A court of appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti has directed the freezing of the account of Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state. The court allowed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the judgment of Taiwo Taiwo of federal high court, Ado Ekiti division. In 2016, Taiwo set aside an order […]
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Aman Tuleyev, the longtime governor of Russia’s Kemerovo region where a huge mall fire killed at least 64 people including 41 children last weekend, resigned on Sunday. “I submitted my resignation letter to the Russian president,” he said in a three-minute video address released by his office. Tuleyev, who had been at the helm of […]
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Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the police, the State Security Service (SSS), and other security agencies in the state to fish out herdsmen who allegedly killed five persons in the state. In the declaration of the state government on Sunday, it was alledged that three persons and not five were killed by […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has reacted to the planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari, by saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) is dead in the state. According to Simeon Nwakaudu, media aide of the governor, Wike said he has not been informed of the president’s planned visit to his state. “I have not been told […]
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Recently reelected Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has sacked all his political appointees without stating any reason for the action. Those affected are heads of government ministries, departments and agencies; commissioners, special assistants as well as other non-civil servant appointees. A memo signed by Solo Chukwulobelu, secretary to the state government, directed the appointees […]
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Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, former Nasarawa State governor, has passed on at the age of 75. Former Nasarawa information commissioner, Mamman Alakayi, said in Lafia that Doma died in an Israeli hospital on Tuesday. “I got a call from the late governor’s son, Umar, this evening, that Baba Doma died in an Israeli hospital at […]
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Some visibly angry residents of Dapchi, headquarters of Busari local government area of Yobe state, attacked Ibrahim Gaidam, governor of the state, on Thursday. They not only booed the number one citizen of the state but threw stones and dangerous objects at his convoy, resulting in the destruction of some vehicles. Gaidam had gone to […]
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Controversial Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has publicly declared his backing for Uche Nwosu, his son-in-law, if he shows interest in the 2019 governorship election. The governor who spoke on Monday when he received leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Owerri municipal council, said Nwosu, who is married to his first daughter, has all […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Edward Adamu as the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Adamu’s appointment was announced in a statement by Femi Adesina, spokesman of the president. Adesina also said the appointment is subject to the confirmation of the senate. “In accordance with the provisions of Section […]
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The Governor Nasir El Rufai Committee on True Federalism and restructuring, on Thursday submitted its report to the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, calling for more devolution of powers to states. The committee recommended that 10 items be moved from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. The items […]
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