Category: Politics

Group Lauds INEC’s Readiness For Saturday’s Poll
November 16, 2019 No Responses

Group Lauds INEC’s Readiness For Saturday’s Poll

Women Arise for Change, an electoral observer group, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) level of preparedness for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa.  Meanwhile, INEC has distributed sensitive and nonsensitive election materials in Kogi State. The...
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Osun Budgets N119.5b For 2020
November 14, 2019 No Responses

Osun Budgets N119.5b For 2020

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Thursday, presented N119.5 billion budget to the state House of Assembly for the 2020 fiscal year.Oyetola, while presenting the budget tagged, ‘Budget of Restoration’, said the presentation of the budget was in accordan...
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Benue Budgets N189b For 2020
November 12, 2019 No Responses

Benue Budgets N189b For 2020

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue on Tuesday presented a budget of N189 billion for 2020 to the State House of Assembly for approval.Ortom while presenting the budget in Makurdi said it was made up of N114 billion recurrent expenditure and...
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Olujimi: Uncommon Grace Gave Senatorial Seat Back To Me
November 8, 2019 No Responses

Olujimi: Uncommon Grace Gave Senatorial Seat Back To Me

Former Senate Minority Leader, Mrs Abiodun Olujimi of PDP, on Thursday, said her victory in the Appeal Court over Senate Spokesperson, Prince Dayo Adeyeye of APC was a product of God’s grace. In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti, Olujimi,...
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Fayemi Congratulates Olujimi
November 7, 2019 No Responses

Fayemi Congratulates Olujimi

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has described the Court of Appeal’s Judgment that nullified the election of the Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Sen. Dayo Adeyeye, as painful and shocking.While also congratulating Sen. Ab...
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PDP Tasks INEC On Credible Elections In Kogi, Bayelsa
November 5, 2019 No Responses

PDP Tasks INEC On Credible Elections In Kogi, Bayelsa

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use Kogi and Bayelsa elections to demonstrate its commitment to free, fair and credible elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan mad...
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Makinde Suspends ENL’s N65b Road Contract
October 31, 2019 No Responses

Makinde Suspends ENL’s N65b Road Contract

Citing slow pace of work, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has suspended construction work on the Ibadan Circular road project.The Governor who made an on-the-spot assessment to the 32 kilometre road on Thursday, expressed his disappointment at the pace of...
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Iwo Road: PDP Canvasses Support For Makinde
October 23, 2019 No Responses

Iwo Road: PDP Canvasses Support For Makinde

The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the decision of Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to reconstruct the Iwo Road Interchange, describing the move as bold and courageous.The South-West PDP, in a statement issued on...
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INEC Projects 10,063 Ad Hoc Personnel For Bayelsa Poll
October 23, 2019 No Responses

INEC Projects 10,063 Ad Hoc Personnel For Bayelsa Poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to deploy 10,063 ad hoc staff for the November . 16 Bayelsa governorship election .Pastor Monday Tom, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Bayelsa said this at a Roundtable on INEC’s preparednes...
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Adamawa Assembly Approves 40 Special Advisers For Fintiri
October 22, 2019 No Responses

Adamawa Assembly Approves 40 Special Advisers For Fintiri

The Adamawa House of Assembly on Tuesday, approved 40 Special Advisers for Governor  Ahmadu Fintiri.The development followed a request by the governor, through a letter read by the Speaker, Aminu Iya-Abbas, at the plenary.The house also passed a resolutio...
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Controversy Trails Makinde’s N8b Iwo Road Project
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Controversy Trails Makinde’s N8b Iwo Road Project

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has  criticised plan by the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration to spend N8 billion on a proposed reconstruction of the popular Iwo Road interchange in Ibadan, the state capital.   The...
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Buhari Orders Probe Of NDDC
October 17, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Orders Probe Of NDDC

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2001 to 2019.The president gave the directive when he received governors of the states in the Niger Delta area, led by...
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Delta Proposes N389b Budget For 2020
October 16, 2019 No Responses

Delta Proposes N389b Budget For 2020

The Delta State Government has proposed a N389 billion budget for the 2020 fiscal year.The State’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba.Aniagwu said that the budget approval was par...
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Buhari Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N10.06bn Refund To Kogi
October 15, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N10.06bn Refund To Kogi

The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for an approval to pay Kogi State Government N10.069 billion being refund of money spent by the state on behalf of Federal government. The request was contained in a letter...
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