Author: Citynews

L-R: Ogun State Director, Directorate of State Service (DSS), Mr. Rasheed Adelakun; Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Commandant, 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Alamala, Abeokuta, Brig. Gen. Friday Onu; Commander, Ogun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun), Brig. Gen. Alade Adedigba (rtd) and the state commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Commandant Remilekun Omolade, during the press conference held to announce the release of the kidnapped students of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade and the arrest of their abductors at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday. The Ogun State Government on…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state requires about 40,000 additional doctors and 40,000 more nurses to adequately meet the healthcare needs of its rapidly growing population, while estimating a funding gap of at least N100 billion in the sector. The governor also announced that more than 1.5 million residents have enrolled in the state’s health insurance scheme, Ilera Eko, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen access to affordable and sustainable healthcare. Sanwo-Olu made the disclosures on Thursday during the opening of the second Eko Health Convention held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. He identified inadequate…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that as part of the ongoing reforms of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, the company will be listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX. He disclosed this when the NGX management visited the Presidential Villa on Thursday. According to him, the target of his administration is to make NNPCL function like Saudi Arabia’s Aramco. Tinubu assured that his administration’s reforms and the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act would reposition NNPCL and the country’s oil and gas sector. “We will do NNPCL reforms to the extent that one day the totality of…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered two more fake government agencies while investigating the activities of the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday after presenting the commission’s interim investigation report to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Aliyu said the investigation established that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government and that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council was never created by any law or executive order. “Our investigation confirmed that…

The City Boy Movement has sacked its Oyo State Coordinator, Ahmed Ajibola, for allegedly insulting President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu and the leadership of the movement. This is contained in a statement by the movement’s Director-General, Francis Shoga, on Thursday. According to the statement, Ajibola’s removal came barely two months after he was issued a formal notice to respond to several allegations contained in a petition submitted against him. “On the 2nd of June, 2026, a notice signed by the Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Hon. Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, Ajibola was accused of making abusive, insulting and derogatory remarks…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday said ex-Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, should borrow a bit of maturity that comes with old age from those with whom he ruled Nigeria 38 years ago. Olayinka said George should take a rest and “stop embarrassing himself and the Yoruba race by persistently dancing naked in the market place of politics”. In a statement he signed, Olayinka said, “For someone who was Military Governor of the old Ondo State in 1988 (38 years ago), some level…

The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) on Thursday uncovered a document that allegedly listed President Bola Tinubu as Chairman of the council. The document was presented as part of an application submitted to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for the issuance of official government number plates to vehicles used by the organisation. Lawmakers were told that the same document also named the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) as Secretary of the council, while several serving ministers were listed as members. The document came to…

The family of Nollywood actress Tope Osoba has dismissed viral reports about her death. This online medium reports that the actress died on Tuesday evening, a few minutes after speaking with some of her colleagues on the phone and posting “Ogo Tuntun”, meaning new glory, on her Whatsapp status around 7:23 pm. Her death came nearly two years after she pleaded with the general public for financial assistance for her breast cancer surgery and treatment. Reports attributed the actress’ death to her battle with cancer. However, dismissing the reports in an official statement shared on the actress Instagram page on Thursday,…

KEY TAKEAWAYS ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, criticised President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the EFCC to vacate a court order freezing Osun State Government’s account. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said Tinubu’s action weakened claims that anti-graft agencies operate independently. Atiku challenged Tinubu to direct the ICPC to release former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and demanded clarity on the claimed court order. Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate a court…

The family of the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has accused members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the council of attempting to interrogate him in police custody without his lawyers present. CityNews reports that Adeyemi’s brother, Peter Adeyemi, made the allegation in an interview with Punch on Thursday. He claimed that members of the committee visited the facility where Adeyemi was being detained and attempted to question him over the establishment and activities of the controversial council. According to Peter, his brother refused to answer the lawmakers’ questions because none of his legal…