Today's Headlines: Ex-governors in Tinubu’s ministerial list liabilities – Shehu Sani, Keyamo Apologises To Senate
Ex-governors in Tinubu’s ministerial list liabilities – Shehu Sani
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Former lawmaker Shehu Sani has alleged that ex-governors nominated for ministerial appointments by President Bola Tinubu represent his liabilities.
DAILY POST recalls that Tinubu’s ministerial list sent to the Senate for screening and confirmation contained nine former governors, a development that has attracted mixed reactions from Nigerians.
The ex-governors include Nyesom Wike, Nasir El-Rufai, Dave Umahi, and Bello Matawalle, among others.
Keyamo apologises to Senate, take a bow
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Delta ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, has apologised to the Senate over his failure to appear before the 9th National Assembly when he served as Minister of State for Labour and Productivity in the last administration.
The Nation reports that there was an uproar in the Senate on Monday during the screening of Festus Keyamo SAN for appointment as Minister.
This followed a constitutional point of order and motion moved by Senator Darlington Nwokocha (LP – Abia Central) where he called for the screening of Keyamo to be stood down over his past attitude towards the National Assembly when he was Minister.
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Niger closes air space citing ‘threat of intervention’
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Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response.”
“Faced with the threat of intervention, which is becoming clearer through the preparation of neighbouring countries, Niger’s airspace is closed from this day on Sunday… for all aircraft until further notice,” the country’s new rulers said in a statement.
The announcement came as the deadline from the West African bloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power to the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was due to expire.
ECOWAS last Sunday issued Niger’s new military rulers with an ultimatum to stand down within the week or face possible military intervention.Bazoum was overthrown on July 26 when members of his own guard detained him at the presidency.
Plateau, Benue, Niger IDPs hit 548,751, FG begins emergency intervention
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The estimated number of Internally Displaced Persons in Benue, Niger and Plateau states in 2023 alone has risen to about 548,751, figures collated on Sunday from various local and international organisations showed.
It was also gathered, on Sunday, that the Federal Government, through its National Emergency Management Agency, has commenced the distribution of relief items under the Special National Economic Livelihood Emergency Intervention.
Although the security situation in Nigeria has improved in parts of the country with the scale of attacks trending down, millions of Nigerians are still being displaced from their communities by criminal gangs, bandits and others.
In 2022, the International Organisation for Migration said over 3.6 million people were displaced in Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe. This year, thousands have been displaced by gunmen in Benue, Niger, and Plateau.
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