ANAMBRA State government denied Friday that there was never a time the wife of the governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano slapped the wife of the deputy governor, saying those peddling the rumour were only trying to create tension in the state. In a statement in Awka Friday, the special assistant to the deputy on medioa, Mrs. Stella Igboka said the two ... Read More »
Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, on Thursday tendered an unreserved apology to the Senate President, Senator David Mark, over the unruly conduct of Hon. Abdullahi Degechi Usman Cheche, adding that the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), government and people of the state were embarrassed by the brazen show of disrespect exhibited by the member. Aliyu, ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed the presidency for its response to the warning by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State that if the 2015 elections are rigged, the party will not recognize the outcome and will go ahead and form a parallel government. The APC said in a statement Friday that Mr. Amaechi’s comment represents the stand of ... Read More »
By Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and the Chairman, Mobilisation and Organisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, are set for a showdown as both of them appeared before the screening committee at the party’s headquarters in Abeokuta on Thursday. Both of them are senatorial aspirants, vying ... Read More »
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has advocated long term planning against the current ad-hoc approach as panacea to the dwindling fortunes of sports in the country. Declaring open the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) in Asaba on Thursday, Governor Uduaghan observed that apart from long term planning, different states of the country should also promote ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged architects to evolve “an architecture and urbanization that is uniquely Nigerian”, and would be appealing to the international community as well. Governor Ahmed who gave this charge in a message to the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Architects holding in Ilorin said were was strong links between architecture and ... Read More »
This is a statement sent to us by Ekiti speaker media assisatant The new “Speaker” of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, has reportedly broken into the Speaker’s Lodge currently being occupied by Speaker Adewale Omirin. In company of the Clerk of the House, Tola Esan, and a handful of thugs, the new “Speaker” broke into the house while ... Read More »
t is actually no longer news that the SSS and police surrounded the National Assembly earlier today in an alleged attempt to prevent Speaker Aminu Tambuwal from entering the house. Hours later, Nigeria Police Force has released an official statement explaining why , see the press statement below: Following an intelligence report of a likely invasion of the House of ... Read More »
Although he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the leadership of the APC has not given up yet on former Governor Olusegun Osoba of Ogun State as it has set up a new committee to look into his grievances and ensure the former governor returns to its fold. But a source close to ... Read More »
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