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Governors, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Sunday, October 25th, 2020
• Says Lifestyle Of Political Office Holders Provocative To Youths Former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha, has canvassed an immediate drastic cut in the salaries and allowances of governors, ministers, as well as national and state Assemblies members. He spoke to journalists in Abuja, where he argued […]
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Biafra, Governors, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, October 25th, 2020
By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared one Stanley Mgbere wanted with a N50 million bounty for his arrest for allegedly leading proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organization of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday’s fatal attacks in parts of Rivers state. The suspected IPOB members in the attacks from dawn of […]
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Governors, Latest Politics
Friday, October 23rd, 2020
John Shiklam in Kaduna Northern governors have accused those they labelled as “diabolical influencers” of cashing in on the #EndSARS protests to push for a regime change. The governors also wondered why the protests have persisted despite efforts by the federal and state governments to pacify the protesters. In a communiqué issued yesterday at the […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Plateau, Raw Politics, State News
Saturday, October 17th, 2020
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Chairman Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has said that most governors from the region were not in support of the recent disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a unit of the Nigeria police, saying that it has been useful in the fight against insecurity […]
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Governors, Headlines, Lagos, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Wike, the Emperor! Wike, the Kim Jong-Un – By NewNigerianPolitics (NNP) (Editorial) Wike’s recent actions of banning all #Endsarsnow protests and his personal involvement in the demolition of two hotels whose owners allegedly violated his lockdown orders, remind one of the ruthless Roman Emperors who terrorized their subjects to obtain absolute loyalty. Be it Emperor Augustus, […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Governors, Headlines, Nigerian Police, Nollywood (Film Industry), Rivers, State News
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Juliet Ebirim Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji has lashed out at Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, for barring residents from staging an #EndSARS protest in the state. The state government last night released a statement barring residents from engaging in any peaceful protest. According to the statement, anyone who participates in any protest will be […]
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Governors, Headlines, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News
Monday, October 12th, 2020
Governor Nyesom Wike has banned all forms of protests in Rivers State. The governor specifically said all proposed protests by #EndSARS campaigners have been prohibited. Wike’s directive was contained in a statement on Monday night by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim. He explained that there was no need for any form of […]
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Bayelsa, Elections, General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Friday, October 2nd, 2020
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, nullified the tribunal judgement that sacked Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and ordered fresh election in the state. In a unanimous judgement by a five-man panel of Justices led by Justice Adzira Gana Mshella, the appellate court, held that the majority […]
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General Politics, Governors, Judiciary, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency
Monday, September 28th, 2020
By Nwafor Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged to Supreme Court by thirty six state governors (36) over his Presidential Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 signed in May, 2020. The states averred that the executive order Buhari signed had pushed the Federal Government’s responsibility of funding both the capital and recurrent expenditures […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News
Sunday, September 27th, 2020
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum •Warn there’ll be consequences if gov is harmed •Police confirm death of 13 in attack John Shiklam in Kaduna, George Okoh in Makurdi and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri There are growing concerns over the safety of the outspoken Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, who has being the […]
