•Swears In Bipi, Three Others As Commissioners Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration will not fold its hands and watch sponsored political thugs run berserk, committing arson in the State. The Governor, therefore, assured that, working with the Nigerian Police Force and the Directorate of State Services (DSS), measures will…
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT TINUBU DECRIES VIOLENCE IN RIVERS, DIRECTS POLICE TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government…
The Federal Government and state governors have agreed to delay the implementation of financial autonomy for Local Governments until October. This decision was made due to concerns about salary payments and the overall functioning of these local councils. However, as of July 2024, Local Governments were still not receiving their funds directly. At a meeting…
Josh Ejeh We simply cannot feign ignorance about the multi-faceted crises haunting Nigeria on all fronts. Nigeria is facing economic, development, security, hunger, political and technology crises presently with no probable end in sight. These results are accumulation of poor leadership and bad navigation of the country. Nigerians are dying of hunger brutality and the…
By Law Mefor The Need For Judicial Pronouncement on the Alleged Veto/OVERRIDING of GOVERNOR FUBARA’S Assent to Four Bills Albert Venn Dicey, (popularly known as A. V. Dicey) taught law at the University of Oxford (1882-1909), he is credited as the proponent of the RULE OF LAW. One of the cardinal tenents of the Rule…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has said the state was resolved to contribute significantly to Nigeria’s economic diversification by boosting cocoa production and export. A statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesman, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Osogbo, quotes Adeleke as saying this at the official unveiling of Gureje IV Chocolate…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Monday, February 26 commission another set of three roads rehabilitated by the Governor of Abia State, Alex Chioma Otti. This was announced in a release signed by the State Commissioner of Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu, made available to newsmen on Saturday morning. The exercise is the President’s…
Dr. Mrs. Queen Elizabeth Agwu, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra State, who was sent to conduct the court-ordered supplementary election in Enugu South Urban Constituency is integrity personified and a dimer of hope for Nigeria. A woman who stood firm and insisted that the right thing shall be done, despite pressure from some…
By Oluyemi Ogunseyin Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano, His Highness Khaleefa Muhammad Sanusi II has been selected as the Co-Chair of the newly-inaugurated Abia State Global Economic Advisory Council (AGEAC). Former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is also one of the Honourary Advisors…
…State Assembly Says Selection Process Transparent NG-CARES is a program designed to mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of poor individuals, farmers, vulnerable households, communities, and owners of micro and small enterprises in Nigeria. The program is subdivided into result area 1, 2 and 3. The result area 1 focuses…
