APC New Media Campaign Council Committee has called for an an investigation into the Edo State Government and the 18 Local Government Area (LGA) Chairmen under Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration. This call comes amid allegations of fund diversion ahead of the gubernatorial elections. Sources within the party allege that funds earmarked for Local Government Development…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in 23 new caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. The swearing-in was done on Wednesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital amid tight security. The exercise was carried out at the Council Chambers with the first batch of 11…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. Fubara sent the list to the state House of Assembly led by factional Speaker, Victor Jumbo, on Tuesday. The nomination came amid a renewed political crisis in the state, as former council chairmen have refused to…
A group of elders in Edo State has strongly condemned what they called “unwarranted barrage of insults and abuses” being directed at the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, by supporters of the Labour Party and its gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata. The elders, who operate under the umbrella of the Edo Socio-Cultural…
Supporters of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday destroyed the statue of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the Obi Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The youths were protesting attempts by local government chairmen in the state loyal to Wike to extend their tenure. Wike and Fubara have been…
MultiChoice Nigeria, has failed to react to reports of readjustment of the subscription rates for DStv and GOtv users in the country. A report emerged on Tuesday claiming that the pay TV company had reduced its prices following a court order which mandated the company to stop the move to increase its monthly subscription. The…
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a policeman and a member of a local security outfit in Eberi-Omuma in Omuma Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. They were reported killed during a crisis that broke out following the expiration of the three-year tenure of the elected chairmen of local…
The National Association of Igbo Town Unions, (ASITU), has said the creation of an additional state in the South East would ensure justice for the geo-political zone. The group stated this while throwing its weight behind the agitation for the creation of an additional state in the geo-political zone, which it described as a step…
State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, said this at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuikaa District Headquarters, Isialangwa South Local Government Area, where he observed the Sabbath worship at the weekend. According to a statement by Kazie Uko, chief press secretary to the governor, Dr. Otti announced to the congregation that the dualisation of Umuikaa-Owerrinta Road…
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has cautioned against calls on the Federal Government to increase the number of aircraft in the presidential fleet. Obi described the move as ‘unacceptable and a clear show of insensitivity to the people’s suffering’. He was reacting to calls by some House of Representatives members that the president should…
