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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 …

Nigerians crossed over into the New Year with an eerie general outlook, resulting in messages of hope from government at all levels. For President Bola Tinubu, “tough times never last.” No hiding the fact: there are no easy solutions to the myriad stark economic and security challenges befuddling the country. The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), in a recent statement …

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, will today (Monday) launch the first online portal for passport application in Abuja. He disclosed this during a demonstration session of the online portal on Friday with the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju. According to Tunji, an online passport application platform has been established for both international and Nigerian applicants. The …

In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the U.S. has killed a militia commander in Baghdad and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have traded fire with the American Navy. Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the already catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across …

MIKE OSAROGIAGBON The Principal, Federal Government Girl’s College (FGGC), Benin, Mrs. Aghedo Osamudiamen has charged parents to encourage their children to read instead of giving them phones as the school examinations questions and answers are not found on the internet. She commended Mrs. Betsy Obaseki who is an old girl of the college for unwavering supports for the school. Also, …

Abeokuta: The management of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State has debunked what it called a baseless online post falsely implicating the institution in having fake professors. Director of Communication and Marketing, Joshua Suleiman, stated this in a statement he made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, and published by the Vanguard on Sunday, saying the list, erroneously linked to the …

•EX-CBN gov may face multiple money laundering charges, anti-graft agency probes corporate organisations, individuals•Commission says investigation independent of Obazee’s report The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has written to over 85 entities comprising corporate organisations and individuals over an ongoing investigation into alleged fraudulent foreign exchange allocations under the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. It …