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The First Lady met with United States President yesterday during the 74th Annual National Prayer Breakfast held on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

The upper chamber said the decision was based on the stark realities of the country and not on emotions or sentiment after due consultation and engagement with principal actors in the country’s communications and power sectors, among others.

The statement added that President TINUBU, has  sent a letter to the Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO, requesting the expeditious confirmation of Ambassador Yusuf to replace Professor ABDULLAHI USMAN, who resigned this week, after about 14 months in the post.

While defending the 3.4 trillion naira budget proposal of the ministry, the minister argued that the current funding method is hindering the effective execution of projects under the ministry, adding that over 95 per cent of projects under the Federal Ministry of Works are ongoing, making consistent and adequate capital releases critical to their timely completion.

In a statement issued yesterday by its spokesperson, EMMA POWERFUL, IPOB said the order came directly from its ‘supreme leader’, NNAMDI KANU to ensure that normal life returns to the South-East..

This is contained in a notice sent by the Clerk of the Senate, EMMANUEL ODO, saying that the lawmakers were directed to convene at the National Assembly complex on the instruction of the Senate President GODSWILL AKPABIO.

President TINUBU made the call yesterday while receiving a delegation from the World Bank led by its Managing Director of Operations, ANNA BJERDE, at the State House, Abuja.

The development was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, revealing that suspects will appear before Justice JOYCE ABDULMALIK of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.