Today's Headlines: Atiku Attacks Tinubu As Agency Destroys Billboards, Tinubu Mourns Soldiers, NAF Vows To Pound Bandits
Atiku Attacks Tinubu As Agency Destroys Billboards
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the recently-concluded 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over the destruction of billboards in strategic locations in the Federal Capital Territory drawing public attention to the judiciary as Nigerians await the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court.
The Federal Government had disbanded the Secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel due to its endorsement of billboards accused of attempting to manipulate the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal with the slogan, ‘All Eyes on the Judiciary.’
A statement by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria had earlier conveyed the dissolution of the panel on Tuesday.
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Tinubu Mourns Soldiers, NAF Vows To Pound Bandits
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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, mourned the death of troops killed by bandits in an ambush in the Shiroro area of Niger State, as well as the crash of a Nigerian Air Force helicopter in the state on Monday.
The President, in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, stated that the incidents brought him “immense sadness.”
He said, “These officers and men were answering the call of duty while on an evacuation mission. In their dedicated service to our beloved country, they paid the ultimate price.”
While commending the courage and devotion of the fallen soldiers, Tinubu said, “On behalf of a grateful nation, I extend my condolences to their families, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Air Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff, and the entire Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Dino Melaye pledges justice for sacked Kogi workers
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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 11, 2023 Kogi State governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye, has promised to review cases of sacked workers in the state in the past seven years if elected as governor.
Melaye made the promise in Lokoja on Tuesday when some of the affected workers visited him.
“When, by the grace of God, your will and the will of all our people, I am elected and sworn into office as your governor, I will revisit your cases and ensure that you get justice,” Melaye told the representatives of the sacked workers.
Naira Gains At Parallel Market As Govt Promises To Stabilize Rates
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The naira gained marginally against the United States dollar at the unauthorised market on Tuesday, barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu met with the acting governor of the central bank, Folashodun Shonubi.
According to information gathered from currency traders across the country on Tuesday afternoon, the dollar exchanged against the local unit at N900.00 and N925.00 as against the N935.00 to N950.00 range it traded on Monday.
Traders who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday attributed the market reaction to the President’s meeting with the CBN governor on Monday.
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