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The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has come under renewed criticism over its failure to invite the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other key figures mentioned in allegations surrounding the purported agency. The committee, chaired by the lawmaker representing Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, is expected to conclude its assignment within weeks before presenting its report to the House. However, a member of the House, civil society organisations and public affairs analysts have questioned the scope, independence and credibility of the investigation conducted…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, told the APC National Campaign Council to focus on winning the August 15 Osun governorship election, saying other matters can wait. Uzodimma gave the directive on Monday at a council meeting held at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, warning members against celebrations and personal engagements. He ordered all subcommittees to meet immediately and submit proposals before Thursday, directing chairmen to send resolutions to the council’s National Secretary. The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for the Osun State governorship election and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, urged Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, to take over investigations into the controversial deaths of Mary Habila and Babatunde Tanimola. Falana questioned handling of Habila’s death, found unclad on June 27, 2026 in Works Minister, David Umahi’s Uburu home, citing scene contamination and delayed autopsy. Falana demanded a fresh probe of Tanimola’s reported October 22, 2025 Abuja hotel-fire death, queried the hotel’s demolition, and urged prosecution of suspects in 30 Osun killings. Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu,…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, said Catholic bishops did not visit President Bola Tinubu to preach or convert him to Catholicism. Onaiyekan said the bishops met Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on July 28, 2026 to raise concerns on Nigeria’s economy and security. He said the CBCN will not trade words with presidential spokespersons, and now wants another chance for deeper talks beyond their ten-minute presentation. The Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has stated that the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has no intention to respond to government spokespersons. CityNews reports that the…

Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, says he does not see the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabi’u Kwankwaso going anywhere in the 2027 general elections. Primate Ayodele said this in a video posted on X where he was addressing his congregation. According to him, the NDC would have joined forces and formed a coalition with the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Recall that the duo left the ADC for the NDC in May, citing internal divisions and court cases. Reacting, the cleric said, “You see the NDC party…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Military investigators alleged that ex-Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Sylva, channelled ₦785m through Purple Waves Limited to fund a failed 2025 coup plot. Investigators said Kano BDC operator, Abdullahi Sani Mohammed, made 47 payments between September 20 and 30, 2025, on suspected coup leader, Col. Mohammed Ma’aji’s instructions. The alleged plan collapsed after Ma’aji’s arrest on September 29, 2025, while more than 40 suspects face court-martial and Federal High Court trials in Abuja. Military investigators have traced more than ₦700m in 47 payments allegedly made to soldiers, civilians, companies and Islamic clerics assigned different roles in the failed 2025…

The self-styled Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has rejected allegations that he single-handedly established the disputed agency. CityNews reports that Adeyemi, who is currently in police custody, claimed that several ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government processed documents, assigned personnel or officially interacted with the council over an extended period. He made the claims in a statement issued on Sunday by his legal defence team and signed by Festus Akhigbe. The lawyers also requested that Adeyemi be allowed to appear before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the establishment and activities…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Investigation records alleged ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, helped raise billions, including authorising ₦785m, to fund a failed 2025 coup plot. Prosecutors relied on over 7,400 pages of documents alleging Purple Waves Limited received ₦5.816bn from NDDC and about ₦2.9bn SunTrust loans in September 2025. Col. Mohammed Ma’aji’s arrest on September 29, 2025 reportedly collapsed the plot, as SunTrust Bank placed Post-No-Debit on a ₦4.3bn account while Sylva denied involvement. Fresh investigation records have alleged that a former Bayelsa State governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, helped raise billions of naira…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered Stanbic IBTC Bank to pay N15 million in damages for unlawfully retaining and processing the personal data of two former customers after they terminated their banking relationship. The judgment, delivered on July 29, 2026, by Justice Kayode Agunloye, also directed the bank to erase all personal data relating to the claimants that it is not legally required to retain and restrained it from further processing or using their information for marketing purposes. The suit, marked CV/2190/25, was instituted on June 10, 2025, by David Ogundipe and Salami Tolulope Ibrahim, who…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and ex-Osun governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Sunday. Makinde said on Facebook that the Abeokuta meeting discussed important national issues and the forthcoming general election, but he did not disclose details. The visit drew attention as Makinde declared in May he will run for president in 2027, while Obasanjo has not endorsed any candidate. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; and a former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, on Sunday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at…