Today's Headlines: Senate Panel Writes Tinubu, Seeks Appointment Of AuGF; WAEC To Release Results Today
Senate Panel Writes Tinubu, Seeks Appointment Of AuGF
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint a substantive Auditor General of the Federation in compliance with the Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Wadada, in a letter to Tinubu, noted that the absence of the AuGF has left the government susceptible to potential mismanagement, lack of accountability and transparency.
The lawmaker expressed concern that the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation, which is the apex audit institution of the country, had been without a substantive Auditor General for the last 10 months.
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WAEC To Release Results Today
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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC will on Monday release the results of candidates that sat for the May/June 2023 West African Examination Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE.
This was stated in a release sent to Vanguard by the Acting Head, Public Affairs, Head of National Office, Mrs Moyosola Adesina.
Meanwhile, earlier in a chat with a medium, not Vanguard, the body through the National Office of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Mr. Patrick Areghan noted that marking of the results of 1,621,853 candidates, was hitched-free even in the East where the sit-at+home was being enforced.
NAF rescues seven kidnapped victims in Kaduna
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its special forces have rescued seven kidnapped victims.
According to the statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, the kidnapped victims, comprised of six females and a male, were rescued near Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State.
While the female victims said they were kidnapped from Paikoro in Niger State, the lone male among them stated that he was picked up against his will from Rijau in Niger State.
Gabkwet said the special forces were on patrol on August 6, 2023, near Birnin Gwari, when the terrorists, upon sighting them, abandoned their victims and fled into a nearby forest.
The victims were subsequently taken to NAF medical facility at Birnin Gwari for review and were released, but the male victim is still being observed.
Keyamo Apologises To Senators; Go, Sin No More, They React
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Festus Keyamo (SAN), the Delta State ministerial nominee, has finally 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 under then President Muhammadu Buhari.
Earlier, Vanguard reported that the Senate screening degenerated into a rowdy session on Monday, when Keyamo appeared before the lawmakers.
This was after a point of order raised, and motion moved, by Senator Darlington Nwokocha (LP Abia Central).
Nwokocha called for Keyamo’s screening to be stood down over his past attitude towards the National Assembly when he was Minister.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, then called for a closed session.
Immediately after the session, he dashed to the Villa to see President Bola Tinubu. Thereafter, the screening session continued.
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