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Kebbi Govt Approves N4.05bn For Seven General Hospitals’ Rehabilitation
The Kebbi Executive Council has approved the rehabilitation of seven general hospitals across the state at a cost of N4.05 billion. Alhaji Junaidu Marshall, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after the council’s meeting held in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was presided over by...
PDP Governors Express Concern Over Appeal Court’s Sacking Of Plateau Lawmakers Over Pre-Election Matters
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed deep concern over the recent judgments of the Court of Appeal nullifying the elections of lawmakers in Plateau State based on pre-election matters already addressed by the Supreme Court. The Forum emphasized that while the Supreme Court had set precedence on pre-election issues, PDP candidates in Plateau State were disqualified on...
Court Grants Ex-Kwara Gov, Abdulfatah Ahmed Bail
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, has granted bail to the former governor of Kwara State, AbdulFatah Ahmed. The bail conditions are that he should deposit N50 million to the court and produce a surety that has landed properties in Ilorin, among others. He is expected to be kept in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Okuama Youths Not Responsible For Killing Of 16 Soldiers – IPOB Tells Army
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has insisted that youths of Okuama community in Delta State never killed soldiers on a peacekeeping mission. Some youths had killed 16 soldiers on a mission to halt clashes between two communities in the State. The troops from the 181 Amphibious Battalion deployed in the Bomadi region had responded to the conflict in the Okuoma...
Umahi Calls On South East, Abia Gov To Support Tinubu
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has called on Abia State Governor Alex Otti and other Southeast leaders to support President Bola Tinubu, regardless of political affiliation. Umahi made the appeal on Thursday during a visit to Governor Otti in his Umuahia office, following an inspection of ongoing federal road projects in the state. Some of these projects are expected...
Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa Loses Wife
A former lawmaker who represented Abia North, Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa has lost his wife, Lady Barr. Nimi Faith Ohuabunwa, ABN TV reports. Sources said she passed away on Saturday but circumstances surrounding her death is not known at the time of this report. Ohuabunwa a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 and 2023 lost his bid to represent...
Gov. Alia Approves New Retirement Age For Benue Teachers
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has approved the implementation of the new retirement age and length of service for all categories of teachers in the state. This is contained in a press statement on Friday, signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. The statement said the...
Reps To Regulate CBN Operations For Transparency, Accountability
The House of Representatives on Thursday took initial legislative steps to strengthen transparency and accountability in the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria, following the second reading of a bill seeking comprehensive amendments to the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 1991. The proposed legislation, co-sponsored by the House Leader, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, and Lagos lawmaker, Jesse Onakalausi, received unanimous...
Gov Otti Orders Renovation Of NYSC Camp In Bende With Immediate Effect
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has directed the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Nwobilor Ananaba, to visit the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Umunnato, Bende Local Government Area, to ascertain the extent of deterioration to fix the same. Governor Otti gave the directive on Friday when he played host to the State Coordinator of...
Trump Calls Musk’s Political Party ‘Ridiculous’
Elon Musk, a former ally of US President Donald Trump, launched a new political party on Sunday, which Trump blasted as "ridiculous," further escalating the Republican's conflict with the man who was once his biggest supporter. Trump also branded the SpaceX and Tesla tycoon a “TRAIN WRECK” who had gone “off the rails” after Musk said he wanted to challenge...
