The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, on Monday appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). The 12-member committee was inaugurated on Monday to also probe the process through which it…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed reports linking the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, to an ongoing investigation into alleged visa racketeering. The anti-graft agency insisted that she is not under investigation. The commission, in a statement on Monday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said although…
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Hamisu Abdullahi, has told the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) without a valid legal framework that the apex bank only opens accounts for government agencies upon receiving formal approval from…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has commenced a preliminary investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a commercial tricycle rider in a road accident allegedly linked to a traffic enforcement operation by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps at Okaka Junction in Yenagoa. The incident, which occurred on Monday morning along the Okaka…
Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play despite an earlier red card. Balogun was shown a red card during the U.S. victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, which…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms over allegations of anti-competitive practices and unlawful exploitation of the content of Nigerian media organisations. The move followed a joint petition submitted to the Presidency by the Nigerian Press Organisation, an umbrella…
South Korea‘s Fair Trade Commission has opened an investigation into HYBE and its subsidiary ADOR over the companies’ treatment of NewJeans member Danielle. That’s according to Danielle‘s attorney, Jung Jong-chae, who filed the complaint that prompted the review and said the regulator — known as the KFTC — began investigating on June 4. The complaint…
Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation of the killing of a teacher and mother of five by a mob in Kaduna State, on Sunday. The teacher, identified as Ummulkhairi, was lynched in Mararaban Jos, a community along the Kaduna-Zaria highway, after being falsely accused of attempting to kidnap children. Witnesses said the victim…
Ivory Coast international striker Elye Wahi, currently featuring for his country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was arrested by French police last month as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged spot-fixing activities, according to a report by The Athletic. The 23-year-old forward is being investigated over claims that he deliberately sought to receive…
The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn a criminal charge filed against Enugu-based estate developer and businessman, Nebo Kingsley, after an internal investigation reportedly found no evidence linking him to a murder case for which he had been accused. Court documents obtained by SaharaReporters show that the Inspector-General of Police, through the Directorate of Legal Services…
