Author: Mohammad Adamu

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has found that the purported appointment of Adeyemi as head of the disputed Presidential Financial Intelligence and Prosecution Commission (PFIPC) was fabricated, with all supporting documents forged. ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu disclosed the preliminary findings on Thursday after briefing President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja — exactly 30 days after Tinubu ordered a full investigation into the agency. Aliyu said the commission’s probe confirmed Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government, and that the appointment letter, gazette and other documents used to establish the PFIPC were forged. He…

Nigeria have reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s African Cup of Nations after a 6-2 victory over Egypt in their final Group C fixture on Wednesday. The result secured second place for the Super Falcons behind Malawi, setting up a quarter-final meeting with rivals Cameroon. Three of Nigeria’s six goals came from the penalty spot, with Asisat Oshoala — a record six-time Women’s African Footballer of the Year — Christy Ucheibe and Rasheedat Ajibade all converting. Nigeria finished level on six points with Zambia and Malawi after three games. With overall group goal difference unable to separate the trio,…

The United States, Iran and Oman are said to be nearing an interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and gas supplies whose transit has remained a sticking point in talks and fuelled renewed fighting following an April ceasefire. Iran has tightened its grip on the strait since the war began on February 28, seeking to control passage through it and charge tolls — powers it did not previously exercise.President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a deal to reopen the strait could come “tomorrow or the next day,” telling reporters in California that…

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has called an emergency meeting of senior officials in Rabat, Morocco, as pressure builds over the governing body’s abandoned plan to bring private investment into a company set up to run its global tournaments.The meeting, reportedly scheduled for after the weekend, will bring together Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafstrom and members of the organisation’s management board. The move follows public criticism from Fifa’s chief of global football development, Arsène Wenger, who distanced himself from the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, saying he had no role in it and calling Fifa’s decision to scrap the plan “absolutely…

Thousands of Palestinians attended a mass funeral in Gaza City on Tuesday for 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia families, whose remains were recovered nearly three years after an Israeli air raid destroyed their homes. Bodies wrapped in Palestinian flags were carried through the streets before burial, in what local media described as one of the largest funerals since the war began in October 2023.Gaza’s civil defence said crews spent two weeks excavating a collapsed residential building in the Sabra neighbourhood, recovering the remains of 112 people, including at least 40 children. The families were killed in a…

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has rejected claims by aviation unions that carriers owe unremitted Ticket Service Charges to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), describing the allegations as baseless. In a statement issued on Monday, AON said it has no transactional relationship with the unions threatening a “warning strike” and noted that the unions do not speak for or on behalf of the NCAA. The group urged the unions to verify their facts before taking any action that could inconvenience travellers. AON attributed the financial pressure on airlines to high jet fuel prices and multiple aviation charges, citing…

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Niger Delta Development Commission, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, and other agencies a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it over their failure to honour invitations to respond to audit queries. The directive came during the committee’s sitting on Monday after officials of the invited agencies stayed away without providing any formal explanation for their absence. Committee chairman, Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, said the invitations were part of efforts to streamline the panel’soversight workload. He noted that despite the letters and…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released new guidelines for prospective corps members ahead of the upcoming orientation exercise, emphasising strict compliance with registration procedures and safety protocols.In a statement posted on its official X handle on Monday, the scheme advised prospective corps members against travelling at night to their orientation camps, citing security concerns. NYSC also cautioned that candidates whose graduation dates on their call-up letters do not match those on their statements of result will not be admitted into camp. Such candidates were told to resolve the discrepancies with their Student Affairs Officers before reporting to camp.…

A wave of new and strengthened anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is sweeping West Africa, driven by domestic political calculation and reinforced by international conservative networks, activists and researchers say. Senegal in March doubled the maximum sentence for homosexuality to 10 years and outlawed the “promotion” of same-sex relationships. Niger criminalised same-sex intimacy for the first time in February. Mali and Burkina Faso have done the same within the past two years — all three now under military rule. Ghana’s parliament passed a bill in June targeting LGBTQ+ “activities,” though the president has yet to sign it. Anthony Oluoch of Pan Africa ILGA…

Kyiv’s forces struck targets far beyond the front line this week, with several attacks landing hundreds of kilometres inside Russian territory. The escalation comes as both Moscow and Kyiv have stepped up strikes on one another in recent months, while US-brokered negotiations to end the war remain stalled. Ukraine, which has consistently denied targeting civilians, argues its cross-border strikes are a proportionate response to Russia’s own bombardment of Ukrainian territory, and are intended to push Moscow toward the negotiating table. Shelling in Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, killed three people, regional officials reported. A separate drone strike further afield,…