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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Lagos, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, December 13th, 2020
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19. The governor had gone into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for the virus on Thursday. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement on Saturday, confirmed the development, saying that following Sanwo-Olu’s exposure to a […]
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Governors, Headlines
Monday, December 7th, 2020
Socio–Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to instruct the director general and board of the National Pension Commission (NPC) stop the 36 state governors from borrowing and/or withdrawing N17 trillion from the pension funds purportedly for ‘infrastructure development. The governors, last week, reportedly proposed […]
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Akwa Ibom, Governors, Headlines, State News
Monday, December 7th, 2020
From Joe Effiong, Uyo Pioneer Nigerian Governors’ Forum chairman and former Akwa Ibom State governor, Victor Attah, has condemned the presidential system of government, saying it has failed in Nigeria Consequently, he advocated a return to the parliamentary system practised in the first republic to enable communities select and elect people to represent them. As governor, Attah […]
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American Politics, General Politics, Governors, Kano, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, December 6th, 2020
The East Carolina University (ECU), USA has debunked the report that it has appointed Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as a visiting professor. According to the university, the said letter of appointment is from one of its faculty and was not authorised by the institution. The Special Assistant on Media, Abba Anwar, to the governor […]
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Boko Haram, Governors, Headlines
Sunday, November 29th, 2020
By Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Governors of 36 states have described the killings of over 40 rice farmers in Borneo as obnoxious, wicked, unwarranted, and morally reprehensible. They said this latest killings raise serious questions on the general security situation in the country and around the capability of the nation’s security architecture. As well as questions […]
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Biafra, Governors, Latest Politics, South-East
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has taken a swipe at the South-East governors over what the group described as their nonchalance to the ideals of the Biafran cause. In an interview, MASSOB National Publicity Secretary Sunny Okereafor said that it was unfortunate that instead of the South-East governors joining hands […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Governors, Headlines, NNP News, Raw Politics, State News
Sunday, November 15th, 2020
(NNP) The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has estimated the total damage wrath on his state by the terrorist organization known as Boko Haram, to be $6 billion. The governor made this known in the state capital when he unveiled the 25-year strategic recovery plan for the state. The plan, he stated, will […]
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Governors, Headlines, Kaduna, NNP News, State News
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
(NNP) Balarabe Musa, ex governor of Kaduna State is dead at the age of 84, according to his son, Kassim Balarabe Musa, who announced the dead of his father in a state. He said, “I will like to inform you the passing away of my father, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa. He died this morning about 30 […]
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Biafra, Governors, Headlines, South-East, State News
Sunday, November 8th, 2020
Some South-East governors and the apex socio-cultural organization of the Igbo, Ohaneze Ndigbo have met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in a crucial meeting over the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Also at the meeting that lasted till Sunday night, where some Igbo leaders, and the outcome of the meeting is yet to […]
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#EndSars, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, South-East
Saturday, November 7th, 2020
Geoffrey Anyanwu, Enugu Governors of the South East states and Igbo leaders on Thursday rose from a crucial meeting vowing to protect the region from any aggression. At the meeting which held at the Enugu State Government House, they also vowed not to allow any further destruction of public and private property and killing of […]
