Politics

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ondo State House of Assembly to transfer power to deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa According to reports, Tinubu made this known at a meeting he summoned to resolve the leadership crisis in Ondo on Monday The President was said to have emphasized that this transfer should be conducted without any conditions, as it aligns with …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, demanded the whereabouts of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, saying the people of the state deserve to know where their governor is and his condition. The state APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement, said nothing was heard about Adeleke’s movement two weeks after he left the state, …

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has revealed initiatives approved by President Bola Tinubu in the aftermath of a military strike that killed about 92 people in Tundun Biri village of Igabi local government area, Kaduna State last week. The Minister who revealed this at a Central Council meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) on Monday in …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the 45 ministers confirmed by the Senate last week. In the new arrangement, the president appointed the former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, was entrusted with the works ministry. Details later… Join the conversation Opinions Support …

Embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, faces fresh charges relating to procurement fraud, conspiracy and conferring corrupt advantages on his associates. The charges signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar; Deputy Director, Public Prosecution, Mrs N Jones-Nebo and eight other ministry officials on Tuesday, revealed that Emefiele will be arraigned …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and his challenger in the March 18, 2022 governorship election in the state, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party will have to wait before knowing their fates, as the state’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday, reserved its judgment. The tribunal, led by Justice Akano, reserved judgment after the parties to the petition adopted …

The travails of embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele continues after Federal Government filed fresh charges relating to procurement fraud, conspiracy and conferring corrupt advantages on his associates. The charges signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar; Deputy Director, Public Prosecution, Mrs N Jones-Nebo and eight other ministry officials on …

The Ondo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has frowned at the continued stay in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu since his return from his medical leave in Germany. The opposition party, while asking Akeredolu to leave Ibadan and return to Akure to complete his tenure, said Ibadan is not Ondo State’s capital, nothing that …

An Akure based lawyer and activist, Sola Ajisafe has accused the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Rasaq Obe, of causing crisis in the state. Ajisafe was reacting to the allegation made by Rasaq Obe that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s signature was being forged on some documents. Ajisafe, who spoke on Fresh FM …

Twenty seven members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection on Monday morning in Port-Harcourt, the state capital while reaffirming their total loyalty to the former governor of Rivers …