President Tinubu Orders Rivers Lawmakers To Halt Fubara’s Impeachment
A meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu to address the political crisis in Rivers State has instructed the immediate cessation of the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. It also mandates the withdrawal of all court cases initiated by the governor, while recognizing the leadership of Hon. Martin Amaewhule and the defected 27 lawmakers. According to a document emerging from the...
Appeal Court Victory: We’re One Big Family, Fintiri’s Deputy Tells Adamawa People
The deputy governor of Adamawa State, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, has dedicated the victory of his principal at the Court of Appeal to all the people of Adamawa State. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday, December 18, affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, dismissing the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Tinubu Constitutional Role In Rivers, Ondo Political Crises — Fashola
A former Minister of Work, Babatunde Fashola, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s intervention is not required in the ongoing political tensions in Ondo and Rivers states, as the constitution doesn’t give room for such. “Does the Constitution assign a role to the President in this matter?” Fashola asked while speaking at the Nigerian Air Force Officers Mess Honourary Members...
Reps To Revolutionalise Science, Engineering, Technological Innovations
The House of Representatives (Reps) said on Monday, December 18, that it is prepared to chart a new course that will propel the country into a new heights in science, engineering and technological innovation. Chairman of the House Committee on Science Engineering, one of the newly created Committees, Hon. Inuwa Garba, who spoke t the inaugural meeting of the committee that the...
A’Court Upholds Fintiri’s Re-Election As Adamawa Governor
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the re-election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, dismissed an appeal that was filed by candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, even as it awarded N1 million in costs against her. The...
Soludo To UNICEF, UNDP: We Will Eradicate Poverty In Anambra
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has provided an overview of the programmes and initiatives his administration is undertaking to eradicate poverty in the state. Soludo, at a two-day Partnership Roundtable Meeting attended by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), explained that his administration was making deliberate efforts to uproot poverty from the state. While flagging off the event organised by the state...
Tinubu’s Intervention Not Needed In Ondo, Rivers — Fashola
A former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), says the intervention of President Bola Tinubu is not needed in the ongoing crisis in Ondo and Rivers states. Fashola argued that, despite calls at different times to amend the constitution, it is high time Nigerians amended ‘our ways.’ He further stated that the constitution is clear on what should...
Bye Elections, Rerun Elections May Hold February – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is considering conducting bye-elections and rerun elections across the country on Thursday, February 1, 2024, to fill existing vacancies in the state and federal legislature. The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at a meeting with leaders of political parties to prepare for the elections. Prof. Yakubu said at the end...
Lalong Resigns From FEC
Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Lalong has left President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet, it was learnt at the weekend. Lalong, immediate past Plateau State governor, has opted to take the Plateau South Senatorial seat which he won. He is due to be sworn in this week by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, sources said last night. Lalong, the Director-General of the Tinubu Campaign...
Passage Of Rivers Budget Null And Void, Pro-Wike Lawmakers Insist
Pro-Nyesom Wike’s lawmakers of Rivers State House of Assembly have described decisions reached by the pro-Governor Similanayi Fubara lawmakers led by Edison Ehie, particularly the passage of the budget, as null and void. On December 13, Governor Fubara presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill of over N800 billion to the Edison Ehie-led four-member Assembly for consideration. In a jet speed, the four...
