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Nigeria’ll be great again under Tinubu – Akpabio assures
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to be patient and steadfast with the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
Speaking at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State to mark his 61st birthday, the Senate President maintained that Tinubu has the political will to execute life touching projects for the people.
He also dismissed the insinuations that he created an office of the Senate president’s wife.
While thanking the guests who tuned up for his birthday celebration, Akpabio commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives at the Kaduna bomb blast and promised that he would lead other senators to their homes for a condolence visit, even as he promised to render all the necessary assistance to them.
His words, “I want to thank my distinguished guests who came to celebrate with me on this occasion. I also want to assure the people that Nigeria would be great again under Tinubu’s administration.
“He has the capacity and the political will to execute the lofty projects his administration has mapped out for the people.
“There is no office called the office of the wife of the senate president, all these things are lies, the office is in the other room. I have tried to be the voice to the voiceless, not just to my senatorial district but to Akwa Ibom And Nigeria as a whole.”
In her good will message, the president’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, while wishing Senator Akpabio well on his birthday, noted that Akpabio has not only shown exemplary leadership which engenders principle of democracy and accountability but has gone ahead to promote the interest of many Nigerians, especially the vulnerable ones in the society.
On his part, the governor of Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno congratulated Senator Akpabio on his birthday and pledged his support for his leadership, irrespective of party lines or ethnicity.
The governor therefore enjoined all Akwa Ibom people and other stakeholders to grow beyond ethnic politics and learn how to support one another for the growth and development of the state irrespective of party leanings.
Present at the event were the Nigerian first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, APC National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, Speaker of the House of Reps, Tajudeen Abbas, governors and a host of others.
Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has approved an increment in the monthly state allowance for corps members serving in the state from N5,000 to N20,000.
Mr Eno made the announcement on Friday during the state delivery meeting, held at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo.The increment will take effect from Aug. 1st.
The governor said that the increment was to support the Federal Government’s N77,000 monthly allowance, toward helping corps members meet their basic needs.“
More than 10, 000 corps members are posted to Akwa Ibom annually. We must continue to encourage and support them,” Mr Eno said.
It would be recalled that the governor, last week, approved the reconstruction of the NYSC orientation camp at Ikot Itie Idung, as part of efforts to improve the welfare of corps members in the state.
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Troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) under Operation Lafiyan Jama’a have neutralized several bandits during joint operations in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
A statement issued on Friday by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) stated that the clearance operation which took place on Thursday, July 3, led to the killing of scores of bandits.
The statement reads: “In continuation of ongoing efforts to rid the Joint Operations Area (JOA) of criminal elements, troops of 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN under Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A have sustained aggressive kinetic operations in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, yielding commendable outcomes.
“On 3 July, 2025, troops carried out a clearance operation in the rugged terrains of Tulus and Hokk Communities, located along the Plateau–Nasarawa State border.
“During the mission, contact was made with armed militias in Hokk, leading to a brief but decisive firefight. Several bandits were neutralised, while others fled into surrounding forests.
“Troops conducted a thorough exploitation of the area and, though no further contact was established, have maintained control through mobile and static patrols to disrupt any regrouping attempts.
“These successful actions reaffirm the resolve of security forces to dismantle criminal syndicates and prevent the proliferation of illicit weapons threatening peace and security within the Joint Operations Area.”
After 13 days in captivity, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a Bayelsa State High Court Judge, who was kidnapped by gunmen, has been released.
The judge was abducted on June 21, 2025, around 7pm by gunmen dressed in combat fatigue in front of a popular eatery at the Ekeki suburb of Yenagoa.
It was gathered that Justice Omukoro was released on Thursday evening and is still with security operatives.
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