Oil communities in the Assa North cluster, Ohaji-Egbema council area of Imo, have called on the Anoh Gas Processing Company (AGPC) to expedite work on the Assa-Ohoba-Obosima rural road. The call is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson for the cluster, Duke-Bright Enyia, and made available to journalists in Owerri on Monday. The…
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisation for Democracy (CCSOD) has asked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Of Ondo state to resume or immediately transfer powers to his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The group lamented the delay by Akeredolu to resume office since his return from medical leave abroad, insisting that Ondo cannot afford to be without effective leadership,…
President Bola Tinubu today, Friday, November 17, announced the cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40 percent from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. The President who was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, spoke on Friday at the 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan and described the policy…
The Appeal Court, Abuja Division has upheld the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in the governorship election held on March 18. The APC governorship candidate, former Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, filed the appeal against Bala Mohammed of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The panel of three justices were unanimous, awarding…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Abba Yusuf as governor of Kano State, and upheld the decision of the lower election petition tribunal that earlier nullified the governor’s election. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Moore Adumein, in a unanimous judgement on Friday, declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All…
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, on Friday, distanced himself from the report claiming that judges received a $5 million bribe to nullify his election victory. Ekweanaedo News reports that Governor Mutfwang, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), described the claim as “baseless and defamatory”. Mutfwang debunked the claim in…
President Tinubu on Saturday, November 18, will depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany. In a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu will attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. During the conference, President Tinubu will join other Heads of State and Government…
Members of Anambra State House of Assembly this morning, November, 17, 2023 paid a condolence visit to Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on the passing of his father, late Pa Simeon Soludo (Akukananwa 1). The Honourable members visited the Governor at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia where the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze presented their condolence message…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo Governor of Anambra State, through his Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, has responded to the claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will die a natural death in 2025″. Aburime said the APC doesn’t exist in Anambra state”. The Press Secretary Aburime, who speak…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the Appeal Court judgement that sacked the Zamfara State Governor, Daudu Lawal, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Dauda as winner of the election. However, the APC governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle, challenged the outcome of the March 18…
