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ICPC Questions Gbajabiamila Over Alleged Fake Presidential Investment Council

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed that the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, honoured its invitation and gave a statement as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged fraudulent Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). In a statement issued on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency said Gbajabiamila visited its headquarters in Abuja on Monday and was questioned by investigators over the circumstances surrounding the purported council. According to the ICPC, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the Commission to investigate how the PFIPC, which the Presidency has disowned as a fraudulent entity, allegedly operated from the Federal Secretariat in Abuja for about two years. The Commission said the council was allegedly run by one Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who reportedly presented himself as the Director-General of the organisation. The ICPC clarified that Gbajabiamila was not arrested, stressing ...
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Beyond Oil: How Cocoa Can Power Nigeria’s Next Economic Boom

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By Seye Oladejo, Lagos APC Chieftain Nigeria’s recent cocoa development initiative represents one of the most strategic economic decisions taken by the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Beyond its immediate appeal to farmers and industry stakeholders, the cocoa deal has the potential to redefine Nigeria’s agricultural value chain, diversify foreign exchange earnings, stimulate industrialization, and deepen rural prosperity. For decades, Nigeria has remained trapped in the paradox of exporting raw agricultural commodities while importing finished products at significantly higher prices. Cocoa has been one of the clearest examples of this contradiction. Although Nigeria ranks among the world’s leading cocoa-producing nations, the country has earned only a fraction of the wealth generated from the global chocolate and cocoa-processing industry because most of its produce leaves our shores in raw form. The new cocoa deal signals a deliberate depart...
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Of Isaac Fayose’s Sneeze and Peter Obi’s Cold: Nigeria Says No to Leadership That Panics.

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By Seye Oladejo, Lagos APC Chieftain Politics has an uncanny way of exposing character. It is rarely the carefully choreographed rallies or rehearsed television interviews that reveal the true temperament of a leader. Rather, it is the manner in which he responds to pressure, criticism and uncertainty. It is in those defining moments that Nigerians are able to distinguish between a politician and a statesman. The recent episode involving social media influencer Prince Isaac Fayose and Mr. Peter Obi has inadvertently provided Nigerians with yet another opportunity to assess the leadership disposition of the National Democratic Congress perennial presidential hopeful. Isaac Fayose, one of Peter Obi’s most vocal online supporters, publicly accused the former Anambra State governor of ingratitude and openly declared that he could withdraw his support. In any mature democracy, such disagreements between politicians and their supporters are hardly extraordinary. Political loyalty is neither ...
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Activists Back Police Probe, Seek Justice Over Killings of Prince Akinloye and Sheriff Salami in Ajiran

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AIG Olohundare Jimoh Civil rights activists have called for justice in the killings of Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami and Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye of Ajiran Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, urging the public to disregard what they described as attempts to discredit the police investigation into the case. The group made the call during a solidarity visit to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Olohundare Jimoh, who, as Commissioner of Police in Lagos, supervised the investigation into the murders. According to the activists, Salami was killed on April 18, 2023, while Akinloye, the first son of the Ojomu of Ajiranland, was murdered on August 26, 2024. They alleged that some individuals were sponsoring a campaign of misinformation against AIG Jimoh and the Nigeria Police in an attempt to frustrate the prosecution of suspects linked to the killings. The group said that after assuming office as Commissioner of Police on Februa...
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Police Arrest 147 Suspects, Recover Ammunition, Weapons in Lagos Crackdown

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspected criminals and recovered 250 expanded cartridges, machetes, battle axes, illicit drugs and other dangerous items during a major security operation across criminal hideouts in the state. The operation, conducted under Operation KO S'AYE III, was carried out in the early hours of Sunday at Boolar, Super Ile-Epo and other identified black spots following credible intelligence. According to a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, a joint team of operatives drawn from various formations of the command raided the locations as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks and deny hoodlums safe havens. Items recovered during the operation include 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes, five battle axes, two knives, a pair of scissors, a lighter, assorted charms and substances suspected to be Indian hemp. The police said all 147 suspects are in custody while investigations continue to det...
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President Tinubu Makes 26 Appointments to Federal Agencies, Names Fayose REA Chairman

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 persons into the boards and management of 10 federal agencies and commissions, naming former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointments, announced on Monday in a statement by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, take immediate effect. Fayose will chair the REA board alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta as non-executive directors, while the agency's Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three previously appointed executive directors complete the board. President Tinubu also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salaries and Wages Commission, with former House of Representatives member, Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas, named Secretary of the Commission. Other appointments to the commission include Dr. Ogbole Ene Lilian, Oladele Olatubosun and Yakubu Umar Barde as commi...
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IGP, NPTF, POWA Launch Skills Empowerment Scheme for Police Families

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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun Disu, the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) and the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) have launched a skills acquisition and economic empowerment programme for spouses of junior police officers to improve family welfare and promote financial independence. The maiden initiative, held at the M.D. Abubakar Police Barracks in Dei-Dei, Abuja, was themed “Empowering Families, Strengthening Communities: Advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda Through Skills Acquisition and Economic Empowerment.” The event was hosted by the Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, and attended by the Executive Secretary of the NPTF, Mohammed Sheidu, the National President of POWA, Chief Mrs. Olufunmilola Mutiat Disu, and beneficiaries drawn from across the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking at the event, the Inspector-General of Police said the programme was aimed at strengthening the welfare of police families, stressing that the well-being of officers...
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