Tinubu Orders ‘Comprehensive’ Audit Of IPPIS, Govt Systems Over Ghost Workers, ‘Fake Agencies’
The directive came in response to findings by the ICPC on “fake agencies”, ghost workers, and other control failures. President Bola Tinubu has ordered the “comprehensive” forensic audit of the Federal Government systems following reports of ghost workers and “fake agencies”. The audit will include a review of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Federal Government agencies, and their...
Tinubu Files Case In US Court To Block Release Of Alleged Drug Trafficking Record — Lawyer
The records are being sought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, who filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against several US government agencies seeking documents relating to investigations involving Tinubu.President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records linked to...
NDC Accuses INEC Of ‘Supplanting’ Candidates’ Names, Seeks Probe
The party called on INEC to urgently investigate the matter. The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of “systematically” removing its nominated candidates for the 2027 general elections and replacing them with “strange names unknown to the party”. In a statement on Sunday, the NDC quoted its National Chairman, Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, as saying the...
Coalition Politics: Who Is Better Positioned Organisationally For 2027?
THE BIG STORY THE APC IS CONSOLIDATING. THE OPPOSITION IS STILL NEGOTIATING. One week into Nigeria’s formal 2027 campaign season, the clearest emerging difference is organisational. APC governors have publicly reaffirmed their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and pledged to mobilise for him across their states. Meanwhile, reports indicate that the camps of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have not accepted the...
Oil Prices Rise, Stocks Drop As US, Iran Resume Strikes
The news revived concerns about the conflict, with attempts at peace talks appearing to be going nowhere and the strait -- through which a fifth of global crude and gas passes -- largely closed. Oil prices spiked, and Asian stocks fell Monday as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh saw investors ramp up bets on a US interest...
Yobe: PDP Receives 2,025 Defectors From APC, ADC, NDC Ahead Of 2027 Poll
The defectors drawn across Nangere Local Government Area of the State were received during a ceremony at Sabon Garin Nangere by the party executives led by a member of the Board of Trustees of the party and former Senatorial Candidate for Yobe South, Halilu Mazagane. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe State on Sunday received a total of 2,025...
Alleged Cybercrime: Sowore Demands Apology From DSS, Withdrawal Of Charge
Over the weekend, the DSS instructed its counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), to seek an adjournment of the case against Sowore until after the 2027 presidential election. The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to apologise and withdraw the alleged cybercrime case against him. Sowore spoke during an appearance on...
Nepal Buries Dead As Rescuers Seek Thousands Missing
The huge wave of ice, rocks and debris that smashed into villages and towns on Wednesday claimed at least 797 lives in both Nepal and Tibet -- across the border in China -- with reports of some bodies possibly swept downstream as far as India. Nepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly,...
US Resumes Strikes On Iran Over Strait Of Hormuz
Tehran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic sea lane through which one-fifth of the world's oil passed before the United States and Israel triggered hostilities with strikes on Iran The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on...
FG Hails Nigeria’s Return To Frontier Market Statu
It said that the reclassification was an important validation of Nigeria's reform trajectory and a foundation for the next phase of the country's capital market development. The Federal Government has welcomed confirmation by global index provider FTSE Russell that Nigeria’s capital market will be reclassified from “Unclassified” to “Frontier Market” status. It said that the decision marked Nigeria’s return to the...
