Today's Headlines: Tinubu Hailed Over New NDDC Chairman, I Dare Anyone In PDP To Suspend Me- Wike
Tinubu Hailed Over New NDDC Chair, MD’s Appointments
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Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have hailed President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Chiedu Ebie as the new Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board and for retaining Samuel Ogbuku as the Managing Director.
Speaking on the appointment, a traditional ruler and Chairman of Bayelsa Traditional Rulers Council, HRM Bubaraye Dakolo said he was happy that President Tinubu appointed a substantive board on time, unlike previous governments who put in place interim administrations.
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I Dare Anyone In PDP To Suspend Me- Wike
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MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, yesterday, bragged that he is yet to see the party chieftain, who will suspend him from the party. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Wike also said governance is not about membership of a political party.
Asked whether it was right for him to take an appointment in an APC-led government, the former governor of Rivers State said he became the FCT Minister to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration and not as a member of a political party.
His words: “Governance is not about party. Party is a vehicle that conveys you. I’m a PDP member — unrepentant.
Global Outrage Over Ali Bongo’s Ouster In Gabon Coup
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The international community, yesterday, expressed concern and deplored the upwelling wave of military coups in Africa, as Gabon became the seventh African country to fall to a military coup.
Gabonese army officers, under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, CTRI, yesterday, sacked President Ali Bongo, placed him under house arrest and took over power in the oil-rich Central African country.
Kano PRP Gov’ship Candidate, Yakassai Returns To APC
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The governorship candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in Kano State in the March 2023 general elections, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, has rejoined his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Yakasai, popularly known as ‘Dawisu’ confirmed to Daily Trust about the development after he made the announcement in a social media post on his official Facebook page.
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