The Chief Press Secretary to the Abia Governor, Mr. Godwin Adindu, has debunked the claim by the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Alex Otti, that there was an attempt on his life in his private guest house in Abuja. Adindu said Otti is merely trying to whip up sentiments to attract the sympathy of the ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has thrown its weight behind the current probe of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, by the Department of State Security (DSS). The party in a statement signed by the State Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for seeking to stop the DSS ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday congratulated Mr. Abdulwaheed Odusile, who was elected as the new President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the weekend. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the Governor commended the peaceful and democratic process that preceded his victory. He urged Odusile to ensure that professionalism ... Read More »
Immediate past Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Kingsley Kuku has said that he is ready to assist the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in its bid to probe the accounts of the agency under his leadership. Kuku, who spoke from the United States of America where he is undergoing a medical procedure, said that the ... Read More »
By Mr. Olusegun Akinwusi, Former Head of Service (HOS) in Osun State. Leaders by all standards as supposed to be good role models, mentors and indeed heroes for the younger ones. That is why we encourage our children to read books and autobiographies of great leaders to guide their mental, social and intellectual developments. But when against this norm our ... Read More »
The last may not have been heard about the way and manner funds for the Amnesty Programme were executed, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has summoned former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Kingsley Kuku. New Telegraph gathered from highly placed sources at the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja Friday, that an invitation ... Read More »
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state Governor, wants President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to “just go ahead and carry out the probe” of the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan, rather than making “announcements in the media”. In a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, his special assistant on public communications and new media, Fayose said the government of Buhari and the All ... Read More »
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, on Friday, sent the names of transition committee members for the 20 local government areas in the state to the Ogun House of Assembly for screening. Mr Suraj Adekunbi, the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, announced the names of the five-member committee for each local council while reading the message sent by the ... Read More »
In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers Nigerians’ tendency to forgive past misdemeanours and what it means for the country’s new president. In Nigeria, it is quite common that if you fire someone for gross misconduct, that person will turn up days later in the company of his or her grey-haired, widowed ... Read More »
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday resolved that states in the country should design ways of reducing the cost of governance. The resolution was taken at the 59th meeting of the council presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Executive Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The Governor of Lagos State, Dr Akinwumi Ambode, who briefed state ... Read More »
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