Striking teachers in Kwara State have been asked to shelve their action. This plea was made to them by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Teachers in state-owned primary schools embarked on an industrial action on Monday after they had given notice to the government on this. They are angry over non-payment…
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and former Governor Sam Egwu last Wednesday openly narrated how they outwitted the immediate past governor of the state, Martin Elechi and his allies, to emerge victorious in the April 2015 elections. They said during a thanksgiving service by Egwu, who is the current Senator representing Ebonyi North senatorial…
Immediate past Secretary to the Delta State Government, SSG, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, recently donated N2 million to an orphanage home in the state. Macaulay also gave out gift items, including two bags of rice and a cow to the inmate of orphanage home, Human Welfare for Empowerment and Development Initiative, located in Irri, Isoko South…
An insight into the robust and pleasant relationship between the legislature and executive in the state was on Monday given by the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Monday Igbuya. The speaker, in an interactive session with key local government functionaries in Delta State said, “the bitterness that has pervaded the passing of state appropriation…
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Monday pledged to work towards a robust Nigeria Union of Journalists in the years ahead by giving all the support, encouragement and cooperation in the realization of the union’s set goals, saying,“I am aware that the practice of journalism has become more expensive due…
The impeachment of the former deputy governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyeabuchi, has been declared illegal. Onyeabuchi was removed from office after the State House of Assembly found him guilty of gross misconduct and running a poultry at the Government House. He was impeached by majority of the House. But in a ruling by Justice…
Paramount Ruler of Yewaland and Olu of Ilaro in Ogun state, Oba (PST) Kehinde Olugbenle, has urged the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, to work towards the emergence of a candidate of Yewa extraction as governor of the state in 2019. The monarch said since the creation of Ogun State 39 years ago, no one from…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Oye Hassan-Odukale as the new Chairman of the State Security Trust Fund Board of Trustees subject to the ratification of the State House of Assembly. The new appointee succeeds Chief Remi Makanjuola whose tenure as Chairman of the Board of Trustees expired after serving…
Market men and women in Lagos have been advised to conduct themselves in a civil manner and avoid any rude actions while transacting their businesses with customers. Speaking during the first stakeholders meeting with the leadership and members of Lagos Markets, Kehinde Joseph, Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Civic Engagement, said the current…
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has administered oath of office on 18 Commissioners and Special Advisers at a ceremony held on Thursday at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, the state capital. Amosun charged the new appointees to be politically alert to their environment and accord due respect to the political class. According to him, they…