Betta Edu
15 Jan
A Public Affairs Analyst, Amb. Chibuzor Okereke, has urged Nigerians, especially relevant authorities not be beclouded by political sentiments of any sort on the allegations of corruption against the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Betta Edu, until she is proven guilty.
15 Jan
Details of corruption allegations emerging from government ministries, departments and agencies are shocking to Nigerians, who are consequently swooning against the fact that the Presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is still very young,
14 Jan
A Group under the auspices of Concerned Nigerians has called for the immediate suspension of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, over the alleged fraudulent activities committed under his watch.
14 Jan
With the suspension of all programmes administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) by the Federal Government, indications have emerged that the ongoing probe of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu
14 Jan
The mother hen, goes a Hausa proverb, stomps on its chicks not because it doesn’t love them. It is a gesture aimed at passing life lessons and correcting bad behaviours. Some decisions taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
14 Jan
I have largely stayed away from the conversation around the controversy around the allegations of impropriety levied against Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on the basis that a company he formerly served on its board was a beneficiary of contracts awarded under the embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation for many…
12 Jan
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has asked President Bola Tinubu not to spare anyone found culpable in the scandal uncovered at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
11 Jan
The Progressives Governors Forum (APC) has called on Nigerians to exercise patience pending the outcome of the investigation into an alleged attempt by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu, to divert monies meant for vulnerable Nigerians. PGF's chairman, Hope Uzodinma, who spoke to reporters at the end of the closed-door meeting of the…
11 Jan
A group under the aegis of Forum for Transparency and Good Governance (FTGG) has defended the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over his involvement in an alleged N438.1 million consultancy contract between New Planet Project Limited and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under the suspended Minister, Betta Edu. The group who warned…
11 Jan
Calls for the sack of the minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo by President Bola Tinubu continue following allegations that his company, New Planet Projects Limited was a beneficiary of a NN3 billion largesse contracts awarded..
11 Jan
Calls for the probe of the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, continued yesterday following allegations that a company he has interest in, New Planet Projects Limited, was a beneficiary of a N3 billion contracts awarded to some companies
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