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Aiyedatiwa appoints ex-NASS clerk as deputy gov The Ondo State Governor Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has picked a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Olaide Adelami, as the deputy governor of the state. This came a few hours after the governor sacked all the commissioners and special advisers on Wednesday. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, the name of the new deputy governor has been transmitted to the state House of Assembly for approval. “His nomination will be announced by the House of Assembly later today,” the statement read. Adelami…

BREAKING: Senate Passes 2024 Budget Of N28.7 Trillion GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the 10th Senate, under the leadership of Godswill Akpabio, has passed the 2024 appropriation bill. The budget was passed after its size was increased by 1.2trilllion from N27.5 trillion, as proposed by President Bola Tinubu, to N28.7 trillion. The bill was passed for third reading after Solomon Olamilekan, chair of the senate committee on appropriation, presented a report for the consideration. Senate President Godswill AkpabioThe budget passed has N1.7 trillion as statutory transfers, N8.7 trillion as recurrent expenditure, and N9.9 trillion as capital expenditure. President Bola Tinubu Presenting…

‘Anybody Could Be Exhausted’ – Akpabio Finally Opens Up About Events At His Birthday Colloquium President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has given more details about events in the aftermath of his 61st birthday colloquium, saying he was exhausted. The former Akwa Ibom governor held the event in Abuja with several reports saying he slumped on the occasion. But giving details about what transpired on that day, the Senate President told journalists in his Abuja office that his birthday took a toll on him when he was still battling with a bout of malaria. “What eventually happened after the event…

Federal lawmakers from Rivers State have rallied behind Governor Siminialaye Fubara, pledging their support amid the governor’s feud with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The federal lawmakers also called on the 25 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to vacate their official quarters immediately. The state lawmakers, they said, betrayed their constituents by abandoning their seats without consent. Leading the charge, Mr. Dagomie Abiante, representing Andoni/ Opobo–Nkoro federal constituency in Rivers, said the defected lawmakers may choose to be slaves if they want. “Some persons that…