Akpabio Names Ireti Kingibe, Jarigbe, Etang Williams, Others As Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen Of Senate Committees
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has unveiled names of Chairmen and Vice-chairmen of the standing committees. The announcement was made soon after the Senate resumed from its break at 9.59 pm and ended at 10.47 pm. Meanwhile, the Senate has adjourned the plenary till September 26th for its long vacation. The major committees named are: Senate Committee on Women...
JUST IN: Ex-Kaduna Governor, Balarabe Musa Is Dead
Second Republic governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, is dead. Balarabe, who was the first governor in the history of Nigeria to be impeached, was 84 years old. One of the daughters of the former governor, Zulai Balarabe Musa, confirmed the death of her father. She said Musa died in the early hours of Wednesday. According to her, the remains of the former...
Mistake In Obaseki’s Certificate Caused By Photocopier, PDP Tells Tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State chapter says the purported error in the certificate of Godwin Obaseki, the state governor, was caused by a photocopier. In a suit marked EPT/ED/GOV/01/2020, the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and Iboi Emmanuel, the party’s governorship candidate, asked the tribunal to nullify Obaseki’s election on the grounds that he submitted false information to the...
Aiyedatiwa Nominates Former NASS Clerk From Akeredolu’s Zone As Deputy
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced the selection of Olayide Owolabi Adelami for the position of Deputy Governor. Adelami, who hails from Owo, the hometown of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, is a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly. Earlier Wednesday, the governor sacked all commissioners, senior special assistants (SSAs) and special assistants (SAs) appointed by Akeredolu and directed...
2023: Obasanjo Is Working With Peter Obi – Deji Adeyanju
Popular rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has alleged that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is working with the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate Peter Obi in London. Adeyanju claimed that Obasanjo was trying to get some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to work with Obi. He made the claim while reacting to the meeting between Obasanjo, Obi, Governor Nyesom Wike of...
Bill To Create Livestock Database Passes Through Second Reading
The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill to establish the national livestock bureau for the purpose of livestock identification, cattle rustling control, registration, and livestock disease control. The bill passed through second reading during legislation at the upper chamber on Tuesday. READ ALSO: You’re A Fantastic Example Of Wisdom, Reality Organization Celebrates Kalu At 61 Sponsored by Senator Muhammad Bima Enagi, the...
Abia Newly Appointed Commissioners For Swearing-In Today
The newly appointed commissioners in Abia state will today, Friday, July 7, 2023 be sworn-in by the governor, Dr. Alex Otti. Kazie Uko, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor made this known in a statement on Thursday. He said, "Dr. Otti had last week submitted a list of 19 nominees for the post of commissioners to the State House of Assembly...
Anxiety As Supreme Court Rules On Imo Governor Today
There is anxiety among residents of Imo State particularly, in government circles, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the governorship election in the state on Monday. Currently, there is a mixture of hope and anxiety as residents wait for the ruling of the Supreme Court concerning the state’s governorship election. But both sides expressed optimism that the judgment would...
2023: Drama As Kwankwaso’s Team Heads To Shekarau’s House After Ganduje’s Departure
A few hours after Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State stormed the house of his rival, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, to forestall his decamping to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), the leader of the party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, sent a del...
Sen. Kalu Finally Reveals Why He Wants Gov Wike To Dump PDP For APC
Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu at last has revealed why he wants the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike to dump the main opposition PDP and join the APC. Recall that the Abia North Senator was in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital earlier in the week where he inspected...
