Perpetrators of Insecurity in South East Are Criminals Not Agitators – SEGF

The Governors of the South Eastern states of Nigeria on Thursday announced their resolve to fight insecurity in the region decisively, individually or collectively, in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders. Senator Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the South East Governors’ forum stated this while presenting the communiqué of their meeting to newsmen at the Government House Enugu. The Governors also declared war against perpetrators of insecurity...

Certificate Forgery: Tribunal Sacks Kano Rep Member

The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal sitting in Kano has nullified the election of Tarauni Federal Constituency member, Muktar Yerima, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) over certificate forgery. Recall that Yerima was declared winner of the February 18th 2023 election on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), defeating the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Hafizu Kawu. The petitioner, Hafizu Kawu of the APC challenged the electoral...

Ekiti State Government Suspends Traditional Ruler Over Insubordination

The traditional chief in Imesi Ekiti, in Gbonyin LGA of Ekiti state, Chief Gabriel Bodunde has been suspended from office. The state’s deputy governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, who announced the suspension on Thursday while presiding over a petition forwarded to her office by Onimesi-in-Council. She stated that the Chief was suspended over alleged disrespect, high-handedness and insubordination to the town’s monarch, Oba Olatunji Olatunde. The Chief was also accused of fueling communal crises in...

Five South East Governors Meet On Security, Other Matters

Governors of the five South East states of Imo, Anambra, Abịa, Ebonyi and Enugu have resolved to wrestle widespread insecurity ravaging the region to the ground. Rising after an over five hour meeting at the Enugu State Government House, Enugu, the Governors expressed unanimous views that the unrest in the region has nothing to do with agitations. In attendance were Governors Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, Alex Otti of Abia State,...

Ekwunife Commends Southeast Governors For Unity, Commitment

The Director General of Southeast Governors Forum (SEGF), Iyom Senator Uche Ekwunife has commended the five Governors of the Southeast region for their unity and commitment towards solving the challenges facing the region. Iyom Senator Ekwunife spoke to the media at the end of the meeting of the forum which held in Enugu on Thursday, 10th August, 2023. According to her, “I must commend our five governors of the Southeast. There is renewed sense of...

Men of Operation Farauta Torture 17 Year Old To Death In Adamawa 

Men of Operation Farauta in Yola, Adamawa State has tortured to death a 17 years old Abdullahi Tukur Abba Popularly called Abdallah, resident of Wuro-Dole ward in Yola South local Government area over allegedly stealing cellphone (i-Phone 7). The security outfit comprises Soldiers, Civil Defence, Police, and other voluntary organisations was set up in 2019 by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri with a mandate to fight banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities of Shilla group armed...

Jandor confident of victory at Lagos election petition tribunal

Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, has expressed confidence that he’ll have victory at the election tribunal sitting in Lagos. The PDP candidate is seeking the disqualification of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. He noted that he would win because everything that he submitted at the...

VP Kashim Shettima Says Nigerian Government Losses $7bn To Floods

The Nigerian Government has said over 600 lives were lost as a result of floods in 2022 and the direct economic damage caused by the disaster is amounting to $7bn. Vice President Kashim Shettima who disclosed this on Tuesday at an event of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Abuja, described the situation as the worst effect of climate change in Nigeria. Represented by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Hassan, Vice...

Coalition Of CSOs Reacts To Video Accusing Chief of Defense Staff

A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Kaduna state has reacted to a video that has gone viral accusing Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defense Staff of being used by France, America and Britain in favour of a war between ECOWAS military force and the Nigerien military junta. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Kaduna, Nuhu Bahago, the Coordinator of the coalition, noted that the video is capable of inciting hatred against the...

University of Ibadan student appointed as member of presidential tax committee

Orire Agbaje, a 400-level Economics student of the University of Ibadan, UI, has been appointed as a member of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. The committee was inaugurated at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu. The president had approved the establishment of the committee last month and appointed Taiwo Oyedele, a tax and fiscal policy expert, as its chairman. The committee is responsible for various aspects of...

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