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 »
Wife of the Senate president, Toyin Saraki says she will give her greatest participation to EFCC authorities when she shows up before the counter join office on July 28th. Mrs Saraki has been welcomed by the EFCC to answer a few inquiries with respect to a few stores found in a few organizations which she has intrigues in. An announcement ... Read More »
State governors have said they didn’t receive any bail out package from the federal government, adding that they don’t need it at this time. The governors also resolved to provide a clear policy direction for President Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing newsmen at the end of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) meeting which last from 9:03 to 11:29 Wednesday night at the ... Read More »
I am delighted to be here this morning, and I wish to thank the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Atlantic Council, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the International Republican Institute (IRI), and the International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES) for providing me with this platform to share with this distinguished ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in the United States vowed that his administration would trace the accounts of individuals who stashed away ill-gotten oil money, freeze and recover the loot and prosecute the culprits. Reacting to questions from members of Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) in the United States and Canada at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC on the third day ... Read More »
…Says His Govt Will Stand Up For The Vulnerable In The Society Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday urged residents in the state not to be afraid to speak out against sexual and domestic violence, saying that it was the first step to waging a war against perpetrators of the act. The governor who spoke when he received ... Read More »
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