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The management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State has moved decisively to discipline final-year students who openly defied the institution’s long-standing ban on sign-out activities.

In a strongly worded memorandum dated 6 August 2026 and signed by Professor Innocent Ngangah, Dean of Student Affairs, the university expressed deep disappointment at what it described as a deliberate violation of its policy prohibiting all forms of sign-out celebrations both on and off campus.

Despite repeated earlier warnings, students from the Departments of Economics, Political Science, Criminology, English, Microbiology, Mechanical Engineering and Sociology organised and took part in such events at Otoko/Awkuzu, Awka and Uli on 4 and 5 August.

The university regards the gatherings as gross misconduct and a clear act of disobedience to constituted authority. It has therefore announced that all students, departmental executives and any other persons found to have participated in or facilitated the activities will face disciplinary measures in accordance with the institution’s regulations. Possible sanctions include appearance before the Students’ Disciplinary Committee, suspension from the university, the withholding of examination results or clearance, and any further penalties the University Senate may determine.

University authorities have long discouraged sign-out parties, warning that they can be exploited by mischievous elements for harmful acts such as pouring engine oil or urine on fellow students, and that some cult groups have used the occasions to target perceived enemies.

Professor Ngangah reiterated the ban in clear terms, stating that the university will not hesitate to enforce the full weight of its regulations against any individual or group found in further violation of the policy. All students have been firmly warned once again to desist from any form of sign-out activity.

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies during its investigation into the activities of Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, who allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, disclosed the findings on Thursday while presenting the commission’s interim investigation report to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

According to Aliyu, the investigation established that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government and that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council was never created through any law or executive order.

“Our investigation confirmed that the appointment letter presented by Adeyemi was forged, while the PFIPC was never legally established by the Federal Government,” Aliyu said.

He explained that the fake agency had occupied the offices and facilities formerly used by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), where it allegedly carried out unlawful activities, including false representation and impersonation.

The ICPC chairman further revealed that investigators uncovered two additional fake agencies — the FCT Investment Promotion Agency (PIFA) and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (PIPA).

According to Aliyu, the two organisations were created using forged legislative documents and were used to open bank accounts for illegal activities.

He also alleged that Adeyemi changed the name of the fake agency from the Foreign Investment Promotion Council to the Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and attempted to expand its operations to include revenue generation.

Aliyu said the investigation found no evidence that any government funds had been approved or disbursed to the fake agency. He also stated that investigators found no security lapses within the State House or the Central Bank of Nigeria that facilitated its operations.

The investigation, he added, identified collaborators from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant-General, the Budget Office and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

The ICPC has recommended the prosecution of Adeyemi, administrative sanctions against public officials who allegedly aided the operation, and reforms aimed at strengthening internal controls across government institutions.

Aliyu noted that the report submitted to President Tinubu was an interim report, adding that investigations were continuing to uncover further details and prepare criminal charges against Adeyemi and any other individuals found to have collaborated with him.

He added that President Tinubu had acknowledged the findings and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability.

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Popular Anambra-based cleric, Chukwuemeka ‘Odumeje’ Ohanaemere, has alleged that Nigerians who publicly support President Bola Tinubu and his administration have been “bribed”.

Odumeje made the allegation in a video circulating on social media on Thursday.

The controversial preacher also criticised Tinubu over his recent comments on hunger in Nigeria, accusing political leaders of prioritising their personal and family interests over the welfare of citizens.

According to him, public officials are only custodians of the country’s resources and must use them for the benefit of Nigerians.

He urged citizens to use the 2027 general elections to determine the future of the country and hold elected officials accountable.

The clergyman said: “Anyone you see singing praises for the current government is doing so because that person has been bribed if you are coming into government, whether you forced your way in or the people elected you.

“You are there to manage our resources, not your personal business or your family’s business. These are resources that belong to every Nigerian citizen. And yet you tell them they have been hungry.”

Odumeje further accused governors and senators of defending Tinubu’s statement that “there’s hunger before I was born”.

He said Nigerians would decide during the 2027 elections whether the country belongs to political leaders and their families or to all citizens.

He said: “In 2027, we shall decide if it’s you, governor or senator, whose family owns Nigeria, or whether all of us own Nigeria. We are no longer boys; we are fathers. Your President Tinubu confessed, before answering the question, that even before he was born, Nigeria had been living with hunger. To all the people supporting President Tinubu, thank God you are now seeing how you are selling our children’s future, all because of money.

“We know all of you, as a governor, as a senator. I know why you are there supporting this man: it is because of yourself, your family, and what you can gather and acquire. After your term, if you win again, you will continue. If you do not win again, you will carry the money you have already acquired for yourself and your children, and travel to another country, leaving behind the very people you called ‘Nigerians.’ That is one thing a president has nothing to offer his own country.”

The cleric maintained that elected leaders were expected to serve Nigerians rather than pursue personal interests.

He also said he appreciated politicians who spoke honestly about the country’s problems instead of shifting blame to opposition parties or previous administrations.

He added: “‘We are leaders; we are no longer boys; we are fathers. If you have nothing to offer the citizens of this country, then let us divide this thing we call a country. There are people whose resources you are managing.

“The resources the president of Nigeria manages do not belong to him; they belong to you and me. You are not leading animals; you are leading people,” said Odumeje.

Odumeje also faulted the Tinubu administration over its borrowing, demanding accountability for loans obtained by the Federal Government.

He warned that the debts being incurred in the name of Nigerians would ultimately affect the people and future generations.

“A person who is leading the people must know how to talk to the people. The money you borrow, you borrow in all our names. So you must account for it, because that debt falls on our heads, and on the future of all our children.”