Day: July 8, 2026

“Hate speech, fake news has created relational crisis, threaten Nigeria’s unity” – Sultan, Vatican warn

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Sultan, Vatican envoy warn FCCPC

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, have warned that rising hate speech, religious intolerance and fake news are threatening Nigeria’s unity and peaceful co-existence. Speaking on Monday during a meeting at the National Mosque in Abuja attended by senior Catholic leaders, including John Onaiyekan and Matthew Kukah, the Sultan described hate speech as one of the greatest threats to interfaith harmony, saying it has created deep “perceptual and relational crises” across religious communities. He condemned…

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Tinubu directs ICPC  to investigate ‘fictitious’ PFIPC

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Tinubu directs ICPC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. The directive follows the discovery of the fictitious PFIPC, which was never established by the Federal Government of Nigeria, and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, Executive approval, or other lawful act of Government.…

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Outrage in Senate, as lawmakers demand end to ex-B’Haram fighters rehabilitation

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Outrage in Senate

The 10th Senate has asked the Federal Government to discontinue the rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram members, insisting that suspected terrorists and other violent criminals should be arrested, prosecuted and brought to justice. The resolution was adopted yesterday during deliberations on the worsening security situation across the country, following a Motion sponsored by Senator AbdulAziz Musa Yar’Adua, the senator representing Katsina-Central federal constituency and chairman of the Senate Committee on Army. The Motion, titled: ‘Escalating Attacks, Abductions and Killings of Serving and Retired Military Personnel: A Growing Threat…

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PFIPC: Babachir faults SGF, demands probe into Budget code, alleged ₦27.5bn release

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Babachir faults SGF

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has raised fresh concerns over the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), questioning how the allegedly non-existent agency secured a Budget code, official recognition and a reported ₦27.5 billion take-off grant. Speaking during a television interview yesterday, Lawal said the Office of the SGF bears primary responsibility for identifying and stopping any agency that lacks legal backing, insisting that such an entity should never have progressed through government processes. He argued that any agency reporting through the Presidency…

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Buhari’s 1st year remembrance to hold on Monday

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Buhari's 1st year remembrance

Former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, has announced plans for a prayer and remembrance gathering to mark the first anniversary of the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Ahmad disclosed this in a statement shared on his official 𝕏 page yesterday, saying the event would hold on Monday, July 13, in honour of Buhari’s life, legacy and years of service to Nigeria. “On Monday, July 13th, we will gather in solemn remembrance to honour the life, legacy and enduring service of our late boss, former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, one…

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Xenophobia: NANS gives S’African businesses 4-day ultimatum to exit Nigeria

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NANS S'African ultimatum

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Nigeria’s apex student body, has issued a four-day ultimatum to South African business interests operating in the country, demanding that they leave Nigeria over the continued attacks on Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa. The directive was announced on Monday in Enugu by the National Executive Director for Corporate and Private Sectors Engagement, Bestman Okereafor. According to him, failure to comply with the ultimatum could trigger actions from millions of Nigerian students across the country. Okereafor condemned what he described as the…

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BoN inaugurates 6 ad-hoc committees to drive reforms

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BoN inaugurates

The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, (BoN), has inaugurated six ad-hoc Committees to drive reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s broadcast industry through innovation, capacity building, policy advocacy and sustainability. Chairman of the organisation, Tony Akiotu, at the inauguration disclosed that the Committees are expected to serve as strategic platforms for collaboration among Chief Executives, broadcast professionals and industry veterans, with the goal of delivering practical solutions to challenges confronting the sector. Speaking shortly after his inauguration into the Sports Rights, Investment and Commercial Committee, Head of Sports at Africa Independent…

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Northern Groups condemn alleged exclusion of N’West from ₦3.9tr federal road projects

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Northern Groups condemn alleged exclusion

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has condemned the Federal Government over the alleged exclusion of the North-West geo-political zone from the recently approved federal road projects valued at over ₦3.9 trillion. The coalition described the development as a betrayal of the region’s political support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 general election. In an issued statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG said the omission could not be dismissed as an administrative oversight but reflected what it described as a growing pattern…

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