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Presidency Denies Rumours of SGF George Akume’s Replacement

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:00:35 +0000

The Presidency has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has been replaced. In a statement issued Saturday night, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, described the report as false and the work of “agents of mischief.” [...]

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SGF Urges Vigilance Ahead of August 1 Hardship Protest

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:30:46 +0000

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has called on Nigerians to ensure that bandits, criminals, and insurgents do not hijack the planned August 1 hardship protest. Akume made this appeal on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja, just hours before the protest. Akume assured the public that the ongoing [...]

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SGF George Akume Warns Civil Servants Against Leaking Official Documents

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:00:08 +0000

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has issued a stern warning to civil servants against leaking official documents, emphasizing that such actions could harm Nigeria. Akume highlighted that the government has implemented measures to curb the leakage of sensitive information in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) through service-wide circulars issued [...]

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Anxiety in Benue State as Thanksgiving Service for SGF Suddenly Suspended

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:04:13 +0000

Tension has gripped Benue State following the abrupt suspension of a thanksgiving church service organized in honor of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The Caretaker Chairman of Guma Local Government Area, Unongu Simon, issued a statewide radio announcement directing the suspension of the service scheduled for Sunday, citing security concerns. The [...]

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Akpabio and Akume Meet with Labour Leaders to Avert Planned Strike

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 20:00:58 +0000

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, are holding discussions with organized labour in Abuja in an effort to reach a compromise and suspend the planned indefinite strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC is demanding a new minimum wage of N494,000 [...]

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Governor Alia Denies Rift with SGF Akume, Extols His Contributions at Birthday Symposium

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:00:15 +0000

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has refuted ongoing rumors of a rift between himself and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume. Governor Alia expressed his admiration for Akume, whom he described as a national pride and the father of Benue State. Speaking at a symposium held in Makurdi, the [...]

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Stop Crying Wolf, Answer To Cases Of Financial Crime Against You – Benue PDP To Akume

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:00:33 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has challenged the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume to prove his innocence by answering to the financial crime leveled against him in the state. InfoStride News had reported that the state government petitioned anti graft agencies in the country to investigate the [...]

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How APC Used, Dumped George Akume — Tiv Youths

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:00:36 +0000

The Tiv Youth Organization, TYO, Worldwide, on Sunday, said George Akume, the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, has been used and dumped by the All Progressives Congress, APC. Timothy Hembaor, President General of TYO, was reacting to the decision of the APC in the North Central to pick former Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko [...]

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Samuel Ortom Should Be Voted Out – George Akume

David Folami — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 22:23:00 +0000

Sen. George Akume has advised Tiv people to vote President Mohammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential elections. He said that the APC had the best candidates in all the elective positions in Benue and at the federal level. He also mentioned that at 65 he had no reason to deceive his people and urged the [...]

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George Akume Is Not An Accreditation Authority – Samuel Ortom

David Folami — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:40:33 +0000

Former Governor of Benue state, George Akume has alleged that Governor Samuel Ortom is using a fake university degree. According to Tribune, Akume said that the PhD being paraded by Ortom is from a non-existent university – Commonwealth University, Berlin. The former Governor said this at expanded caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) [...]

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Saraki marks Children’s Day with IDPs in Benue, reiterates Need for Increased Funding for Security Agencies

Ade Adewale — Mon, 28 May 2018 07:11:15 +0000

President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday celebrated the 2018 Children’s Day with children at the Abegena internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benue State. Saraki who was accompanied on the visit by the Senators Barnabas Gemade, George Akume, Emmanuel Bwacha and Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, was received by the Governor of Benue [...]

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Children’s Day 2018: Saraki at Abagena IDP Camp in Benue State

Ade Adewale — Sun, 27 May 2018 17:05:36 +0000

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is currently at the Abagena IDP Camp in Benue State, where he spent some time with the children as part of his activities to mark Children’s Day 2018. In tweets on his @BukolaSaraki handle, Saraki stated that he decided to mark #ChildrensDay at the Abagena [...]

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Prince Abubakar Audu Buried Amid Rumours Of Resurrection

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:01:06 +0000

Contrary to speculation that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in last Saturday’s governorship election, Prince Abubakar Audu, has woken from the dead, we can authoritatively confirm that is not the case as he has been buried, in accordance with Islamic rites. Rumours were rife on Monday that Audu, who passed away yesterday, had resurrected [...]

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