Updated: Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, Leaves Presidential Villa, Denied Access To President Tinubu ..Reasons President Tinubu Suspends Minister Of Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Alleviation From Office In line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu suspends the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The President further directs the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions…
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They Are All Unknown Professors In Our School -Ekiti State University LIST OF FAKE PROFESSORS NOT KNOWN TO EKSU The attention of the Management of Ekiti State University, Ado – Ekiti has been drawn to a list of 15 fake Professors which purportedly emanated from the National Universities Commission (NUC) and associated with Ekiti State University, Ado – Ekiti. The EKSU Management wishes to make it abundantly clear that the list being circulated and credited to Ekiti State University did not emanate from the university. Moreover, none of the names that appeared there is known to the university as none…
Laguda Emerges Gbajabiamila Successor in Surulere APC Bye-election All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Fuad Laguda has been elected as candidate for the House of Representatives by-election in Surulere Constituency 1, Lagos state. The election, billed for February 3, will be conducted to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of the former speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu. Laguda scored 30 votes to beat other three contestants β Raheed Owokoniran, Lawal Kabir and Manzu Jemila-who scored nil. The total number of votes cast corresponded with the total number of delegates, five each from six…
NSIPA Clarification: Setting the Record Straight on Recent Allegations and Affirming Commitment to Transparency The Communications office of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) issues this statement in response to recent online media reports inaccurately linking the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, to the ongoing investigations involving the alleged mismanagement of funds by Hajiya Halima Shehu, the suspended National Coordinator and CEO of NSIPA. NSIPA vehemently distances itself from any claims connecting the Honourable Minister to financial impropriety or any wrongdoing within the agency. It is crucial to emphasize that the Honourable Minister…
Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa, Absent As Sanwoolu, Abiodun, Others Receives Body of Akeredolu The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has arrived Nigeria. The plane conveying the body arrived at about 3:39 p.m on Friday, January 5, 2024. The late Governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. The body was received by his wife, Chief Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, his children, and siblings led by Prof. Wole Akeredolu, the immediate younger brother. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde; Ogun State…
*BACK AFTER KASHIM SHETTIMA SENT US ‘PACKING’* By Stanley Nkwocha The mood at the Vice President’s wing of the Presidential Villa on Friday, December 22, 2023, was different from what it used to be during preparations for festivities in the Yuletide. On the faces of the aides and staff working in the VP’s office was a concatenation of excitement and incredulity. Even an amateur telepath would effortlessly sense the relief and exhilaration coursing through them as they discussed among themselves. What was the excitement all about? The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, had just directed that all his aides and…
Ogun Governor Wins Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year … Silverbird Awards Him Man of the Year Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has won the 2023 Governor of the Year Award by the Sun Newspapers and 2023 Silverbird Man of the Year Award The Awards were communicated in separate letters to the governor by the two media establishments. The Sun, in a letter signed by its Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Onuoha Ukeh, dated November 20, said the award was in recognition of Governor Abiodun’s strides in Ogun State, turning the state into an industrial giant, while also improving its revenue base.…
Humanitarian Minister Denied Alleged Diversion N3b NSIPA Re-Betta Edu Fingered In N3b NSIPA Fraud Scandal;A Tissue of Lies, Spurious Allegation To Divert Anti-Graft Attention The Attention of the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has been drawn to a spurious allegations suspected to have been sponsored by some fifth columnists aimed at dragging the hard earned reputation and integrity of the Honourable Minister into the ongoing investigations of NSIPA Scandal by the anti- graft agency. Ordinarily, there is no substance in the said publication currently in some online media and does not deserve a response,but…
Read Nigerian Army Reaction To The Arrested Candidates Of 86 Regular Recruits Re: Circulation Of Viral Video Of Apprehended Fraudulent Candidates Of 86 Regular Recruits Intake In Lagos The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to a circulating video on social media depicting the arrest of some fraudulent candidates of the ongoing 86 Regular Recruits Intake, who were caught attempting to short-change indigenous candidates of Lagos State through dubious means. The NA wishes to state that the arrest of the fraudulent candidates was a result of the commitment of the NA in upholding a transparent and credible…
FG Announces Suspension Of Degree Certificate From Benin Republic and Togo The Federal Government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday, January 2, signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education. According to the Duru, the decision followed an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled βUNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeksβ published last week. By @Theumar_audu The federal government lamented that βsome Nigerians deploy nefarious means and…