Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, held his maiden meeting with the 36 state governors where he sought their partnership to end extreme poverty in the country. The meeting took place on the aegis of the National Economic Council, NEC, following the removal of petroleum subsidy about 10 days ago. He stressed the need for … [Read more…]
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has dropped the incumbent Deputy Governor of the state, Placid Njoku, as his running mate ahead of the 11 November governorship election in the state. Mr Uzodinma, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, picked a female lawyer, Nnedinma Ekomaru, as a replacement for … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with governors of the 36 states of the Federation in the Council Chamber, Abuja. This is the first meeting the Nigeria Governors Forum led by its Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq would be Having with the president since since he assumed office over a week ago. … [Read more…]
Memories and emotions went high on Wednesday during the valedictory session of the House of Representatives, as Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila officially dissolved the 9th assembly. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House, had moved a motion to commence the valedictory session, while Rep Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority Leader seconded the motion. Gbajabiamila, in … [Read more…]
Seven people were shot, two fatally, when gunfire rang out Tuesday outside a downtown theater in Richmond, Virginia, where a high school graduation ceremony had just ended, causing hundreds of attendees to flee in panic, weep and clutch their children, authorities and witnesses said. A 19-year-old suspect tried to escape on foot but was arrested … [Read more…]
The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2017 presented the controversial bill to both chambers of the National Assembly, which seek to transfer the control of water resources from the … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The gubernatorial candidates in Bayelsa include Governor Diri Duoye (PDP), Timipre Sylva (APC), Eradiri Udengmobofa (LP), Osuluku Binalatefa (SDP) and Ogege Mercy (APP). The candidates for Kogi are Leke Abejide (ADC), … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has called for the suspension of the establishment of Nigeria Air. It also called for prosecuting those involved in the unveiling of the national carrier by the previous administration, describing the exercise as a fraud. The resolutions were reached on Tuesday during the committee’s interactive session with some … [Read more…]
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has said some former governors in the North-West of compromising the security alliance among states in the region by “wining and dining” with bandits and other terrorists. Sani, who did not mention names, claimed that some governors took an “extremely wrong” approach in managing the internal affairs of … [Read more…]
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has described the June 5th, 2022 terror attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo as a devastating tragedy that struck the government and people of the state, a year ago. Akeredolu, who stated this on Monday through his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, said the state would always remember … [Read more…]
Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has insisted on the fight for the actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra. According to Kanu, in a tweet by his counsel, Alloy Ejimakor on Tuesday, Biafra is non-negotiable and cannot be subdued. Ejimakor tweeted: “Personal Message from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu: “I … [Read more…]
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has approved the termination of all appointments for any type of revenue enforcement in the State with “immediate effect”. This was contained in a statement Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko. “Consequently, affected persons are to return all Government property in their possession to the … [Read more…]