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I like to add my voice with most Nigerians concerned about accountability in government and judicious use of public funds, I welcome the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu, and subsequent directives for her investigation. While the action of the government is a welcome development, the investigation must be comprehensive so that all those culpable are brought to book. The suspension of the Minister should not be a window-dressing action but should be a peg to get at all those who are deserving of blame and punished just like the Minister. By a sad coincidence, the alleged fraudulent diversion of N585 million of public money by Ms. Edu broke almost at the same moment that the Minister who held the same portfolio in the last administration is being investigated for a whopping N37bn misappropriation. The Ministry may have been created by the system as a conduit pipe to siphon public funds while using the poor as a face. Equally worrisome and disgusting is th...

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daniel Bwala, was at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday where he met with President Bola Tinubu and pledged his total support for him. After the meeting with Tinubu, Bwala, who was a spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election, told the States House correspondents that he came on the invitation of the President. “I honoured the invitation of His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is a father to the nation, who God has given the opportunity to lead the country at this difficult time, so I came to celebrate and congratulate him. “I also gave him my commitment that as citizens of this country, this is the time for us to throw our weight behind and support the administration,”Bwala said. He said he is particularly excited about the recent policy decisions the President has taken which according to him demonstrates that he is about the people and not just protecting his team. He commended him for taking decision ...

President Tinubu cuts cost of governance  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has slashed  the number of people accompanying him on local and foreign trips by 60 percent to reduce cost of governance.  The directive announced today by  Special Adviser on Media, Ajuri Ngelale also affects the Vice President Kashim Shettima and the First Lady. Henceforth only 20 people will accompany the President on foreign trips and five each for the VP and First Lady. On local trips, the President will have a                     25-man entourage, 15 for VP and 10 for First Lady.. President  Tinubu also directed that his security personnel be heavily reduced during visit to states in Nigeria as the security architecture in the states he is visiting would take charge of his personal security.  He warned that any minister or public servant that violates this directive would be sanctioned.

SCOAN: Characters interviewed Unfounded And Unknown To The Church The Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) has countered the BBC documentary on the late Temitope Babatunde Joshua, known as TB Joshua, founder of SCOAN. SCOAN described the documentary as unfounded, noting that the characters interviewed in the report were unknown to the church. The church, in a statement signed by its Public Affairs Director, Mr Dare Adejumo, said the statement was aimed at disabusing public minds from the report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the BBC released a highly controversial and damning documentary on the late TB Joshua on Monday, accusing him of various crimes, including rape, against some members. SCOAN said, “BBC World Services investigative unit, code-named Africa Eye, came out this week with weird and strange episodes of atrocities against the late founder of SCOAN.” It said that to investigate and publish or broadcast reports was a central kernel of journalism, but to do ...

Nigerian first ever online application portal for international passport is due to be launched on Monday, January 8, 2024 by the Interior Minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in Abuja. The minister held a demonstration session of the online portal on Friday with the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju. Also in attendance at the demo session were other key stakeholders and development partners. The session availed the opportunity to present and critically assess the automated passport application process; while constructive criticism were also entertained to ensure enhancement and improvement of the system. The online passport application portal has been developed for applicants from Nigeria and those from abroad.The passport are in two categories for both Nigerian and diaspora applicants. Nigerian applicants that desire passports with 5 years validity, 32 pages are to pay #25, 000, while those that prefers passports with 10 years validity, 64 ...