Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment towards the overall development of the Niger Delta as well as other parts of the country. Shettima, who represented Tinubu at the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial rally in Bayelsa State ahead of Saturday’s election noted that Bayelsa State, like every … [Read more…]
Ahead of the Saturday, November 11, governorship election in Imo, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said there will be no election in the polling units with no registered voters. The commission also published detailed information on 40 polling units where elections will not take place on Saturday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the … [Read more…]
In Imo State on Tuesday, the governorship candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Senators Samuel Anyanwu and Athan Achonu, respectively, staged a walkout at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by INEC to press home their demand for the redeployment of the state Resident Electoral (REC), Professor Sylva Agu. The stakeholders’ meeting was … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) of dabbling into the politics of Enugu State and rendering itself a willing tool in the hands of the opposition in the state. It demanded an open and unreserved apology from the NYSC for conspiracy, deceit, and wilful misrepresentation of facts to … [Read more…]
With a few days to the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi, it is almost certain that insecurity and near loss of confidence in the electoral process may force about 70 per cent of eligible voters out of the election, especially in Imo state. From antecedents at the last elections, about 20 per … [Read more…]
A former Minister of Information and Enugu State 2023 APGA gubernatorial candidate, Frank Nweke II has bewailed the procurement of new SUVs for members of the National Assembly every four years, wondering who bears the expenses, while calling on the Federal Government to reduce the cost of governance and also merge some ministries. He made … [Read more…]
The Honourable Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Nweze Umahi has appointed Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji as Chief Press Secretary. Orji was appointed as Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Works on Thursday in Abuja. The appointment takes immediate effect. The new Chief Press Secretary was a Former Commissioner for Information and State Orientation … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has stepped into the political situation in Rivers State. The President, on Tuesday, met with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Tinubu met with the two politicians at the Aso Villa in the nation’s capital, Abuja. Governor … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed confidence in the integrity of his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. Mr Tinubu spoke during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa. Mr Tinubu may be reacting to speculations that Mr Gbajabiamila was responsible for the confusion in Mr Tinubu’s appointments of cabinet members and … [Read more…]
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday morning, met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Both men were attending the Police Council meeting, which consists of 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The duo, whose opposing loyalists were at dagger drawn back home in the … [Read more…]
Some lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have elected Edison Ehie as the new Speaker. Ehie was the House Leader until he was suspended on Monday by anti Fubara lawmakers. But he told reporters at the Government House, Port Harcourt later that 26 members of the House sat … [Read more…]
Crisis is brewing in Rivers State following the impeachment of the Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Edison Ehie, on Monday morning. This is even as Governor Siminalayi Fubara has reportedly sacked his Chief of Staff, Hon. Chidi Amadi. Amadi is a former chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in … [Read more…]