The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has promised that the National Assembly will support President Bola Tinubu’s Special Disaster Intervention Fund. Tinubu had made a detour from a trip to New York, flew into the country, and visited Maiduguri on Monday to commiserate with the government and people affected by the catastrophic rainfall and the destruction […]
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has suspended the Caretaker Committee Chairman for Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Otonye Briggs. The suspension was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 17, by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi. The statement noted that Briggs’ suspension is with immediate effect. Chukwudi did not, however, give a reason […]
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Chairman of the Governors Forum of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has reiterated that the Forum is standing by its decision to back Rivers State Governor Similaye Fubara as the leader of the PDP in the state. Bala Mohammed stressed that as the number one member of the PDP […]
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CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pegged its limit on Ways and Means Advances to the federal government at 5 percent for the fiscal years 2024-2025, despite a recent bill passed by the National Assembly that proposed increasing this limit to 10 percent. Ways and Means Advances are short-term loan […]
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By Steve Otaloro The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has reaffirmed its commitment to unity and cooperation to ensure the victory of its candidate, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the November 16 governorship election. At a stakeholders’ meeting held at the party’s ultramodern secretariat complex in Akure, Chairman Engr. Ade Adetimehin emphasized the need […]
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By Steve Otaloro The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has taken note of the recent barrage of unwarranted attacks and unfounded allegations directed at our esteemed Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and our party by the opposition. Such behavior is not only unbecoming but also a disservice to the electorate who deserve constructive discourse over […]
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Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr Olayide Adelami, at the event Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called on key stakeholders and political players from the southwest states to build on existing relationships to further develop the region. The governor gave this charge at the closing ceremony of the maiden edition of Osun State Industrial Investment […]
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By Sola Obagbemisoye The Chairman of Irekari Local Government Development Area of Ondo State (LCDA) Hon. (Prince) Dennis Adekunle has continued to drum full support for the victory of Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa in his domain. In a house-to-house campaign to fly the kite of the party and that of Aiyedatiwa high in the […]
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The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu never signed a peace accord when he was a presidential candidate. The clergyman stated this in Benin City, during the Edo Election Security Townhall. He warned that the failure of political parties and their candidates to sign the Peace […]
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Zulum distributes relief material to Borno flood victims Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has initiated the distribution of relief materials to victims of the devastating floods in Maiduguri, who are now sheltering in around 36 camps. The floods, caused by the overflow of the Alau Dam, displaced nearly 2 million people across the Maiduguri […]
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