The immediate past speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chinedum Orji, has defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Orji, a two-term member of the House, announced this at the APC state secretariat in Umuahia, the state capital, yesterday, saying it
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Some suspected gunmen invaded Piko community in Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapping 13 residents.The attack came barely a week after gunmen invaded Bmuko community in Bwari area council, kidnapping four residents of the community who are yet to be freed by their captives.Information gathered revealed
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly ad hoc committee investigating financial dealings under the administration of former governor Nasir El-Rufai has summoned former commissioners, their permanent secretaries, some local government chairmen, and other stakeholders.The committee was set up by the House to scrutinize the state's financial transactions, loans, contractual liabilities,
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday stormed and locked down the premises of the Trust Fund Pensions in Abuja to take its stand against what it described as unfair labour practices by the firm.The labour centre accused the fund of disengaging over 45 workers without due process in breach of the
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President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ahmadu Ribadu, who died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa State.According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the president was represented by his chief of staff, Hon Femi
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Minister of Works Engr. David Umahi has said the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project complied 100 percent with the Procurement Act.The minister spoke through his special adviser on media, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, yesterday, while reacting to concerns expressed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.Atiku had accused the government of awarding
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag President Bola Tinubu to court if he refuses to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the cybersecurity levy recently imposed on Nigerians.SERAP, which gave the federal government 48 hours to comply with its demands, described the
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