A former Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Udengs Eradiri, has urged the suspended Governor of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, to shut his doors against those he called crisis merchants and step up his ongoing reconciliation moves. Eradiri, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa, commended the suspended governor for heeding his…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of two newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries to key ministries. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Eno Olotu, Director, Public Relations, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), on Monday in Abuja. Olotu said the move aimed at enhancing governance…
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has lauded President Bola Tinubu, for what he described as his transformative reforms. Matawalle said that Tinubu’s initiatives will pave the way for a brighter future for Nigeria. Matawalle, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that Tinubu’s reforms would pave for him to secure…
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has carried out a cabinet reshuffle. The governor, in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, made this disclosure on Monday. According to Ogunwuyi, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Seun Ashamu, is now to oversee the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources….
The German cabinet has strongly rejected criticism from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio regarding the decision by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency to classify the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a right-wing extremist group. Rubio, speaking on Friday, described the move as “tyranny in disguise,” claiming that granting the agency expanded powers to surveil a…
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In its response, it contended that the suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit. It further argued that the court lacked…
Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States. Rwanda has in recent years, positioned itself as a destination country for migrants that Western countries would like to remove, despite concerns by rights groups that Kigali does not respect some of the…
Rep Obi Aguocha (LP-Abia) has called for better welfare packages and improved wages for media practitioners in the country. Aguocha who made the call in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, also called for legal protection, and safer working conditions for journalists. Aguocha who is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Monitoring…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s political decisions. Governor Yusuf pledged to follow Kwankwaso’s political lead, stating, “wherever he goes politically, his supporters will follow.” The governor made this declaration while addressing 484 local government Councillors from the 44 Local government areas at the Government House on…
Mr Oseloka H. Obaze, a key ally of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has resigned his membership of the party. Obaze disclosed this in a letter addressed to LP Chairman in Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government in Awka on Sunday. Obaze, a former United…
