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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze in connection with the discovery of National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office”. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC uncovered the purported fake agency in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. The chairman of the of the ICPC Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with the President on Friday. Adamu said the new fake agency was discovered as part of the ongoing investigation…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked a US court for permission to submit a confidential declaration explaining why it is withholding some records relating to allegations linking President Bola Tinubu to a drug-trafficking investigation. The FBI made the request in an application dated August 20 before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, saying it could not publicly disclose the full reasons for withholding certain information. An ex parte, in camera declaration is a submission made privately to a judge for consideration without being placed on the public record. The application was published on X on…

A Special Committee on the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), chaired by former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has submitted its report on the ownership, funding and status of the controversial museum project, Chris Osa Media reports. The committee, constituted to establish the true ownership status of the facility, submitted its report to Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday. Presenting the report, Oshiomhole said the committee found that the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki committed a total of ₦3.8 billion in Edo taxpayers’ funds to the project. He explained that…

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has said his monthly salary is ₦503,000, lower than the ₦900,000 earned by Permanent Secretaries in the state. Oborevwori disclosed this on Thursday during the inauguration of 12 four-bedroom terraced duplexes for Permanent Secretaries and the presentation of 12 official vehicles to newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in Asaba, the state capital. The governor, who spoke during the event in a video posted by ARISE TV on YouTube, said the state government had increased the salaries of Permanent Secretaries after they complained that some directors were earning almost the same amount as them. “When the Permanent…

A trainee at UBA’s Graduate Management Accelerated Programme graduation ceremony was stopped mid-greeting by Group Chairman Tony Elumelu after she addressed him simply as “Tony”. In a video from the event, the trainee was heard saying, “Good morning, Tony,” while addressing the businessman. Elumelu initially appeared to take the greeting lightly, responding, “Toyin? Toyin?” When she clarified that she had said “Good morning, Tony,” Elumelu told her that he preferred to be addressed as “Mr Elumelu” or “TOE.” “Okay. No, you won’t call me Tony. I’m not… you’ll call me Mr Elumelu or TOE. You won’t call me Tony, or…

President Bola Tinubu is receiving Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Our correspondent observed Adeleke arriving at the forecourt of the Villa at exactly 5:25 pm on Thursday, in a navy blue traditional attire, brandishing a walking stick and alighting from a black Toyota Land Cruiser SUV. The governor arrived alongside the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. It is his first meeting with the President since his re-election in last Saturday’s governorship poll. Adeleke’s visit comes days after President Tinubu personally called to congratulate him on his re-election victory, describing the outcome as “a…

About 40 people are suspected to have lost their lives after a boat carrying farmers to their rice farms capsized in Gorau town, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident occurred while the victims were crossing a stream to access their farms. Most of those on board were reportedly children aged between 10 and 15 years. An eyewitness said more than 70 people were on the boat when it capsized shortly after taking off. The village head was among those on board but he was reportedly rescued. “So far, we have recovered about 40 bodies, while six people,…

Nigerian filling stations have reduced their Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, pump prices by between N35 and N90 per litre, about three weeks after Dangote Refinery’s gantry price reduction. MRS, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), AA Rano, Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO), Emedab and other filling stations in Abuja and its environs have reduced their petrol prices to between N1,210 and N1,275 per litre, down from N1,305 and N1,335 per litre as of July 31, 2026. This means that in the first 20 days of August, Nigerian filling stations adjusted their petrol pump prices downward by at least N35 per…

Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has clarified the alleged attack on the convoy of Governor Ademola Adeleke. It was reported that some hoodlums engaged in a gun battle with security personnel attached to Adeleke’s convoy at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, on Wednesday. This was shortly after Adeleke received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and visited the palace to celebrate his victory with the traditional ruler. However, in a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday evening, Davido debunked the report. He admitted that there…

Workers at the Edo house of assembly on Wednesday protested an alleged plan by lawmakers to repeal the legislative and judicial financial autonomy laws. The judiciary’s financial autonomy and the house of assembly’s funds management laws, which came into effect in 2023, guarantee direct fiscal independence for the two arms of government. The Edo state house of assembly has been at the centre of unfolding events since the turn of the week. On Monday, Yekini Idiaye, member representing Akoko-Edo constituency I, was elected as the new speaker of the Edo state house of assembly following the resignation of Blessing Agbebaku,…