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  The  House of Representatives  on Wednesday, resolved to investigate the $460m Chinese loan secured by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to procure and install Closed-Circuit Televisions in strategic locations within the Federal Capital Territory to enhance security in the nation’s capital. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia State,  Amobi Ogah during Wednesday’s plenary. Titled, “Need to investigate the rising insecurity and loss of several lives in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, despite the CCTV project secured with a Chinese loan of $460m,” Ogah said the spate of insecurity in the nation’s capital has made it imperative to revisit the project. In 2010, the Federal Government took a loan of $460m to install CCTV cameras in the FCT, but the project was not executed.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had shelved plans for a summit in Budapest with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war because he did not want a “wasted” meeting. Trump’s reversal came just days after he announced that he would meet Putin in the Hungarian capital within two weeks, following what he called a productive phone call to end Russia’s war. The US leader pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to give up the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace during “tense” talks last Friday in Washington, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. But on Tuesday, a White House official said that there were now “no plans for President Trump to meet with President Putin in the immediate future” despite the Budapest announcement. “I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked why the Putin encounter had been put on ice. “I don’t want to have a waste of time, so I’ll see what happens.”

A petrol-laden tanker skidded off the road, fell and exploded on Tuesday afternoon on Bida-Agaei Road in Niger. Hajiya Aishatu Sa’adu,  Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. Sa’adu said that the casualty figure  could not be ascertained at the time of  filing this report. She, however, said that her men were already conducting a rescue operation at the scene of the accident. According to her, the unfortunate incident has caused serious traffic gridlock on the ever-busy expressway particularly due to the bad nature of the road. Sa’adu pointed out that the deplorable state of the road also impacted response time for the rescue operation. Vanguard News

A support group rooting for the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, under the banner of the Anambra Patriots for Soludo (APS), has reaffirmed its readiness to deliver an overwhelming victory for the governor in the forthcoming November 8 governorship election in Anambra State. The Chairman of the group, Chief Damian Ejiamatu, gave the assurance during a meeting in Nise, Awka South Local Government Area, where residents from the two wards in the community unanimously pledged their support for Soludo’s re-election bid. Ejiamatu, visibly impressed by the large turnout, donated N2 million to mobilize grassroots support and promised an additional N2 million to further strengthen campaign activities for the governor He also assured members of other political parties operating under the Renewed Hope coalition that they would be fully integrated into the group’s structure and activities. According to Ejiamatu, the decision by some political groups to align with Soludo was influenced by h...

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Anambra State,  John Nwosu , has called for the criminalization of vote buying and the prosecution of any government officials, individuals, or groups found engaging in the practice during the upcoming November 8 governorship election in the state. Speaking with reporters in Onitsha, Nwosu described vote trading as a heinous crime and “one of the greatest assaults on Nigeria’s democracy”. He added, “We call on government agencies responsible for ensuring credible elections to criminalize and prosecute any government officials, individuals, or groups found engaging in vote buying or selling at polling units.” Nwosu further stated that any government involved in vote buying demonstrates incompetence and corruption, questioning the source of funds used for such illegal activities.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress , APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on Sunday said Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has united the state. Yilwatda said Sani has given the people of the state voice by removing the problems of tribalism and religion. Speaking in Kaduna on Sunday, the APC chairman said mosques and churches are now the same under Sani’s administration. He said: “Your Excellency, I want to thank you for doing something different in Kaduna State, Kaduna State was known for insecurity; the story has changed. “Thank you for valuing the lives of people and uniting Kaduna State. You have removed the problems of religion and tribalism, giving everyone a voice.

  Nollywood actress and media personality,  Omotunde Adebowale-David , popularly known as Lolo 1, has shared her opinion on polygamy, stating that she prefers it to secret affairs. Speaking in a recent podcast with her colleague, Bimbo Akintola, Lolo argued that honesty and fairness should guide relationships. “I would rather a man be polygamous than for him to be married and have a side-chick. That’s the one I would not contend with,” the actress said. She added that polygamy guarantees co-wives fairness to an extent, as opposed to “side-chick culture.” On her part, Bimbo Akintola claimed that “side-chick culture” began when men were taught to marry the so-called “wife material” instead of the women they truly loved.