Tag: Governor
Wike releases fund repairs of Emohua-Kalabari road
The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance, AA, in Rivers Dawari Ibietela George said the directive by Wike that immediate…
Borno governor pledges security for NYSC members
Gov. Umar Zulum of Borno State has promised to provide adequate security for Batch B Stream 1 of the 2019…
Minimum wage: We’ll not accept anything below N30,000 from governors – Labour
The Organised labour on Thursday warned that no state chapter of labour movement would accept any renegotiation for downward review…
What we expect from our governor-elect – Bauchi people
The people of Bauchi State have expressed high hopes from their governor-elect, Sen. Bala Mohammed, advising that he pay prompt…
Boko Haram stops Yobe governor from voting
Boko Haram terrorists have prevented the Yobe state Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam from going to cast his vote. This was disclosed…
Governor Wike says he survived assassination by soldiers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 12 hours to the commencement of the presidential and National Assembly elections, Rivers State governor,…
2019: I don’t need to join cult to be governor – Maku
Mr Labaran Maku, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in Nassarawa State, says will not join…
Let’s have Ayogu Eze as our governor
By Nduka Uzuakpundu An era that promises, in all honesty, a new refulgent dawn, in the political history of Enugu…
I will not be one-sided governor – GNI
Ogun State African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, GNI, has assured the people of the state…
I will be fair to all in Ogun – Isiaka
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Ogun State African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, has assured the people of the…
Why I want to be Kwara governor – Ahmad Kawu Belgore
The governorship candidate of the Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) in Kwara State, Mr. Belgore Ahmad Kawu, has disclosed his…
Bribe-taking: Governor arrested, faces jail sentence
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezao, was arrested on Thursday over allegations he received bribes as part…
N30,000 Minimum wage: Buhari, governors’ meeting deadlock
The meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Governor’s Forum, NGF, to resolve the raging dispute over the proposed…
Governors hold emergency meeting tonight in Abuja over Minimum Wage
The 36 state governors in Nigeria are going to hold an emergency meeting tonight in Abuja to deliberate on the…
Governors to Labour: We can only pay N22,500 as new Minimum Wage
Nigerian governors met in Abuja on Tuesday night and told the Organised Labour that they can only pay N22,500 as…
Group insists is turn of Kwara North to produce governor
Mr Olabode Towoju, the Director-General of Yaman Support Group, says is the turn of Kwara North to produce the next…
Serving governor arrested for corruption
A county governor in Kenya has been arrested on corruption charges, an official at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)…
Any Governor unable to pay workers salary is incapable – CSO
Say No Campaign, a civil society organisation, says any governor unable to pay workers salaries is incapable of defending his…
Lawyer refuses to testify in former Governor’s trial
A legal practitioner, Kingsley Ekwem on Tuesday declined to testify as a prosecution witness in the on-going trial of the…
Soyinka, Governors, scholars, others for Okigbo’s 5oth posthumous celebration
On 20 September, 2017, the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, Oyo, Southwest Nigeria will be agog as Nobel laureate, Professor…
Senate votes for LG autonomy, Independent Candidacy, Single term for president, governors
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday concluded the process of amending the 1999 constitution and voted in support of the Local…
How a governor tried to bribe me – Falana
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has narrated how a governor tried to bribe him…
UAE blocks $517m transfer by ex-Nigerian governor
An attempt by a yet to be identified former Nigerian governor to transfer $517million out of United Arab Emirates to…
8 arrested for attacking governor
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested eight persons for allegedly attacking Gov.Tanko Al-Makura on Dec. 5, during the funeral…
Benue ranks 9th in HIV/AIDS prevalence – Ortom
Mrs Eunice Ortom, wife of Benue State Governor, on Sunday, said that the state was now ranked ninth in the…
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Odia Ofeimun: I will be the Governor of Edo State
By Odia Ofeimun I want to be Governor of Edo state in 2016. My purpose is to realize a collective…
Devise other means of paying salaries, Buhari tells governors
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday challenged governors of the 36 states of Nigeria to devise ways of clearing…
Buhari warns Govs that “Days of impunity, fiscal recklessness are over”
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja assured State Governors that the days of impunity, lack of accountability, and fiscal recklessness…
11 Reasons Why Nyesom Wike Should Not Be Sworn In As Governor On May 29
By Joe Igbokwe Because we have not sufficiently punished political criminals in Nigeria for 16 years now, the hearts of…
Lagos Assembly May Review Traffic Law
The Lagos State House of Assembly may review the impact of the state Road Traffic Law signed recently for implementation…