Good morning. Here is today’s summary from TheMatrix Newspapers:
1. Tinubu Resisted Intense Pressure to Sack Me Over Fake Council Scandal, Says Gbajabiamila
- Tinubu Refused to Rush to Judgment Despite Ferocious Attacks, Aide Discloses
- Ex-Speaker Details Ordeal Over Fake Council, Reaffirms Ties With President
- Vows Legal Clampdown on Syndicate Extorting Citizens With His Name
- Distributes 61 EVs, Minibuses, Cash Grants to 5,000 Beneficiaries in Lagos
The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu resisted intense political pressure to sanction or remove him over bribery allegations linked to a fictitious presidential investment council before security agencies concluded statutory investigations. READ MORE
2. You Left $123.7m Debt in DMO Records But Chose to Omit It from Handover Notes, Anambra Knocks Ob
- Mefor Details Eight World Bank, IDA Facilities Logged in Abuja but Erased from Awka Transition Files
- Current Administration Decries Quietly Bleeding Billions to Service Inherited Foreign Loans and Pension Arrears
The Anambra State Government has fired back at former Governor Peter Obi over his claims of leaving a debt-free state, accusing him of securing $123.7 million in foreign loans recorded with the Debt Management Office in Abuja while deliberately concealing them from the handover notes left for his successor. READ MORE
3. Crude Oil, PMS Prices Face Fresh Turmoil as Trump Rejects Iran Truce Deal
- White House Dismisses Seven-Day Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, Threatens Resumed Bombing
- Traders Fear Shipping Paralysis at Vital Chokepoint Will Drive Up Fuel Import Landing Costs
Global crude benchmarks and domestic retail fuel projections face fresh price pressures after US President Donald Trump rejected a seven-day truce proposed by Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. READ MORE
4. Atiku Queries Tinubu Over Mystery $39.2m DMO Debt Servicing Charges
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has demanded an immediate explanation from President Bola Tinubu over $39.25 million logged under “other charges” in official debt servicing records, querying a curious $22.5 million line item tied to a First Abu Dhabi Bank swap arrangement. READ MORE
5. LASU Vice-Chancellor Rolls Out Eight-Pillar Agenda for Global Competitiveness
The 10th substantive Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Ayodeji Badejo, has unveiled an eight-pillar policy blueprint aimed at securing full accreditation for academic courses, deploying artificial intelligence on campus, and insulating the institution against funding shortfalls. READ MORE
6. Nigeria, UAE Seal Landmark Anti-Narcotics Pact to Dismantle Drug Cartels
- Bilateral MoU Signed in Abu Dhabi to Intensify Intelligence-Sharing and Joint Crackdowns
- Marwa Discloses 354.7kg of UAE-Bound Cocaine, Tramadol, Other Hard Drugs Intercepted, 47 Suspected Couriers Dusted
- Emirates to Hand Nigeria Comprehensive Banned-Substance Inventory to Shield Travellers from Arrest
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have signed a bilateral anti-narcotics pact to run joint operations and exchange live intelligence against cross-border drug syndicates operating between both countries. READ MORE
7. Umahi: I Destroyed PDP In Ebonyi, Wike Remains My Friend and Brother
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has claimed that his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dealt a major blow to the party, adding that he remains committed to ensuring the party does not regain political strength in Ebonyi State. READ MORE
8. Former El-Rufai Ally Joins APC, Vows To Mobilise Zazzau Support Base
Former Chief of Staff and political ally of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Alhaji Bashir Sai’du, has pledged to mobilise support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zazzau Emirate ahead of future elections. READ MORE
9. RCCG Donation Boosts Federal Government’s Effort To Rescue Nigerians In Distress
The Federal Government has evacuated 100 Nigerians from South Africa following a donation of $265,854 by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) to support the return of distressed Nigerians affected by xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks. READ MORE
10. “Without Fela, We Won’t Be Here” — Timaya
Nigerian music would not have achieved its current global recognition without the foundation laid by Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, singer Timaya has declared. READ MORE
