Tinubu Gives ICPC Marching Order To Probe the PFIPC Controversy

Following PFIPCover the establishment of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to launch a comprehensive investigation into the agency’s activities. Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. President Tinubu stated that...

President Tinubu vows to reposition Nigerian Army

President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration’s resolve is to reposition and strengthen the Nigerian Army by deploying emerging technologies and strengthening operational capabilities across all theatres of operation. The President made the declaration at the closing ceremony of the 163rd Nigerian Army Day Celebration, held on Monday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said the measure is to improve military planning, combat readiness, and the nation’s response to evolving...

Rural Electrification Agency deploys 20 solar-powered mini grids to Adamawa 

The Rural Electrification Agency has approved 20 solar-powered mini grids and are currently being deployed across Adamawa State to provide electricity to underserved communities. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe disclosed this on Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Kofare, Mbamba and Saminaka Solar Hybrid Interconnected Mini Grid in Adamawa state. He said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to improving electricity supply across the country, describing the...

Government will not negotiates with bandits- Council Chairman 

The chairman of Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Yahaya Abubakar Yari, has insister that criminals have no genuine demands that would justify peace talks.  He said negotiations with bandits should be held only with armed groups that take up arms over specific political or social grievances. Speaking to BBC Hausa, Yari cited the example of former rebels in Colombia, saying they ended their armed struggle after the government addressed their concerns. “They...

NIPSS Attack: Suspect Arrested At Treatment Facility 

One of the suspects in connection with the recent attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area, has been arrested by troops deployed to Plateau State after the incident. The suspect, identified as Paul Kolsen, was reportedly apprehended while receiving medical treatment for a gunshot wound that security operatives believe he sustained during the attack on the government policy institution when security forces repelled the...

Armed Youths Robb 36 Serving NYSC Corps Members In Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed that armed youths have into Corpers’ Lodge, at Specialist Hospital, Yola and robbed about thirty-six (36) corps members of their valuables, including mobile phones. In a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, however said four suspects in connection with robbery have been arrested. The statement explained that on 27th June, 2026, the suspects, armed with dangerous weapons, criminally trespassed into the lodge and...

Kogi Govt Recovers Over 1,000 Rustled Livestock From Late Battijo’s Gang

The Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Hybrid Forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force, local vigilantes and hunters, has recovered over 1,000 rustled livestock in sustained security operations targeting the remnants of the criminal network of the late bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo and other cattle-rustling syndicates operating within the state and across the...

Insecurity: Adamawa State Gov’t Relocates NECO examination centres 

Adamawa State government has taken precautionary measure to safeguard students and teachers and relocate NECO examination centres in some vulnerable schools to safer places. The step by government followed abduction of students of Government Day Secondary School Lassa in Askira-Uba of Borno State last Monday while writing NECO Examinations. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Development of the ministry, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed Umar, in a statement on Wednesday evening, said the relocation is...

Security Neutralizes Armed Gunman At NIPSS Jos

Security personnel on Wednesday night, July 1st, 2026, have repelled a fresh attempt by armed assailants to breach security at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State. This is the second time such an attempted incursion was made by armed gunmen; the first was in the second week of June 2026, in which three people were killed. The Institute’s Head, Public Affairs, Dr Osime Samuel, who confirmed the incident on...

PFIPC Bribery Scandal: Activist Demands Forensic Probe Of Death Of Principal Intermediary 

The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has called for a thorough forensic probe of how the principal intermediary, Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola died mysteriously, following the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) bribery scandal. Frank noted that for accountability’s sake, the parents, family members, relatives and the public deserve to know what led to Tanimola’s death at a time when his presence would have helped to uncover...

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