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The Senate has passed a vote of confidence in its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The vote of confidence in Akpabio was passed unanimously during Thursday’s plenary, following a motion moved by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) and seconded by Deputy Minority Leader, Olalere Oyewumi (Osun West). The decision comes 48 hours after the suspended
Hot SourceNita Lowey, who represented New York in the US House of Representatives for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has passed away at the age of 87. According to a report from the New York Post, she died on Saturday after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer.
Former US Rep Nita Lowey dead at 87
Nita Lowey, who represented New York in the US House of Representatives for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has passed away at the age of 87.
According to a report from the New York Post, she died on Saturday after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer.
The longtime lawmaker’s family announced her death in a statement, saying:
“We will miss her more than words can say and take great comfort in knowing that she lived a full and purposeful life.”
The former New York lawmaker was born Nita Sue Menikoff in the Bronx in 1937.
She graduated from Bronx High School of Science before earning a degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1959.
She married attorney Stephen Lowey in 1961 and was first elected to Congress in 1988, representing New York’s 17th Congressional District.
A longtime ally of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Clinton family, Lowey became chair of the House Appropriations Committee in 2019.
During her tenure as chair, she frequently clashed with President Donald Trump. In 2019, she told Lohud that the president was an “embarrassment.”
Lowey is survived by her husband, three children, and eight grandchildren.
Former US Rep Nita Lowey dead at 87
Hot SourceThe Adamawa State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its fight against violent crimes, as operatives attached to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Jada, have arrested two suspects for the brutal murder of a 10-year-old boy in Jada Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Sunday, the spokesman, CSP Suleiman Nguroje, stated that
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The Adamawa State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its fight against violent crimes, as operatives attached to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Jada, have arrested two suspects for the brutal murder of a 10-year-old boy in Jada Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Sunday, the spokesman, CSP Suleiman Nguroje, stated that
