•Sheriff Oborevwori The Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, cautioned traditional rulers in the state against shielding suspects involved in the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama Community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Oborevwori gave the warning when he addressed traditional rulers on the...
•Lokpobiri and Diri The Minister for State Petroleum Resources (Oil) Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has promised to look into the issues surrounding the ownership of Atala Oil Field said to belong to Bayelsa State government. The Minister of State made the commitment today when Governor Diri Douye of Bayelsa State paid him a courtesy visit, reports ...
•The SUVs Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has distributed SUVs to members of the State House of Assembly. Idris, who announced this in a social media post, said his gesture should be seen as ‘a symbol of our commitment to serving the people of Kebbi State diligently’, reports Daily Trust. “I am honored to […]
•Tinubu and Cardoso A rights group, Nigerian Unemployed Youth Vanguard, has asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately restructure the leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) while describing as unbearable, the harsh economic condition being inflicted on Nigerians by some policies of the apex bank. Addressing journalists in Abuja today...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, inaugurated six new commissioners and seven new special advisers for the state on Friday, charging them to see the appointment as a call to service and the delivery of good governance to our people. The governor, who also inaugurated a new Head of Service for the state civil service, Mr […]
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to provide for single non-renewal term of six years for the governor and the deputy governors of the apex bank. The bill, sponsored by Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos) and all the 41 […]
•Former Governor Samuel Ortom The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has welcomed the inauguration of two judicial commissions by his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia, to probe the activities of his administration between 2015 and 2023. In a statement issued by his media aide, Terver Akase, today, Ortom expressed willingnes...
•Abdulfattah Ahmed Former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfattah Ahmed, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court Ilorin in the sum of ₦50,000,000. He will provide two sureties with landed properties in Ilorin, the state capital, reports The Nation. The former governor was arraigned today, Friday, February 23, by the Economic and Financial...
•Ex-Kwara governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. It is in connection with an alleged diversion of over N10billion, reports The Nation. Ahmed yesterday honoured the anti-graft agency’s invitation at the Ilorin zonal office following which he ...
•Duoye Diri takes his oath of office Bayelsa State governor, Duoye Diri, has been sworn in for a second term in office. He took his oath of office at 1:58 pm today at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, the state capital, reports Channels TV. Both Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, took their […]