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BREAKING: Gbajabiamila Files N15bn Defamation Suit Over Alleged N27.3bn Grant Kickback Claim

By [email protected] / 2026-07-16 / 1 min read

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The suit follows allegations that Gbajabiamila demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant approved for a federal agency.

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