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Military investigators have traced more than ₦700m in 47 payments allegedly made to soldiers, civilians, companies and Islamic clerics assigned different roles in the failed 2025 plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The investigation records alleged that a former Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Sylva, provided ₦785m through Purple Waves Limited, an Abuja-based construction and real estate company accused of serving as a financial intermediary for the purported plot. The funds were allegedly transferred from the company to accounts controlled by a Kano-based Bureau de Change operator, Abdullahi Sani Mohammed, who reportedly disbursed the money on the instructions of the suspected coup leader, Col. Mohammed Ma’aji. The claims remain allegations and are subject to determination by the General Court Martial and the Federal High Court, where several suspects are standing trial. Sylva, who is believed to be outside Nigeria, has denied involvement in the alleged plot. Acc...

PRESS RELEASE: Odidi Community Executive Calls on Heritage Energy Operational Services to Immediately Address Recurring Oil Spill and Warns Against Exploitation of Environmental Situation The duly recognized Executive Council of Odidi Community calls on Heritage Energy Operational Services to urgently take all necessary steps to address the recurring oil spill affecting the community. Specifically, we urge the company to expedite its plans and immediately commence the clean-up exercise, contain the spill, provide adequate relief materials to affected residents, and ensure the replacement of the defective pipeline or facilities responsible for the recurring spill incidents in order to prevent further environmental damage. The Executive Council acknowledges the engagement between Heritage Energy Operational Services and the Odidi Community Executive and urges the company to hasten the implementation of the necessary remedial measures. The protection of the environment, welfar...

SERAP Demands Probe of ₦1.3bn Budget Allocation, Pressures Akpabio, Abbas on Transparency The anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria has taken another turn as the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to account for the controversial allocation of over ₦1.3 billion to the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The development has intensified scrutiny of Nigeria's budget process, with transparency advocates questioning how public funds were reportedly earmarked for an entity whose legal status has become a subject of controversy. In a Freedom of Information (FOI) request signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP demanded the release of official records relating to the approval of the allocation and urged the leadership of the National Assembly to explain the circumstances surr...

PAP: Leave Otuaro Alone, Allow Delta Enjoy Its Turn of Representation – IPDI Warns Detractors Prominent Ijaw leaders, civil society organisations, and youth stakeholders in Delta State have called for an end to what they described as unnecessary attacks and distractions against the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), High Chief Dennis Otuaro, PhD. In a statement signed by the President of the Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative (IPDI), Comrade Ozobo Austin, the group said the Niger Delta, particularly Delta State, deserves stability and uninterrupted support while one of its sons Dr Otuaro occupies a strategic federal position as administrator. According to the statement, Otuaro's appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu provides Delta State with a rare opportunity to contribute meaningfully to federal policies and programmes in the post-amnesty era. "High Chief Dennis Otuaro is more than an individual; he represents Delta Ijaw, the Niger D...

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has berated Nigerians over the attacks on First Lady, Remi Tinubu, after encouraging Nigerians to consider small-scale ventures such as selling akara, roasted corn, and kuli-kuli. Remi made the remarks while speaking with journalists following the second-quarter meeting of the Renewed Hope Initiative with wives of state governors at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking on the activities of the Renewed Hope Initiative, the First Lady said the programme had been providing grants, rather than loans, to vulnerable Nigerians to help them start businesses and improve their livelihoods. She said, “We’re trying to give hope, and to start Akara business doesn’t take a lot of money. To start roasting corn, or somebody even said kuli kuli doesn’t take much. We didn’t give them a loan; we gave it to them as a grant. “So we’ve encouraged Nigerians as best as we could. What is within our hands, I have given, and I keep gi...

... Says State Open For More Investments  Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday inaugurated the Osubi branch of Zenith Bank Plc in Okpe Local Government Area, describing the development as a strong endorsement of the state's economic potential and investor-friendly environment.  Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Governor Oborevwori said the opening of the bank's 19th branch in Delta State demonstrated growing confidence in the state's economy and the success of efforts by his administration to create a conducive environment for businesses to thrive.  He said: "This is more than just a banking facility coming on stream. It is a strong vote of confidence in the future of Delta State and in the opportunities that lie before us".  He commended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dame Adaora Umeoji, and the bank's management team for fulfilling their promise to establish a branch in Osubi...