•Betta Edu The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for defaming her personality. Edu disclosed this in a letter sent to BBC Abuja and London offices by her counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN). According to the letter, ...
•Suspended Minister Betta Edu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 50 bank accounts, as it recovered N30 billion in the case of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and the ongoing probe of the ministry over alleged money laundering. The latest development was revealed in a bulletin titled, “EFCC Alert,...
•Tinubu and Edu Two months after the suspension of Dr. Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have left Nigerians in the dark on the next line of action. Findings by our correspondent at the weekend revealed that the EFCC, [&h...
•Tinubu and Betta Edu A pro-democracy activist and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hon Gabriel Bravo Oluohu, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to ‘temper justice with mercy’ on the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu’s, alleged corr...
•Prof Anthony Kila Dear Readers, Let us today reflect on the ongoing saga that is amusing most and upsetting few Nigerans in the second week of January 2024. No prize for guessing, it is of course the story around the now investigated and suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu. On […]
•Betta Edu and Peter Obi The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that the Humanitarian ministry may have been created to siphon public funds. Peter Obi also supported the suspension of Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, reports Nigerian Tribune. Also, Obi welcomed President...
•Betta Edu and Tinubu The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, took over the leadership of the ministry days after the minister, Betta Edu was suspended. Enitan’s action is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive that suspended Edu on Monday over the alleged transfer...
•Betta Edu Anti-graft investigators today have started grilling suspended Minister Betta Edu over alleged N585m disbursement fraud. Edu arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, at 11am, a top source in the commission said, reports Channels TV. The embattled minister came alongside her a...
•Aso Rock, Betta Edu The Presidency has withdrawn the pass of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, thereby denying her access to the Aso Villa in Abuja. The pass enables top government officials to gain entry to the Villa and meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reports Daily Trust. […]...
•Betta Edu The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, is scheduled to report at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja tomorrow Tuesday, January 9. Edu was suspended on Monday, January 8, by President Bola Tinubu over alleged N585m cash transfer saga. The ministe...
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