Concern with recruiting 300 staff from 2015 till date, without advertising by the  Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB, the House of Representatives has queried the board for its action. The Chairman of the Adhoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating job racketeering in Federal Ministries, Department and Agencies of government (MDAs), Mr Yussuf Gagdi issued the query when the Registrar of the board Prof Ishaq Oloyede appeared before the committee. Gagdi noted that...

Traditional leaders of First, Second and Third-class status in Taraba State have choice to seek medication in any hospital and the state government will foot the bills. Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State announced this Thursday at the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Jalingo, the state capital. “The health of our royal fathers is very important and l am   committed to their welfare, especially as it relates to the...

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...

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...

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...