Africa Celebrates Wole Soyinka + Ndume Says Tinubu Is Trapped In Aso Villa + Uju-Kennedy Fumes – Trending With Ojy Okpe

As Nigerians continue to debate over the creation of a new Livestock ministry, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, announced new measures, aimed at reducing food prices within 180 days.

Kyari shared the details on Wednesday, in a statement on X, outlining a series of initiatives that will be rolled out to address the escalating food costs; which include a – 150-Day Duty-Free Import Window, for Food Commodities and the Suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes for the importation of certain food commodities through land and sea borders.

The chief whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume while reacting to a resolution of the senate, which advised the federal government to address hunger in the land or face the wrath of the people alleged, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been held captive by forces in the Presidential Villa, who have been feeding him with lies and shielding him from selfless Nigerians who can tell him the truth.

The governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, in a recent public event, threw at Jab at FCT minister, Nyesom Wike and lawmakers that are backing him, calling them delusional for displaying in front of the media that all is well, meanwhile according to him, they are struggling behind closed doors. Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has been honored at an event in Morroco, titled: Africa Celebrates Wole Soyinka.

The event which was co-organized with the Pan African Writers Association, revisited Soyinka’s remarkable career and immense contributions to African and global literature.

Soyinka, while speaking at the event, highlighted the importance of fostering stronger connections between Morocco and West Africa, citing his own relationship with former Senegalese President Senghor as a testament to such bonds. A bill aimed at increasing female participation in politics has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

The proposed legislation, sponsored by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu and 12 other lawmakers, seeks to create 74 additional seats for women in the National Assembly.

The bill would alter sections of the constitution to reserve one seat in the Senate, and House of Representatives for each state and the FCT -exclusively for women A house of representatives committee and the minister of woman affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, engaged in a heated debate on Tuesday as guests and journalists watched for several minutes.

The house committee on women affairs and social development, had summoned the minister over alleged diversion of N1.5 billion Naira, earmarked for the payment of contractors. In South Africa the new Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina caused a frenzy on social media after she took her oat of office, and gaffed while reading her speech.

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