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Jerrywright Ukwu

Nigeria

Associate Editor at Fun Times Magazine

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  • ‘Nigeria unprepared for foreign-backed attacks’ - Seriake Dickson speaks on Benue killings

    1 week ago | thecable.ng | Jerrywright Ukwu

    Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for visiting Benue five days after over 200 people were killed on June 14. Dickson said Tinubu should have visited the state earlier to demonstrate leadership and empathy, following the brutal attacks by suspected herdsmen in Yelewata and Daudu communities in LGA.

  • ‘Leadership isn’t about excuses’ -- Obi faults Tinubu for aborting Yelwata trip over bad roads

    1 week ago | thecable.ng | Jerrywright Ukwu

    Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to visit Yelwata in Benue state in the wake of a deadly attack on the community. On Wednesday, Tinubu, who had just touched down in Benue to commiserate with victims of the tragedy, said he could not visit Yelwata, epicentre of the massacre, because of “the rain, flood and bad roads”.

  • Emergency rule not a substitute for democracy, senate tells Rivers officials

    1 week ago | thecable.ng | Jerrywright Ukwu

    Opeyemi Bamidele, senate majority leader, has told officials overseeing governance in Rivers under emergency rule that the measure is not a replacement for democratic government. Bamidele, who is also the chairman of the ad hoc committee on the oversight of emergency rule in Rivers, spoke in Abuja on Thursday during the defence of the state’s N1.4 trillion 2025 budget. The senate leader said emergency rule is a constitutional provision aimed at restoring order and stability in times of crisis.

  • Tinubu praises Uba Sani for transforming Kaduna from toxic zone to hub of progress

    1 week ago | thecable.ng | Jerrywright Ukwu

    President Bola Tinubu says Kaduna has transformed from a toxic and insecure state to a hub of peace and development under Uba Sani, the governor. Tinubu spoke on Thursday before inaugurating a fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) mass transit buses in Kaduna. The president also commended All Progressives Congress (APC) governors for their unity and support for his administration.

  • Tinubu apologises for omission, confers CFR on Abubakar Umar

    1 week ago | thecable.ng | Jerrywright Ukwu

    President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, a retired colonel and prominent June 12 advocate. Tinubu announced the honour on Thursday during the inauguration of a 300-bed hospital and vocational training institute in Kaduna. Umar, a former military officer and outspoken critic of successive governments, was described by the president as a “soldier of democracy”.

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