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Fulani Herdsmen attack, sack Gov Ortom’s farmhouse

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Herdsmen attack, sack Gov Ortom’s farmhouse BY PETER DURU MAKURDI-Suspected herdsmen, yesterday, attacked Waku village and a part of Gbajimba town, all in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, killing two persons, and destroying Governor Samuel Ortom’s farm house in fresh attacks in the area. The latest attack came less than 24 hours after […]

Buhari Meets Obaseki to discuss human trafficking, others

Posted by admin Edo, Governors, Latest Politics, State News Friday, February 2nd, 2018

Buhari Meets Obaseki to discuss human trafficking, others — 3rd February 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari and Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki had their first official meeting, since the latter assumed leadership in his state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on November 12, 2016. Obaseki told State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting […]

Osinbajo, Jonathan, Sambo, Govs, Ministers bid Ekwueme farewell as ex-VP is interred at Oko

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Friday, February 2nd, 2018

— 3rd February 2018 FG renames Federal University Alike, Ebonyi after him Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka and Jeff Amaechi Agbodo, Onitsha The remains of the first elected Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme was yesterday, laid to rest in his Oko, Orumba North local government of Anambra State in a blaze of glory. Security operatives […]

Nigerian governors are toothless bulldogs –Gov Ishaku

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Headlines Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

Nigerian governors are toothless bulldogs –Gov Ishaku — 1st February 2018 Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has described governors in Nigeria as toothless bulldogs, even though they are regarded as chief security officers of their respective states. Ishaku also said governors have no control over any security establishment to help them work as […]

Memo to the Governor

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Sunday, January 28th, 2018

POST ELECTION MEMO TO GOV. IFEANYI OKOWA: MAY 2019 NOT BE ROUGH FOR YOU AS THE LAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION WAS. Fejiro Oliver Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywher Benjamin F. Wade Your Excellency, permit me to make this letter which should have been private to you public. I do not […]

Restructuring: El-Rufai panel recommends state police, fiscal federalism, merger of states

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News Thursday, January 25th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 Job Osazuwa The All Progressives Congress committee on restructuring has presented its report to the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, with the committee making several recommendations it said were based on opinions of Nigerians. Some of the panel’s key recommendations are resource control, making local government an affair of […]

Kaduna: El-Rufai backpedals, asks sacked teachers to reapply

Posted by admin Education, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Kaduna, State News Saturday, January 20th, 2018

El-Rufai backpedals, asks sacked teachers to reapply — 20th January 2018 The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the 21,780 primary school teachers sacked by Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i should reapply. The state NUT Chairman, Audu Amba, said in Kaduna yesterday that the affected teachers would reapply, sit for another examination and […]

Why South East APC leaders reject Governor Okorocha

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Headlines, Imo, State News Saturday, January 20th, 2018

— 20th January 2018 APC Stakeholders South East meeting called by the South East zonal Chairman, Chief Emma Eneukwu at the instance of the President Buhari 2019 presidential campaign Director-General, Hon. minister, Rotimi Amaechi rejected Governor Rochas Okorocha as the chairman of the 15-man Campaign council for the zone. Reacting to Rotimi Amechi’s briefing to […]

Herdsmen killings: Lalong bows, apologises to Ortom

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Headlines, Plateau, State News Sunday, January 14th, 2018

Herdsmen killings: Lalong bows, apologises to Ortom — 14th January 2018 Iheanacho Nwosu, Abuja Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has apologized to his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, over his comment condemning the implementation of anti-open grazing law in the state. The Plateau state governor had attributed recent killing of over 70 persons in […]

Fayose, Falana trade words over Abuja N1bn property

Posted by admin Ekiti, Governors, Headlines, State News Monday, December 4th, 2017

Kamarudeen Ogundele and Oladimeji Ramon The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has criticised human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), over the allegation by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), linking the lawyer to a N1bn property on Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja. Fayose said it was embarrassing, shameful, disgraceful that […]