Africa

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies allegedly linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the man accused of posing as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).ICPC...

President Bola Tinubu has praised security agencies for rescuing 308 people abducted in separate attacks in Kwara and Niger states, describing the operation as the largest single-day rescue mission ever carried out in Nigeria.In a statement issued on Wednesday...

Businessman Tells Reps He Paid N400m for Fake FG Contract The Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Gbenga Collins, has told the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee that he paid N400 million to Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly posed as...

Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, says the state government will sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its decision to freeze government accounts.Jimi-Bada said the EFCC issued a post-no-debit directive to First...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed First Bank to stop all withdrawals from the Osun State Government's statutory allocation account as part of an ongoing investigation.In a letter dated August 5, 2026, the anti-graft agency instructed...

Strong Institutions Key to Tinubu's Economic Reforms, Experts Say Experts have stressed that the success of President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms will ultimately be measured by their impact on the lives of ordinary Nigerians rather than policy announcements.They noted that...

State Police Bill to Reach Tinubu on September 3, Says Presidential Working Group The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has announced that the Executive Bill on state policing will be presented to President Bola Tinubu on September...

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that he played a significant role in supporting former President Olusegun Obasanjo after his release from prison, saying he provided both personal and political assistance...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, of making critical political errors shortly after taking office, saying the governor's decision to operate independently and establish his own political structure too...

Lawyer Aloy Ejimakor has argued that President Bola Tinubu’s 1993 asset forfeiture case in the United States raises moral questions but does not amount to a criminal conviction.In an opinion article, Ejimakor said that his years of legal training...