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Taipei CNN – Asretired Taiwanese admiral Mr. Wu looks back on his old days, he couldn’t be prouder of his decades-long service sailing around the world on a guided-missile frigate. He once led hundreds of Taiwanese naval officers on missions thousands of miles away from home and felt a sense of honor to be representing his home nation – the Republic …

When informed of the need to get the views of the Permanent Secretary in person, he said: “You know in civil service there’s no vacuum. “And just like you are all aware, the President directed that the perm sec should oversee the affairs of the Ministry.  “So, the right person to talk to you is actually the Permanent Secretary. But …

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has expressed his sense of betrayal by his principal, Godwin Obaseki, for not backing his candidature in the upcoming 2024 governorship election. Shaibu, who claimed that he was persuaded to be the deputy governor to Obaseki, said he added value to his principal’s government in terms of political structure and his finances. …

President Bola Tinubu has slashed the number of officials that will accompany him and other top government officials on any foreign trip. The measure, according to the Presidential Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, is part of “massive cost-cutting measures.” Speaking while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, Mr Ngelale said the cost-cutting exercise affects the entire apparatus of the …

“Her release will depend on the investigation team. I cannot say whether she will be released or detained; it depends on the investigators, the investigation is still on-going.’’ Managing Directors of three leading new generation banks, were also grilled over their involvement in the alleged N585 million fraud. Sources at the anti-graft agency told Daily Sun that the CEOs arrived …

Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwatope Omolara Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, has filed a petition against Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, over an alleged threat to her life. Savage in a petition addressed to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, and circulating online, alleged that the ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ crooner threatened her over …

ABUJA — Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today grilled for hours, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, over the payment of N585 million into a private account. Also questioned was her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq over N37 billion fraud in the ministry. Vanguard authoritatively reported that none of the three bank …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the federal government until 4 March for hearing. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter following the absence of counsel for Mr Kanu in court. When the case was called, Mr Kanu, who was the …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to launch a full-blown investigation into the finances of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Tinubu handed down the directive in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who also announced the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and …

Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has chided the President Bola Tinubu administration over its ‘huge’ borrowing, saying particularly that the administration’s continuous securitisation of Ways and Means borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is against the law and the CBN Act. Obi insists that the Tinubu administration is flouting …