Tag: Governor
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…