Betta Edu, Umar-Farouq’s passports seized, as interrogations continue
Anti-Corruption War
January 10, 2024
Betta Edu, Umar-Farouq’s passports seized, as interrogations continue
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized the travel documents of suspended minister Betta Edu and her predecessor…
EFCC: Court remands Obasanjo’s Minister of Power, Steel, Olu Agunloye
Anti-Corruption War
January 10, 2024
EFCC: Court remands Obasanjo’s Minister of Power, Steel, Olu Agunloye
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr Olu Agunloye, before…
Soldier arrested over video against Gov Sanwo-Olu
Defence
January 10, 2024
Soldier arrested over video against Gov Sanwo-Olu
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reportedly condemned a viral verbal assault on Governor of…
Chief of Naval Staff visits Delta Gov, receives C-of-O for operations land
Defence
January 10, 2024
Chief of Naval Staff visits Delta Gov, receives C-of-O for operations land
By ABIRHIRE THOMAS, Asaba The Government of Delta State has officially presented Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) for 3,747 hectares of…
NIGERIA: How to force down prices of food, Media Watch Group tells Tinubu
Business
January 10, 2024
NIGERIA: How to force down prices of food, Media Watch Group tells Tinubu
*Wants Essential Commodity Board re-introduced in states *Says 50-kilogramme bag of rice selling for N50,500 to N70,000 inconceivable By KEMI KASUMU…
Tinubu mourns late Baba Adinni of Lagos, Sheikh Abdul Hafeez Abou
General News
January 10, 2024
Tinubu mourns late Baba Adinni of Lagos, Sheikh Abdul Hafeez Abou
By BASHIR ADEFAKA President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow at the demise of Sheikh Abdul-Hafeez Aṣhamu Abou, also known…
Deputy chief scribe, World Zakat body, Maidoki, mourns 101-year-old Sheikh Abou
General News
January 10, 2024
Deputy chief scribe, World Zakat body, Maidoki, mourns 101-year-old Sheikh Abou
*O Allah, purify him of all sins, Chief Imam of Zazzau prays By BASHIR ADEFAKA The DEFENDER gathered that…
BREAKING: Baba Adinni of Lagos, Sheikh Abdul Hafeez Abou, dies at 101
Africa
January 10, 2024
BREAKING: Baba Adinni of Lagos, Sheikh Abdul Hafeez Abou, dies at 101
*Janazah holds today at Lagos Central Mosque By BASHIR ADEFAKA One of Nigeria Nigeria’s early graduates of the prestigious Al-Azhar…
CORRUPTION: Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo, summoned over alleged link with Edu contract scandal
Anti-Corruption War
January 10, 2024
CORRUPTION: Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo, summoned over alleged link with Edu contract scandal
By OUR REPORTER, Abuja It will be recalled that Tinubu came to power only some nine months ago precisely…
EFCC grills Betta Edu over ‘N585m disbursement fraud’
Anti-Corruption War
January 9, 2024
EFCC grills Betta Edu over ‘N585m disbursement fraud’
Anti-graft investigators, on Tuesday, started grilling suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over alleged N585 million…