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10th NASS: I’m Committed To Help Tinubu Succeed In Office – Akpabio

2 years ago1263 min

Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, has stated his commitment to assisting President-elect Bola Tinubu in his new role. According to reports, the aspirant for Senate President made the promise when he met with a group of young professionals led by Senator Akpabio Vanguard on Thursday in Abuja. Akpabio stated that he is willing to assist Tinubu in developing good policies for the country’s development as well as laws that will have...

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Photos: Atiku at PDP’s reception for newly elected, re-elected governors

2 years ago852 min

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the general election of 2023, was present at the reception for newly elected and reelected governors held on Thursday in Abuja. On Thursday night, he tweeted images from the event along with the statement, “This afternoon, I joined other party leaders at the welcome reception for newly elected and returning governors, as well as send-forth for outgoing governors of our great party, the #OfficialPDPNig. “While congratulating...

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Tinubu inauguration: Buhari Relocates to Glass House

2 years ago913 min

Preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu are in high gear, as President Muhammadu Buhari has moved into the Glass House at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The iconic residence is said to have served as a transitional abode for the outgoing president and their spouse during the handover period. The Glass House has also traditionally played an important role in power transitions, serving as a symbolic and practical space for the outgoing president...

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Godswill Akpabio: Against Tinubu, 5 APC senators declare war with reason

2 years ago776 min

The All Progressives Congress (APC), the party in power, has been shaken by the micro-zoning of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, and five senators have threatened to rebel in opposition to the party’s and the president-elect Bola Tinubu’s decision. At a meeting with the APC leadership and members of its national working committee in Abuja on Thursday, May 11, The Punch reported that senior senators and candidates for the position of the next...

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Nigeria’s monthly debt servicing hits $112.35m

2 years ago704 min

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Federal Government spent $112.35 million servicing external debt in January 2023. According to the CBN’s Weekly International Payments data, the amount spent in January was 146.17 percent higher than the $45.64m spent in December 2022. This occurred as the federal government struggled to increase its revenue base despite its revenue generation efforts. In January 2023, the Federation Account Allocation Committee distributed N750.17 billion among the three...

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Senate presidency: Adamu tells Orji Kalu, Yari to hold fire as they present him with letter of grievance

2 years ago1123 min

Senate Chief Whip Uzor Orji Kalu, senator-elect Abdulaziz Yari, and senator representing Niger East Mohammed Musa have all protested the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominations for senate leadership positions. The party had nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Senator Barau Jibrin of Kano North as Senate President and Deputy. Yari expressed dissatisfaction with the arrangement during a meeting with APC national chairman Abdullahi Adamu on Thursday in Abuja. Former Zamfara...

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Breaking: Atiku, Obaseki, Fintiri, others attend at PDP’s reception for new, returning governors.

2 years ago1182 min

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for president of the Peoples Democratic Party in the election of 2023, Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, Darius Ishaku, and Ahmadu Fintiri, the governor of Adamawa State, are among the early arrivals at the welcome and reception ceremony for new and returning governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The ceremony is currently ongoing. Attendees at the event, which will take place at the Transcorp Hilton...

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APC to revisit controversial zoning arrangement for 10th Assembly – Umahi

2 years ago6095 min

Governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) would review the contentious zoning template for the 10th National Assembly despite continued vehement opposition from Senators and House of Representatives members. No Nigerian can be asked to be patriotic if they have been willfully left out of the country’s larger plans, according to the governor of Ebonyi State, who is also a senator-elect. At the ongoing...

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El-Rufai meets key stakeholders to discuss southern Kaduna killings

2 years ago6094 min

On Thursday, Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai attended a closed-door meeting with key stakeholders from Atyap, Fulani, and Hausa groups in Zango Kataf’s Atyap chiefdom to discuss the southern Kaduna killings. The gathering included the military, police, intelligence agencies, international observers, and resource persons who have arbitrated and mediated the Southern Kaduna issues. Land disputes, kidnappings, and killings have escalated in Atyap chiefdom in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the state due...

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Senate upholds Dickson Akoh, Peace Corps bill’s owner

2 years ago6265 min

The National Commandant of the Nigerian Peace Corps, Professor Dickson Akoh, has been recognized by the Senate as the rightful author of the bill that the House of Representatives and upper chamber of Congress passed and sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for approval last month. The bill, which was considered, harmonized, and adopted by the two chambers of the National Assembly, according to a statement signed by Senator Ali Ndume in his capacity as the...

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