The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked a federal court to allow it to submit confidential explanations for withholding some records relating to past investigations involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The FBI made the request in an application filed on August 20, 2026, before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, as part of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeking records connected to investigations involving Tinubu. The agency asked the court to permit it to submit an ex parte, in camera declaration, meaning the document would be presented privately to the…
Author: Ini Sam
The Presidency has pledged its support for the forthcoming Global Alliance World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) scheduled to take place in Abuja from November 15 to 21, 2026. The conference, being organised in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), is expected to bring together about 3,000 delegates from 126 countries. Themed “Deepening Responsible Communications,” the forum will focus on issues surrounding public relations, strategic communication and the role of responsible communication in shaping public discourse. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, gave…
The Katsina State Police Command has warned politicians against recruiting or sponsoring youths to engage in electoral violence, declaring that anyone involved in such activities will be identified, investigated, arrested and prosecuted regardless of political status or affiliation. The Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Fage, gave the warning on Thursday during the 2026 International Youth Day celebration held at the Katsina State Police Command Headquarters. Fage, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, DCP Aminu Gusau, said the command had adopted a zero-tolerance approach to electoral violence, cybercrime and other forms of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026. Enitan succeeds Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Enitan is currently the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education and is the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service. Enitan has served as a Permanent Secretary for seven years…
A United States federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump has begun steps towards complying with a court order directing the release of records relating to past investigations involving President Bola Tinubu. The records are held by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and relate to allegations surrounding Tinubu and suspected drug-trafficking activities. According to Von Batten-Montague-York, a US-based policy advisory and lobbying firm retained by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, asked a federal court for an additional 10 days to comply…
…PHEDC to Form Subsidiary Within 60 Days By Destiny Young The transfer of regulatory oversight of Akwa Ibom’s intrastate electricity market from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission (AKSERC) is part of Nigeria’s broader decentralisation under the amended Constitution and the Electricity Act 2023. NERC issued the order around 18–19 August 2026; full transition (including related operational changes) is targeted for completion by 17 February 2027. Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) must incorporate a subsidiary (PHEDC SubCo) within 60 days of the order to handle intrastate supply and distribution in the…
-Directed chairmen, Commissioners not to attend The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, seems not to be favourably disposed with the present executive of Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio as he has allegedly done evey thing to frustrate the foremost Ibibio group. It was revealed that, before the inauguration, Umo Eno had allegedly instructed all the local government chairmen, and Commissioners together with party stakeholders from Ibibio extraction not to attend the inauguration of the new executive. Umo Eno’s decision may not be unconnected with the independent-minded approach to issues by the new international president of Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, Akparawa (Elder)…
Members of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Council made of Commissioners and Special Advisers, have been groaning for one year now over unpaid contract sum by the Governor, Pastor Umo Eno. The Governor had on May 30, flagged off the construction of the State Judiciary Village with a view to giving judicial officers a convenient accommodation to enhance their job delivery. Finding has it that each of the building within the estate located along Idongesit Nkanga Avenue (Ring Road III) in Uyo, was immediately allotted to members of the state executive Council for construction. It was discovered that the Governor…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of houses and other structures built on designated waterways in Abuja following recent flooding in parts of the nation’s capital. Wike gave the directive on Tuesday during a press briefing at his office after inspecting areas affected by flooding caused by heavy rainfall. The minister said his inspection revealed that some property owners had blocked channels designated for water flow under the Abuja Master Plan. «“And certainly, we have gone there, and we have seen how people have blocked channels where in the master plan, that is…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly invited the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Adeniyi Adeola Ajakaiye, for questioning over an alleged request for the chair used by Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, during a thanksgiving service in the community. The development reportedly followed a correspondence between the monarch’s palace and the Babamuboni Memorial Anglican Church, Iyin-Ekiti, concerning the chair used by the governor during the service. Governor Oyebanji attended the church programme on May 31, 2026, following an invitation from the Senate Leader and indigene of Iyin-Ekiti, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele. According to the account, the Oluyin subsequently requested that…