Category Archives: Breaking News
Fire Outbreak At Lagos State Government Staff Quarters
A fire erupted earlier today at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters on Odunsanmi Street, Ogba, causing significant property damage. The fire erupted around 2:20 am and ravaged one of the two-bedroom flats in Block 21, a three-story building housing
Music Icon, Onyeka Onwenu To Be Laid to Rest Today
Nigeria’s music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, fondly known as the “Elegant Stallion,” will be laid to rest today in Lagos. The renowned artist passed away on July 30, 2024, at the age of 72 after collapsing at an event honoring Dr.
Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel Honour Wole Soyinka
The President and first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba ,Miguel Diaz-Canel has Conferred a National Medal Of Honour 0n Nigerian writer and Nobel Prize in Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka. The award was given on
Gbajabiamila Allegedly Placed On Security Watch – See Why
Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been enmeshed in a corruption scandal. According to a report from Jackson Ude, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femiwas allegedly negotiating a huge percentage from a
EDu’s Scandal: Oyedepo’s Prayers Could Not Safe You- Reno
An activist, Reno Omokri, has said the prayers of Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church should have made the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, conscious of setting good examples while in office. BGT News
Betta Edu Denied Meeting With President Tinubu.
The Embattled Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu was denied access to President Bola Tinubu at the Villa. After her suspension She was ferried out of the Villa when it was impossible to meet with the President.
Doyin Okupe Dumps Peter Obi, Party
Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, has resigned from the Labour Party. Okupe made this known in a letter sent to the leadership of the party on Monday. He attributed his resignation to ideological differences, saying
EFCC Invites Betta Edu Over Alleged Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, to its Abuja headquarters over an alleged N585 million fraud. According to BGT News, Edu was invited to the anti-graft agency’s headquarters’ after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu issued an executive order for her suspension and an inquiry. An EFCC agent stated in a Daily Trust interview that she had
Fraud: Tinubu’s Minister, Betta Edu Must Be Sacked – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate dismissal and prosecution of Betta Edu, the embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, for alleged fund stealing in her ministry. The demand was made by the opposition political party in a statement released on Sunday in response to several fraud accusations against the minister and her government, including the purported transfer of more than N585 million to a private account. https://x.com/OfficialPDPNig/status/1744055447244431430?s=20 BGT News noted how Edu requested that public monies be transferred to a private account held by Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola, who the minister had designated as a project manager. This request was made to Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation. It had been approved by the Minister to transfer N585,198,500.00 to a personal account. However, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the alleged fraudulent activities of the Minister.
Just In: Nigeria’s Ex-minister Arrives EFCC Headquarters
Sadiya Umar-Farouq, a former minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development, has arrived at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) headquarters. BGT News confirmed the arrival of the ex-minister at about 10 am on Monday. The former minister tweeted about her visit to the EFCC offices at approximately 10:20 a.m. “I have arrived at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission headquarters at my request to fulfil the anti-graft agency’s invitation to provide clarifications regarding certain matters that the commission is looking into,” Umar-Farouq tweeted early on Monday. https://x.com/Sadiya_farouq/status/1744287088441201140?s=20
