The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, as the elected governor of Kano State. The apex court set aside the judgements of the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and that of the Court of Appeal, which declared APC candidate Nasiru Gawuna as the winner….
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, who recently admitted “we can make mistakes” took N10,490,473,775.50 from the state treasury to run the “Office of the Governor” between July and September 2023, a copy of the state budget performance report analysed by SaharaReporters has revealed. According to state budget performance report on Page 15, from January…
The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has suspended the state commissioner for lands, Survey and Physical planning, Noble Atulegwu. Also suspended is his Special Adviser/ General Manager of the Imo State Housing Corporation, Mbakwe Obi. A statement issued in Owerri, the state capital by the Secretary to the State Government, Cosmos Iwu, disclosed that…
Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi has been named acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), holding a significant position in the financial system of the nation. Shonubi, who was born on March 7, 1962, is a seasoned professional. From 1978 to 1983, he completed his undergraduate education at the University of Lagos, earning a Bachelor…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) stakeholders to resolve their differences and work towards unifying the party. This appeal came during a retreat for elected officials held in Bauchi, Bauchi State, this past Saturday. Governor Makinde addressed the recent infighting that occurred during the general elections and called on party…
Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State is threatening to resign as the chairman of Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) if campaign funds are not released, Daily Sun has reported. Udom was said to have confided in some of his inner circle that he was frustrated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential…
Ahead of the forthcoming election, the Nigerian army and police engaged gunmen in Idemili south in a gun duel which lasted for hours. Watch video below….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5HfvrbLjWQ
Popular Governor has been slapped during a live speech. TRUETELLS NIIGERIA reports that a yet-to-be-identified man slapped a newly-elected governor during a live speech recently. Popular Governor Slapped During Live Speech (Photos) An Iranian governor was dramatically interrupted Saturday after a man walked on stage and slapped him in the face….
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has sacked 99 political appointees. The Kaduna state Governor disclosed this during a media chat with some Kaduna-based broadcast journalists. Revealing that the state has started implementing its rightsizing policy but is yet to disengage any state civil servant, El-Rufai noted that the sacked political appointees constitute 30 percent of…
Former Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson has won the Bayelsa West senatorial bye-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr Dickson polled 115,257 votes to defeat his closest rival, Peremobowei Ebebi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 17,500 votes. Prior to him being declared winner of the senatorial election by the INEC Returning…
