A former Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, has reportedly passed on. Zwingina was also the former Director-General of the MKO Abiola campaign Organisation in the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Although his family has yet to formally confirm his death, Leadership Newspaper reports that the Adamawa State-born politician died on Wednesday, October 2, at the…
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Thursday took to the streets in protest against the planned local government elections, set to be conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on October 5. Led by the party’s state chairman, Chukwuemeka Aaron, thousands of party loyalists marched through Port Harcourt, despite the…
The Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF) and Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, and the people of the State, over the killing of two police operatives in Umuhaia, the State capital on Friday. Governor Abiodun, in a condolence message…
The #FearlessInOctober protest recorded a low turnout in the Federal Capital Territory and states amid the heavy presence of security operatives. This was as the organisers of the protest, the Take It Back Movement, rejected the planned 30-day National Youth Confab, announced earlier on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu. The group described the initiative as…
The Chief Emeka Beke-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) insisting that the Federal High Court’s judgement cannot stop the October 5 local government elections in the state.Beke, in the letter dated October 1 and addressed to the INEC’s National Chairman, said that the suit,…
The Director of Information of the World Bishops Council (WBC), Africa and the General Overseer of Sufficient Grace and Truth International Ministries, Bishop Seun Adeoye has congratulated Dr. Yemi Farounbi and Hon. Bamidele Salam on the duo birthdays which fall on October 1st. Dr. Farounbi who clocked 80 years was a media icon, a politician…
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I use this opportunity to tag my speech as “celebrating unity, progress and our collective vision for Osun state”. Today, as we gather on this auspicious occasion, we come together not only to celebrate the 64th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence but also to reaffirm our commitment to the core values that…
…Hails President Tinubu’s Unflinching Support Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed satisfaction with giant strides made by the State since it was created as a political entity exactly 28 years ago. The Governor noted that the creation of the State on 1st October, 1996 has accelerated the development of Ekiti land which has…
Governor Mallam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to enhancing the state’s healthcare system for the good of its citizens. He gave this assurance while speaking during the official flag-off event for the distribution of laptops to 291 health facilities across Jigawa State, marking a major milestone in the ongoing digitization…
Kano State Government has restated committement to strengthen it’s symbiotic relationship with India for socio-economic development of the state. This is announced in a statement by the governor’s Spokesperson Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa which he made available to newsmen in Kano Friday. The statement said governor Abba Kabir Yusuf made the remark when he received…
