Today's Headlines: Ministerial Appointment: God Is A Miracle Worker- Keyamo, IG, customs CG meet over border control

GLatestAugust 4, 2023

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Ministerial Appointment: God Is A Miracle Worker, Says Keyamo

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Former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to his inclusion in the ministerial list submitted to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu.

Keyamo’s name was included in the ministerial list read by the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on the floor of the Senate on Friday.

The president also withdrew the ministerial nomination of Maryam Shetty from Kano and replaced her with Dr Mariya Mahmud.

Reacting to the addition of his name among the politicians and technocrats to serve in Tinubu’s cabinet, Keyamo took to Twitter to write a popular Christian song.

The former minister who served as the spokesperson in the Tinubu’s campaign committee also added dancing emojis to the tweet, to portray his happy mood.

IG, customs CG meet over border control

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The acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, on Thursday played host to the acting Comptroller General, Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The meeting served as a platform for both agencies to seek ways to strengthen cooperation across all areas of their respective operations, especially border control.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Thursday.

“The discussion focused on areas such as joint training programs, enhanced border patrol efforts, improved investigation techniques, and the establishment of a mutual working relationship for better internal security in the nation,” Adejobi said.

Okun leaders visit Tinubu over marginalisation claim

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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, promised to address complaints of marginalisation in terms of power rotation and constitutional provisions to guarantee equal rights for all Senatorial Districts in Kogi state.

This formed part of the discussions when Tinubu received in audience the leaders of Okun Development Association, led by Prof. Micheal Ikupolati, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

“When you talk about domination, I’ll have to dig deeper into the issues. Yes, the question of rotation was agreed upon by Prince Audu and some other leaders, but death didn’t allow him. God Almighty knows the reasons and we cannot question him,” the President told the leaders, referring to an agreement on power rotation made by the late Abubakar Audu.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this in a statement he signed on Thursday titled ‘President Tinubu urges peace and unity among Okun people ahead of Kogi elections.’