Today's Headlines: How Akpabio Mistakenly Exposed Senator's Holiday Allowance; Coup: Tinubu, Sanusi In Closed Door Meeting
Akpabio Exposed Senator’s Holiday Allowance
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio bit more than he could chew when he mistakenly disclosed that money had been sent to his colleagues “to enjoy your holiday”.
Forgetting that the proceeding was being captured on live camera, the senate president spoke confidently.
He said, “As soon as Senator Umahi takes his oath of office, we shall rearrange the office of the leadership.”
He added, “In order to enable all of us to enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts by the Clerk of the National Assembly”
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Tinubu, Sanusi In Closed Door Meeting
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President Bola Tinubu and the former Emir of Kano , Sanusi Lamido Sanusi are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The former Emir had recently returned from Niger Republic where he went to meet the military junta that seized power from the democratically elected President Muhamad Bazoum .
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi arrived the Presidential at about 8:25pm immediately after a high delegation of the Nigeria Islamic Ulama met with the President.
When asked about his visit to Niger, the former Emir simply said, it’s fine.
As at the time of filing this report, Sanusi was still meeting with the President.
Bandits Kill 3 In Taraba
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No fewer than three persons have reportedly been waylaid and killed by bandits in Funkwa Village, Kwambia in the Yangtu Special Development Area of Taraba State.
The spokesman of the state police command, DSP Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the development to newsmen telephone.
He said the incident happened Tuesday morning when the deceased were going to their farm.
He also said security operatives have been drafted to the area to track down the perpetrators.
Also confirming the incident, Emmanuel Madaki, who acts as coordinator of Yangtu Special Development Area, condemned the attack.
Oyebanji Unfolds Palliatives For Ekiti Pensioners, Workers, Residents
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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday, rolled out palliatives to lessen the impact of the removal of the fuel subsidy removal on Ekiti residents including students, workers, and pensioners.
The Chairman of the state Palliatives Committee and Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, who said a decision like fuel subsidy removal would naturally come with short-term pains, said the palliatives would stand in the gap.
Oyebode, who spoke in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, while reporting on the outcome of the committee comprising government representatives and other stakeholders including the organised labour, said the palliatives covered formal and informal sectors, as well as elderly citizens.
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