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By Halimah Olamide The remand of former Power Minister Dr. Olu Agunloye in Kuje Prison has been described as a possible means of creating a leeway for those who killed the late Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige to have their way over Agunloye. Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, who drew the attention of Nigerians to the connection between the assassination of Ige, who was first the Minister of Power under President Olusegun Obasanjo, said killing of Ige was not unconnected with the Mambilla power project. He said Agunloye worked with him closely in trying to unravel the killers of Ige,…
By Halimah Olamide The Presidency has said that the former Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera and his Bureau of Public Enterprises counterpart, Alex Okoh were not dismissed. The Presidency, through the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President did not intend dismissal in the statement sent out announcing their removal from offices. NPO Reports that in the statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media, he had said both former appointees had been dismissed from office. The use of the word “dismissal” had caused ripples…
By Halimah Olamide Afrobeat crooner, David Adeleke popularly called Davido, has hailed his cousin, Tunji Adeleke after resuming office as the Chairman of the Osun state Local Government Service Commission. Tunji Adeleke is the son of late Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke, brother of the present Governor Ademola Adeleke who was the first elected governor of the state. He died on April 23, 2017 in Osogbo. The younger Adeleke who now oversees the commission which oversees the affairs of all the local government areas and development areas of the state, had said on his X handle on Monday he was energised for…
By Halimah Olamide United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Monday attained a market capitalisation of over N1tn just as its share price value hits N29.90 per share. At the close of trading on Monday, the Bank’s market capitalization hit N1,022,562,698,843, making it the 3rd most capitalized financial institution in Nigeria, a remarkable lift from N283.8bn at the beginning of the 2023. The Bank has 34,199,421,366 shares in issue, UBA’s N1tn market capitalisation mark comes amidst the bank’s share being named as the highest performing stock in the banking sector in 2023, which underscores the bank’s robust growth trajectory…
By Halimah Olamide Suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Professor Cyril Ndifon has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending conclusion of his bail application. The order for his remand was handed down by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had on Monday, arraigned Ndifon in court on four (4) counts charge over an alleged sexual misconduct against some of his students. Mrs. Azuka C. Ogugua Spokesperson to the Commission, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports on Monday said Ndifon…
By Safiu Kehinde The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited the suspended minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu over allegations that she approved the transfer of government funds to the tune of N585m into a private account. Though attempts to confirm the invitation from the spokesman of the commission, Mr. Dele Oyewale, proved abortive as at press time as his telephone line was not reachable. It was however gathered that the head office of the commission in Abuja had been sufficiently briefed by the presidency after the directive from President Bola Tinubu for her suspension…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Monday bowed to pressure as he suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The Government said the president’s action was in line with his commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians In a statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, the President was reported as further directing the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions involving the Federal…
By Halimah Olamide Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajia Sadiya Umaru Farouk, has on Monday morning submitted herself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for questioning. The former Minister, who has been caught in the web of a N37bn fraud in her ministry, arrived at the ant-graft agency office days after she was first expected to give accounts over the said funds. “I have, at my behest, arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to honour the invitation by the anti-graft agency to offer clarifications in respect of some issues that the commission is…
By Halimah Olamide The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, has said that Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola in whose private bank account over N585m was paid is the project accountant for the Ministry’s Vulnerable Group project. There have been outrage after a document leaked showing that the Minister asked the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to pay a sum of N585, 189,500 into the UBA account of the said project account. In a statement released on behalf of the ministry in the heat of the allegation against Edu, Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair, who is the Special Adviser to the…
By Dehinbo Olaide A popular actor of the Yoruba extraction Chief Adedeji Aderemi popularly called Olofana is dead. NPO Reports gathered that the legendary actor died at about 7pm Thursday evening. He was said to have been down with an undisclosed illness. Details of his death were not available as at the time of filing this report but an actress who is close to the late actor Toyin Adegbola, (Ajoke to Re Mecca) who spoke to the NPO Reports from Ibadan said she had been informed of Olofana’s death Thursday evening. He was said to be 73 years old.