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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has declared the seats of former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and his Yobe State counterpart, Ibrahim Giadam, vacant following their appointments as ministers. Umahi (Ebonyi South) and Gaidam (Yobe East) were appointed as ministers of works and police affairs respectively by President Bola Tinubu in August. Akpabio declared the seats vacant at Wednesday’s plenary …

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday signed the state’s 2024 budget of N258.2 billion. The governor signed the budget a few hours after its passage by the state’s House of Assembly. The event held at the Government House in Lokoja was attended by the Governor-elect, Usman Ododo, Speaker of the Assembly, Umar Yusuf, and other government functionaries. Bello, …

The former minister of water resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State. Shagari, who served as minister in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is one of the oldest members of the PDP. He was also the deputy governor of Sokoto State during Aliyu Wamakko’s administration from …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday urged religious leaders in the country to steer clear of “desperate politicians.” He made the call at separate meetings with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Committee of FCT Imams Initiative (CFII) at his office in Abuja. The CAN President, Most Rev. Daniel Okoh, led members …

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj has announced the allocation of 95,000 Hajj seats to Nigeria in the 2024 Hajj exercise. A statement by the Deputy Director Information & Publications, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mousa Ubandawaki, said the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah made this known to NAHCON via a virtual meeting, Tuesday. The meeting, which officially marked …

A 37-year-old man, Umar Ayuba, on Tuesday died in a well at Kawon Maigari in Nassarawa local government area of Kano State. The spokesman of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday night. He said: “We received an emergency call at about 5:20 p.m. from one Mamuda Abdallah, who said that a man …

A women advocacy group, Gender And Development Action (GADA), has said its advocacy efforts were paying off as statistics indicated that more women were indeed involved in politics as compared with the past. In a chat with Blueprint in Calabar, GADA Project Coordinator in Cross River state, Mrs Francisca Effiom, said “A total of 80 women got elected in the …

A truck on Wednesday killed a commercial motorcyclist at Amaokpala Village along the Umunze-Ekwulobia Road in Anambra State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Awka. He said the accident was caused by a brake failure. The commander said: “The accident involved a commercial Mercedes …

The annual Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) remains the foremost platform for public-private dialogue to interrogate issues and proffer policy options and solutions that will continuously shape national economic policy and growth strategies, the ) the Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air Ememobong Ettete has said. The just concluded Nigerian Economic Summit which was held recently in Abuja, convened national …

The national grid collapsed again on Tuesday. The incident was the second this week, following the collapse of the grid on September 14. The country was thrown into a blackout during the period when the national grid collapsed twice in less than six hours to bring down the power generation by 93.5 percent to 273 megawatts (MW). The Eko Electricity …