Breaking: Akpabio Breaks Silence On Collapsing At His Birthday Event
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<p>The President of the 10th Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to the reports claiming that he collapsed on Thursday. Akpabio, on Friday, revealed that he was exhausted and diagnosed with malaria following reports that he collapsed at his 61st birthday colloquium held in Abuja. There had been reports that Akpabio slumped after the event while […]</p>
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The President of the 10th Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to the reports claiming that he collapsed on Thursday.
Akpabio, on Friday, revealed that he was exhausted and diagnosed with malaria following reports that he collapsed at his 61st birthday colloquium held in Abuja.
There had been reports that Akpabio slumped after the event while seeing President Bola Tinubu off at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and was rushed to the hospital.
The Senate President while addressing newsmen at the Senate said he had malaria, worsened by stress.
He said, “What eventually happened after the event was a show of humanity. I went home and I called my doctors and I was assured that I have malaria, mingled with stress, which could also be described in another way as exhaustion.
“In fact, anybody could be exhausted. Please, drink water daily so that you don’t get exhausted.
“This is to say that the work goes on. I want to assure Nigerians that the National Assembly is intact and we are still going on with our duty, our appropriation.
“We will resume on 20th December. But before then, the various committees must have finished their work to enable us to meet the target to pass the budget before the end of the year for the president to append his signature.”
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/row-houses-with-colorful-facades-in-the-plateau-neighborhood-in-winter.jpg?id=56495212&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=132%2C0%2C132%2C0"/><br/><br/><p> With February in full swing, <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-rent-new-campaign" target="_blank">Montreal tenants</a> might notice a slight dip — not just in temperatures outside, but in the <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-rent" target="_blank">city's rent prices</a> too.
</p><p> According to <a href="https://www.zumperrentals.com/blog/rental-price-data-canada/" target="_blank">Zumper's latest Canadian Rent Report</a>, Montreal has fallen slightly on the list of most expensive cities to rent in Canada. We're now sandwiched between London, ON and Calgary, AB for one-bedroom prices.
</p><p> Although our costs still saw a small uptick on the year (while <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-how-much-buy-home" target="_blank">home prices</a> skyrocketed), Montreal's average one-bedroom rent dipped slightly from $1,750 in January to $1,710 this month, reflecting a modest decline of 2.3%. The city's drop in position was thanks to Halifax's recent price surge and Kingston's jaw-dropping climb.
</p><p> Meanwhile, Vancouver and Toronto's prices remain sky-high despite both cities recording substantial declines since last year.
</p><p> Here's the latest breakdown of the top 13 cities with the priciest one-bedroom rents in the country:
</p><h2>One-bedroom rent in Canada (Feb 2025)</h2><ol>
<li>Vancouver, BC – $2,550 (-5.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Burnaby, BC – $2,400 (-1.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Toronto, ON – $2,300 (-6.1% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Victoria, BC – $2,030 (-0.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Halifax, NS – $2,010 (-1.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Ottawa, ON – $1,990 (+2.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Barrie, ON – $1,960 (+10.1% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kelowna, BC – $1,910 (-0.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kitchener, ON – $1,790 (-5.8% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Oshawa, ON – $1,790 (-3.8% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kingston, ON – $1,750 (-3.3% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Montreal, QC – $1,710 (+0.6% Y/Y)</li>
<li>London, ON – $1,710 (-0.6% Y/Y)</li>
</ol><p> On the other hand, two-bedroom units in Montreal dropped 1.3% to $2,220, which is $50 cheaper than <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-rent-increase-2025" target="_blank">last month</a>. Despite the drop, Montreal still holds 7th place for the priciest two-bedroom rents across Canada with a 2.8% increase year over year.
</p><h2>Two-bedroom rent in Canada (Feb 2025)</h2><ol>
<li>Vancouver, BC – $3,460 (-8.9% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Toronto, ON – $3,010 (-5.9% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Burnaby, BC – $3,000 (-3.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Victoria, BC – $2,710 (+1.5% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Halifax, NS – $2,400 (-7.7% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Ottawa, ON – $2,400 (0.0% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kelowna, BC – $2,320 (+1.3% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Montreal, QC – $2,220 (+2.8% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Oshawa, ON – $2,160 (-1.4% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Barrie, ON – $2,130 (-2.7% Y/Y)</li>
<li>London, ON – $2,060 (-1.9% Y/Y)</li>
<li>Kingston, ON – $1,950 (-8.5% Y/Y)</li>
</ol><p><span></span>The Zumper Canadian Rent Report looks at data from thousands of rental listings across the country each month to calculate the average rent for the 23 biggest metro areas in order to give a clear picture of the current rental market You can explore their full February report <a href="https://www.zumperrentals.com/blog/rental-price-data-canada/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em><p> <br/></p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em>
