Senator Godswill Akpabio has just been declared as winner for 10 Senate president Assembly. He defeated his main rival, Senator Abdulazeez Yari, in a keenly-contested election on the floor of the Red Chamber, on Tuesday. At the time of filling this report, the result of the votes scored by Akpabio and Yari was yet to be announced, but collation had ended. Detail shortly…
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The 10th Senate’s leadership race got under way amid raucousness in the National Assembly’s upper house. The election for the senate’s presiding officers was launched by Sani Tambuwal, the National Assembly’s clerk. The All Progressives Congress (APC) congressman from Akwa Ibom North West, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and Senator Abdulaziz Yari, an APC lawmaker from Zamfara North West, are the two candidates vying for the position of third citizen. Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South, nominated Akpabio while Senator Elisha Abbo from Adamawa North nominated Yari. No sooner than he nominated Yari than some lawmakers started protesting but Abbo stood his…
There are strong indications that some Presidency apparatchiks are employing subterranean tactics to stave off possible defeat of the preferred candidates for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. Investigations have shown that as part of the subterranean moves, the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Alhaji Sani Magaji Tambuwal has been pressured to convene the parliament at 8am today, contrary to a statement he (the CNA) had widely circulated, in which he announced that the inaugural sessions would start at 10am. Similarly, there are also moves to alter the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law, the student loan bill, which provides for interest-free loans to indigent Nigerian students. An aide to the president, Dele Alake, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Monday evening. Detail soon…
The prominent Afrobeat artist, Davido Adeleke, selects the Next Big 5 Artistes in the music industry while ignoring some. During a recent interview with Omega, Davido was asked to select the next five prominent Nigerian artistes; his response, however, sparked controversy. In his response, he left out Fireboy DML, Tems, and Omah Lay, which sparked outrage on social media. The well-known Afrobeat musician Davido Adeleke names the Next Big 5 Artists in the music business while neglecting others. In a recent interview with Omega, Davido was asked to mention the following five well-known Nigerian performers. His answer, however, caused…
Five traders have lost their lives in a boat accident in Ugbo-Nla, Ondo State’s Ilaje council area. Vanguard learnt that the victims of the tragedy on the waterway were people who went to buy seafood at a small market in Ugbo-Nla. Their boat “capsized and five of the travelers died, while only one person was rescued, as a result of using life jackets,” according to a local. Reacting to the ugly development, the National President of the Ondo State Fishermen Association of Nigeria, Ambassador Orioye Benedict, has urged the state government to enforce the use of life. Gbayisemore, who…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has cautioned Nigerians on the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-region. Following the development, the ministry admonished Nigerians to abstain from eating bush meat, smoked meat, and hides (ponmo) since they pose major risks until the situation is under control. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of ministry, Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, said the outbreak was first recorded in northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo putting the whole sub-region at risk. “The disease which has claimed some lives, is a bacterial disease that affects…
The suspended Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele’s passport has been seized by the Department of State Services. It was also learned that this week, the service would search Emefiele’s house and workplace. The service detained Emefiele in Lagos and transfer him to Abuja on a private plane on Saturday after suspending him on Friday as a result of the continuing investigation into his office and the forthcoming banking sector reforms. The spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunanya, in a statement said Emefiele had been taken into custody and was under investigation. However, a source in the DSS on Sunday said…
The Aitah’s Golden Arrow quiz competition is set to host its second edition in Benin City, Edo State. The MeridianSpy gathered that the competition will hold its grand finale at Festus Iyayi multi-purpose hall, University of Benin, on 14 June, 2023, with an expectant wide participation from students across secondary schools in the state. In a statement released by the organisers on Monday, Eddy Aitah, noted that the event is geared towards enhancing talents of students, encourage excellent performance among young students and to incubate them for their roles as future leaders. He said, “the winner of this year’s edition will…
There has been a trending piece of information with no ‘source’ but with a tag “copied” that a certain “person” spoke with an FRSC offcial who confided in him that the traffic lights being installed in the FCT by the Chinese government carry a devise that can be used to apprehend traffic violators which will in turn make Nigeria generate some revenue from the motorists. It is NOT TRUE. In my opinion, this is one of the negative media campaigns that we encounter daily against China Nigeria relations and China Aided projects in Nigeria. I have once inspected the installation…
President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy for the suffering of Nigerians as a result of the recent elimination of subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as gasoline. The President started on Monday in his June 12 speech on 2023 Democracy Day that he will end gasoline subsidies at his inauguration on May 29, 2023, in order to prevent Nigeria from imploding and free the nation’s resources from a small number of ungrateful individuals. He urged Nigerians to make a little bit more of a sacrifice for the country’s survival. Democracy Day is celebrated yearly on June 12 in…
Police in Edo State have detained a 39-year-old man named Sunday Ejeh for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl. PUNCH gathered that the incident happened in the Ugbogi community in Ighobazuwa, the Ovia North West Local Government Area of the state and was reported to the police. The suspect was said to have lured the victim to his room, had sexual intercourse with her and given her N600 after the act. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident on Sunday. “An investigation carried out by the Gender Unit of the command’s Criminal Investigation Department revealed that…