We’ll Unseat You In 2027–Wike Tells Senator Kingibe
News Source: Channels TV
The Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike has vowed to ensure that the senator representing the area Ireti Kingibe does not return to the upper lawmaking house in the next election.
Wike spoke on Monday at the flag-off ceremony of the construction of the Mabushi Bus Terminal in Abuja.
“If we have done well, we have done well. If we haven’t done well, we haven’t done well. I am proud to say that in the short time that President Tinubu has appointed us, we have done well,” the FCT minister said.
“You said there are no schools and hospitals. You, as a legislator, what have you done? How many bills have you sponsored for us to improve our education and health sectors?
“I challenge that legislator. If you are very popular, in 2027, come and run under Abuja; we will fail you.
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FG Clears $850m Debt To EU Airlines
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The Federal Government has paid up the backlog of debts to European airlines to the tune of $850m.
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, revealed this at the 9th edition of the Nigeria – EU Business Forum in Abuja on Tuesday.
She commended the government for its intervention in clearing the backlog as well as the removal of foreign exchange restrictions on the import of forty-three items.
Isopi said that Nigeria remains the EU’s largest trading partner with about 35 billion Euros in trade relations in the last year.
She also said that Nigeria is the E.U’s biggest foreign investor with a stock estimated at 26 billion Euros, representing one-third of Nigeria’s foreign direct investment.
Court Adjourns Kano Emirate Suit Against Ado Bayero, Four Others To Thursday
News Source: Sahara Reporters
The Kano State High Court sitting in Kano, the state capital, has adjourned the hearing of the application on the ongoing Kano Emirate tussle to July 4.
The application, filed by the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, and the House of Assembly itself through their counsel, Ibrahim Isah-Wangida, was a motion ex parte submitted on May 27.
They sought an order to restrain the 15th Emir, Aminu Ado-Bayero, and the four dethroned Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye from assuming the role of traditional rulers.
Respondents named in the suit include Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero (Bichi Emir), Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II (Emir of Karaye), Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa (Emir of Rano), and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya (Emir of Gaya).
More Than 90 Pupils In Abuja School Sit On Bare Floor, Lack Furniture As Civic Group Demands Wike, Kingibe's Attention
News Source: Sahara Reporters
No fewer than 96 pupils of the LEA primary school in Kigbe community in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja have been found sitting on bare floor during their lesson hours.
This was disclosed in a post shared on Tuesday by a civic tech platform, Monitng, demanding immediate intervention of the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike and the serving Senator of Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe.
The post reads: “Dear @GovWike & @IretiKingibe Inside Abuja School Where Pupils Sit On Bare Floor.
“A local authority school located in LEA primary school Kigbe community Kwali Area Council FCT Abuja. Where over 96 pupils sit on bare floors in their classrooms to learn.”