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Fubara dismisses local council chairman in Rivers

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has suspended the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Akuku-Toru local government area of ​​the state, Otonye Briggs. The Governor’s Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. He said the chairman’s suspension was effective immediately. However, no reason was given for Briggs’ suspension. The governor inaugurated the implementing committees for …

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Three killed, 20 kidnapped as bandits attack church in Kaduna

Bandits on Sunday morning attacked two churches in Bakinpah-Maro Community in Kajuru local government area of ​​Kaduna State and killed three people. They also kidnapped at least 20 people, including a priest, Bernard Gajera, during services at the ECWA and Catholic Churches in the area. READ ALSO: KADUNA: ‘Bandits kill 446 people, kidnap 985 people in six months’ State police …

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Court quashes order to stop Kwara local council elections

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, quashed an interim order restraining the Kwara State government from conducting local government elections in the state. The state government had earlier set September 21 for elections in the 16 local government areas in the state. The judge dismissed the order because it had expired under the law, having …

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