Today's Headlines: Tinubu releases ministerial portfolios, assigns FCT to Wike, Labour to Lalong, 2023 Imo Guber: Uzodimma, Okorocha renew rivalry
Tinubu releases ministerial portfolios, assigns FCT to Wike, Labour to Lalong
President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to the ministerial nominees recently cleared for appointment by the Senate of the National Assembly.
Appointing the portfolios, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu named former Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Other portfolios as released by the President on Wednesday are as follows:
Ministers of Defence Mohammed Badaru, Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong.
Also named by President Tinubu are Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tuani,
Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salaco, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji
Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu, Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunisia Alausa.
Minister of Solid Minerals Development is Dele Alake, Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite
Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, Minister of Works, David Umahi, Minister of Ation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh.
2023 Imo Guber: Uzodimma, Okorocha renew rivalry
Ahead of the November Governorship election in Imo state, Governor Hope Uzodimma and the former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha have resumed battle.
It was gathered on Wednesday in Owerri, the latest of it, was the release of the panel report indicting Okorocha and others over alleged forceful take over of lands.
It has widened the battle line of the two camps of Okorocha and Uzodimma, resulting to accusations and counter-accusations.
The Uzodimma, camp claimed “The governor is doing the right thing. He is not witch hunting anyone. Infact he continued from where his predecessor stopped. Nothing will stop Uzodimma from recovering the land.
“We don’t care what they say. We are in government and doing what is right. If what the governor has done was wrong let them speak out. We are in court. They should also wait for the outcome of the court.”
But the Okorocha’s camp was of the view that; “Uzodimma is not serious. Imolites should ask him other panels he claimed he set up how far ? The truth is that it is about the November 11, 2023 Imo governorship election. Uzodimma has seen the rejection and gang up against him.
“He wants to whittle down the strength of Okorocha, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and former governor Emeka Ihedioha. His problem is that these people have not endorsed his second term the way other people are doing. From what you saw yesterday more will come and i want to tell you the battle just started.”
Boko Haram reportedly captures ISWAP commanders
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Boko Haram fighters have reportedly captured 60 terrorists of the Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, including three key commanders of the sect.
The recent supremacy battle between the warring terrorist groups reportedly occurred on Monday.
This was disclosed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, in a post on his social media platform on Wednesday.
Zagozola said that the ISWAP terrorists were captured on their way to Damasak in Borno State, identifying the commanders as Abubakar Saddiq, Abou Maimuna and Malam Idris.
Naira gains against dollar, trades at N910/$
The dollar is selling at N910/, compared to N942/$ on Tuesday, according to data by AbokiFX, an online platform that tracks the exchange rate on the parallel market.
The development comes on the heels of plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to intervene in the continued fall of the naira against foreign currencies.
On the Investors & Exporters window, trading of the naira commenced at 785.89/$ and reached a high of 799.90/$ before closing at 774.77/$ on Tuesday; it closed at 764.68/$ on Monday.
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