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Ethiopia’s First Female President Sahle-Work Zewde Resigns Following Alleged Tensions with Prime Minister

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Ethiopia’s First Female President Sahle-Work Zewde Resigns Following Alleged Tensions with Prime Minister Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde resigned from office on Monday following a speculated disagreement with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Sahle-Work, the first woman to hold the ceremonial role in Ethiopia, has been head of state since 2018, representing a significant milestone for gender … [Read more…]

Torching of 3 Rivers LG Secretariats: Tinubu Directs Police To Secure Facilities

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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to protect local government secretariats in Rivers State against incursion by arsonists and vandals. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement on Monday after rampaging hoodlums aggrieved with the outcome of Saturday LG poll burnt down some council secretariats in the oil-rich state. … [Read more…]

NUT Primary School Teachers Suspend Strike in FCT 

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Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have suspended their strike action. NUT had on September 18, 2024, directed primary teachers Local Education Authority (LEA) across the six area councils to embark on strike over non-payment of its members’ remaining 60 per cent … [Read more…]

BREAKING: Gov. Fubara swears in new Rivers LG chairmen

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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the … [Read more…]

APP, AA, APC, LP, SDP, Others Win Rivers Councilorship Seats

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…APP, AA get 22, 1 LG Chairmanship Seats respectively The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has issued certificates of return to newly elected local government chairmen. Sunday’s event comes a day after the commission’s official declaration of results. This followed the conclusion of the keenly contested election, which, despite initial controversies and threats, was … [Read more…]

Atiku hails Fubara on conduct of Rivers LG polls, says it’s end to political intimidation

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Atiku Abubakar

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, said the outcome of the Rivers State local government election has shown an end to political intimidation and judicial chicanery. This, Atiku said, would pave the way for the noble pursuit of governance to commence in the state. He applauded Governor … [Read more…]

Finance Minister Announces Official Commencement of Crude Oil Sales in Naira

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Nigeria has officially commenced the sales of crude oil and refined petroleum products in naira, the Federal Government has announced. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Saturday said that in line with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directive, the sale of the products in naira commenced on October … [Read more…]

APC wins all 23 seats in Benue LG poll

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Benue Governor, Fr. Hyacinth Alia

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in Saturday’s local government election. Declaring the results on Sunday at its headquarters in Makurdi, the Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, Richard Tombowua, announced that the APC won all 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship elections held in the … [Read more…]

At Leadership Retreat, Mbah charges LG chairmen on creativity, optimal performance, lean spending

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Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State

…We’ll align with Gov’s policies of disruptive innovation – Council bosses Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the newly elected Local Government chairmen in the state to be creative and innovative in their performance while focusing on optimising values that will create solutions through lean spending. This is even as the council chairmen … [Read more…]

BREAKING: APP Wins 22 Out of 23 Chairmanship Positions in Rivers LG Poll

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The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. However, the state electoral umpire suspended the declaration of results for … [Read more…]

Otti Commences Construction of Court Halls Across 17 LGAs

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In a bid to create conducive environment for the Judiciary, Governor Alex Otti has flagged off the construction of model court buildings across the 17 LGAs of the State. Speaking while performing the foundation laying ceremony at the Umuene Magistrate Court, Isialangwa South LGA, Governor Otti said that the modern court buildings would be replicated … [Read more…]