Top stories from all Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday 21 July

Here are the top stories from around the country today.

1. Kwankwaso reveals written one-term agreement with Obi, saying the presidency will fall to North Korea in 2031

The vice presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has revealed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement requiring the former governor of Anambra State to serve only one four-year term if they win the 2027 presidential election.Read more

2. PFIPC: Account opened for controversial investment council never received funds – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told the House of Representatives that two foreign currency accounts opened for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers/President’s Foreign Investment Promotion Council have remained inactive since its creation, and no deposits or withdrawals have been recorded.Read more

3. Four policemen set up an illegal checkpoint, extorted N53,000 from the ICPC chairman via POS

Nemesis arrested four policemen on Monday after they allegedly abandoned their duty posts, and set up an illegal stop and search, where they extorted money from motorists in Abuja.Read more

4. ICPC recovered N942m from ghost workers planted in MDA

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja has granted a confiscation order of N941,994,079.86 relating to ghost workers in various Ministries, Departments and agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government.Read more

5. Gbajabiamila complied with the ICPC’s invitation for a fake investigation by a government agency

The President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, complied with the invitation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), to appear before investigators as part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged activities of the fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).Read more

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6. Access Holdings sold 7.44% interest in its Ghana unit

Access Holdings Plc has completed the sale of 7.44% of its 93.40% stake in its Ghanaian subsidiary.Read more

7. Civil society organizations urge transparency and accountability in the use of looted goods

Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and Human Development and Environment Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) are calling for greater transparency and public accountability in the management of assets obtained from corruption.Read more

8. Nigerian government to issue N729 billion bonds to repay GenCo debt

The Federal Government has initiated steps to issue a second bond worth about N729 billion to offset verified debts owed to power generation companies (GenCos).Read more

9. XENOPHOBIA: South Africa’s behavior is unacceptable, Tinubu tells ECOWAS

President Bola Tinubu described xenophobic attacks on other African citizens in South Africa as “unacceptable” while addressing the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Lungi, Sierra Leone.Read more

10. 2026 FIFA World Cup Awards: Full list of winners

The 2026 FIFA World Cup concluded on Sunday with Spain clinching the much-coveted trophy with a hard-earned 1-0 win in the final game against Argentina at the Ney York Jersey Stadium.Read more