BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The controversy surrounding the alleged N1.3 billion Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal took a fresh twist on Monday following the reported arrest of the father of the council’s embattled promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. Adeyemi, who claims toContinue Reading
…Police launch investigation, deploy joint security patrols \By Frontline Reporters At least 18 people have been killed in a renewed wave of violence triggered by a protracted land dispute in Niger State, with 15 victims burnt alive after suspected attackers set ablaze a two-bedroom apartment where they were sleeping. TheContinue Reading
…Oyo Police confirms FCID handled operation …Residents recount dramatic arrest in Ogbomoso …OAGF insists no CBN account was activated, no public funds released By Frontline Reporters The controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) took a fresh turn on Monday as operatives of the Nigeria Police ForceContinue Reading
• Atiku: Scandals have become a pattern under Tinubu• PDP says Presidency cannot evade accountability over Gbajabiamila allegations• SERAP demands explanation for ₦1.3bn budget allocation to ‘non-existent’ council BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Fresh documents have emerged indicating that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) officiallyContinue Reading
FRONTLINE REPORTERS With only days left before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) closes the submission of presidential nomination forms, political parties are intensifying efforts to beat the July 11 deadline amid heightened interest over the choice of running mates by leading contenders. INEC fixed 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, JulyContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting it spent more than ₦8 trillion outside the approved national budget, insisting that the claim is a misrepresentation of comments made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and does not reflect the country’s constitutional and fiscal realities. In a statementContinue Reading
By Frontline Reporters The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned that the devastating flooding witnessed recently in Lagos and several other parts of the country is only the beginning, cautioning that heavier rainfall and more severe flooding could persist over the next 12 weeks if urgent preventive measures areContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes has climbed to 2,954, as international search-and-rescue teams begin scaling back operations more than a week after the disaster struck the country’s northern coast. Officials say hopes of finding more survivors are rapidly fading as attention shifts from rescueContinue Reading
By Frontline Reporters Fresh cracks have emerged within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following the submission of its revised list of National Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with disgruntled aspirants heading to court and party stakeholders warning that unresolved grievances could threaten the party’s unityContinue Reading
Femi Gbajabiamila BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Fresh official documents have raised new questions over the Presidency’s insistence that the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) never existed. Documents exclusively obtained by Frontline Reporters show that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) not only receivedContinue Reading