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Wakanda
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Senator Ali Ndume has revealed that the controversial presidential yacht, included in the 2023 supplementary budget, has been delivered but not yet paid for. In an interview with ARISE NEWS, Ndume clarified that the presidential yacht is not a new item, as it has already been delivered, and the...
Wakanda
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Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, revealed that the controversial presidential yacht deal, included in the supplementary budget, has been signed and delivered but not yet paid for. Ndume made this disclosure in an interview with Arise Television, stating that the N5 billion allocation...
Wakanda
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Justice Adegbola Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the immediate and unconditional release of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. This order came in response to Emefiele's Motion Ex-parte, seeking his release from the custody of the...
Wakanda
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The Nigerian House of Representatives has removed a 5 billion naira allocation designated for the Presidential Yacht from the 2023 supplementary budget. This decision was explained by Abubakar Bichi, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, who stated that the lawmakers took into...
Wakanda
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Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has criticized the leadership style of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, asserting that Buhari rarely provided oversight to his cabinet members. Shittu made these remarks during an appearance on Channels Television's Politics Today program...
Wakanda
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Presidential candidate Peter Obi, representing the Labour Party, has expressed deep concern over the disturbing discovery of decomposing, headless bodies in Abia State, Nigeria, linking this gruesome find to the overall security crisis plaguing the nation. The distressing incident was initially...
Wakanda
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On Thursday, both the Senate and the House of Representatives in Nigeria passed the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill, amounting to N2.17 trillion, following its third reading. Before the bill's passage, the Senate accepted the report of the harmonized discussions between the two chambers on...
Wakanda
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In a significant development, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, presided over the swearing-in of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the new senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District during a plenary session on Thursday. Administered by the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Chinedu Akubueze, the...
Wakanda
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In a significant move, President Bola Tinubu has requested the National Assembly's approval to proceed with a substantial loan facility, seeking a total of $7,864,508,559 and €100 million. This request, originally initiated during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari under the...
Wakanda
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The Rivers State High Court of Isiokpo Division has issued an interim injunction, temporarily restraining the state House of Assembly and its Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, from pursuing the impeachment of Governor Siminalaye Fubara. This legal development also applies to the deputy speaker, clerk...
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