Bandits Control Part Of Isa LGA In Sokoto, Appoint, Depose Village Heads

The Chairman of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Sharifu Kamarawa says some communities in the council are still under the control of bandits. He disclosed this when he receiving Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle on Thursday at the local government secretariat. Kamarawa stated the bandits led by Kachalla Bello Turji, appointed and deposed village heads in those areas. He said: “Here in Isa town, we are living peacefully. The...

Uzu Okagbue Pays Courtesy call to Anambra State APC Chairman

Mr. Basil Ejidike, the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress – APC, on Thursday, received in visit, Uzu Okagbue, the Deputy Director Central, of Sir Paul Chukwuma Primary Campaign Council. During the visit to the party’s secretariat in Awka the Anambra State Capital, Uzu Okagbue commended the leadership of Anambra State APC under Basil Ejidike. Speaking on the party’s expectation for Anambra, as it concerns the national trajectory of the APC under President Bola...

Nigerian Army Commander Under Investigation for Administrative Discrepancies

The Nigerian Army has announced that the immediate past Commander of 3 Brigade, Kano, Brig.-Gen. M.A. Sadiq, is currently undergoing a military investigation into administrative discrepancies. The investigation is being conducted by the Army’s internal disciplinary mechanisms. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated that the former brigade commander was relieved of his command to facilitate a thorough investigation. “The Nigerian Army being a self-regulatory institution...

FG Creating Local Government, An Aberration – Diri

…Says It’s Time To Rethink Nigeria’s Federalism The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, harped on true federalism, faults Nigeria’s brand of federalism. According to him, a situation where only the Federal Government can create local government is an aberration. Governor Diri also noted that Nigeria was on the wrong path to development and needed to turn back. Delivering a lecture titled: “Rethinking Our Future: The Need For True Federalism and Economic Renaissance,”...

Enugu Lawmakers Move Motion to Revitalize Veterinary School In Achi

In line with the Enugu State Government’s zero tolerance to moribund assets in the state, the Enugu State House of Assembly has moved a motion urging the state government to revitalize the Veterinary School-Farm School, Achi in Oji River Local Government Area. The motion on notice (HM/05/2024) sponsored by Osita Eze, Chairman Committee on Education, Science, and Innovation, member representing Oji River constituency and twelve other member states; “This historic institution, one of the oldest...

Tinubu Hails Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu On Her Election As UICC President 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, a renowned pediatrician with distinguished career in public health and former First Lady of Kebbi State, on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Tinubu in the congratulatory message on Wednesday signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, underscores the historic significance of Dr. Shinkafi-Bagudu’s election on October 8 as the first African and the fifth woman...

Rivers State Government Probes Post-Election Violence

Following the arson, killings, and other forms of violence that occurred in three local governments in Rivers state on Monday, the State Government has set up a judicial inquiry to probe the incident. After the attacks, the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara vowed to take decisive action against those responsible for setting ablaze three local government secretariats. He pledged that the incident, unlike previous cases, will not be ignored, as his administration will collaborate with...

Rivers Crisis: Timi Frank Condemns Burning Of Local Council Secretariats 

…Demands Resignation Of Wike, IGP Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank on Tuesday, condemned the burning of two Local Council secretariats by sponsored thugs in Rivers State following the outcome of last Saturday’s local government elections. Frank in a press statement in Abuja, noted that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, should not only...

Pre-election Mission: Jonathan Leads West African Elders To Ghana

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Ghana on Monday when the Forum began its pre-election assessment mission in Accra ahead of Ghana’s presidential elections scheduled to take place on December 7, 2024. The mission led by Nigeria’s former President also has as members Mr. Kadre Desire Ouedrago, former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso and former president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission as well as...

The Anambra State House of Assembly passed the contentious Anambra State Local Government Administration Bill 2024 into law on Tuesday during plenary. This new law effectively repeals the Anambra State Local Government Administration Law 1999, which was amended by the House of Assembly only about one month ago. Since the new law was introduced in the House of Assembly as an Executive Bill last week, it immediately sparked controversy over suspected attempts by the State...

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