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, […]
•Governor Abba Yusuf In a startling revelation, the Kano State Government has unearthed a warehouse brimming with diverted food palliatives meant for the underprivileged. Tasiu Al’amin Roba, a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abba Yusuf was apprehended by the Kano State Police Command in connection with the alleged diversion of these suppl...
•Aduku The Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Arch Gabriel Aduku, has said that States governors should have nothing to do with the 13 percent derivation revenue accruing from oil producing states in the country. Aduku was an elected member of the General Sani Abacha’s Constitutional Conference between 1994 to 1995 where he was the cha...
There have been growing indications that some governors in the country are governing their people from outside of their states. Some of them allegedly govern their states from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and other parts of the world, reports The PUNCH. According to an earlier report, residents of these states, and several residents an...
•Governors Forum In clear disregard of constitutional provisions, at least 31 governors are yet to concede financial autonomy to the legislative arm of government in their states. Findings show that Houses of Assembly in only five states – Lagos, Delta, Plateau, Oyo, and Nasarawa – currently enjoy a semblance of full financial independence, re...
•Nigerian Senate As the public continues to frown at the enormous powers granted state Governors in matters relating to land, an appeal has gone to the National Assembly to as a matter of urgency; reconsider expunging the power given to state governors in assenting to title deeds before they become legal documents. Mr.Adedayo Adedoyin, a [&hel...
•10 PDP governors Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today (Wednesday) meet with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the political situation in his home state as the plot thickens to impeach Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, CID Madua...

