POLITICS
It’s better to have 774 thieves in Nigeria than only one big thief – Oshiomhole
It’s better to have 774 thieves in Nigeria than only one big thief – Oshiomhole
Popular Edo North senator, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has thrown his weight behind the financial autonomy of local governments in Nigeria. On July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court surprised Nigerians by...
Jigawa Governor Suspends Commissioner Over Alleged Affair With Married Woman Umar Namadi, governor of Jigawa, has suspended Auwal Sankara, the state commissioner for special duties, over an alleged affair with a married woman. On Friday, the Kano state Hisbah board said Sankara was arrested at an uncompleted building over an alleged illicit affair with a married woman in Kano. Reacting to the allegation in a statement, the commissioner dismissed it as “false, malicious and baseless.” Sankara vowed to take legal action against those behind the allegations, adding that their aim was to damage his reputation. In a statement on Saturday, Bala Ibrahim, secretary to the Jigawa state government, said the commissioner would be suspended pending an investigation into the allegations. “The suspension is a precautionary measure intended to facilitate a fair investigation,” Ibrahim said. "We take all allegations seriously and are dedicated to upholding the trust of Jigawa citizens in the government.” In another statement, the state government announced that it has constituted a five-member committee to investigate the allegations against the commissioner. “We take all allegations seriously and are dedicated to upholding the trust of Jigawa citizens in the government.” In another statement, the state government announced that it has constituted a five-member committee to investigate the allegations against the commissioner.
Jigawa Governor Suspends allegedly randy Commissioner Over Alleged Affair With Married Woman, constitutes investigative panel Umar Namadi, governor of Jigawa, has suspended Auwal Sankara, the stat...
OndoDecides2024: Citizen Rapporteur to host ZLP Candidate October 5th
Citizen Rapporteur, a multi-faceted news outfit will be hosting Dr. Abbas Olubansile Mimiko, the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party in the upcoming Ondo gubernatorial election on the...
Ondo 2024: Akoko South East Local Govt Boss Engages APC Political leaders in Ipe Akoko
The Transition Committee Chairman, Akoko Southeast, Akoko, Ondo State, Engineer Ayegbo Jude Omolehin has recently scheduled a special meeting with APC political leaders in ward 4, Ipe Akoko. The ...
Edo Guber Poll: ‘Conduct yourselves peacefully and civilly’ - Tinubu to candidates, political parties
President Bola Tinubu has called on all stakeholders in the September 21 (tomorrow) governorship election in Edo State to conduct themselves peacefully and sportingly. In a statement by his Specia...
Ondo PDP suffers big blow as party bigwigs, political heavyweights defect to APC ahead of guber poll, term PDP ‘Unserious structure’
A few months before the Ondo State governorship election, some chieftains of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party defected to the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday. The Independe...
Ondo Labour Party chieftain and former Reps candidate, Oki, dumps party, cites neglect after electoral defeat as reason
Ahead of the Ondo gubernatorial election, a chieftain of the Labour Party and its House of Representatives candidate for Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Oluwadare Timoth...
We are working tirelessly to put an end to Wike-Fubara feud - PDP governors hint
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) have once again pledged their support to the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. They insisted that Fubara is the ...
Ondo Guber Poll: Commercial motorcyclists throw weight behind, pitch tent with Agboola Ajayi
Commercial motorcyclists, known locally as okada riders, in Ondo State, have declared their support for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Agboola Ajayi. The riders, under...