More reactions have been pouring in over allegations levelled against the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu A renowned human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has added his own voice calling on the President, Bola Tinubu to sack the Minister if she is found guilty of financial misappropriation. In a statement Adeyanju said…
Former Anambra state governor Peter Obi, on Sunday praised a young Nigerian artist for breaking Guinness World Record in painting. Guinness World Record, on Wednesday, announced the Nigerian as the new record holder for the longest painting marathon. He surpassed the previous longest painting marathon record of 60 hours, set by Roland Palmaerts (Belgium/Canada) in…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has released a three day whether forecast of sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, predicts sunny skies on Monday with a hazy atmosphere over the northern region and the north-central states. According to the agency, a sunny and…
Liverpool on Sunday dumped fellow premier side Arsenal out of the FA Cup The Gunners who are looking to stop the losing streak after successive loses to West Ham and Fulham in the Premier League lost 2-0Arsenal failed to make their first-half dominance count, with Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard culpable after missing good chances….
The BBC says it has uncovered Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches TB Joshua. Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members – five British – allege atrocities, including rape and forced abortions, by Nigeria’s late TB…
Rafael Nadal has been ruled out of the Australian Open after sustaining a hip injury at the Brisbane International. The former World Number one from Spain will return to Spain for treatment Nadal made his long-awaited return after almost a year out with injury this week, winning his first two matches in Brisbane in straight…
The Nigeria Airforce says its Troops, Operation Hadin Kai between January 2 and 6 2024 have killed several terrorists in operations conducted in different areas of Borno State. During the operations conducted near Sambisa Forest, terrorists were said to be moving objects suspected to be arms and ammunition to the area. A statement on Sunday…
A new report has revealed that Nigeria is the 22nd country with the cheapest petrol price across the globe. According to the report, most countries pay over 100 times more for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).The new report titled ‘Global Petrol Prices, Octane-95, January 1, 2024’, published on its website added that richer countries have higher…
President Bola Tinubu has demanded a thorough investigation into allegations rocking the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation headed by Betta Edu. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this on Sunday. The statement reads, “The Ministry of Information and National Orientation acknowledges the concerns raised by the public regarding the…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened to drag President Bola Tinubu to court if he fails to probe the alleged payment of half a billion Naira into a private account by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. Deputy Director of SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare, said on Sunday that Betta Edu…
