The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on Monday called on the ministers, who were dropped on Wednesday by President Goodluck Jonathan from the federal cabinet, to declare their assets. A statement by Mrs Iyabo Akinwale, Head, Press and Protocol Unit of CCB in Abuja, said the directive was in accordance with “Paragraph 11 of the 5th Schedule, Part One of ... Read More »
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he has no regrets declaring that Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, was unfit to be governor in 2007. He said he accepts full responsibility for his decision but added that with Amaechi’s victory at the Supreme Court, his (Amaechi’s) K-leg had been straightened. Obasanjo spoke yesterday at the Ambassador Nne Kurubo Model Secondary School, ... Read More »
The scale of the tragedy that happened at Saturday’s reception for Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, South-East Nigeria, is becoming clearer following the revelation that the wife of the murdered Mr. John Ndukuba is carrying a seven month pregnancy. The poor woman just completed her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme last Thursday, February 13. Now her joy has ... Read More »
…Says law will help government discharge responsibility to citizenry more efficiently Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday signed into law two bills establishing the State Emergency Command and Control Centre and the Regulation of Smoking in Public Places, stating that the two bills would help to strengthen the administration to more efficiently discharge her ... Read More »
“It is to deepen our commitment to healthcare”, he says Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday swore in Dr. Ahmed Balogun as the new Permanent Secretary in the State’s Health Service Commission saying the appointment was aimed at deepening the commitment of his administration to healthcare in the State. Dr. Balogun, who was until his appointment the Medical ... Read More »
Traders at Iponri Market in Lagos mainland, South-West Nigeria, are counting their losses, which runs into many millions of naira. The market was reopened around noon today after being closed down for nine days on the orders of Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The traders’ ordeal started on Saturday, ... Read More »
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan could not hide his emotions as the reality of the death of Mrs. Ngozi Ebonka, wife of the first civilian Deputy Governor of the State, Evangelist Simeon Ebonka , dawned on him when he paid a condolence visit to the husband on Monday at their Boji-Boji Owa home. The late Mrs. Ebonka who passed ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed will be the Guest Speaker at the Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF) Public Lecture in holding in Kaduna on Tuesday. The lecture which is titled Northern Nigeria Economy Free of Oil Revenues, will explore the linkages between oil revenues and development prospects of Nigeria. Governor Ahmed will also explore the prospects of decoupling the Nigerian economy ... Read More »
Chinedu, son of Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, at the weekend escaped a gun attack that claimed the life of one of his aides, John Ndubuka. However, the state government has attributed the attack, which happened in Umuahia as Chinedu was said to be on his way out of the venue of a grand civic reception held for his ... Read More »
Few day ago the news broke out on how Gov. Amosun wanted a N19B loan request approved for him to complete the ongoing road projects in the state. It was in the cause of this that the house of assembly sent for two commissioners; Finance and Works. To disclose the debt profile of the state and how much has been ... Read More »
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