Report reaching us has indicated that the Publisher of Thisday newspapers and President of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nduka Obaigbena, has finally surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in respect of his role in the $2.1 Billion armed scam preferred against the former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
Obaigbena, who is under probe over the receipt of N670 million from Dasuki allegedly gave to him, was said to have been sited at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja today.
Obaigbena was earlier in the course of the EFCC investigations, quoted to have said that N550 million was approved by former President Goodluck Jonathan for compensation to him as a result of the bombing of his newspaper office in Abuja while N120 million was for 12 media houses whose publications were confiscated by the military.
Meanwhile, some of the media houses have however denied receiving the fund, while some have refunded their share of the money after it became public that it was from the money meant for purchase of arms to fight Boko Haram. [myad]

The deputy political editor of ThisDay newspaper, Prince Ademola Adeyemo is dead. He was said to have died of heart attack on Sunday after driving for a long distance.

According to a news site, Orijo Reporter, the circumstances surrounding the death of the journalist was made known by his wife, Mujidat Adeyemo.

According to the widow, the deceased returned from Iroko Village near Fiditi in Oyo State where he had gone to assist his late younger brother’s widow pack her property to Olodo in Ibadan.

She said that he complained of stress on return around 5.00pm and later suffered heart attack.

Prince Ademola Adeyemo is survived by an aged mother, his wife and five children. [myad]

President Muhammadu Buhari has made it clear that his determination is to first stabilize Nigeria before moving it forward.
“We thank America for sending experts to train our troops and providing hardware for our military because we must  first stabilize the country before we can move it forward.”
President Buhari spoke today when he received in audience, a delegation led by the United States Secretary of Commerce, Ms Penny Pritzker at the Presidential Villa. The delegation which included  the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, and three others.
Buhari said that his administration will continue to appreciate the support and understanding which the United States has been showing to Nigeria as it strives to achieve greater internal security and socio-economic progress in Nigeria.
He commended ongoing American collaboration with his administration on security and developmental issues.
“I remain grateful for the reception accorded me and my team when we visited the United States at the invitation of President Obama.
“We discussed security, corruption, infrastructure, and many other issues.”
This was even as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was at the meeting, said that although Nigeria currently faces serious challenges; it is also a time of great opportunities for the country.
“It’s time to diversify our economy from oil. We have always talked about it, but never got round to doing it. The opportunity has come now. We have all it takes to be an agricultural nation. We also have solid minerals and we must develop our infrastructure in order to aid business.”
Ms Pritzker told President Buhari that she was in Nigeria with 10 leading American business men and women, at the prompting of President Obama.
“The purpose is to better understand the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Nigeria. Our team is very optimistic about your government’s commitment to security, good governance, fighting corruption, having reliable and regular regulatory policies.
“All these make us optimistic about working together. We are not here to sell policies, but to partner with you,” she said. [myad]