BREAKING: Police arrest alleged PFIPC impostor Adeyemi

BREAKING: Police arrest alleged PFIPC impostor Adeyemi

The self-styled Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, has been arrested by the police.

According to TVC News, Adeyemi was arrested shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued a warrant for his arrest.

Netanyahu warns Iran against fresh attack

Netanyahu warns Iran against fresh attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran that Israel will respond with greater force if it launches another attack on the country.

Speaking at a conference in Dimona on Tuesday, Netanyahu said Israel would no longer tolerate attacks without a decisive response.

Shell awards $518m contracts to indigenous companies

Shell awards $518m contracts to indigenous companies

Shell Companies in Nigeria awarded contracts worth $518 million to 123 indigenous companies in 2025, significantly reinforcing its commitment to growing local content in the nation’s oil and gas sector.

The company’s Communications Manager, Mrs Gladys Afam-Anadu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, detailing the extensive engagement of local firms across Shell’s operations and value chain over the past year.

NSCDC denies claims of fractured security relations

NSCDC denies claims of fractured security relations

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command, has strongly refuted media reports claiming it has a fractured relationship with sister security agencies in the state, clarifying that newly acquired drones remain undistributed because personnel are still awaiting technical training.

A local tabloid, SecretsReporters, had accused the State Commandant, Geraldine Abetianbe, of fostering poor inter-agency relations, withholding operational tech packs and drones, and victimising staff through unfair appointments.

Nigeria faces total deforestation by 2052, warns Bassey

Nigeria faces total deforestation by 2052, warns Bassey

Nigeria could lose its entire forest cover by 2052 if the current annual deforestation rate of 250,000 to 300,000 hectares continues, environmental activist Dr Nnimmo Bassey has warned.

Dr Bassey, the Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), cautioned that the country’s dependence on an extractive economic model is accelerating environmental degradation and human insecurity. He urged governments to abandon this profit-driven development model and place local communities at the centre of environmental protection.

Stakeholders back Diri, seek infrastructure protection

Stakeholders back Diri, seek infrastructure protection

Stakeholders have endorsed Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri’s infrastructure development agenda and called for stronger measures to protect public assets from vandalism.

The endorsement was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Bayelsa Infrastructure Rebirth 2.0 Breakfast Roundtable held in Yenagoa on Monday. The communiqué was signed by the Convener of the South South Reawakening Group, Elder Joseph Ambakederimo.