Rep. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno) has officially declared his intention to run for the office of the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, ahead of the June 5 inauguration.
Betara accused Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila of sponsoring an unpopular candidate to succeed him.
Betara, the incumbent Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, spoke...
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart to hand President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to fix insecurity or face impeachment in the National Assembly.
Minority leader of the House of Reps, Ndudi Elumelu, revealed this after a closed door meeting of the joint...
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has officially endorsed Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki as his preferred successor ahead of the forthcoming governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State.
In a statement issued after what he described as “extensive consultations with party structures and leadership,” the governor said Yahaya Seriki emerged...
His Excellency the Executive of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has directed that salaries and allowances of all Political Appointees in the State be slashed by 30%.
A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane disclosed that the reduction of the salaries of the...
Adamu Garba, a presidential hopeful, has joined the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and has bought the party’s presidential expression of interest and nomination form.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja after picking his form at the party’s national secretariat on Tuesday, Garba said he is seeking to create a “new Nigeria”...
Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, has appealed for support from the federal government, as well as development partners, as the state continues to step up preventive measures against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Ayade made the appeal on Tuesday while leading some investors on an inspection tour of the state’s super...
I heartily felicitate fellow Nigerians on the occasion of this year's Democracy Day.
This is the fourth time that we are celebrating the Day on June 12 since President Muhammadu Buhari made the change from May 29.
For the Nigerian people, June 12 is more than just a date.
It represents a...
advises abattoirs on preventive measures
The Oyo State government, on Wednesday, affirmed that cattle markets were not affected by the order of the government closing the markets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A statement signed by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle, said that cattle market operators...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has donated two motorized modular fumigator to the Ondo State Government, as part of his contributions to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
The monarch also engaged the service of a drone sprinkler–fumigator for the state government for a...
Lauds Nasarawa governor's commitment to peace, infrastructure development
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday officially opened the 5km Masaka-Luvu Road, saying the project aligns with the federal government's Renewed Hope agenda for nationwide development.
Speaking while commissioning the road, VP Shettima applauded Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, for his...
