Author: Citynews

Former chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Babachir Lawal, has said it is the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the Federation to flag the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). CityNews reports that Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made this known while responding to the ongoing investigations into the purported ‘fake agency’ linked to the Presidency. The controversy intensified on Monday, as the Nigeria Police Force reportedly detained the father of the PFIPC ‘fake DG’, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi. In an interview on ARISE Television, Babachir Lawal said unless there is a dereliction of duty by…

The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, through his lawyer, has ordered the ‘Director General’ of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, to take down all materials, including transcripts, videos and recordings, from all platforms, linking him to murder, bribery and other criminal conduct. CityNews understands that the demand was made known in a letter obtained by Punch, dated July 6, 2026, and signed by ‘Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) for Pinheiro LP, lawyers of the Chief of Staff. The letter followed a June 25 press conference at which Adeyemi, who is facing criminal charges over his alleged…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is on track to meet the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) July 11 deadline for the submission of its presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections. A senior member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), who spoke anonymously, said the upload of candidates’ details to the INEC portal had reached an advanced stage. According to the source, the details of President Bola Tinubu and his running mate are expected to be uploaded before the middle of the week. We are progressing smoothly with the uploading of the details of…

The federal government, on Monday, held a closed-door meeting with the management of the Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) over the price of petrol in Nigeria. CityNews understands that the meeting focused on pushing down the price of petrol in Nigeria folowing the reduced tension in the Middle East, which had earlier caused a spike in the price of petrol in Nigeria. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Abuja, also has in attendance the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and other oil and…

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Bola Tinubu to reveal to Nigerians those who stole two per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Atiku made the demand in statement released on Saturday by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu. The demand followed a revelation by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, that Nigeria omitted public expenditure equivalent to two per cent of its gross domestic product, GDP, from recent budgets. Reacting, Atiku said the IMF’s revelation has exposed what appears to be a deeply entrenched system of institutional corruption under the Bola…

The Presidency has released an artificial intelligence, AI, generated image of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu depicting her as an akara seller. The AI image was shared on Friday by the official X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre. In the image, the First Lady is seen wearing an apron while frying akara, with a sign beside her reading, “Iya Alakara – Hot and Fresh Akara.” The post came just hours after President Bola Tinubu, while addressing guests at the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, jokingly referred to the First Lady as…

Nigeria failed to record public spending equivalent to about 2% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in recent official budgets, creating a gap between the country’s reported fiscal deficit and its actual financing needs, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The disclosure was made on Wednesday by the IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria, Christian Ebeke, during an engagement with business executives in Lagos. According to the IMF, the omission makes Nigeria’s fiscal deficit appear smaller than the government’s actual borrowing requirement because some public expenditures, particularly capital projects, were executed outside the official budget framework. What the IMF is…

The Federal Government has listed the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and 10 others as witnesses in the criminal case against the self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi. A copy of the charge sheet filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja was obtained by Punch. Adeyemi and two others, identified simply as Femi and Anu, who are said to be at large, are facing an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and related offences. According to the charge, the defendants allegedly operated a fictitious Federal Government agency and forged official…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday drew attention during an event at the State House in Abuja after referring to Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as “Iya Alakara,” a Yoruba expression that translates to “mama akara seller.” The remark was made during the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner held at the State House Banquet Hall. While addressing journalists, government officials, and invited guests at the dinner, Tinubu acknowledged his wife in a light-hearted manner that immediately caught public attention. “Gentlemen of the press, ladies and gentlemen, my dear wife, the First Lady, the Iya Alakara.” The President delivered the remark…

A counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Fidelis Adedipe, has faulted human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, over his alleged defamatory statement against President Bola Tinubu. Adedipe, who spoke on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Thursday, said there was a thin line between freedom of expression and committing an offence. He said Sowore crossed the line by allegedly describing the President as “a criminal” in posts on his and Facebook accounts. Adedipe said, “Mr Sowore actually crossed the line. He tweeted, calling the president a criminal, and that is a joke taken a bit too far. “You may not like the occupant…