Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu summons Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo
President Bola Tinubu has summoned the minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the Presidential Villa. The summon follows the controversy that has hitched the Ministry of…
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BREAKING: Bandits Return To Kaduna-Abuja Highway, Abduct 30
Bandits, on Sunday, attacked travellers on the Abuja–Kaduna highway and abducted over 30 people, witnesses and community leaders told the Daily Trust yesterday. The abduction took…
Politics
BREAKING: President Tinubu Reshuffles Key Agencies, Sacks FCCPC, BPE Bosses
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the heads of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Those sacked are…
“It’s not my fault” – Interior minister speaks after being linked to Betta Edu’s alleged fraud
The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has distanced himself from claims of owning a company, New Planet Projects Limited, awarded a contract by the Ministry of…
JUST IN: Despite suspension, Betta Edu yet to formally handover
Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, defied President Bola Tinubu’s directive to hand over to the Permanent Secretary on Monday evening,…
Business
Court awards Emefiele N100m damages
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the FCT High Court on Monday awarded N100 million in damages to the suspended former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
Update: EFCC detains ex-humanitarian affairs minister over alleged N37.1 billion fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, for questioning over allegations…
BRGIE unveils date to declare Biafra independence
The Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, has announced the date for the Restoration of the Independence State of Biafra. The…
Politics
JUST IN: Ondo governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa in fresh certificate forgery scandal
A fresh political crisis seems to be brewing in Ondo State following an allegation of certificate forgery against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. A social-political group, the Ondo…
EFCC Invites Suspended Minister Betta Edu For Questioning
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited the suspended Minister of humanitarian affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, to its headquarters for questioning over an…