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Apr
01
2024
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‘You’re always sleeping in Abuja’ — el-Rufai’s son, Bashir tackles Gov Uba Sani

‘You’re always sleeping in Abuja’ — el-Rufai’s son, Bashir tackles Gov Uba Sani

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Bashir, son of Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, has criticised Uba Sani, his father’s successor, for his remarks on the “huge debt profile” he inherited. Speaking during a town hall meeting in Kaduna on Saturday, the governor said he inherited a debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion and 115 contractual liabilities from the el-Rufai administration. He said his government is unable to pay workers’ salaries due to the inherited debt, adding that the debt burden is eating deep into the state’s coffers. Reacting to the governor’s statement, Bashir said Sani’s administration is suffering from incompetence and mismanagement. According…
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Apr
01
2024
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God Told Me Tinubu’s Administration Will Last Eight Years – Works Minister Dave Umahi Reveals

God Told Me Tinubu’s Administration Will Last Eight Years – Works Minister Dave Umahi Reveals

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Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed what God told him about the Tinubu-led administration. According to him, God informed him that President Bola Tinubu would rule the nation for 8 years. Recall that Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, was sworn in as Nigeria’s president in May 2023 and is currently serving his first year of a four-year term. With barely a year in office, Umahi, who previously served as the governor of Ebonyi State, remains hopeful about Tinubu’s prospects for re-election when Nigerians cast their votes in 2027, which is more than three years from the present…
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Apr
01
2024
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2024 Budget: Senator Agom Jarigbe Abandons Live TV Interview To Avoid ‘Wahala’

2024 Budget: Senator Agom Jarigbe Abandons Live TV Interview To Avoid ‘Wahala’

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Apparently, to avoid suspension from the Senate, the Cross River North Senator, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, on Sunday, abandoned a live TV interview midway over the subject of the 2024 Budget in order to, according to him, avoid facing ‘wahala’. Jarigbe was a remote guest on Arise News Channel’s breakfast show, and one of the anchors had taken him to task on the details of the 2024 Budget. Drama, however, ensued when the lawmaker said he did not scrutinise the budget line by line to which the female anchor reacted by saying that it was ‘fascinating’ that the Senator didn’t familiarise…
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Apr
01
2024
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Easter: Peter Obi Visits Onitsha Central Mosque To Pray With Muslims (Photos)

Easter: Peter Obi Visits Onitsha Central Mosque To Pray With Muslims (Photos)

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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi on Easter Sunday visited Onitsha Central Mosque in Anambra state to pray with Muslims for a united Nigeria. Obi said the visit became necessary to show the commitment of all religions to the oneness and growth of Nigeria. Writing on his X handle, Obi said “In continuation of my Easter activities today, after sharing the Easter joys with the inmates of Onitsha Correctional Centre, earlier in the day, I was also at the Central Mosque, Onitsha to pray with the Muslim Community in the City who are…
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Mar
29
2024
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Good Friday: Rep Ibe Okwara Osonwa Enjoins Christians To Imbibe Spirit Of Compassion, Love, Forgiveness Towards All

Good Friday: Rep Ibe Okwara Osonwa Enjoins Christians To Imbibe Spirit Of Compassion, Love, Forgiveness Towards All

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The lawmaker representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has enjoined Christians to imbibe the spirit of compassion, love and forgiveness towards one another. The Vice Chairman of the House Committee on FCT Judiciary made this known in his Good Friday message to Nigerians. He stressed that such fundamental values would go a long way in strengthening the harmony in the country. Osonwa advised Nigerians to always provide selfless service to humanity just as Christ demonstrated through his death and resurrection. He said: “On this solemn occasion of Good Friday, I want to extend warm greetings…
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Mar
29
2024
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Tompolo shuns Tinubu’s wish for low-key birthday, buys out frontpage of dailies

Tompolo shuns Tinubu’s wish for low-key birthday, buys out frontpage of dailies

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Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, bought the frontpages of a slew of national newspapers to celebrate the 72nd birthday of President Bola Tinubu, even though the celebrant had pleaded for a “low-key” anniversary. Tompolo is the chairperson of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, an oil pipeline surveillance firm that tackles crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. Last Sunday, the presidency announced that Tinubu will not celebrate his 72nd birthday on March 29 “in deference to the challenging times” in the country. The presidency said the president “does not want any of his associates and numerous well-wishers across…
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Mar
29
2024
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Court remands Bayelsa senator in prison over certificate forgery

Court remands Bayelsa senator in prison over certificate forgery

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The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday, remanded serving Senator Benson Konbowei in the Kuje Correctional Centre. The Bayelsa Central senator is being tried by the police on three counts bordering on forgery of the National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate. He was arraigned on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty. The court on Thursday granted the senator N50m bail but ruled that he should be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the perfection of the bail conditions. In the charged marked: CR/028/2023, the Inspector General of Police accused Konbowei of fraudulently forging a document titled…
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Mar
28
2024
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BREAKING: Uche Secondus, Sekibo, others declare support for Tinubu, Fubara

BREAKING: Uche Secondus, Sekibo, others declare support for Tinubu, Fubara

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A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus; and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared loyalty and support for President Bola Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, made the declaration during a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday.. Present at the briefing were Secondus; former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Austin Opara; Celestine Omehia, former deputy governor of the state, Tele Ikuru; Senator Lee Maeba; and former Secretary…
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Mar
28
2024
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Six Enugu Assembly Members Dump LP For PDP One Year After Election

Six Enugu Assembly Members Dump LP For PDP One Year After Election

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Six Labour Party (LP) Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Their defection was announced in a letter read by the speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu, during plenary, on Thursday. The defectors include the Majority Leader, Mr Johnson Ani (Enugu North); the Chief Whip, Mr Ejike Eze, (Igbo-Eze North 1); and the Deputy Chief Whip, Ms Princess Ugwu (Enugu South Rural). Others are Mr Pius Ezugwu (Nsukka East); Mr Williams Amuka (Igbo-Etiti West); and Mr Osita Eze (Oji River). The defectors, in the letters, said their defection was as a result of…
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Mar
28
2024
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Court orders release of 313 suspected terrorists

Court orders release of 313 suspected terrorists

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A Federal High Court in Borno has ordered the release of no fewer than 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military. The court ordered their release for lack of evidence to nail the suspects after the investigation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during a briefing on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. According to Punch, he assured all that the military would comply with the court order and release the suspected terrorists to the state government. Buba said, “During the week, as a follow up to a court order of the…
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