…reacted to a viral video showing Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot kneeling before Speaker Femi GbajabiamilaOseni described the act as a display of 'boot-licking' politics, saying it represents exactly why Nigeria cannot move forwardThe journalist suggested Elliot's gesture was linked to political survival after losing hi…
…and actor, Desmond Elliot, has again apologised to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over his actions during the last All Progressives Congress primary election. Speaking during a meeting with Gbajabiamila and some party chieftains, the lawmaker begged on his knees and prostrated before the former…
…and the future of policing,. This is as the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, defended the administration’s push for state police reforms and other policies The second panel session of the day, which featured the presidential candidates, proved to be the most engaging of the conference, with discussio…
…serve as Deputy Director-General for mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, was named Deputy Director-General for administration. James Faleke, who played a key role in the party’s 2022/2023 campaign, returns as Deputy Director-General for election planning, coordination and monitoring.…
…football with another meeting with the Chief of Staff to the president. Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila scheduled for yesterday. Meanwhile an NFF Board member, Nse Essien yesterday dismissed reports claiming that the Federal Government is demanding the resignation of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership. “It’s a…
…had earlier alleged that he paid N400m to the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, through a proxy to facilitate his appointment as Director-General of the agency. He subsequently clarified that he never met Gbajabiamila personally. The Presidency and the Chief of Staff denied the allegation, des…
…of public controversy involving allegations linking the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to Adeyemi’s claims of a forged appointment. Gbajabiamila appeared before the ICPC on July 20 to volunteer information as part of the investigation and has since filed a N15bn defamation suit against Adeyemi over…
…reported.Background to the PFIPC scandalThe controversy over the PFIPC has drawn in Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, whom Adeyemi claims issued his appointment letter, an allegation Gbajabiamila has denied. Adeyemi was arrested on July 14 by police intelligence operatives in Osun State, days…
…there is a complainant and a respondent. If the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, wrote to the police in October 2025 concerning the man now in detention, why not invite him to come and adopt those letters?” The lawmaker, who pleaded anonymity because he did not want to preempt the outcome of the prob…
…the alleged Director-General. When asked to compare the different documents signed by Femi Gbajabiamila to the letter appointing Adeyemi, the Head of Service admitted that the signature on the appointment letter was different from those on other documents. “I’m not a forensic expert, but I can clearly see that the sign…
…controversy became public on June 11, 2026, when the Chief of Staff to the president, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, declared the Council as fake and petitioned the law enforcement agencies. However, at a press conference on June 26, the Director General of the PFIPC, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi faulted the presidency's disclaimer.…
…release the full, unedited video of its interrogation of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the investigation into the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council. Sowore made the demand on Tuesday in a post on X, dismissing the anti-graft agency’s explanation that Gbajabiamila merely…
Fake agency: ICPC grills Femi Gbajabiamila The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, July 21, went before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to answer questions over his alleged investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Prom…
…This comes amid fresh criticism over the exclusion of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, from the list of invited witnesses. The inauguration and public hearing will take place at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, in line with Sections 88 and 89 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which empower t…
…practitioner, Mr. Jiti Ogunye, has argued that the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, should not resign over allegations linked to the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that such a move would undermine rather than advance justice. Speaking on Journalists’…
…chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. “The deeper lesson of Oyo is that a nation of this magnitude cannot be policed in perpetuity from a single command in Abuja. On this question, this House has already acted. “In the course of the constitutional reform a…
…President Federal Republic of Nigeria, and signed by Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.” The prosecution also accused Adeyemi of falsely presenting himself as t…
…than a genuine search for truth.” He argued that President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, should also be investigated if the authorities are serious about uncovering the facts. “By now, President Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, should also be under arrest and investigation if the authoriti…
…documents, the witnesses listed in the case are the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila; Paul Emmanuel; Jeremiah Imoukhede; and Ituah Sylvester. Other witnesses are civil servants working in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGoF), Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, a Deputy Superin…
…Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claimed assistance from the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has deepened as several CSOs and lawyers rejected the directive by President Bola Tinubu to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to investigate the matter and come up with a report within 30 days. Some…
…Democratic Party, SDP, Prof. Sadiq Gombe has asked the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila to resign now. This came as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has challenged Adeyemi, to stop evading scrutiny and substantiate his allegations against the Chief of Staff to President…
…and substantiate his recent allegations against the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, rather than evading scrutiny.Speaking during a media chat on Thursday in Abuja, Wike said he has observed that officials closest to the core of executive administration such as chiefs of staff, secretaries to the gov…
…budget." On his previous accusations against the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, the embattled 'D-G' said: "I wouldn't say he's lying, and I wouldn't say he's telling the truth. That is why I requested that Mr. President set up an investigative panel to unravel the truth, so we will know those invol…
…to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Others in attendance are the Ministers of Finance, Education, Health, Agriculture, and Information, as well as the Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack. The post Tinubu, Lawal grace State…
…to questions about a petition filed against him by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Matthew said he never met with him over matters concerning the agency but admitted speaking with him on the telephone through his late friend, Dolapo Tanimola and has documents to support the establishment of the…