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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the federal capital, this Monday afternoon, October 16, 2023, voided the election of the lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ishaku Abbo. Senator Abbo, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had his election voided in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amos Yohanna. The ...
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October, 2023
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17 October
Akpabio condoles Lawan, says “Your mother was our mother in the Senate”
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described the late mother of the Senator representing Yobe North, Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan as a mother of the Senate. Speaking during a condolence visit to Gashau in Yobe State, Akpabio said the Senate mourns with Senator Lawan and the people of Yobe State, as the Senate had lost a mother. “We are here ...
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17 October
Akpabio condoles Lawan on mother’s death
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, CON has mourned the death of Hajiya Halima (Baba) Ibrahim, the mother of the immediate past President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, GCON. In a condolence letter to Senator Lawan, Akpabio expressed gratitude for the sacrifices and maternal tenacity provided by Hajiya Halima, which helped him in attaining his laurels in academia and ...
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17 October
Hon. Eyiboh denies Akpabio’s hand in Abbo’s sack
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said he has no hand in the sack of his former colleague, Senator Abbo, dismissing his alleged involvement in the political travail of Senator Abbo. Speaking in a telephone interview, Honourable Eseme Eyiboh, Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity to the President of the Senate, denied the involvement of his principal. He said, “It ...
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17 October
Reactions as Tinubu picks 24-Yr-Old Son Of APC Chief As FERMA Chairman
The appointment of Imam Ibrahim Kashim Imam as board chairman of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has continued to generate mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media. FERMA is the agency involved in road construction, improvement and connectivity between states. The mandate of this agency which is under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Work, is also to ...
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17 October
Sen. Abbo accusses Akpabio, behind his removal
Elisha Abbo, sacked Adamawa North senator, has said Senate President Godswill Akpabio is behind the appeal court ruling which removed him from the office. Abbo said four other senators who worked against the emergence of Akpabio as Senate President had been targeted for removal from the Red Chamber through the court. In an interview with reporters on Monday in Abuja, ...
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17 October
Guild of Editors set for annual confab Nov 14
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has gathered economic masters and technocrats from global and local institutions to interrogate the state of Nigeria’s economy, missing gaps, and the role of the media executives/editors in resolving the challenges, as it slated its 19th annual conference for November 14 to 18, 2023, in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The conference, which will ...
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17 October
Eagles break 4-yr friendly match jinx, 3-2 win against Mozambique
Super Eagles of Nigeria recorded a 3-2 victory over 10-man Mozambique in their international friendly encounter in Portimäo, Portugalññ Monday. The win was the first for the team in a friendly match in 55 months. In the teal sense the Eagles actually laboured to a hard-fought 3-2 win against Mozambique at the Estadio Municipal De Albufeira Portimao in Portugal to ...
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17 October
Banker arrested while fleeing with N1.97m loot
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a credit officer of a microfinance bank, Esther Hamidu, after allegedly fleeing with customers’ contributions totalling N1.97m. Hamidu absconded with the daily contribution of the bank’s customers which spanned between March and December 2023. It was a branch manager of the bank in Abeokuta, the state capital, who discovered that the contribution had not ...
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17 October
A peep into 2024 Tinubu’s N26tn budget
President Bola Tinubu is getting set to present the 2024 appropriation bill to the National Assembly to ensure its ratification before December 31, 2023. Already, the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, the Federal Government had earlier said it commenced the preparation of the 2024 budget, which it planned to submit in October 2023. The Federal Government of Nigeria, we ...
