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Good morning to readers. Daily Sun brings you the major stories from Nigerian Newspapers on Friday morning.
Tinubu overrules EFCC on Osun State
President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to withdraw its court-backed order freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government has triggered a wider debate over the balance between anti-corruption enforcement, electoral neutrality, and the independence of Nigeria’s law enforcement institutions. Read more here.
Military uncovers top ISIS, ISWAP commanders hiding around Lake Chad
The military has uncovered the identities of senior commanders of ISIS and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) operating around the Lake Chad region in northern Borno State, following the exploitation of intelligence recovered during a recent offensive operation. Read more here.
Other News
PFIPC probe: ICPC uncovers two more fake agencies, recommends Adeyemi’s prosecution
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it has uncovered two additional fictitious government agencies allegedly created by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the suspected mastermind behind the fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). Read more here.
Osun: Tinubu has exposed myth of EFCC independence – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu’s order to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the court order freezing the Osun State Government’s account has undermined claims that the anti-graft agency is independent of the Presidency. Read more here.
No plot against north in passport reform, NANS insists
The Northern Caucus of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dismissed claims that the Federal Government’s ongoing passport centralisation programme was designed to marginalise Northern Nigeria, describing such allegations as misinformation and propaganda. Read more here.
