The Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and other staff of the ministry at the inspection of Abuja - Lokoja Road on the 22nd August, 2023. See photos below:
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to put an end to the practice of roaming about with cattle in Abuja’s city centre by herdsmen. Wike, in his first press briefing after his inauguration as minister, said the sight of cows grazing in the federal capital embarrasses Nigeria. “We will consult and talk to the herdsmen because we cannot allow cows inside the city. They can be outside the city, that is the way it’s supposed to be done, because the grasses are outside the city, the grasses here are planted to beautify the city, it…
Newly sworn-in Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday assumed office, with a pledge to restore the city’s master plan. At his maiden news conference, he said who have been given Certificates of Occupancy but failed to develop would also lose their lands to give way to those ready to build. “If you know you have built where you are not supposed to build, it will go down”, he said.
Ahead of today’s swearing-in ceremony for ministers-designate, a lawmaker representing Akoko Northeast and Northwest federal constituency of Ondo, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has resigned from the National Assembly. Mr Tunji-Ojo’s resignation followed his nomination and appointment by President Bola Tinubu as a minister. His resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, late Sunday night. In the letter, Mr Tunji-Ojo confirmed that his resignation was necessitated by his ministerial appointment. “Our dear country is in dire need of collaborative and concerted efforts that would engender the much-needed advancement to greater heights and I…
Prominent opposition politicians including Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are reportedly working on an alliance to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). THE WHISPERER gathered the trio are looking at the possibility of an alliance which would enable them to present a formidable stand against the APC. It is further understood that the extent of their agreement to work together is still in the early stages, is being planned in phases, and also dependent on the eventual…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted $20 million cash suspected to be counterfeit. The agency said its operatives found the stash on Friday during a stop and search operation along Abaji-Lokoja road in the federal capital territory (FCT). In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the suspected fake dollars was recovered from a bus coming from Lagos to Abuja, while the driver of the vehicle has been arrested. The agency also seized illicit drugs recovered at a warehouse in Alaba market in Lagos state. The warehouse is said to be owned by a wanted…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of three Ministers. This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Engr. Abubakar Momoh has been redeployed from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-designate soon. The Ministers-designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows: (A) H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy (B) Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is…
Ministers appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are set to hit the ground running following their official inuaguration on Monday at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The confirmation followed the successful documentation of over 40 of the ministerial nominees at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Sunday. Willie Bassey, Director, Information Office of the SGF said in a terse statement, ” we can authoritatively inform our colleagues that as the documentation winds down today, so far we have successfully documented over forty Ministers-Designate. “The process was seamless as there were four registration points and it…
Actor Yul Edochie has urged Nigerians to relax for President Bola Tinubu to fix Nigeria. He wore a white shirt with an inscription that reads: “Relax, Jagaban will fix Nigeria” with a caption on his X(formerly Twitter) handle. Edochie wrote: "ASIWAJU BOY.100%. UNAPOLOGETICALLY. I LOVE TINUBU. #officialABAT I BELIEVE IN HIM. AND I'M PRAYING FOR HIM TO SUCCEED".
Lloyd, son of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu got married to his heartrob, Tiffany in Abuja on Saturday. Top chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including three former Senate Presidents – Anyim Pius Anyim, David Mark and Bukola Saraki – and PDP governorship candidate in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye, among others, stood in for Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice. Ekweremadu, who represented Enugu West senatorial district in the Senate for about two decades, is being held in a UK prison with his wife Beatrice after they were found guilty of organ trafficking and sentenced to different…
