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Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
Adamu To Akpabio, Abbas, You Can’t Announce Principal Officers Without Party
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has said that the presiding officers of the 10th Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Honourable Tajudeen Abbas cannot announce the principal officers of the Assembly without recourse to the party leadership.
Adamu stated this on Tuesday at a meeting with the APC Governors…Read more
We’ve Concluded Investigations, Have Internal Evidence On Mmesoma’s Result – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it has concluded its investigations into the result paraded by Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme and has internal evidence of how she manipulated her result using software from 249 to 362.
Mmesoma who was barred by the Board from sitting for its examinations for the next three years also risks being jailed…Read more
BREAKING: Adeleke Submits Commissioners’ List To Osun Assembly
Governor Ademola Adeleke has submitted a full list of commissioners and special advisers to the Osun State House of Assembly.
He submitted the list on Tuesday through the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Adewale Egbedun…Read more
Apologise To Mmesoma Or Face Legal Action, Lawyer Tells JAMB, Oloyede
A lawyer identified as Johnmary Maduakolam has threatened to sue the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, and the management of the Board if they failed to tender an apology to the Anambra student, Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was accused of manually increasing her UTME score.
The lawyer who spoke in a letter addressed to Oloyede and sighted by New Telegraph noted that Mmesoma was incapable of forging her own results…Read more
We’ll Grill Service Chiefs To Ensure Their Capacity To Tackle Insecurity – Senator Plang
The Senator representing Plateau Central, Diket Plang has said that the Senate would ensure that the Service Chiefs appointed by President Bola Tinubu were thoroughly screened to know their capacity in stemming the security challenges in the country.
According to Plang, the Service Chiefs won’t “take a bow and go,” because Nigeria wants capable hands to tackle the worsening insecurity in the country…Read more
Security: Nigeria Not Yet Safe, LP Tells NSA, Security Chiefs
The Labour Party (LP) has said that the “calm situation” claimed by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu after a security meeting between President Bola Tinubu and security chiefs does not suggest that security challenges in the country have reduced.
The party also demands from the security chiefs, a departure from the immediate administration where life is worthless and kidnapping…Read more
Why Lalong Failed To Deliver Plateau For Tinubu – Reps
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi has attributed the religious sentiments that characterised the 2023 presidential election as being responsible for the failure of former Governor Simon Lalong to deliver Plateau State for President Ahmed Bola Tinubu.
Gagdi who represents Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal constituency made the clarification while reacting to former Minister, Dasuki Nakande’s taunting Lalong for failing to deliver Plateau to APC…Read more
Guinness Records: Lady Collapses Trying To Set New Longest Body Massage Record
Joyce Ijeoma, a Nigerian lady, who is out to achieve a 72-hour full body massage on an individual to break the Guinness World Records has collapsed.
New Telegraph gathered that she collapsed while attempting to break the feat at a venue in the Lekki area of Lagos State…Read more
China’s Xi Offers To Broker Palestine-Israel Peace Talks
China is willing to play a positive role to help the Palestinians achieve internal reconciliation and promote peace talks with Israel.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing on Tuesday…Read more
Ihonvbere Emerges Leader As Abbas Names Reps Principal Officers
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas on Tuesday announced principal officers of the green chamber with Hon. Julius Ihonvbere (PDP, Edo) emerging as the majority leader.
Hon. Halims Abdullahi (APC, Kogi) is the Deputy Majority leader while Hon. Bello Kumo (APC, Gombe) is the chief whip and Hon. Adewumi Onanuga (APC, Osun) is the deputy chief Whip…Read more
JUST-IN: Gunmen Burn Police Van In Ebonyi Community
Gunmen have set ablaze a Police patrol van in Ukwuagba Ngbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The gunmen were said to have stormed a police checkpoint in the area and ordered policemen on duty to vacate the area and immediately set the van ablaze…Read more
CNPP To FG: EU report of 2023 polls not biased
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the final report of the European Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria on the 2023 general elections, saying that “the observations and recommendations should be commended as a major international contribution to the deepening of democracy in Nigeria.”
In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade James Ezema, the CNPP noted that “those who are kicking against the report are doing so based on mere political…Read more
All Principal Officers Product Of Consensus, Says Bamidele
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Tuesday, said that there were no external influences in the emergence of the principal officers announced by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
Bamidele who stated this while briefing journalists shortly after the plenary session, said that all the principal officers announced…Read more
Tajudeen Abass, Kalu Will Lead Reps To Greater Heights – Agbese
Hon. Philip Agbese (APC), the lawmaker representing Ado/ Okpokwu/ Ogbadido Federal Constituency, says the 10th House of Representatives will make history under the leadership of Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas.
Agbese spoke to newsmen on Tuesday in reaction to the emergence of principal officers…Read more
Tribunal: Court Orders Tinubu To Defend Election Victory
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must present a defence in a petition filed against his announcement as the winner of the February 23, 2023, Presidential poll.
The petition was brought by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Gregory Obi...Read more
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