Nobody Will Recognize Nigeria When Tinubu Completes Remaining 7 Years- Akpabio
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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, in another public gaffe on Tuesday, said nobody would recognise Nigeria again by the time President Bola Tinubu completes his "seven years" in office, obviously gifting the latter a second term.
Akpabio weeks ago had said the old Nigerian national anthem was responsible for heightened banditry and insecurity in the country.
In his latest comedy-like address, Akpabio on Tuesday told Nigerians not to worry about the challenges facing Nigeria but only pray for the success of the Tinubu’s administration, saying it would pay off in the next seven years.
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UN Tasks Military
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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has charged the military, the Police, and other security agencies to minimize casualties by ensuring adequate protection of civilians and humanitarian workers during violent conflicts.
It noted that civilians often bear the brunt of hostilities and uncertainties in conflict zones around the world, there is the need to ‘ensure their safety, uphold their rights and safeguard their dignities.’
The Team Lead, of the Governance, Peace, and Security Unit of the UNDP, Matthew Alao, said this on Tuesday, July 2, at the inauguration ceremony of the Comprehensive Protection of Civilians Course 36/2024, at the Nigerian Army Resource Center, Abuja.
Sultan Has No Power To Appoint District Heads- Sokoto Govt
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The Governor Ahmed Aliyu administration in Sokoto State says the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has no constitutional power to appoint district and village heads in the North-West state.
The Sokoto State Attorney General, Muhammad Nasiru Binji, stated this at a public hearing at the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The public hearing was on a bill for a law to further amend the Sokoto State Local Government and Chieftaincy Law 2008.
He said the law that gives the Sultan the power to appoint anyone contravenes the 1999 constitution.
Reps Ask Umahi East-west Road Contracts Over Poor Execution
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The House of Representatives has asked the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to immediately revoke the contract for the construction of the flooded East-West Road awarded to Rock Result Nigeria Limited and other contracts and re-award the same to a company with expertise and capacity.
This followed a motion on the “Need to Revoke the Contract for the Construction of Flooded Sections of the East-West Road Connecting Major Communities in Bayelsa State,” moved by Obok Oforjil during plenary in Abuja.
Moving the motion, Oforjil stated that the East-West Road is one of the important roads in the federation which has significantly contributed to the country’s economic and social development; it connects major regions facilitating trade, commerce, and cultural exchange, and thus improved access to markets, industries, and social services.