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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years. The appointment follows the exit of Mr. Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired. Dr. Mobereola holds a Ph.D, and an M.Sc in Transport Economics from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, England, and a fellow of the same institute in Nigeria. He was the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) from 2003 to 2015 and…

The Senate Majority Leader said a few persons want Senate President Godswill Akpabio impeached before June 2024. Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti Central Senatorial District has described as a “civilian coup”, claims made by Senator Abdul Ningi that the 2024 Budget passed by the Senate was padded. A furious Bamidele, who is also the Majority Leader of the upper chamber, alleged that Ningi, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District, attempt to unseat Senate President Godswill Akpabio by allegedly inciting the Northern Senators’ Forum against Akpabio, a southern senator, who took over from Ahmad Lawan. Bamidele said, “What my big brother,…

The suspended lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Abdul Ningi has resigned from his position as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum. In a letter dated March 11, 2024 addressed to the secretary of forum and obtained by The Whisperer, Ningi said “his decision was necessitated by unfolding events in the National Assembly, the North and the Nation at large.” The Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of padding in the 2024 Budget. Ningi, from Bauchi Central Senatorial District, was suspended for three months…

The Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of padding in the 2024 Budget. Ningi, from Bauchi Central Senatorial District, was suspended for three months after a long stormy session in the red chamber. A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, first moved the motion for Ningi’s suspension for 12 months over allegations of criminal misinformation and breach of peace in the National Assembly and the country by extension. However, other lawmakers like Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong moved for the amendment of the motion by Ibrahim. Ekpenyong,…

Federal lawmaker representing Cross River North, Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, has said that some senior senators received the total of N500 million each from the 2024 budget. Jarigbe made this disclosure during a plenary session on Tuesday in the Red Chamber in Abuja. This revelation is coming on the heel of the ongoing controversy of an allegations of budget padding made by Senator Abdul Ningi in an interview with BBC Hausa. Ningi had earlier accused the Senate of paddling the 2024 budget, saying the National Assembly added an extra N3.7 billion to the initial budget. Reacting to the development, the Cross…

The Senate is currently in a rowdy session over a claim by a member of the Senate, Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District of Bauchi State, that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion, adding that there were two versions of the budget. Recall that Ningi was reported to have made the claim during a BBC Hausa Service interview during the weekend. Ningi, however, denied the reports on Monday, saying he was quoted out of context because he spoke in Hausa. However, at the resumed plenary of the Senate on Tuesday, the chairman of the Senate Committee…

The Zone 9 Command of Nigeria Police Force in Umuahia has confirmed the arrest of President General of Okon Aku Ohafia in Ohafia LGA, Abia State, Mecha Ume for allegedly involving in the vandalising equipment at an Palm oil plantation located in Okon Aku. Mecha and another community member were arrested on Saturday after some suspects who were earlier arrested in connection with vandalism last Wednesday, allegedly fingered the PG to be involved in the matter. It would be recalled that three persons were last week, arrested by men of the Nigerian Army while trying to cart away truck load…

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Atedo Peterside, has expressed his dismay over comments made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the funeral of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. The funeral, held in Rivers State, followed the death of Mr Wigwe, his wife, son, and others in a helicopter crash in the United States last month. In a post on his X page, Mr Peterside recounted that Mr Akpabio began his address by lamenting that former Anambra state governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, received a better reception than…

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Senator Stella Oduah has urged Muslims in Nigeria to use the fasting exercise provided in the Holy month of Ramadan to intensify their prayers for the country to overcome its challenges Stella Oduah, who represented Anambra North in the 9th Senate, said that the spiritual exercise avails the Muslim ummah the right opportunity to make supplications to God on behalf of the country and its leaders across the country. In her goodwill message issued from Abuja on Monday, Stella Oduah encouraged the Muslims to imbibe and practice the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (SAW) in…

Personnel of the Armed Forces, Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have killed 20 Indigenous People of Biafra’s fighters in the Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. Also in the joint operation which was conducted on March 7, the security operatives destroyed 50 of their camps. Among the camps destroyed included the IPOB’s Supreme Headquarters, Command and Control Centre, and Military Council Headquarters. The operation is the second conducted in the same Local Government since the beginning of the month and the third in the state. On March 5, Personnel…