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Controversy surrounding the alleged ₦1.3 billion Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal has intensified with the Nigeria Police Force reportedly arresting the father of the council’s promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Fake Agency scandal: Police Monday reportedly arrested Adeyemi’s Father Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the PFIPC, is…
A 23-year-old final-year medical student, Nnani Adaobi Marian, from Arogbo community , Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo state, has died after sustaining critical injuries during a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Adaobi was wounded on June 29, 2026, when Russian forces launched a guided aerial bomb attack on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv. She…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced that its Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, will retire from the Board of Directors on August 21, 2026, after completing the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors as stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).The decision was announced on Monday following a meeting of the bank’s Board…
Nigeria’s Senate will on Tuesday, address the controversy surrounding the N1.3 billion allocation to the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) when plenary resumes. Investigations revealed that a forged appointment letter bearing the fake signature of the President’s Chief of Staff allegedly enabled Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew to operate the agency from the Federal…
By Our Special Reporter Over the years, Nigeria has pledged to end routine gas flaring and reduce methane emissions. Yet, residents of several oil-producing communities in Rivers State have continued to suffer severe health consequences from the practice, with children, pregnant women and the elderly among the worst affected.Communities such as Okwuzi, Obirikom and Ebocha…
Ogun State Police Command has arrested 89 motorists for violating the Inspector-General of Police’s directive against vehicles operating without registration number plates or with covered, altered or obscured plates.The command said the enforcement exercise is aimed at improving security by making vehicles easier to trace and preventing criminals from exploiting unregistered or concealed number plates.The…
Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations at the Holy See, Cardinal Carlo Maria Gallagher, has disclosed that Pope Leo XIV could visit Nigeria in the coming years following talks with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Saturday. Gallagher, who serves as the Vatican’s foreign minister, made the disclosure while speaking…
A United Kingdom-based Nigerian woman , Mrs Olayinka Akinrinola, has appealed to British authorities to review the conviction of her son, Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola, saying that he was wrongly found guilty of robbery despite CCTV evidence and conflicting witness testimonies.Speaking in an interview with the press on Saturday, Mrs Akinrinola whthe founder of the Olayinka Akinrinola…
Enugu state Governor, Dr Peter Mbah has reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing sustainable, equitable and reliable access to safe water for every resident of the State, stressing that universal water coverage can only be achieved through collaboration among government, development partners, private sector, academia, civil society organisations and local communities. He spoke on Friday…
Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, says the Federal Government has not approved Adire as the new uniform for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He made the clarification hours after earlier comments sparked widespread reactions. In a statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, Olawande said reports claiming Adire had…