Tinubu Swears In Adamu, Olaopa As New ICPC, FCSC Chairmen
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Musa Adamu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ceremony, which was performed in the Council Chambers of the State House, just ahead of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), also saw the swearing-in of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Professor Tunji Olaopa,...
UPDATED: Rivers Govt Begins Demolition Of Assembly Complex
Rivers Government has begun the demolition of the House of Assembly complex to give way for its rebuilding, following the recent fire that gutted parts of the building. The demolition started at about 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday with the chambers and auditorium. The process is in progress and may other segments of the building may be affected. Read also: Netizens React To...
Gombe Lawmakers Pass N208bn 2024 Budget
The Gombe State House of Assembly has passed the state’s 2024 budget estimate of N208.064bn. The PUNCH reports that the budget reflects an increase of N300m as against the N207.750bn earlier submitted by the state governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Yahaya. A statement signed by the Chief Information Officer of the House, Mr Umaru Ma’aji, on Wednesday contained the breakdown of the budget...
Fubara Arrives Assembly To Present 2024 Rivers Budget
PORT HARCOURT – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived at the ongoing plenary of the Rivers State House of Assembly to present the 2024 appropriation bill of the state. The governor arrived at the plenary of the assembly under the speakership of Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, around 9:00 a.m. The governor was accompanied by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy...
Netizens React To Rivers State House Of Assembly Demolition
The Rivers State House of Assembly is currently under demolition on Wednesday as about 10 bulldozers drove into the premises of the Assembly complex PUNCH Online reports that the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers loyal to the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to hold a sitting early on Wednesday before the demolition began. It was gathered that Ehie, during the session,...
Edo 2024: Shaibu Fumes Over Destruction Of Campaign Billboards
Ahead of governorship election in Edo 2024, the State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has warned those destroying his campaign billboards to desist from such an act, describing it as inimical to the growth of democracy. Speaking on Lagos Street on Monday after inspecting one of the dismantled billboards, Shaibu said the destruction would not help anyone as it was...
Gov. Fubara Holds Emergency Meeting After Mass Defection Of PDP Lawmakers
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has held an emergency meeting with the members of the state executive council at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The emergency meeting comes after the defection of 27 members of the 32-member House of Assembly from the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). It was...
Ondo: Again Tinubu Invites Deputy Governor, Speaker, Others
President Bola Tinubu has again summoned the Ondo state deputy governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olamide Oladiji, and others for another meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is scheduled to take place today (Monday). The latest invitation may not be unconnected to the festering political crisis in the state. A reliable source...
Oyo APC Faults Makinde’s 2024 Budget Proposal
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Monday, described the 2024 budget proposal of Governor Seyi Makinde as defective and unrealistic. The PUNCH reports that Makinde had, last Tuesday, presented a budget proposal of N434.2bn tagged “Budget of Economic Recovery” to the state House of Assembly. APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state...
CD To Ondo EXCO Members : We’ll Drag Anyone Diverting Govt Fund To EFCC
The Campaign for Democracy, CD, has threatened not only to drag any members of the Ondo state Executive Council EXCO, found diverting state fund to EFCC, but to also put such member to public humiliation. This was part of it’s resolution at a high powered meeting held in Akure, the state capital. A statement issued and signed by its National President,...
