps quiz

The Editor — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:55:15 +0000

The purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has rejected the House of Representatives ad hoc committee’s decision to interrogate him at an undisclosed location while he remains in police custody, insisting that any appearance before lawmakers should be conducted publicly. Adeyemi, through his lawyer, Ademola Oyedokun, said on Wednesday […]

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Fake agency probe: Reps to grill controversial DG at undisclosed location

The Editor — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:37:54 +0000

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council has said it will interrogate the council’s purported Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, at an undisclosed location while he remains in police custody, saying the move is necessary to avoid jeopardising ongoing investigations by security and anti-graft […]

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PFIPC scandal: HoS admits mistakes as Reps uncover irregular approvals

The Editor — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:12:55 +0000

Fresh details emerged on Wednesday in the House of Representatives’ investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, admitted that her office failed to carry out adequate due diligence before granting key approvals to the purported agency. Also, the Office […]

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Police fail to produce phantom agency DG before Reps, seek court orderwarrant

The Editor — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:08:42 +0000

The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday failed to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Mr. Adeyemi Adeniyi, before the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the alleged phantom agency. Instead, police representatives told the committee that they would require a written court warrant authorising the […]

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ICPC grills Gbajabiamila over PFIPC

The Editor — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:04:28 +0000

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday appeared before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to answer questions about the alleged fake federal agency, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). His appearance at the commission followed its invitation after President Tinubu directed the ICPC […]

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Police arrest four cops for extorting ICPC chairman in Abuja

The Editor — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:49:16 +0000

Four police officers have been detained by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for allegedly extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing […]

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Court orders FG takeover of 48 Malami properties

The Editor — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:54:43 +0000

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the Federal Government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a judgment delivered in Abuja on Wednesday, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had […]

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Ex-CCT chairman pleads not guilty to corruption, remains in custody

The Editor — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:25:35 +0000

The immediate past Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, (CCT)on Thursday pleaded not guilty to four counts of alleged corruption brought against him by the Federal Government before the FCT High Court in Abuja. Umar was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Peter Kekemeke on charges bordering […]

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PFIPC: Police arrest Adeyemi’s father amid ongoing forgery probe

The Editor — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:58:38 +0000

The father of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, who is facing criminal charges over alleged forgery and impersonation, was reportedly arrested by police operatives on Monday in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Residents told journalists that the arrest took place at the family’s residence, where officers reportedly arrived in several vehicles before taking Adeniyi’s father and another man said […]

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Phantom Agency: Fresh evidence reveals SGF clearance to Adeyemi for Canada summit

The Editor — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:46:16 +0000

Fresh documents have emerged showing that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) approved the disowned Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Mr Adeniyi Adeyemi, to attend the Canada-Africa Fintech Summit, CAFS, in August 2025. This came as former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, slammed President […]

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Man stages self kidnap to extort N25m from family

The Editor — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:51:19 +0000

A Delta State-based man, Michael James, has narrated why he allegedly staged a self-kidnapping scheme to extort N25m from his family. James, in an interrogation video shared by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on Sunday, said he resorted to the act because he owed his brother and sister money, which he […]

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Alleged Cybercrime: Court grants Sowore bail, orders two sureties, passport surrender

The Editor — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:16:48 +0000

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, restored the bail it had earlier granted to activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. Sowore is facing a two-count cybercrime charge filed against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a social […]

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NDLEA seizes N12.4bn cannabis at Lagos Port, busts drug syndicate targeting passengers

The Editor — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:57:57 +0000

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with 4,959 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, valued at N12.397 billion in street value at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The seizure followed more than four weeks of intelligence-led surveillance and was made on Wednesday, June […]

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Rivers Police arrest officers, launch probe over alleged extortion

The Editor — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:38:06 +0000

The Rivers State Police Command has commenced an investigation into allegations of extortion involving a police officer, ASP Omomefe Akin Geoffrey, and other personnel following the circulation of a viral video and reports on social media. The Command said it viewed the allegations with utmost seriousness, stressing that any act of extortion, illegal collection of money or […]

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El-Rufai to file no-case submission as DSS closes case

The Editor — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:31:38 +0000

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is set to file a no-case submission in his alleged wiretapping trial, after the Department of State Services closed its case against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. The DSS is prosecuting El-Rufai on an amended five-count charge bordering on alleged unlawful interception of communications […]

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Rivers Police Commissioner removes DPO over extortion, abuse of office

The Editor — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:38:28 +0000

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, has removed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Oyigbo Police Division in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state over alleged extortion and abuse of office. The DPO’s removal followed allegation by a rights activist on Friday, that the DPO extorted ₦500,000 from an individual who was […]

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Fraudsters rake in N134bn from banks, customers

The Editor — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:04:42 +0000

Banks and their customers lost a combined N134.48bn to fraud between 2020 and 2025 amid a significant expansion in digital payments and financial technology adoption across the country, according to data contained in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Nigeria Payments System Vision 2028 document. The document from the apex bank’s website showed that attempted […]

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