1. A gripping account of how self-styled Director-General of the fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew, swindled his friend of N400million was given yesterday.
A businessman, Mr. Gbenga Collins, told the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the purported agency that Adeyemi allegedly lured him with the promise of a lucrative government contract. The witness said he was persuaded to part with the money in anticipation of a contract to renovate what he was told was the official residence of the agency’s Director-General
2. President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for about 250,000 personnel of the Armed Forces, raising the military’s annual wage bill from N660bn to N924bn in what is the biggest upward review of military salaries under his administration. The new pay structure, which takes effect from September 1, 2026, grants the highest increases to junior personnel, with soldiers from the rank of private to staff sergeant receiving an 80 per cent salary increase, warrant officers to colonels getting 50 per cent, while brigadier-generals to generals will earn 30 per cent more.
3. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit filed by the National Democratic Congress, NDC, challenging some provisions of the 2026 Electoral Act. Specifically, the provision challenged by one of the main opposition parties is the qualification and disqualification of candidates for elective offices.
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4. Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike and former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi yesterday clashed over John Cardinal Onaiyekan’s position on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Amaechi, who is Wike’s predecessor as governor of Rivers State, defended Cardinal Onaiyekan over the backlash that followed his criticism of the administration, saying the Presidency should address the issues he raised instead of attacking him.
5. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Tuesday stepped back from its planned nationwide strike following a high-level meeting with the Federal Government at the State House, Abuja, where both sides reached agreements on key welfare, salary and promotion issues. The breakthrough came after a three-hour meeting convened by the President’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, with senior government officials and the leadership of the association.
6. The Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to due process, institutional discipline and the rule of law amid the controversy surrounding social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, AIG Moshood Jimoh. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said the criminal matter referenced in recent public comments by VeryDarkMan had been investigated and was already before a court following legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions
7. The Defence Headquarters has expanded its surrender policy for non-state actors nationwide. Previously limited largely to terrorists and bandits operating in the North-East, North-West and North-Central, the policy now extends to armed groups in the South-East, South-South and South-West.
8. A US-based Nigerian basketball player, Daniel Adegboyega, has been charged with first-degree rape by forcible compulsion in Alabama after police accused him of sexually assaulting a woman in his apartment. According to a report by WVTM 13 on Monday, sighted by journalists on Tuesday, the 21-year-old was arrested in July by the Jacksonville Police Department at his apartment in Jacksonville, Alabama.
9. The Federal Government has directed all heads of tertiary institutions across Nigeria to immediately dismiss any student found guilty of kidnapping or related crimes, following proper investigation.
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, gave the directive during a meeting with the Pro-Chancellor, Governing Council, and management of the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, held at his office in Abuja.
10. Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspects for allegedly processing and selling meat from dead cattle to unsuspecting members of the public in Maiduguri. The command said the suspects were apprehended on July 29 by operatives of its Violent Crime Response Unit, also known as the Crack Squad, following credible intelligence.
