Over 3,000 Ebonyi teachers protest unpaid 3-month salaries. Teachers claim salary delay caused the deaths of three colleagues. Protesters block roads in Abakaliki, demanding payment and action. Over 3,000 teachers from the 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State took to the streets of Abakaliki on Sunday, protesting the non-payment of their salaries for three … Read more
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State clarified on Monday that the recent autonomy granted to local government councils does not imply that council chairmen operate independently of the State Government. Speaking shortly after inaugurating the thirty-one newly elected local government chairmen, Eno urged them to avoid misinterpreting the concept of autonomy. He emphasized that … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt dismissed two appeals by Local Government Chairmen loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike, challenging the extension of their tenure. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Monday,dismissed two appeals filed by Local Government Chairmen loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike. The appeals, CA/PH/137M/2024 … Read more
Fubara of Rivers State affirmed there is no provision for tenure elongation for Local Government Chairmen as per the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, and swore in new caretaker chairmen for the state’s 23 local government areas. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, affirmed on Tuesday that there is no provision for … Read more
Osun State’s Labour Party suspended its National Legal Adviser, State Women Leader, and 11 local government chairmen for factional activities and undermining party unity. They were accused of disrupting the LP presidential candidate’s petition against President Bola Tinubu’s victory. The state party executives back the National Working Committee’s actions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly have suspended all the chairmen in the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. The suspension comes after allegations of financial impropriety were levelled against the local government officials. The state assembly has directed the suspended chairmen to hand over government properties while investigations into the … Read more
Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has relieved the Commissioner of Transport, Ekele Nwaohammuo of his appointment. A. C. B. Agbazuere, his Chief of Staff, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday. Other appointees were also affected. They are General Manager, Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State (TIMAAS); Transition Committee Chairman, Aba South Local … Read more
The local government chairmen who were sacked by the Oyo State government yesterday lost at the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, as the appellant court ruled that their cause of action was “pre-emptive, premature and speculative and therefore failed to disclose reasonable facts.” The court positioned that the case, which the … Read more
………Ile-Arugbo: Time For Truth History reveals that there is no greatness without a price for discipline. Some people are of the opinion that there are two types of pain in life – the pain of discipline and the pain of regrets. So let me reaffirm the truth that life has restrictions predicted on the governing … Read more
The Governor of Niger state, Abubakar Bello, has advised the newly elected local government chairmen to shun personal interest as against the interest of the electorates that voted them into office. Bello gave the advised during the inauguration ceremony of council chairmen at the Government House in Minna on Thursday. It could be recalled that … Read more