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Nigerian senator walks out of chamber over Wike’s demolitions in FCT   The lawmaker representing Federal Capital Territory, Senator Ireti Kingibe, walked out of the Senate chamber angrily on Thursday after being prevented from presenting a motion. Mrs Kingibe raised a point of order to allow her to present a motion asking the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to suspend the ongoing demolition of structures in Abuja, particularly an estate around the Life Camp area owned by the late Paul Ogbebor, a retired colonel. The senator said she raised the issue during Wednesday’s plenary, but the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,…

President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday present the N47.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed at a plenary on Thursday. “The president has made his intention known to the National Assembly to present the 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly on the 17th of December, 2024,” Akpabio said. Tinubu had weeks ago, forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly, the 20224 – 2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper where the sum of N26.1tn was proposed as the total expenditure profile for the 2025 fiscal year.…

Governor Sacks Chief Of Staff, SSG, Five Commissioners, Reshuffles Cabinet Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has reshuffled his cabinet, scrapped the Chief of Staff (CoS) portfolio, and removed the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Bichi. The announcement was made during a press briefing by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, on Thursday. According to the statement, the reshuffle is part of Governor Yusuf’s strategy to realign his administration for “optimum performance” and deliver “more dividends of democracy” to the people of Kano State. “This is the first major reshuffle of my cabinet, and it takes immediate effect,” Governor…

The member representing Isuikwuato Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Lucky Johnson, has dismissed rumours that Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Emmanuel Emeruwa is to be impeached. Johnson, who reacted to some social media reports about the fate of the Speaker, described the claims as unfounded lies aimed at misleading the public. Speaking to AFNEWS in Umuahia on Wednesday, Johnson, who is a member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, maintained that the claims that Emeruwa faced a potential impeachment following a purported face-off with Governor Alex Otti were baseless. “Let it be…

Presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, says President Bola Tinubu will not be distracted by people’s comments about the 2027 elections. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bwala said Tinubu is focused on governance to deliver on his mandate and promises to Nigerians. “So, the time for politicking is not yet, and when that time comes, we are going to be ready for everyone,” he said. “The president’s agenda, which is working well, is what will naturally endear Nigerians to vote for him for the second term. “He is more than eminently qualified…

Three Borno State University students are feared dead and more than 30 others injured in a road accident as they celebrated their graduation in Maiduguri, on Wednesday. The accident occurred around 5:15pm in the Moranti suburb along the Maiduguri/Damaturu highway, Daily Trust reports. According to the newspaper, witnesses said the students were in a jubilant mood when a Coaster bus carrying them collided with a truck, resulting in the death of three of them on the spot. One witness said, “At least three people have died, and 30 others were injured when the bus carrying the students celebrating their graduation…

Nigeria Youth Congratulates Their Benefactor, Engr Dr Oparaji For Obtaining PhD In Engineering Management   The Association Of Nigeria Youths under the eagies of Unemployed Youths Association Of Nigeria, UYAN has felicitated with their Benefactor and mentor, Sir Engr Dr (Okenze) Nnamdi Uzochukwu Oparaji for obtaining PhD qualification from the University of Enugu State university of science and technology(ESUT) in the field of engineering management. In a congratulatory message signed by Comrade Casmir Irekamba, President of Unemployed Youths Association Of Nigeria, UYAN for unbehalf of the leadership and members of the Association in Abuja and made available to journalists. This…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS SHAMSELDEEN BABATUNDE OGUNJIMI AS THE ACTING ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). His appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein. In announcing Madein's successor, President Tinubu ensures a seamless transition in the administration of Nigeria's treasury and consolidates the implementation of the present administration's treasury policy reforms. As a career civil servant and the most senior director in the Office of the Accountant General of…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, on Tuesday, refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Justice Maryann Anenih, while delivering the ruling, said having been filed when the 1st defendant was neither in custody nor before the court, the instant application was incompetent. “Consequently, the instant application having been filed prematurely is hereby refused,” she said. The former governor is standing trial, along with two others, in an alleged N110bn money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Recalling…