Ex-Abia Speaker, Azubuike Commends Tinubu Over Appointment In FCT
A former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike has commended President Bola Tinubu over his appointment as the Commissioner representing South East in the FCT Civil Service Commission. He also appreciated the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu for his role in the appointment. Speaking with ABN TV in Abuja...
Budget Padding Controversy: Step Aside Now, PDP Tells SP Akpabio
The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to step aside and allow for an independent investigation into the N3.7trn 2024 Budget padding allegation. The lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, has been suspended by the Senate for three months. This decision followed approximately three hours of debate regarding his statements made in an interview where he claimed...
Aree’s Stool: Another Contestant Drags Adeleke To Court
The Iree community in the Boripe local government area of Osun State is embroiled in a fresh crisis as Prince Afolabi Ali, a contestant for the Aree stool, has taken Governor Ademola Adeleke to court. The development came amid confusion in the community stemming from the appointment of two kings by the Osun government. Oba Ademola Ponle was appointed by the administration of...
Tinubu Swears In 17 Federal Commissioners Of Population Commission
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in 17 federal commissioners of the National Population Commission, which he nominated last November. The 17 new and returning commissioners took the oath of office – in three batches of six, six, and five – on Wednesday afternoon at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. On November 8, 2023, President Tinubu appointed 20...
Senators Got N500m For Projects, Not For Personal Use — Jarigbe
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP lawmaker, representing Cross River North, Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, said the N500 million he claimed some senators received was for projects and not for their pockets. Jarigbe disclosed this in an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday. He said, “There has never been a time when we had an equitable distribution of resources or values to constituencies...
Nigeria Has Contributed Immensely To Stability Of Commonwealth – Deputy Speaker, Kalu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has said that Nigeria has contributed immensely to the political stability of the Commonwealth. Kalu, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, stated this, at the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth held at the British House of Commons in London, United Kingdom ( UK). The...
Tinubu Appoints Head Of Service, Perm Secs For FCT [See List]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries in the nine Secretariats of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, and other members of the FCT Civil Service Commission. This was made known in a statement by Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday. The minister had, in October 2023, announced...
Ondo Speaker Faces Impeachment Over Aiyedatiwa’s Endorsement
Ondo Speaker Olamide Oladiji has run into troubled waters for allegedly lying that 18 lawmakers have endorsed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November governorship election. Oladiji, who was present at the declaration of Governor Aiyedatiwa intention to seek the party’s ticket, said 18 lawmakers were in support of the Governor’s ambition. According to him: “18...
Suspended Senator Ningi Resigns [Letter Attached]
Senator Abdul Ningi has resigned his position as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF). This comes barely an hour after Ningi was suspended for three months for alleging that the 2024 budget had been padded with illegal projects worth over N3 trillion. Earlier, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim moved the motion for Ningi’s suspension for 12 months over allegations of criminal...
They Fooled Abians For 16 Years, Medical Doctor Blasts Orji Kalu’s Successors
Abia-born medical practitioner, Austine Nwadibia, on Sunday, slammed the duo of Theodore Orji (2007—2015) and Okezie Ikpeazu (2015—2023 for fooling the people of Abia State and abandoning projects executed by former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu. Nwadibia claimed that the duo attempted to fool the people of the State for 16 years with bogus contracts and projects to the detriment of...
