The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress following the sack of Emeka Ihedioha as Governor. Defecting along with him was the Majority Leader of the House, Chigozie Nwaneri who also left the PDP to join APC. Read Also: FG monitors five Airports to … Read more
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the State capital on Tuesday restrained the 68 sacked council chairmen and chairmen of Local Council Developmenr Areas(LCDAs) from forceful and illegal takeover of the council offices across the state. The Court, presided over by Justice Moshud A.A Abbas granted the four reliefs sought by the lead … Read more
The inauguration ceremony of Governor Yahaya Bello for another term in office is ongoing in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Governor Bello as well as his deputy and running mate in the November 2019 election, Edward Onoja, were sworn in by the Chief Justice of the State. Read Also: Court grants Shehu Sani N10m bail … Read more
The chairmen of local government areas and local council development areas, LCDAs in Oyo State made good their threat this morning as they have resumed in their various council secretariats. Recall that a few months ago problem had occurred following Governor Seyi Makinde administration’s sacking of council chairman elected by the administration of former governor … Read more
Action Alliance (AA’s) candidate in the Imo North Senatorial District in the 2019 National Assembly election, Mr Ndubuisi Emenike has been shot dead by an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The Imo state Police command confirmed the killing on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Speaking on the developing issue, police spokesman, … Read more
Hon. Sikiru Sanda Oyedele, the Chairman of Egbeda Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State, has praised Mr. Olufemi Ajadi for his positive aspiration for 2023 Presidency, noting that optimistic curiosity could only make a young man to achieve his aims in life. Oyedele made these inspirational statements when addressing Ajadi and his followers who visited Ibadan … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured that Nigeria will soon see the end of the insurgence that has bedeviled the North-Eastern part of the country like she saw the end of the Nigeria/Biafra civil war. President Buhari gave the assurance when he received the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, at the Presidential … Read more
A bill to bar the President, Governors and other public office holders from foreign medical trips without court approval, has been slated for second reading in the House of Representatives. A copy of the legislation obtained yesterday, entitled: “Public Officers International Medical Treatment Trips Regulation Bill, 2019,” is sponsored by Sergius Ogun(PDP-Edo). The proposed Act, … Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Friday said that Mr. Godwin Obaseki will be re-elected as Governor of Edo State, stressing that nothing will stop the governor’s re-election because Obaseki has done well and deserves to continue in office. Obaseki is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) while Umahi is a member … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Commissioner REC for Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini has warned officials going against the core value of the Commission during Essien Udim local government re-run election on Saturday. According to him, the core value of the Commission was ensuring integrity, transparency and fair play in the discharge of … Read more
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has said the lawmakers would collaborate with the police to ensure effective crime-fighting and prevention at the grassroots in the State. Oborevwori stated this when the newly posted Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa paid him a courtesy visit in his office. He … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State has raised alarm over plans by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Senator Godswill Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress, APC, to allegedly rig the rerun elections in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District through the mercenary of DIG Michael Igbizi, armed thugs and fake police. Also Read: … Read more
The Akwa Ibom state government has reached an agreement with the organized Labour Congress over the new approved minimum wage. The state’s Commissioner for Labour and Man Power Planning, Professor Victor Inoka, disclosed to newsmen soon after signing of the agreement after days of tense negotiations. According to him, “the agreement was that we pay … Read more
At least eleven political parties have adopted to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the February 29 local government council elections in the state. The opposition parties said their reason for the adoption of the ruling party in the state was because of the long-existing understanding between them and the PDP The opposition Parties … Read more
The Governor of Oyo state Seyi Makinde, has warned the attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, to mind his business and stop interfering the state’s matter. It could be be recalled that the AGF had written to the Governor to dissolve the caretaker committee for local governments in the states. Speaking through the Attorney-General … Read more
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has said that his administration will continue from where his predecessor stopped. Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was last week declared the governor of Imo State by the Supreme Court which sacked the administration of Governor Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking on the … Read more
The PDP raises alarm over an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unleash violence on the people and allegedly rig the re-run election in Essien Udim Local Government of Akwa Ibom State slated for Saturday. The party in a statement obtained by Vanguard, says it already has intelligence on how a serving … Read more
The spokesperson of former governor of Kano State, and Presidential aspirant, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, Mrs Binta Spikin, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mrs Spikin announced her defection, on Wednesday, from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The development came a day after the state chairman of the party, Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, also quit … Read more
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed Senator Daisy Ehanire Danjuma, who represented Edo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly between 2003 to 2007, for her courage in endorsing him and defending her stance thereafter, applauding her forthrightness and commitment to the development of Edo State. Recall that speaking on behalf of … Read more
Dr. Chris Ngige, Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment has highlighted what the Igbo tribe must do to produce a successor after President Muhammadu Buhari in the upcoming 2023 elections. He stressed that leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) must collapse their party and move to the All Progressives Congress (APC) if they … Read more