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The arraignment of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of creating and operating the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has been repeatedly delayed since he was charged by the police in November 2025 due to a series of adjournments arising from requests by the defence, court scheduling issues and claims of ill health, PREMIUM TIMES can now report. Court documents and police case diary reviewed by this newspaper show that Mr Adeyemi was arrested by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit on 27 October 2025 and remained in detention for 23 days before he was granted administrative bail.…

Business owners in Edo State have until 30 July to install functional Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at their premises under a new security directive aimed at tackling kidnapping, cultism and other violent crimes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Edo State Security Squad announced the deadline on Monday, urging businesses to comply to support ongoing efforts to improve security across the state. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the group’s spokesperson, Noah Idemudia, said CCTV cameras would strengthen investigations by helping security agencies identify suspects and recover crucial evidence. “Business owners are encouraged to install effective, working cameras…

Nume Ekeghe  Ecobank Nigeria has been awarded the Client Excellence Award by Deutsche Bank in recognition of its outstanding performance, operational excellence, and commitment to delivering superior Institutional Cash and Trade Finance services. The award recognises Ecobank Nigeria’s consistent achievement of high standards in transaction processing, service delivery, operational efficiency, and collaboration within the global trade finance ecosystem. It further reinforces the Bank’s position as a leading financial institution providing innovative financial solutions that support corporates, financial institutions, and businesses engaged in domestic and international trade. Receiving the award on behalf of Ecobank Nigeria, Segun Anjorin, Coverage Head, Corporate and…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, yesterday traded accusations over the hospital visit and detention conditions of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. While the ADC accused the anti-graft agency of denying El-Rufai adequate medical care and violating his rights in detention, the ICPC alleged that the former governor abused a court-approved medical visit and breached the conditions under which it was granted. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC alleged that El-Rufai was taken to the National Hospital, Abuja,…

On Monday night The Odyssey, ­Christopher Nolan’s three-hour epic about one man’s heroic quest, had its world premiere in London. And 24 hours later at Wimbledon, 15,000 fans on Centre Court witnessed a tennis equivalent. A ­rugged hero: Novak Djokovic. A mighty quest: the hunt for a record-breaking 25th grand slam title. There was an injury scare. Multiple shifts in momentum. And ­numerous times where the ­Centre Court crowd stood up and started punching the air at what they were watching.It amounted to pure box office. And after five hours and 15 ­minutes of extraordinary tennis, it was ­Djokovic who was again…

Grammy-winning producer Jermaine Dupri has filed a blistering lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment (SME), accusing the company of underpaying and concealing royalties tied to his work with artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Kris Kross, Xscape, Bow Wow, and Da Brat. The Atlanta-based producer and songwriter, known for shaping the sound of Nineties hip-hop and R&B, claims Sony Music “knew that it was violating” contracts with him and his influential label, So So Def, but “never attempted to disclose its contemptuous accounting practices.” Dupri’s lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, is seeking at least $18 million in damages. “Given the systemic…

Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty are likely to open sharply lower on Wednesday tracking a loss of over 150 points in GIFT Nifty. Renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on global risk sentiment, pushing crude oil prices higher and prompting weakness across global equity markets.GIFT Nifty was trading at 24,225 around 8:10 am, down 158.5 points or 0.65 percent, indicating a gap-down opening for the Nifty 50 after it closed at 24,398.7 on Tuesday. The negative indication follows a volatile session in the domestic market, where benchmark indices snapped a four-session winning streak. The Sensex fell 104.35…

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— PRESIDENT Bola 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. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the directive was occasioned by the discovery of the alleged fictitious PFIPC, which it said was never established by the Federal Government of Nigeria and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument,…

Robinson’s defence team, led by attorney Kathy Nester, has sought to exclude much of the evidence and argued to have the death penalty taken off the table.Nester spent much of Tuesday aiming to discredit key pieces of evidence being displayed by prosecutors.Under questioning from Nester on Tuesday, Hull acknowledged that at least one other weapon had been found on campus on the day of the shooting.Hull also said no shell casings were discovered on the rooftop near a suspected “sniper pad” – an impression in gravel discovered by another officer which appeared to indicate where a shooter was lying down…

***Foreign investments nose-dive ***We’re battling unprecedented cost pressures — Operators By Progress Godfrey Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector recorded its first decline in Company Income Tax (CIT) in four years, reflecting a reversal of fortune in the sector. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Company Income Tax report showed that CIT from the ICT declined to N63.62 billion in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26, from N65.52 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, ending a three-year streak of double-digit growth. Sector stakeholders disclosed that sector has been hit by rising operating costs, dwindling foreign investment, soaring energy costs, rising infrastructure expenses, rising borrowing costs, which,…