The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, are about now meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The two were seen shaking hands upon meeting. The incident followed the impeachment proceedings launched against Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday. There…
The People’s Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) has summoned an emergency meeting over the ongoing crisis in Rivers State. The political impasse in Rivers State started on Sunday night when the state’s assembly was set ablaze after a move by some members said to be loyal to Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike to remove the…
President Bola Tinubu has written the House of Representatives seeking the approval of the sum of N2, 176, 791,286,033 as 2023 supplementary budget to address labour wage adjustments, security and more. The President also sent the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper to the House of Representatives. On Monday, the Federal Executive…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied reports in the media that he had sacked the State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi; his Chief of Staff, Hon. Chidi Amadi; and suspended the Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas. Speculations were also rife that the governor sacked his Chief Security Officer in the wake of…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, yesterday, invaded Beneshiekh town, the headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, and killed the Chief Imam, Sheihk Baba Goni Muktar Malumti. The deceased was a renowned Islamic scholar and Chief Imam of Juma’at Mosque, Beneshiekh. This came as another group of terrorists invaded Makinta Kururi…
President Bola Tinubu has warned government officials and family members against attending the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting without invitation. Tinubu issued the warning before the commencement of the FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. “Last week, I noticed people sneaking in and out of this council. People had access to this…
The Nigerian government has approved N5.9 billion for the construction of access roads for the Abuja light rail system. The minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, made this known to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike explained that the president has set a…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inspected the new medical facilities being put in place at the state General Hospital Ilorin and expressed satisfaction with the standards of the work done so far. The Governor was conducted on a tour of the facilities by the Executive Secretary State Hospital Management Board Dr AbdulRaheem Malik…
The Wife of the slain Chibueze Nwakor, Dorcas Nwakor, is demanding for justice for her husband who was killed by police officers Chibueze Nwakor a 29-year-old a local businessman in Anambra State and a resident of Owerre Ezukala in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State was reportedly shot on October 13 by…
The President of the World Christian International Ecumenical Center Worldwide, Rt Rev. Ikechukwu Ekwemmuor has revealed that the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will be released before this year’s Christmas, precisely before December 15, 2023. Ekwemmour gave the revelation during a four-day National Ecumenical Prayer Conference which took place…
