Edo state governor, Monday Okpebholo has dissociated himself from the position by the Governors of the South-South, opposing the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola AhmedIn a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Fred Itua, the Governor said the governors did not get his
The South-South Governors’ Forum has said that the political climate in Rivers does not warrant the imposition of emergency rule, in light of the stipulations outlined in Section 305(3) of the Nigerian Constitution. Senator Douye Diri, the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Bayelsa State, made this statement on Wednesday during
The resignation of Jeremiah Perekeme Owoupele, the former technical adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Information and Strategy, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sparked demands for the state party leadership to step down. In his resignation letter addressed to the chairman of Ward 5 in Ebedebiri, Sagbama
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has said that his administration achieved significant progress in infrastructure and human capital development in three years without borrowing money. Soludo made the disclosure on Sunday during a thanksgiving Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Awka, ahead of the celebrations marking his third anniversary
The Initiative for Transparency Strategy and Good Leadership, a prominent advocacy organization based in Rivers State, is calling for the prosecution of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on grounds of suspected perjury. Chizi Enyi, the group’s President General, formalized this demand in a petition submitted to
Mr. Solomon Akwashiki, the representative for Lafia Central Constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has praised Governor Abdullahi Sule for his significant contributions to infrastructure and overall progress in the state. Akwashiki, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts and a member of
The House of Representatives has set aside N6 billion for the long-overdue reconstruction of the Gbaji-Apa-Owode road in the 2025 national budget, as stated by a lawmaker. Rep. Sesi Whingan, who represents the Badagry Federal Constituency, shared this information in a statement from his media team in Lagos on Tuesday.
Rep. Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara) has welcomed Mallam Muhammad Kabir-Sani, the former governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Kabir-Sani made the switch alongside members of the former Peoples Democratic
Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State have urged caution regarding the recent dismissal of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Ikpambese. The party leaders also criticized the APC Elders Forum for its attacks on Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, in relation to this matter. During a
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC-Abia) has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare the late Chief MKO Abiola as one of Nigeria’s former presidents, posthumously.Kalu, who chairs the Senate Committee on Privatisation, said Abiola’s portrait should also be hung among that of Nigerian presidents.He spoke at the National Assembly on Tuesday