Abuja

Dec
16
2023
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Gbajabiamila Described As A Magician For Turning Wike Into A Cook And Comedian

Gbajabiamila Described As A Magician For Turning Wike Into A Cook And Comedian

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Presidency
Eze Commends Ganduje For Deceiving Wike To Think That Rivers APC Structure Will Be Handed Over To Him … Describes the CoS to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila as a Magician for Turning Wike into a Cook and Comedian …Says Karma is Aggressively in a Hurry Against the FCT Minister Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, says the law of nature is at work against FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who is currently picking a fight against Rivers Governor, Siminialayi Fubara over who steers the…
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Dec
15
2023
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Senate President Akpabio Collapses After His Birthday Colloquium In Abuja…..

Senate President Akpabio Collapses After His Birthday Colloquium In Abuja…..

Abuja, National Assembly, News Flash
Senate President Akpabio Collapses After His Birthday Colloquium In Abuja, Wheeled On Stretcher Into ‘Special Room’ In Hospital Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday collapsed at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and was rushed to the hospital. According to SaharaReporters, Akpabio slumped while seeing President Bola Tinubu off. Tinubu and other dignitaries had gathered at the Congress Hall of the hotel for a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President in Abuja. Sources told SaharaReporters that Akpabio was briefly stabilized before being taken to the hospital. “Senate President Akpabio collapsed today after his 61st birthday colloquium…
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Dec
14
2023
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Abuja Newspaper Distributors’ President Abducted, Kidnappers Demand N15m

Abuja Newspaper Distributors’ President Abducted, Kidnappers Demand N15m

Abuja, Crime, News Flash
Abuja Newspapers Distributors’ President Abducted, Kidnappers Demand ₦15m The President, Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association, John Emmanuel, was kidnapped by bandits in a ‘one-chance’ vehicle in the Giri area of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday night. The PUNCH exclusively gathered that the kidnappers have demanded ₦15m ransom from his family. Our correspondent gathered that Emmanuel was abducted on the Giri Highway around 8pm on Tuesday on his way back home. The victim’s wife, Mrs Uche Emmanuel, on Wednesday, in an interview, confirmed her husband’s abduction while also noting that his abductors have reached out to the family demanding ₦15m ransom…
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Dec
14
2023
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Rivers Crisis: FGN Breaks Silence Over Wike, Fubara Feud

Rivers Crisis: FGN Breaks Silence Over Wike, Fubara Feud

Abuja, News Flash, Politics, Presidency
(Rivers Crisis): FG Breaks Silence Over Wike, Fubara Feud The Federal Government said on Wednesday it has no hand in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, his loyalists, and Governor Similaye Fubara. The government emphatically declared that Wike’s position is not shared by the government. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this in a chat with State House correspondents after briefing on the outcomes of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. He…
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Dec
07
2023
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Head Of Presidential Election Appeal Court Panel And Others Get Supreme Court Job

Head Of Presidential Election Appeal Court Panel And Others Get Supreme Court Job

Abuja, Judiciary, News Flash
BREAKING: Head Of Presidential Election Appeal Court Panel Gets Supreme Court Job Justice Haruna Tsammani, the lead judge for the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll, is one of those that have just been recommended to the Supreme Court bench by the National Judicial Council. Tsammani presided over the five-man appeal court panel that included Justice Stephen Adah, Justice Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf, Justice Moses Ugo and Justice Abba Mohammed. The PEPT, in a unanimous decision, held that the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi,…
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Dec
07
2023
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Breaking: FGN Begins Payment Of Civil Servants’ Withheld Salaries

Breaking: FGN Begins Payment Of Civil Servants’ Withheld Salaries

Abuja, News Flash
BREAKING: FG Begins Payment Of Civil Servants’ Withheld Salaries Civil servants whose salaries were initially withheld by the Federal Government owing to what was described as “technical glitches” and discrepancies on the platform of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System have now started receiving credit alerts of November salaries. Several senior civil servants confirmed the development to Punch in Abuja on Wednesday. The Publication had exclusively reported that thousands of civil servants had their November 2023 salaries withheld by the government owing to irregularities on the IPPIS. As of Monday, November 4, 2023, sources within the Office of the…
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Dec
07
2023
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Senate Gives Kyari, NUPRC Boss 24 Hour To Defend Budget

Senate Gives Kyari, NUPRC Boss 24 Hour To Defend Budget

Abuja, National Assembly, News Flash
Senate Gives Kyari, NUPRC Boss 24 Hours To Defend Budget The Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, has ordered the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, to in 24 hours appear before the committee. The committee chairman, on Wednesday, also asked Kyari to be present in the company of the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The oil agency had earlier ignored summons by the Senate to appear before its committee over probing of over N11trn expenditure on turnaround maintenance of refineries in the country between 2010…
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Dec
07
2023
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Protesters Assemble At National Assembly, Seek Wike’s Resignation

Protesters Assemble At National Assembly, Seek Wike’s Resignation

Abuja, National Assembly, News Flash
Protesters Assemble At National Assembly, Seek Wike’s Resignation The protesters criticized Wike’s leadership, labelling it as incompetent and lacking vision for the development of the Federal Capital Territory. There was a protest at the National Assembly complex by thousands of Abuja residents and members of civil society groups, calling for the immediate resignation and prosecution of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The protesters criticized Wike’s leadership, labelling it as incompetent and lacking vision for the development of the Federal Capital Territory. Adamu Kabir Matazu, speaking on behalf of the protesters and representing the Network of Civil…
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Dec
07
2023
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Akpabio Allegedly Takes N800m From Senate Account For His Birthday Celebration, While Senators Donate N150m, Demands Donation From MDAS

Akpabio Allegedly Takes N800m From Senate Account For His Birthday Celebration, While Senators Donate N150m, Demands Donation From MDAS

Abuja, Entertainment, National Assembly, News Flash
Senate President, Akpabio Allegedly Takes N800m From Senate Account For Birthday Celebration, While Senators Donate Over N150m, Demands Donation From MDAS Earlier yesterday Wednesday 6 of Dec, 2023 a X user identified as Jackson Ude took to his social media handle page as he shared report claims that the Senate President. Senators Akpabio took a huge amount of money from the lawmakers account and was also demands from another body. Ude tweet that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has raked in almost N150million from Senators donating towards his 61st Birthday Celebration scheduled for December 9, 2023 in Akwa Ibom State. He…
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Dec
05
2023
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Nasir El-Rufai Floats $100m Firm To Nurture Startups

Nasir El-Rufai Floats $100m Firm To Nurture Startups

Abuja, Business, News Flash
Rufai floats $100m firm to nurture startups The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, announced that his venture capital/private equity firm, Afri-Venture Capital Company Limited, will begin operations in 2024. According to a post on his X handle, El-Rufai said through the firm, he hopes to finance, nurture, and mentor Nigerian innovators and entrepreneurs to become the next Dangote Group shortly. He further stated that the plan was to launch a $100 million venture capital fund for startups in Nigeria, particularly those in the Kaduna tech ecosystem, adding that he would be working with private sector…
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