Regrettably, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has passed away. The governor, who had been contending with leukemia and prostate cancer, breathed his last in Lagos on Wednesday, December 27, at the age of 67. Late Akeredolu had been under the care of State House doctors in Lagos as his health condition prevented him from…
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly holding discussions with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, former Rivers State Governor Sir Peter Odili, and other stakeholders from the state at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Vanguard, the meeting commenced shortly after FCT Minister Nyesom Wike was observed at the State House. Although the specific agenda of…
Ahmadu Fintiri from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been officially confirmed as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State by a court of appeal. The appellate court, affirming the tribunal’s earlier decision on October 28 that dismissed Aishatu Binani’s petition and upheld the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of Fintiri as the winner, declared…
Tony Okocha, the interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, disclosed that the dispute between Governor Simi Fubara and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has escalated beyond control following the collapse of President Bola Tinubu’s intervention efforts. Speaking at a press conference held at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday,…
The Federal Government has distanced itself from the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, his supporters, and Governor Similaye Fubara. Following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to promptly initiate the process of organizing new elections for the 27 State Constituencies in Rivers State. These constituencies have become vacant due to the defection of the 27 former State lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly to the All…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that 25 political associations have submitted applications for registration as political parties in preparation for the 2027 general elections. Mr. Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, revealed this on behalf of…
The 2024 fiscal allocation includes a total of N13,805,814,220 designated for the maintenance of former presidents, vice presidents, heads of state, Chiefs of General Staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, as well as retired heads of government agencies and parastatals. Beneficiaries encompass former Nigerian leaders such as Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu…
The court of appeal in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, and other lawmakers seeking the impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, dismissed the application on November 30 after the lawmakers withdrew it, citing the “interest of…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State stated on Tuesday that residents in the Southeast region no longer adhere to the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mbah emphasized that people in the Southeast now carry on with their daily activities without the fear of being confronted by enforcers of the sit-at-home…
