Day: March 29, 2023

Portable resists Police arrest, says he is Federal Government’s liability

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Controversial singer, Habib Okikiola, popularly known as Portable claimed he is part of those who own Nigeria. He said he is a Federal Government liability while protesting and resisting arrest from the Nigeria Police at his bar at Sango-Ota, Ogun State on Tuesday. A viral video had circulated on the internet with the singer told the police that he is a ‘superstar’ and works for the APC. He said, “You dey tell superstar say ‘you are under arrest’. In my office? You are telling me you are under arrest for…

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PDP crisis: Damagum takes over from Ayu as acting National Chairman

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Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been temporarily relieved of his position by a Benue High Court on Monday. The court ordered Ayu to stop parading himself as national chairman of the PDP pending determination of the suit before it. The National Working Committee, NWC of the PDP, acting on the order, yesterday, confirmed its Deputy National Chairman (North), Amb. Umar Illiya Damagum, as acting national chairman after Ayu, stepped aside in deference to the court order. The PDP NWC took the…

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FG seeks another Chinese bank after China-Exim bank rejects US$22b loan request

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China-Exim Bank has rejected Nigeria’s $22,798,446,773 loan request earlier approved by the National Assembly. This has made the House of Representatives, to approve the request by the Federal Government to borrow $973,474,971.38 from China Development Bank after the rejection by China-Exim bank. The Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, moved a motion for the legislative chamber to amend its resolution granting approval for the failed loan deal. The motion was titled ‘Rescission of the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan.’ Moving the motion, Fulata…

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