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…We’ve strengthened our security apparatus, evolved an innovative approach to tackling crime, criminality, says gov Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that as part of efforts to sustain the gains recorded in tackling insecurity in the State, his government plans to make the installation of surveillance cameras compulsory for businesses and designated premises in the State. Obaseki made …

Fresh developments in the financial sector have shown that despite the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s move to ameliorate the cash crunch situation by suspending charges for cash withdrawals above regulatory limits, scarcity of currency notes in the banks nationwide has continued to hit harder, even after the Yuletide season. Findings by Financial Vanguard revealed that banks across the country …

The Federal Government is currently investigating the reported payment made into the private bank account of a civil servant on the order of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, for vulnerable Nigerians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Sunday in a press statement released to the media in Abuja. Mrs …

A key member of the Senate, Sen. Karimi Sunday, who spoke exclusively with Nigerian Tribune, said the whole idea started when members of the 10th National Assembly protested to Tinubu over how the previous administration used state governments in distributing palliatives without inputs from senators and members of the House, “the real representatives of the people who are very close …

• Adebutu vs Abiodun to come up Thursday • Judgment likely on Kano, Lagos Friday The Supreme Court will this week hear 21 appeals arising from the disputes over the March 18, 2023 governorship elections. In its schedule for the week, the cases on Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states will be heard between …

Renowned professor of Political Science and governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Sylvester Akhaine, spoke with MUYIWA ADEYEMI on the challenges of development in the state and his magic wand that will return Edo to path of economic vibrancy.Year 2024 will witness some by-elections and off-season governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states, what are your …

Saturday’s statement from the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, only confirmed the illegality of the humanitarian affairs minister, Betta Edu’s payment of government N585.2 million into a civil servant’s private bank account, but has not exonerated Mrs Madein of wrongdoing. A leaked memo revealed that Mrs Edu, in December, requested Mrs Madein, the accountant general of the federation, to transfer N585.2 million …

Donald Trump is turning the last dash to the Iowa caucuses into a showcase for his claims of political persecution as he seeks to suck oxygen from his trailing Republican opponents. Trump’s expected juggle of courtroom appearances and campaign events this week will stand as an metaphor for an entire election overshadowed by the former president’s legal entanglements. His strategy of anchoring his …

The Management of Dangote Industries Limited has doused the concerns of stakeholders following the visit to its Head office in Lagos by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) saying it was ready to assist the Commission in its investigations. The foremost indigenous conglomerate in a statement disclosed that it received a letter from the EFCC on December 6, 2023, …

The party asked the EFCC to immediately invite Edu for questioning and take further steps to commence a system-wide investigation into the alleged large-scale corruption and treasury looting pervading ministries, agencies and departments under the APC administration. Similarly, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has demanded the probe of Edu, the former All Progressives Congress women leader. The group in …