Condemns the confirmation of commissioner nominees Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, has condemned the action of seven PDP members of the state House of Assembly who convened Monday to approve the reconstitution of the local government caretaker committees and confirmed the commissioner-nominees of Governor Ayodele Fayose. The seven PDP members who sat are : Ajibola ... Read More »
My dear brother, My attention has been drawn to your regular column “Tunde Fagbenle saying it the way it is” on the back page of Sunday Punch of November 9, 2014 titled “Gov Amosun and his estranged deputy”, which I find amusing. You gave the impression that you came to Abeokuta to hear the other side of the story, and ... Read More »
Ekiti State House of Assembly has approved the appointment of LG Caretaker Committee appointed by Governor Ayodele Fayose. The House also confirmed the appointment 3 commissioners and empowered the governor to appoint 12 Special Advisers. Nine members of the House sat today. There are 26 members in the House and NINE form QUORUM and can sit to take decisions. No ... Read More »
Seven members of Ekiti State House of Assembly backed by well armed policemen today impeached the speaker of the state house of Assembly, Adewale Omirin. The seven persons were shepherded into the state assembly complex by Bayelsa born Mobile Police Commander, Selenkere Michael, to carry out an illegal act. The police prevented 19 others including the substantive speaker from entering ... Read More »
There is apprehension in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, following the return of ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai. Suntai, who had been receiving treatment in a London Hospital, was flown into the state from Abuja on Wednesday. Our correspondent learnt that Suntai came in a chartered flight from Abuja and was driven in a convoy to Government House, Jalingo, at about 6:30 ... Read More »
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has charged governorship aspirants in the State to desist from engaging in divisive actions that are capable of breaching the peace of the state and urged them to be truthful. The Governor gave the charge Friday in Asaba during the swearing-in ceremony of the elected Chairmen of Ndokwa East and Ethiope East local government ... Read More »
ABUJA-Against every expectation that the five presidential aspirants in the All Progressive Congress, APC, would reach a consensus on who becomes the party’s flag bearer in next year’s general election, one of the aspirants, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the idea does not exist. Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar ... Read More »
The Lagos State Government Wednesday advised eligible and registered voters who have not yet picked their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in the 11 Local Governments where the distribution took place over the weekend to do so in the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located in the Local Government offices. The 11 Local Governments where distribution of Permanent ... Read More »
Ekiti: APC lawmakers demand N135m to clear Fayose’s commissioners A group, Ekiti Movement for Good Governance (EMGG), has accused All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Ekiti State House of Assembly of allegedly demanding N135 million to clear commissioners and local government caretaker committee members appointed by Governor Ayodele Fayose. The APC lawmakers were said to have demanded payment of their ... Read More »
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday formally unveiled the new N100 commemorative notes at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The short ceremony which was initially scheduled for last Wednesday did not hold then because of the President’s journey to Burkina Faso. Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele, joined the President to unveil the note during ... Read More »
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