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Oyo ministerial nominee, Sunday Dare to senate: Nigeria don’t have technology to prevent kidnapping using SIM tracking

The Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Sunday Dare, has said the technology available cannot allow for the phone lines of kidnappers to be tracked until after the fact, Punch reports. Dare, who was screened by the Senate as a ministerial nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari, stated that the spate of kidnapping…

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Group attacks Senate President, Lawan for sacking Adedayo as media aide, says he sacrifices competence

The Coalition of United Political Parties CUPP, has lambasted the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, for “sacrificing competence” by withdrawing the appointment of Festus Adedayo as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity hours after the appointment was announced. Adedayo, who has spoken on the cancellation of his appointment, was removed after supporters of the All…

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The Sacked Lawan’s Media Aide Writes: ‘The Festus Adedayo They Thought They Could Pull Down’

I was just informed a few minutes ago of the withdrawal of the appointment offered me as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan Ahmed Lawan. I had hitherto enjoyed every of the diatribes provoked by the appointment. I was told it was the most…

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Lawan cancels appointment of Ajimobi’s former media aide, Festus Adedayo

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has on Thursday reversed the appointment of Festus Adedayo as his special adviser for media and publicity. It would recalled that after the appointment of Adedayo, who was the former Special Adviser on media to immediate Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, there had been agitations from some…

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Updated: Lawan emerged Senate President

Yobe North lawmaker, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has emerged the President of the ninth Senate with 79 votes defeating Ali Ndume of Borno-South senatorial district who polled less than 28 votes The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC met with governors and members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the party on…

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Deputy Senate Presidency: APC endorses Omo-Agege

The All Progressives Congress in the South-South has endorsed the Senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege, as the next Deputy Senate President. The declaration confirmed a May 10 Punch report which stated that the national leadership of the party had settled for the senator and set machinery in motion for his emergence. Senator Francis Alimikhena…

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Local Government autonomy already passed into law, says Senator Sani

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District on Saturday disclosed that the long awaited bill on local government autonomy has been passed into law. According to him, the Nigerian Senate has passed the long awaited bill for Local Government Area Autonomy into an act, with the assent of the president, Muhammadu Buhari. He added…

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