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The Governor of Ekiti State Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has presented a N124.7bn Appropriation Bill to the leadership of the state House of Assembly. The 2020 budget which has been tagged ‘Budget of Deliverables’ was presented the state House of Assembly on Friday. The state government noted that the budget was tailored after the 5-pillar agenda … Read more
The Police Authority has ordered the redeployment of some senior officers who were recently promoted from Commissioner of Police to Assistant Inspectors General (AIG). The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, apoorved the new redeployment to zones and formations. The Police image maker DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja in a statement … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Natasha Akpoti, in the ballot for Kogi governorship election. The commission noted the judgment had compelled it to include the party and its candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial poll in the … Read more
The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stressed that the 2020 budget would improved civic participation in governance and help automate public services within the state. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Friday when he presented N1.17trn Appropriation Bill before the State House of Assembly in Ikeja. He also noted that the budget would aggressively tackles infrastructural … Read more
The Minister of Works And Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has been asked to resign his ministerial appointment by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP following a comment by the minister on the state of Nigerian roads. PDP asked the minister to also tender an apology to Nigerians adding that, the statement of the minister was a … Read more
The victims of the Maiduguri market inferno have been given N60m consolation fund by the Borno state government. The Deputy Governor of the state Usman Kadafur, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday at the flagging off the cash distribution in Maiduguri. It could be recalled that an inferno had occurred in the GSM market on … Read more
The Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, has tagged the Nigerian Bar Association NBA an enemy of the people of Rivers state for politicizing security issues in the state. The Governor disclosed this on Friday while delivering his keynote address at the Opening Session of the 2019/2020 Legal Year of the Rivers State Judiciary in … Read more
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has revealed that he was away from the state because he was ill. He noted that he had to stay back in Abuja in order for him to recuperate adding that, he was now better, stronger and ready to serve the people of the state. The Governor in his … Read more
The Governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, has responded to the allegations of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC Adams Oshiomhole, that the state airport built by the governor was useless and most expensive in the world. It could be recalled that Ekohotblog.com had earlier reported that Oshiomhole had berated the airport built … Read more
Lagos State on Friaday recorded another inferno at Kano Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, and several shanties have been destroyed by the inferno. This is coming barely 24 hours after rescue team finally put out a two day inferno that gutted a building at Number 43 Martins Street, Balogun Market, Lagos Island. … Read more
The Presidency has reacted to the critics of the president’s recent of sacking of aides attached to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, stressing that no one was too powerful for President Buhari to control. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, disclosed this to newmen on Friday. He … Read more
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa, has asked Governor Sanwo-Olu to prioritized the construction of rail network across the state in the 2020 budget. The speaker disclosed this at the budget presentation on Friday in Alausa, Ikeja. The 2020 appropriation bill which has been tagged “The Budget of Awakening to … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC gubernitorial candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has pledged his loyalty to the party. He stressed that he remained a loyal member of the APC irrespective of the outcome of the suilt filed challenging the party’s primary. Adding that, he would work for the success … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has berated the governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, over the state’s airport he built. Oshiomhole described the state’s airport as useless and most expensive in the world. Adding that, it ought to be in the Guinness Book of World Records. The national chairman disclosed … Read more
The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, will chaired the Nigerian Governors’ Forum NGF in the bid to strategize on how to access the $750m World Bank grant. The governor disclosed this to newsmen on arrival at the State’s Airport in Benin from Abuja. Obaseki noted that he had attended series of meetings in Abuja adding … Read more
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has threatened to order its members to embarked on a nationalwide strike if the the Apapa gridlock was not resolved. The union lamented the slow pace of the ongoing reconstruction work on the busy Apapa-Oshidi Expressway that leads to the Tin Can Island and Apapa Ports in Lagos. … Read more
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to the verdict of court of appeal on the All Progressive Congress APC senatorial candidate representing Ekiti South, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, describing the judgment as painful. It could be recalled that the Appeal Court had quashed the election of the senator while declaring Abiodun Olujimi … Read more
The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the federal government was committed to providing access to cheap capital to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs. Osinbajo noted that the government was collaborating with relevant stakeholders in the finance sector and other agencies to actualize easy access to capital for MSMEs. The Vice President … Read more
The Appeal Court in Kaduna has declared the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as the legitimate winner of the gubernatorial poll in the last general election. The Appeal Court affirmed his victory at the poll in judgment delivered on Thursday by a five-man panel. The judges unanimous my upheld the decision of the tribunal … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Board Of Trustees as well as governors on the platform of the party have pledged their support to the gubernatorial candidate of the party in Bayelsa, Senator Douye Diri. The support is coming ahead of the November 16 governorship poll in the state. The PDP caucus expressed optimism for a … Read more