KANO – The Kano State Government has dismissed rumors that the recent wave of political defections within the state will impact the status or stability of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. In a statement aimed at decoupling traditional institutions from the current political reshuffling, the government insisted that the Emirship remains a sacred…
The Senate and the political class in Nigeria have been thrown into mourning following the passing of Senator Okey Ezea (Labour Party, LP), who represented the Enugu North Senatorial District. Senator Ezea died at the age of 62 on Tuesday night, November 18, in a private hospital in Lagos after a brief illness. The news…
The Federal Government, through the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), has approved the promotion of 30 Controllers of Corrections to the rank of Assistant Controllers General (ACG) in the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). This move is a part of the government’s commitment to strengthening the leadership of the Service and…
Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has taken a significant step by inaugurating a 21-member ad-hoc committee. This committee’s mandate is to oversee the affairs of the Rivers State House of Assembly, which has been at the center of the protracted crisis. The inauguration…
Governors from the Peoples Democratic Party have petitioned the Supreme Court to dispute President Bola Tinubu’s authority to suspend a state’s democratically elected government. The governors’ lawsuit also contests Rivers State’s proclamation of a state of emergency. The governor’s petition was only submitted before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, despite earlier media reports that it…
The nomination of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas in the state has been approved by Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the only administrator of Rivers State. Less than twenty-four hours have passed since a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt allegedly barred him from designating administrators to manage the local government councils’ operations….
Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been officially declared the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State. Soludo, the sole aspirant in the party’s primary, was unanimously endorsed by delegates at the election held on Saturday at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka. The Returning Officer, Uche Nwegbo, announced the…
President Bola Tinubu has Inaugurated Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (Rtd) as Administrator of Rivers state. In a move aimed at quelling the escalating political crisis in Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as the state’s Sole Administrator. This decisive action, which includes the declaration of a state…
THE Federal Government on Wednesday said that the allocation for Rivers State will be released to the Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd). The government also said President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State was timely and meant to avert an implosion in the state. This is as it has…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, as Presidential adviser and coordinator of Presidential Livestock Reforms. Jega’s appointment was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a post on X on Friday night. Jega was…
