Rivers State governor-elect, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to remove the 22 council chairmen, who emerged winners in last Saturday’s local government elections in the state. The council bosses were also sworn-in on Monday by the outgoing governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi. Speaking at a pre-inauguration lecture on Tuesday, Wike described Amaechi’s action as an…
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Akwa Ibom People Betrayed Me—Akpabio
Outgoing Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has lashed out at the people of the state for not appreciating his tremendous efforts to make the state a better place to live and work. Akpabio, while speaking at a thanksgiving service as part of the transition into the incoming government Udom Emmanuel, also said citizens…
Fayose, APC Lawmakers Embrace Peace
Fayose with Omirin after the meeting A peace deal seems to have been finally brokered by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and the 19 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state House of Assembly. The two parties met on Monday in Ondo State for a meeting, and going by the outcome,…
Sambo Gives Handover Notes To Buhari's Committee
The Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, has delivered this administration’s handover notes to the transition committee set up by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to usher in the administration of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. In an occasion held on Monday in Abuja, Sambo told the committee headed by Ahmed Joda that the papers contain activities…
BREAKING: Oil Marketers Call Off Strike
Information reaching us shows that oil marketers in Nigeria have called off their industrial action, which has grounded the country’s economy. They are to start supplying the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called fuel, within the next six hours. The marketers ended the strike, which has lasted several days, after one of their own, Ifeanyi…
Suspected Fulanis Kill 27 In Benue
Some suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked residents of Logo local government area of Benue State on Sunday morning, leaving not less than 27 people dead. Logo is also the local council the state governor, Gabriel Suswam, hails from. It was learnt that the monarch of the town was among the persons killed in the early morning…
PDP Planning To Disrupt Rivers Council Polls—APC
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of planning to use violent means to scuttle the local government elections in the state scheduled for Saturday, May 23, 2015. The party raised the alarm via a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt by its Chairman, Davies…
Rep-elect Loses Seat Over Forgery
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Christian Abah into the House of Representatives. Abah contested in the election to represent the people Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in Benue State. The court took the decision on Wednesday after it looked into the suit filed by one Hassan Saleh, challenging the eligibility…
Anenih Resigns As PDP BoT Chair
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took another turn on Wednesday evening when the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, BoT, Tony Anenih, resigned from his position. On Wednesday morning, after the ruling party’s National Chairman, Adamu Muazu resigned, there were reports that President Goodluck Jonathan had also asked Anenih to follow suit.…
FG Upgrades 4 Colleges Of Education To Universities
Four Colleges of Education in the country have been upgraded to universities by the Federal Government. This decision was taken at the Federal Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. Briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, disclosed that the…