•Governor Ahmed Aliyu The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto State governor. Reading the lead judgment, Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal by the PDP and its governorship candidate, Saidu Umar, agreeing with the reasoning of the court below. … developing story
•Supreme Court Five governors will today know if they will remain in office or exit as their states’ chief executives. The governors, whose fates are to be determined by the Supreme Court, are Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Nasir Idris (Kebbi) and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa). The Supreme Court’s schedule s...
•Deputy Governor Idris Mohammed Gobir No fewer than two persons were said to have died yesterday evening when the convoy of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir, had an accident in the state. A source who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity said the accident claimed the life of a policeman and […]
•Governor Abdullahi Sule Governors of the six North Central states, today, lamented the attacks and recent killings in Plateau State by gunmen. The chairman of the North Central Governors Forum and Governor of Nassarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, who spoke when he led his colleagues on a condolence visit to the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb [&h...
•Dead Ondo governors The death of former Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on December 27, 2023, has once again depleted the giant elites of Nigeria’s political class. The quantity and quality of tributes expressing grief over Akeredolu’s death has been overwhelming, reports The Nation. Nothing could have prepared Ondo citizens, and indee...
•Late Rotimi Akeredolu Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, today, led other South-West governors to the residence of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke; his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun; and the Ekiti State Hovernor, Abiodun Oyebanji, were p...
Death is inevitable! There is no doubt that the outgoing year, 2023, has proved to be a lethal year as it has claimed the lives of many Nigerians, including some prominent politicians and influential personalities. The news of the demise of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has evoked the memory of governors who died as […]
•Kwara Gov, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq There is a crack within the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Secretariat in Abuja, as top officials of the forum are at daggers drawn over alleged financial fraud and recklessness. This has triggered a letter to the NGF chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, by the NGF Director, Media and Pub...
•Stolen crude oil The vice president, Kashim Shettima, and Nigerian governors have set up committees on crude oil theft and management as well as economic affairs. This decision was taken during the 138th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) which was held virtually yesterday. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant ...
•Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji The wife of the Ekiti state governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has rallied the people of the state to join hands with the state government to put an end to the rape epidemic in the state. Dr. Oyebanji said the state government is more determined to apprehend perpetrators of rape, child molestation, defilement, […]

