The governor called on all dissatisfied actors to put all that had happened behind and commit to the implementation of the S’Court verdict. Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday appealed to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to consider the interest of the people of the state and embrace peace to resolve the political impasse in South-South state. “It is important at this stage that we all embrace peace,” Fubara said when he commissioned some projects in the Okrika Local Government Area of the state. The governor said he needed peace to govern the state well and called on…
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The presidential aspirant of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on Thursday, arrived in Bauchi State for a meeting with Governor Bala Mohammed. The purpose of the visit remains unclear as both politicians are currently holding a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Bauchi. Mohammed, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, is expected to brief journalists alongside Obi after the meeting. The 2023 presidential election saw former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, clinch victory after securing the highest number…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr. Abubakar Mohammed Aseku, an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), for allegedly drawing salaries from two additional government agencies while still employed by the NIS. Mr. Aseku appeared on Tuesday before Justice Binta Dogonyaro of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on a nine-count bordering on abuse of office and corruption. According to the ICPC, the defendant allegedly received N4.2 million in salaries from the Nasarawa State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in 2015 while working as a school…
By Shadrach Okon Ghosts do not not belong to the world of the living. Ghosts have their world. You can never predict the operations of ghosts if you are not a ghost. Humans can only shout and scream with the appearance and disappearance of a ghost. That’s all! Do not attempt to settle a quarrel between ghosts if you do not want to be mistaken to a fool! Leave the battle between ghosts for ghosts to settle. Let them fight and settle their differences in their world. They understand their world. The activities of ghosts transpire in the dark. Ghosts…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday in Abuja, condemned the demonstration of impunity and abuse of the rule of law by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and declared that it is not an offence if he is impeached. “Politics is not play. If he has done something to be impeached, let them impeach him. It’s not a criminal offence,” Wike stated, asserting that loyalty should be reciprocal. The former Rivers State governor added that impeachment ” is provided for in the constitution.” “And let me tell you, I have heard people say, ‘Oh, if they impeach him, there will…
The political crisis enveloping Rivers State has taken a new dimension as the Rivers State House of Assembly has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the Chief Judge of the State for alleged age falsification. This was the subject of plenary earlier on Thursday at the Assembly following the presentation of some documents to the Speaker by the leader of the House, Hon Major Jack. Afterwards the Deputy Speaker, Hon Dumle Maol raised an allegation against the Chief Judge of the state, Simeon Amadi saying, “These document before me simply say that the Chief Judge of the…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno PhD, has encouraged the youths of the State, to strive for excellence, competence and capability, saying that these attributes will encourage him to identify with and work with such people. He stressed that jobs are available in the State for people who are documented on the official portals of the State, but would however, be given on competence not connection or favoritism. The Governor made this known Wednesday, during the commissioning of the Model Primary School, in Uko-Oyukim, Oron local government area. Speaking on the Procurement Construction Portal, he said: “We are opening…
The Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Seaport, Comrade Ini Ememobong has assured that the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, is determined to fulfil the dreams of previous administrations in the aviation sector. Comrade Ememobong, who gave the assurance on Tuesday, March 11, during an inspection of the facilities at the Victor Attah International Airport, noted that the state government has a very audacious and ambitious plan of building an aviation sector with facilities that will remain world-class for a considerable number of years. “Aviation is not a static sector, and so every year, new things are…
The 2024 State of the Nation Health Report indicates that life expectancy in Nigeria, though improving, remains below the global average at 54.6 years. According to the report, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, life expectancy for women is 54.9 years, while for men it is 54.3 years, reflecting ongoing health challenges. Globally, life expectancy stands at 73.3 years for both genders, with women projected to live up to 76 years and men 70.7 years. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines life expectancy as “the average number of years that a newborn could…
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has said it will take the necessary steps on the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Nigerian Senate after hearing from both parties involved in the matter. The assurance came from IPU President, Tulia Ackson, in response to a petition presented by the Kogi Central lawmaker during the Women in Parliament session at the union’s meeting. Tribune Online reports that Senator Natasha had earlier appealed to the IPU and the United Nations to intervene in what she described as a case of political victimisation. She claimed her suspension was triggered by a petition she submitted…