Betta Edu
27 Oct
A non-profit organisation, the African Women Forum, AWF, has congratulated an iconic woman of many parts, Dr. Betta on turning 38.
27 Oct
You won't be wrong if you dub or re-christen her "Philanthropist" for that is what her life trajectory truly represents. The many lives she has touched, milestones she has covered, her achievements, her mentorship,
23 Oct
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday made good on his threat to weed his cabinet of underperforming ministers by sending them packing after just one year in office. He forwarded to the National Assembly seven ministerial nominees to fill the vacant positions. Sources within the presidency, however, claim the two-week vacation the President took abroad recently…
23 Sep
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to resist pressures to reinstate the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu suspended over alleged wrongdoings. The Arewa Awareness on Good Governance behind the call warned against the recall of Edu since it would undermine Nigeria's anti-corruption efforts and erode public trust in the President…
20 Sep
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to appoint another Minister of Humanitarian Affairs hitherto occupied by Dr. Betta Edu, suspended from office due to alleged wrongdoings. The Concerned North-East Youth Coalition, who are behind the call, pleaded with President Tinubu, the National Assembly, and other stakeholders to consider appointing Hajiya Halimat Adenike Tejuosho…
4 Aug
Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has refuted allegations of wrongdoing while overseeing the affairs of her ministry. In the publication dated 7 July 2024, with the headline “Group Warns Against Alleged Move to Reinstate Betta Edu,” published on The Guardian news website: https://guardian.ng/, the Coalition of Civil Societies Organisations…
15 Apr
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday disclosed that it has discovered other fraudulent dealings involving COVID-19 funds, World Bank loan and Abacha recovered loot at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
15 Apr
When the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, was asked to step aside by President Bola Tinubu, on January 8, the allegation against her was as clear as daylight, no equivocations around it.
11 Apr
Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has threatened to sue British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for alleged defamation.
10 Apr
The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has threatened to take legal action against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over defamatory statements. Edu made this known through a letter signed by her legal representative, Chikaosolu Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and addressed to the BBC offices in Abuja and London.…
10 Apr
The principal partner at Ojukwu Chikaosolu and CO Law Firm, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN) has warned Nigerians and the media that the continual linking of his client, Dr Betta Edu to the investigations going on in the Humanitarian Ministry or over recovered funds would be legally pursued as defamatory and libellous. This is against the backdrop…
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A federal jury in the United States has sentenced two Nigerian nationals, Anthony Emeka Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, to 30 years in prison for orchestrating fraud schemes that defrauded victims out of $3.5 million. The sentencing, announced in a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, revealed that Ibekie, 59, from Oswego, Illinois, was…
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THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to sue the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to court for alleging that lawyers aid illicit financial flows into offshore accounts. However, stakeholders in the justice system identified inadequate inter-agency collaboration within the nation’s judicial framework as the root of the slow pace…
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Despite revenue-generating agencies’ report of surpluses for the 2024 fiscal year, the Federal Government, yesterday, cited legislative approvals and budgetary requirements for continued borrowing. This was disclosed during an interactive session between the government’s revenue agencies and the National Assembly Joint Committees on Finance, Budget, and National Planning, focusing on the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)…
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The Northern Youth Assembly (NYA) has faulted the suspension of the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mamman Osuman (SAN), over utterances deemed antagonistic to President Bola Tinubu. However, the North Central All Progressives (APC) Forum has distanced Tinubu from the alleged lopsided appointment of government functionaries from the zone, but blamed the Secretary…
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Hameed Adenekan, at the weekend, beat the field to win the 63rd yearly FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship, which was held at the Golf Section of Ikoyi Club 1938. Adenekan grossed a score of 225 to beat his closest rival, Akeem Lawal by two shots. The victor’s journey to fame started with an opening…
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Gloria Samuel, who was upended by 13-year-old teammate, Goodnews Aina, in the finals of the girls’ 16 event of the NNPC- SNEPCo Junior Championship last month, in Warri, has vowed to regain her title at the SAPETRO Futures event, which kicks off in Lagos, today. Samuel, who won the three junior championships preceding the Warri…