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Solemnity enveloped the ninth Senate when Orji Kalu, burst into tears while giving his valedictory speech on the floor on Saturday. According to report by the PUNCH, Kalu, while weeping, stated that he was labelled a thief by some entities who conspired against him. He said, “Before I came into politics, I could buy anything money could buy. I’m not …

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has advised the lawmakers-elect to consider the stability of the nation over that of their pockets. Shettima stated this while giving a speech at the valedictory plenary on Saturday, where he appealed to the 10th Assembly lawmakers to vote wisely on Tuesday. The battle for the Senate leadership has been intense for some months …

On 29 May 2015, when a former House of Representatives member, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, stepped in as the third elected governor of Enugu State, he pledged to “bring hope, peace and development” to Enugu people. Mr Ugwuanyi, in his first term inaugural speech, told the gathering at the popular Michael Okpara Square that he would liberate the people, particularly those in rural communities, …

Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, has said that the new work policy of the state will not affect productivity. Governor Godwin Obaseki last week gave a directive that civil servants in the state would henceforth work three days a week to cushion the effect of the removal of the fuel subsidy. In a meeting with Permanent Secretaries as …

Lawyers under the aegis of united lawyers for Rule of law defence have expressed outrage over the midnight invasion of the Lagos residence of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, and his forceful arrest by men of the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the development as undemocratic. In a press statement issued on Saturday by …

National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Comrade Julius Abure, has presented a registration card to Edo State serial gubernatorial aspirant Barrister Ken Imasuagbon. He assured him of fair play and justice in the Labour Party, which is driven by the People’s interest. Abure assured Imasuagbon that the Labour Party, which represents the family unit, will always stand with the …

The Department of State Services has revealed that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is now in its custody. This was made known in a statement via the agency’s Twitter handle on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The statement read, “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby confirms that Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of …

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele from office with immediate effect. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, made the suspension in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Akume, this is sequel to the ongoing investigation of the CBN …

Miami (AP) — Former President Donald Trump improperly shared a Pentagon “plan of attack” and a classified map related to a military operation, according to a sweeping 37-count felony indictment related to the mishandling of classified documents that was unsealed Friday and that could instantly reshape the 2024 presidential race. The indictment paints an unmistakably damning portrait of Trump’s treatment …

A newly unsealed federal indictment lays out, at some points in detail by the minute, how former President Donald Trump allegedly directed an aide to move documents to and from a Mar-a-Lago storage room in the days before Trump’s attorney searched the room for classified documents sought in a subpoena. Trump and the aide, Walt Nauta, face several obstruction and …