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Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe of Fake ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council’

Dateline Nigeria

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July 7, 2026

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to investigate a fictitious body known as the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council”, PFIPC, and all persons linked to it. The directive was contained in a State House press release issued on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, by the Special The post Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe of Fake ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council’ appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.

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Vanguard News

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· Jul 8, 2026

PFIPC: Govt drowning in scandals can’t investigate itself — ADC

The ADC said its objection went beyond the choice of the ICPC. While recalling that it had earlier called for an independent inquiry and identified the institutions it believed should be investigated, the party argued that President Tinubu's decision to order a probe amounted to an acknowledgement that the allegations could no longer be dismissed, despite what it described as the presidency's initial response. The post PFIPC: Govt drowning in scandals can’t investigate itself — ADC appeared first on Vanguard News.

Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jul 5, 2026

PFIPC: Step aside for investigation of fake agency – Gbajabiamila told

A group, under the aegis of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has asked Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu over the controversial bribery allegation levelled against him. A statement by the group on Sunday charged the Federal Government to launch an independent investigation into the allegations that [] PFIPC: Step aside for investigation of fake agency – Gbajabiamila told

The Epoch Times

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· Jun 25, 2026

LIVE NOW: House CCP Committee Examines Chinese Economic Espionage in US

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party holds a hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on June 25 to examine the Chinese regime’s economic espionage and subnational influence activities in the United States. Witnesses: David Shedd, former acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Michael Lucci, founder and CEO of State Armor

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 7, 2026

Congress Reopens MKULTRA Investigation as Lawmakers Pledge to Uncover CIA Mind Control Program’s Full Scope

(NaturalNews) A congressional task force on June 30 held a hearing to investigate the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) MKULTRA program, a covert Cold War project...

Off The Press

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· Jun 25, 2026

Judge again orders DOJ to verify that ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is not moving forward

A federal judge is again ordering the Department of Justice to formally declare whether the “anti-weaponization fund” is moving forward. In the order, District Judge Leonie Brinkema stated she’s not convinced that the testimony Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gave before the House Appropriations Committee earlier this month is proof the Trump administration isn’t moving []...Click to read more

The Intercept

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· Jun 24, 2026

The Intercept Sues to Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database

The Department of Homeland Security refuses to comply with FOIA requests over its unlawful efforts to stifle the First Amendment. The post The Intercept Sues to Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database appeared first on The Intercept.

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Related coverage for "Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe of Fake ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council’": Vanguard News — PFIPC: Govt drowning in scandals can’t investigate itself — ADC. Daily Post Nigeria — PFIPC: Step aside for investigation of fake agency – Gbajabiamila told. The Epoch Times — LIVE NOW: House CCP Committee Examines Chinese Economic Espionage in US. NaturalNews.com — Congress Reopens MKULTRA Investigation as Lawmakers Pledge to Uncover CIA Mind Control Program’s Full Scope. Off The Press — Judge again orders DOJ to verify that ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is not moving forward. The Intercept — The Intercept Sues to Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database