President Tinubu cuts official train for local and foreign trips by 60%

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu cuts official train for local and foreign trips by 60%

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2024

In keeping with his assurances of cutting the bulky cost of governance in Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has slashed the number of people accompanying him on local and foreign trips by 60 per cent. The new development announced by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngalale on Tuesday also affects his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, ministers and heads of ministries, departments and agencies. Going forward, only 20 people will accompany the President...

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CEOs Of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz Banks In EFCC Net

BusinessNewsNigeriaCEOs Of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz Banks In EFCC Net

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 10, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has invited CEOs of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz Banks to explain the financial misappropriation charges against Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. The bank chiefs invited are Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu (Zenith Bank), Haruna Musa (Jaiz Bank), and Walter Akpani (Providus Bank). The anti-graft agency is currently probing public funds directed into private accounts, ordered by Mses Edu and Farouq using their...

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The military lacks motivation to fight terrorists – Senator Ndume

NewsNigeriaPoliticsThe military lacks motivation to fight terrorists – Senator Ndume

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2024

The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume has said that the Nigerian military is not well-equipped to win the years-long war against terrorism in the country. He told the press on Monday that the meagre salaries and other allowances the military are paid were not motivating enough, and asked President Bola Tinubu to supply more funds. “What they are getting is too small to even take care of their daily needs in...

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Intrigues in the Suspension of Betta Edu and HRH Igwe Damian Ezeani

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsIntrigues in the Suspension of Betta Edu and HRH Igwe Damian Ezeani

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 9, 20241

“The basic training of public officers often mostly emphasizes monetary approvals and expenditure processes” —Ebuka Onyekwelu On January 8th, Dr. Betta Edu, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs was asked by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step aside, following allegations of impropriety with the disbursement of public money. By that, Nigerians saw a scarce decision by the country’s president, to the effect that it would be the first time a serving minister in Nigeria is being...

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BBC’s documentary on the late TB Joshua is junk – SCOAN

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBBC’s documentary on the late TB Joshua is junk – SCOAN

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 9, 2024

The Synagogue Church of all Nations, SCOAN, has refuted the claims of widespread abuse and torture by its founder, the late Prophet T.B. Joshua made by former members who spoke to BBC News. The leadership of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches described the now-viral documentary as “junks.” The BBC News, on Monday, released a highly controversial and damning documentary on the late TB Joshua after a two-year investigation. Dozens of ex-SCOAN members...

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Tiwa Savage reports David to the police for ‘online and offline harassment’

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaTiwa Savage reports David to the police for ‘online and offline harassment’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 9, 2024

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has written to police authorities, intimating them of threats to her life by her male colleague Davido. In a letter addressed to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, dated 9 January 2024, Tiwa Savage said Davido threatened to “f**k me up” for her continued relationship with Sophia Momodu, the mother of Davido’s first girl child, Imade. According to the singer, Davido started threatening her “rights to life, privacy and...

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Adamawa: Numan LG Council Chairman Served With Impeachment Letter

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdamawa: Numan LG Council Chairman Served With Impeachment Letter

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 9, 2024

A few months for the tenure of local government councils in Adamawa State to elapse, the legislative arm of Numan Local Government Council has served the Council Chairman Pharmacy Christopher Sofore with a letter of impeachment over alleged financial misappropriation and administrative lapses. The councilors said their action was based on section 20 (1) of the Adamawa State Local Government System Establishment and Administration Law 200 of the Local Government Laws of Adamawa State. Some...

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We Arrested About 30 Criminal Suspects In December – Anambra Police CP

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaWe Arrested About 30 Criminal Suspects In December – Anambra Police CP

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2024

“11 Vehicles, 12 Firearms also recovered” The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, Mr Aderemi Adeoye says the command arrested about 30 criminal suspects and made other recoveries between December 1, 2023 and today, Monday, January 8, 2024. The Police Commissioner made the revelation in a press briefing at the police headquarters in Awka today. According to the Commissioner, of the number, 12 were kidnap suspects, nine armed robbery suspects, six suspected cult members, and three...

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Tinubu sacks FCCPC, BPE bosses with immediate effect

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu sacks FCCPC, BPE bosses with immediate effect

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 9, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chief Executive Officers of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera and Director-General/CEO, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President in a press statement on Monday, noted that the two dismissed Chief Executives are directed to hand over to the next most senior officer in their respective agencies, pending the appointment of new...

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Sexual Harassment: Court remands suspended UNICAL don pending bail application

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaSexual Harassment: Court remands suspended UNICAL don pending bail application

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 9, 2024

Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), be remanded at the Kuje Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service pending the conclusion of his bail application, as ordered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had on Monday, arraigned Ndifon in court on four counts of alleged sexual misconduct against some of his students....

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