Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Umo Eno, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor had, on April 29, 2025, hinted at a possible defection ahead of the 2027 general election describing the PDP as “a faulty aircraft” Speaking on Friday in Uyo, the state…
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state, has asked those aggrieved over happenings in the state assembly to go to court to seek for remedy. The governor who dismissed insinuations that he masterminded the crisis rocking the house, maintained that, “for us, this is the beauty of democracy and the dividends of autonomy which everyone knows…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba have emerged winner of the all chairmanship positions at the just-concluded Local Government election held on Saturday. Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Philip Duwe, State disclosed this on Sunday while declaring the results of the election at the commission’s headquarters in Jalingo. Duwe said a…
Christian Awareness Initiative of Nigeria (CHAIN), on Thursday organised Town Hall meeting for the Town Hall Meeting for Christian leaders in Northern Nigeria at the Epitome Hotel, Kaduna, to brainstorm on the controversial Tax reform bills before the National Assembly. The event with the theme: “Church and Society: Tax reform and matters arising”, was attended…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered Social Investment Programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, announced this in a statement on Friday . The statement said the President’s decision was in view of the “ongoing investigations of alleged malfeasance in…
The federal government has declared Monday and Tuesday public holidays for Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The permanent secretary in the ministry of interior, Aishetu Ndayako, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ndayako said the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulated Muslim faithfuls at home and abroad on the celebration. She added that the minister also…
