French leader Emmanuel Macron today picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron late yesterday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with the rest of...
•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...
•Sadiya Umar-Farouq After facing a 12-hour marathon interrogation by anti-graft operatives, ex-minister Sadiya Umar-Farouq returned home last night and is expected to resume today at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. The former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development is facing pro...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has distanced himself from claims of owning a company awarded a contract by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Some reports claimed that a firm allegedly owned by the minister had gotten N438 million as “consultancy fees” from the suspende...
•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...
•Tinubu and Betta Edu Indications emerged today that the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu was not allowed to see President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This is as a Civil Society Organisation, Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative in Nigeria (CSCHEI) ha...
•EFCC operatives The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, to its headquarters located in Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The invitation came less than 30 minutes the President, Bola Tinubu announced Edu’s immediate suspension from...
•Betta Edu President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the minister’s suspension in a statement this afternoon. Controversy had enveloped Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of N585,198,500....
•Sadiya Umar Farouq Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has arrived at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to offer clarifications concerning her stewardship. Mrs Umar-Farouq arrived at the head quarters of the EFCC to honour the invitation by th...
•Sadiya Umar-Farouq Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, must appear at the Abuja headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for interrogation, the agency has said. The ex-minister, who cited health challenges, approached the anti-graft agency through ...