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How fake federal agency DG blew N400m on cars, relatives and luxury – Police

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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says investigation has uncovered how fake Director-General of a fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC)/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, blew N400 million on cars, relatives and luxury items.

According to the police, Adeyemi never converted the N400 million to dollars, contrary to his claim.

Also, there was no record he gave the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, any money.

The principal suspect also contradicted his allegations against Gbajabiamila by claiming that he secured the appointment in March 2024 and gave N400 million bribe to get appointment in 2025.

It was also discovered that he obtained another N100 million loan from a microfinance bank to meet up with his highlife taste.

But five top government officials have been identified and quizzed for playing a major role in facilitating the commission of the offences.

They are two directors in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation

Others are a Special Assistant in the Budget Office; an Assistant Director with the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning; and a seconded staff from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

According to The Nation, the police also grilled twenty two (22) suspects, whose names appeared in the course of the investigation.

The Police had probed a case of alleged criminal conspiracy, forgery, impersonation, obtaining money under false pretences, theft of public funds and money laundering.

The same report has been made available to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, sister security agencies and relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

For the first time, the Police also revealed the five names of those who aided Adeyemi to infiltrate the government MDAs.

The officials have also been recommended for trial by the police depending on the opinion of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The report contained the details of how money was wired into Adeyemi’s accounts and how it was spent.

The report reads in part: “The Nigeria Police Force is investigating a case of alleged criminal conspiracy, forgery, impersonation, obtaining money under false pretences, theft of public funds and money laundering reported through a written petition No.SH/COS/80/A/42 dated 17th October, 2025 by Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, addressed to the Director-General, Department of State Services (DG DSS) which was copied to the Inspector-General of Police for action.

“In the letter of complaint, attention of the Director-General, DSS and the Inspector-General of Police was drawn to the activities of fraudsters and impostors forwarding official appointment letters purportedly from the Chief of Staff to the President.

“The Inspector-General of Police directed the IGP-Monitoring Unit to investigate the case.

“The IGP-Monitoring Unit immediately commenced investigation; arrested the principal suspect, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, Director-General of a fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC)/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) on 27th October, 2025.

“His statement was obtained under words of caution in which he claimed that he got the fake appointment letter from one Babatunde Dolapo Tanimola (late). The suspect was subsequently charged to Court in November, 2025 for the offences of Criminal Conspiracy and Forgery.

“The Inspector-General of Police also received petition letter No. SH/COS/80/A/50 dated 29th June, 2026 from the same complainant, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria against the same Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew.

“The complainant attached petition letters Nos. SH/COS/80/A/42 and SH/COS/80/A/45 dated 17th October, 2025 and 27th April, 2026 respectively, earlier addressed to the Director-General, Department of State Services.

“The petition was subsequently approved and referred to the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) through letter No. CB: 3380/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.46/178 dated 1st July, 2026 for discreet investigation and report.

“The complainant, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in his petition, made the following allegations:

(i) That one Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew had been parading himself as the Director-General of a fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC)/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and that the Chief of Staff to the President signed the appointment letter purportedly appointing Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew as the Director-General of the Agency in question;

(ii) That the suspect used his fictitious capacity to secure an office in the Federal Secretariat Complex, FCT, Abuja;

(iii) That the suspect secured a recruitment waiver to employ about Three Hundred (300) staff through the office of the Head of Service of the Federation;

(iv) He also requested the inclusion and secured approximately One Billion, Three Hundred Million Naira (#1,300,000,000.00) for the said Agency in the 2026 Appropriation Act;

(v) That the suspect had further gone ahead to plan and arrange a World Investment Summit scheduled to take place in 2026.

“On receipt of the complaint, the investigative team commenced investigation by obtaining voluntary statement from the complainant, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.

“The team also obtained the complainant’s specimen signature, and he equally attached copies of some letters he signed sometimes in the year 2024, about the period the suspect claimed he was purportedly issued the suspected forged letters of appointment by the complainant as his known specimen signature for forensic analysis.

“Letters of investigation activities requesting for information were written and dispatched to the Permanent Secretary, State House, Offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Accountant-General of the Federation, Director-General Budget Office of the Federation, Head of Service of the Federation, Federal Ministries of Finance, Budget and Economy, the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Registrar, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Financial Institutions and National Hospital, Abuja.

“The team also forwarded to the Forensic Section of the Force C.I.D, Abuja for analysis and report, the specimen signatures of the complainant, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President and one Mr. Segun Imohiosen, who denied signing certain disputed documents purportedly bearing their signatures.

“The team has so far obtained voluntary statements from the Complainant and Seven (7) witnesses. Also, cautionary statements were recorded from twenty-two (22) suspects, whose names appeared in the course of the investigation.

“These include the cautionary statement of the principal suspect, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew and statements obtained from officials of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies listed above.”

The police gave the details of how Adeyemi lured a businessman to part with N400 million in anticipation of a renovation contract.

Apart from allegedly collecting money from some unnamed individuals, the police indicated in the report that he obtained N100 million loan from a microfinance bank.

The report added: “Analysis conducted on the principal suspect’s World Entre University Nigeria Ltd, GTBank account No. 0695674387 revealed that the suspect received the total sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Million Naira (N380,000,000.00) in four (4) tranches from Divine Dopacy Nigeria Ltd, a company owned by one Oyekunle Gbenga Collins, who was allegedly lured by the suspect to part with the funds under the false pretence of facilitating the award of a Two Billion, Eight Hundred Million Naira (#2,800.000,000.00) contract for renovation of an official residence allocated to the suspect by the EFCC.

“Further analysis on the account revealed that the suspect used the proceeds for the purchase of two (2) personal vehicles and equally transferred large sum from the proceeds to his personal accounts and other family members which was subsequently laundered against his claim of converting the total N400 million to USD and handed over to the complainant (Gbajabiamila) through late Babatunde Dolapo Tanimola.

“Analysis conducted on the principal suspect’s Sunshine Confectionary and Catering Services Access Bank Plc Account No. 1379777557 revealed that the suspect received the sum of N20 million from the same Divine Dopacy Nigeria Ltd owned by Oyekunle Gbenga Collins.

The suspect also laundered the proceeds through his personal expenses and donations as against his claim of converting the total N400 million to USD and handed over to the complainant through (the) late Babatunde Dolapo Tanimola.”

The police indicated that its forensic analysis confirmed forgery of appointment letter and other correspondences by Adeyemi.

The police said: “Response letter No.CR: 3000/X/FCID/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.9/30 dated 18th March, 2026 from Handwriting Experts sent to the IGP-Monitoring Unit through Deputy-Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation letter No. (FCID) “CR:3000/X/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.324/76 dated 31st March, 2026 confirmed that the signatures on the disputed documents are not the same with the signature of the complainant. This confirms the purported letters of appointment were not issued by the complainant.

“One Mr. Segun Imohiosen, the former Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation alleged to have signed Mandate and Terms of Reference for pioneering office of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council dated 6th January, 2025 reported on 17th July, 2026 and confirmed that he did not sign the purported document.

“He also confirmed that the signature in the purported document is not his signature and his office was not responsible for the issuance of mandate. He subsequently provided his specimen signature for forensic analysis.

“Investigation revealed that the Principal suspect, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew forged a letter of appointment purportedly signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and a purported Act establishing the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, CHAPTER N2117.

“The suspect fraudulently smuggled the forged documents to the Offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Head of Service of the Federation, Accountant-General of the Federation and Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation.

“The staff in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Head of Service of the Federation, Accountant-General of the Federation and Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation negligently processed and approved all requests made by the suspect which led to the fictitious agency getting Administrative Code, office space at the Federal Secretariat, official vehicles, Authorized Establishment, Administrative Waiver to recruit Three Hundred (300) Staff, Secondment of Officers, opening of two Accounts with the CBN, which include one (1) USD and one (1) GBP Accounts, Provisional Self-Accounting Status for six months and Inclusion in the 2026 Appropriation budget.

“The staff in these offices failed to conduct due diligence, thereby allowing the forged documents smuggled by the principal suspect to get approvals.

“It has also been established that the Request for Administrative Code for Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council purportedly written and signed by one Akanbi Adewale, Director, Administration and Support Services, State House did not emanate from the State House as investigation revealed that both the signatory and the Department have never existed in the organogram of the State House.

“The original copy of the response for the Administrative Code from office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, addressed to State House was mysteriously received by the principal suspect, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is not a staff of State House.

“The principal suspect, Prince Adeyemi, allegedly used the fictitious agency to fraudulently award contract of (N2.87 billion) to refurbish a property allegedly allocated to his office by the EFCC, which enabled him to obtain the sum of N400 million from Gbenga Oyekunle Collins, as facilitation fee for the contract.

“He also took a loan of N100 million from a micro-finance bank and also obtained unspecified amounts of money from unsuspecting members of the public under the guise of issuing to them, Diplomatic Passports, Note-verbale and visas.

The police identified five top government officials for playing a major role in facilitating the commission of the offences.

They are two directors in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Others are a Special Assistant in Budget budget office; an Assistant Director with the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning; and a seconded staff from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The report said: “Investigation further revealed that some key staff of ministries agencies played major role in facilitating the commission of the offences.”

“The Force has forwarded an Interim Investigation Report to the Hon. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of the Federation requesting him to amend the previous charge filed by the Police Monitoring Unit, to include the newly established facts and the duplicate case file be forwarded to the Director Public Prosecution for vetting, advice and harmonization of all investigations by the various Agencies relating to the fake agency.

“The Force has also requested the Clerk of the National Assembly to respond to our letter of inquiry to shed light on circumstances surrounding the budget defence and subsequent passage of N1.3 billion for the fictitious agency in the 2026 Budget?

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Good morning! Nigerian Newspapers Headlines: NDC dissociates itself from 59-member presidential campaign council unveiled by Obi-Kwankwaso movement

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1. The leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has distanced itself from the 59-member presidential campaign council constituted by OK Movement, a support group for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

In a statement on Saturday, Cleopas Moses, NDC national chairman, said the list did not emanate from the party and should be disregarded.

2. Former Senior Special Assistant Media and Publicity to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, said yesterday that the litigation instituted against Nigeria by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris was doomed from the outset.
Garba, who personally attended the January 15, 2025 sitting of the tribunal in the French capital, said it was clear from day one that Sunrise and its promoter Leno Adesanya “would lose this case following the failure of all the witnesses they invited, including, of course, a beautiful lady from Senegal allegedly providing comfort to one of their government contacts.

3. The Presidency yesterday knocked back economic proposals by the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. It asked him to take the proposals to Nigerians on his campaign trail rather than seeking to dictate how President Bola Tinubu should govern the country.

4. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has forecast a high risk of riverine flooding across 15 states between September 19 to 25.
In its national flood advisory issued on Friday, the agency said rising river levels could trigger flooding in communities located on floodplains during the seven-day period.
The affected states are Imo, Cross River, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Rivers, Edo, Kogi, Taraba, Delta, Bayelsa, Enugu and Abia.

5. Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspect after its personnel intercepted a vehicle conveying military camouflage uniforms, boots and hats, as well as cartons of suspected Tramadol and other illicit drugs. The vehicle, a green Toyota Sienna with registration number KP 527 AAA, was intercepted by operatives of the command’s Anti-Cult Unit, Asaba, along the Onitsha-Ondo route on Friday.

6. Police in Rivers State have begun an investigation into the killing of a father of four, Kamadioye Krama, by gunmen in Emulation community, Abua/Odual Local Government Area. The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Blessing Agabe, confirmed the incident, stating that an investigation was ongoing to apprehend the culprits and bring them to book.

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8. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed Abdulhamid Kabara as the new commandant of its Niger State Command following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody. Kabara replaces Suberu Aniviye, who was suspended as Niger NSCDC commandant after the 37 suspects died in Minna, the state capital, on Thursday.

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Keyamo, Sunday Dare knock Atiku for addressing President Tinubu as ‘Bola’

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The minister of aviation, Festus Keyamo, and the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and public communication, Sunday Dare, have criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for referring to the President as “Bola”.

Keyamo described Atiku’s use of Tinubu’s first name as “disrespectful and discourteous”.

“The continuous reference to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by His Excellency, ex Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in his press conference earlier today as ‘Bola’ is very disrespectful and discourteous,” he wrote on X.

He said Atiku should recognise that the office of the president deserves to be accorded dignity despite political differences.

“He should know better that no matter your differences with Mr. President, for the sake of the country, that office should be accorded all the dignity it deserves,” Keyamo said.

Keyamo also described the tone of Atiku’s remarks as reflecting “pain and bitterness”, while referring to the former vice-president’s recent comment about Tinubu’s age.

“After all, he made the outlandish claim the other day that Mr. President is older than himself. It is therefore a contradiction that he would also refer to an ‘elder’ by his first name,” he said.

Also, Dare, in a post on X on Saturday, reacted to Atiku’s call for Tinubu to reduce petrol and electricity costs.

Atiku had on Friday asked Tinubu to use the remaining eight months of his administration to reduce the burden of petrol and electricity costs on households, workers and businesses.

He said the removal of petrol subsidy in May 2023 had contributed to higher transportation, food, logistics and energy costs. He also warned against phasing out electricity subsidies without addressing the impact on households and businesses.

Dare described Atiku’s manner of addressing the president as “the height of insolence”, accusing the former vice-president of political desperation.

“Alhaji Atiku’s manner of addressing President Bola Tinubu as Bola is the height of insolence. It is a clear descent into the abyss of unbridled desperation and an unraveling mind,” Dare wrote.

“To seek to lecture a sitting president with the unbridled insolence of dropping his first name, petulantly barking instructions, and dictating how governance should be run within a truncated timeline is the height of political hubris.”

Dare defended the Tinubu administration’s economic policies, saying the president was undertaking reforms to address structural problems in the economy.

Dare also questioned Atiku’s criticism of government intervention in the economy.

“Atiku’s sudden conversion to the gospel of interventionism rings hollow,” he said.

He accused Atiku of using Nigerians’ economic difficulties for political purposes ahead of the 2027 elections.

“This is a desperate strategy by a perennial seeker of power who weaponizes transient national discomforts for electoral mileage,” Dare added.

“Nigerians do not need lectures on fiscal management from a political wanderer whose decades-long pursuit of the presidency has been defined by perpetual opportunism.”

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South Africa-based Nigerian lecturer found dead at her residence

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A Nigerian lecturer at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa, Ayodele Odularu, has been found dead at her residence in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

According to reports, Gbadebo Odularu, the brother of the deceased, said she died on August 16 at the age of 51.

A family member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Punch’s Diaspora Tales that the lecturer’s death was not natural and the circumstances remained unclear to the family.

The family had asked for an investigation into her death.

In a GoFundMe statement published by Gbadebo on behalf of the family, the lecturer was described as someone who “dedicated her life to knowledge, discovery, and creating a better future for communities”.

The family said “although her journey on earth ended too soon, the impact of her life continues through the people she inspired, the knowledge she shared, and the communities she hoped to serve”.

“Ayodele was far more than a sister. She was a cherished daughter, aunt, friend, mentor, scholar, and a source of encouragement, compassion, wisdom, and strength to everyone blessed to know her,” the statement reads.

“Her presence brought warmth into every room. She was known for her kindness, infectious laughter, generosity, resilience, and unwavering commitment to uplifting others. She had a rare ability to make people feel valued, heard, and inspired.

“Dr. Ayodele Odularu dedicated her life to knowledge, discovery, and creating a better future for communities.

“As an Independent Senior Researcher at the University of Fort Hare Community, she contributed meaningfully to academic research and the advancement of knowledge through her scholarly work.”

On Thursday, University of Fort Hare organised a memorial service in honour of the lecturer.

The lecturer died amid the violent attacks against Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa.

To date the Federal Government has
facilitated the evacuation of 1,716 Nigerians from South Africa over Xenophobic attacks in the former apartheid country.