” NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT ORDERS PROBE INTO $950,000 CORRUPTION SCANDAL INSIDE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE:

ABUJA — Nigeria’s presidency is in turmoil after President Bola Tinubu ordered a full corruption investigation into claims that a fictitious government agency was created inside his own office and given public funding worth $950,000 (£700,000).

According to the presidency, an official letter purporting to create the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and bearing the signature of the president’s chief of staff had been forged.

The police have now launched a manhunt for Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who had been presenting himself as the “PFIPC director general.” He is wanted on suspicion of forgery, impersonation and related offences.

Before going into hiding, Adeyemi told local media he was innocent and said he feared for his life. He promised to appear in court to clear his name, insisting the body was lawfully established.

He went further, accusing senior government officials of demanding bribes during his appointment process and later trying to seize control of the council’s funds. The presidency has strongly denied those allegations.

The scandal has raised fresh questions about oversight and security within the highest levels of government. Officials say the investigation will determine how the fake agency was set up, who authorized payments, and how nearly a million dollars in public money was disbursed.

With the PFIPC never existing on any official government register, authorities are now working to recover the funds and prosecute all those involved.