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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
A senior clerk at the District Court in Nassau County in New York has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a bench warrant issued by a district court judge with respect to current deputy governor of Imo State, Jude Ikechi Agbaso, remains valid and in force.
According to the Court Officer, Mr. Agbaso faces arrest on felony charges related to […]
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Governors, Headlines
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Following the stance of organised labour on the implementation of the N18,000 national minimum wage, state governors are bracing up for a “crippling” strike by workers, THISDAY has learnt. In the meantime, the Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, has appealed to workers across the country to consider the economy and “be patient with the […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has slammed state governors for foot-dragging on the payment of the N18,00 national minimum wage despite participating in the processes leading to the agreement. Gen. Buhari said the governors’ action was fraudulent. Speaking through his spokesman, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, Buhari said “given […]
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Abia, Governors, Headlines, State News
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Governor T.A. Orji’s application of administrative dexterity has undoubtedly yielded huge benefits in terms of development and institution of democratic dividends. Besides, in drawing comparisons, a serious consideration must be given to the abysmally low federal allocation which accrues to the state and the hydra-headed security bug, which adversely affected government’s genuine and well intended […]
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Governors, Headlines, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Sunday, July 24th, 2011
The move to elongate the tenure of the president and governors from the current four years to six but limited to one term as against the present two via a constitution amendment may be a titanic battle between Nigerians in favour and those against. This is evident in the disposition of many senators who are […]
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Governors, Headlines
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
EMINENT Nigerians, including Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and Governors Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) and Babangida Aliyu (Niger), yesterday brainstormed on the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act for national development, urging all stakeholders to make the new law work. At a roundtable organised by the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) in […]
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Governors, Lagos, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, has directed immediate arrest and prosecution of owners of collapsed buildings in the state. He also directed Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development to commence immediate review of current building laws to restore sanity to the building sector. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Governors, Headlines, Kwara, Party Politics, State News
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The Gubernatorial, National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ilorin and hearing election petition filed by the kwara State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) against the victory of the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s candidate, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday , at the resumed hearing turned down the two prayers sought by the petitioner. The […]
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Governors, Headlines, South-East
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
THE South-East Governors Forum has called on stakeholders in northern parts of the country to tackle the high rate of insecurity in their region. Rising from their meeting in Enugu yesterday, the chairman of the forum and Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, urged the stakeholders to put in place a necessary machinery so as to ensure security […]
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Governors, Headlines, Oyo, State News
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
The May and June salaries of all political office holders in Oyo State, including former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, his aides, current governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his aides, are yet to be paid because, after payment of the May minimum wage of N18, 000, in conformity with agitation by workers in the […]
