Three weeks after his swearing-in as the substantive Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been operating from his old Deputy Governor’s office since he assumed the position of the state governor. Saturday PUNCH observed that Aiyedatiwa had yet to occupy the Governor’s Office located at ...

By Seun Opejobi The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria needs 60 per cent reduction in the cost of governance. Obi said the decision of President Bola Tinubu to reduce the cost of Federal Government’s official entourage during trips was scratching the ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has been upheld by the Supreme Court. The Governor, who won under the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeated the governorship candidate of the PDP, Titus Uba. The governorship election petition tribunal and the Court ...

By Matthew Atungwu The immediate-past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, G5 Governors will support President Bola Tinubu if he seeks re-election in 2027. Ortom spoke on Sunday at an event organised by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, ...

The minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, remains resolute in his backing of Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid, expressing no regrets despite criticism. Wike, a key figure in the Peoples Democratic Party, openly supported Tinubu from the rival All Progressives Congress during the 2023 ...

By Seun Opejobi With the continued crisis in Rivers State, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, said on Saturday that the people will soon know who’s in charge when it’s time for politics. Wike spoke when he visited the South-South Chairman of the All Progressives ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Nigerian singer Harrison Tare Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, has been appointed as Executive Assistant to the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Entertainment. The ‘Reggae Blues’ crooner announced the news to his fans via his Instagram page recently, sharing a ...

A former Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategies to late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Dr. Doyin Odebowale, has explained what led to the feud between the new Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and Akeredolu. Odebowale said in a viral video that the late Akeredolu would not listened to ...

The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Friday, signed the 2024 appropriation bill into law shortly after the State House of Assembly passed the bill into law. Aiyedatiwa (then an acting governor) presented a sum of N384.5billion to the Assembly last week but the House passed a sum of N ...

Following the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Wednesday, no fewer than five of his aides have tendered their resignation. The PUNCH reports that Akeredolu’s deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was sworn in on Wednesday as the new Governor of Ondo State, hours after Akeredolu’s death was ...

By Seun Opejobi An erstwhile Secretary to the State Government of Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has signified his interests to join the 2024 governorship race in the state. Ize-Iyamu declared his intention to run on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, again on Wednesday. ...

Rivers State elders and leaders have written an open letter to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, warning him against implementing the resolution reached at a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja to resolve the political crisis in the state. The Rivers elders, in their letter, described the ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Ondo Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the State’s substantive Executive Governor following Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s demise. State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odosola administered the oath of office at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s office in ...

Ondo State acting governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, will be sworn in as the substantive governor of the state today. This development followed the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Germany. Vanguard gathered in Akure, that Aiyedatiwa would be sworn in by 4 p.m. today. A reliable source at the state ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Daniel Bwala, has suggested that the current administration of President Bola Tinubu may end up like his predecessor. He noted that this was exactly how Nigerians were told to be patient for eight years while the Buhari ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Nigerian foremost dramatist, Prof Wole Soyinka has said that President Bola Tinubu ignored his advice not to run for presidency. Soyinka, who paid a courtesy visit to Tinubu, at his Lagos home, said he was there to see how the President and his wife were doing after ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he was not the one that went to President Bola Tinubu seeking intervention in the crisis rocking Rivers State. He, however, said that the President should be appreciated for intervening in the political ...

Some elders in Rivers State have approached a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to declare the purported peace agreement with the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike unconstitutional. They stated that the said agreement, which was signed on December 18, was not only illegal but ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the timetable and schedule of activities for conducting bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly. National Commissioner and Chairman Information Voter Education ...

By Francis Ugwu The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the election of Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State. Justice Mohammed Garba, who delivered the lead judgement, described as mere allegation the statement that Mbah did not posses the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, certificate. The court ...

 By John Owen Nwachukwu Some youths in Rivers State have warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara against recalling the commissioners that resigned from his administration. They also warned the governor against re-presenting the 2024 budget to the House of Assembly. The youths, who protested in large ...

Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said contrary to the impression being created, President Bola Tinubu did not broker peace in Rivers State, but actually used his office to enhance the fortunes of his party, All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement yesterday, Lamido ...

The former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has lambasted Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC Edo North) over his role during the 2019 All Progressives Congress primaries, describing him as the “biggest and most destructive threat” to the ruling party. Recall that Amosun and Oshiomhole, ...

By Seun Opejobi The immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, has been sworn in as a Senator representing Plateau South. Lalong, a former governor of Plateau state, took his oath of office on the floor of the senate on Wednesday. The former minister had tendered his ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has approved N100,000 to be paid to all civil servants as Christmas bonus. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Johnson, disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has gone ...

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, threatened to fight back with the instrument of office if various cases instituted against the enthronement of the new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, were not withdrawn from the courts. The PUNCH reports that the stool became a subject of ...

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has revealed how former Governors of Ekiti and Ogun States, Kayode Fayemi, Ibikunle Amosun, respectively and Salihu Lukman, a former national vice chairman, North-west, of the party, plotted his removal from office ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike have agreed to end the political crisis rocking the state. DAILY POST reports that the agreement was reached after President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders met with the two warring factions on ...

By Fadehan Oyeyemi The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani seeking to invalidate the election of Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The ...

By Ifunanya Obeme-Ndukwe The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of allegedly being responsible for the explosion that rocked the Rivers State House of Assembly on October 29, 2023. The Chairman of the ...

By Jim Ochetenwu The Court of Appeal will, on Monday, December 18, pronounce its decision on the appeal before it by the Adamawa State Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Aishatu Ahmed (Binani). Binani is at the court challenging the victory of the candidate of the ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike landed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday. Wike entered the city despite warnings and threats from some loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to step into the state. DAILY POST reported ...

Members of the National Assembly from Rivers State have called on President Bola Tinubu, to call his Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, to order over the political crisis rocking their state. This is coming amidst the gale of resignations of Commissioners in Fubara’s ...

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state still has more than three years to complete his second term. But he already planned for some projects that must be completed before he leaves office. Among them are another flyover at the popular Unity road in Ilorin, reconstruction of Kwara Hotels to ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The lawmaker representing Akuku/ Asari Toru Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Boma Goodhead, and other protesters have dared the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to return to Rivers State. Goodhead and the others also called on ...

The Rivers State political crisis deepened further on Thursday as six commissioners loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This was as the two factions of the split state House of Assembly held separate sittings on Thursday. The ...

By Francis Ugwu President Bola Tinubu’s move to end the ongoing rift between Rivers State governor, Simi Fubara and the Federal Capital Terrritory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, has collapsed. This was disclosed on Thursday by Tony Okocha, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State caretaker ...

PORT HARCOURT – The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has resigned his office. Adango disclosed this in his resignation letter, forwarded on Thursday to the office of the governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi ...

The 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has moved its sittings to a new complex within the Government House, Port Harcourt. The lawmakers led by Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, while the demolition was ongoing, were seen making their way into the Rivers State Government House. This was following the ...

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has barred the factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, who is loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from going into the state assembly complex until the burnt chamber is fully renovated by the ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has asked his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to assume his responsibilities in an acting capacity while he proceeds on medical leave from Wednesday. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s spokesman, Richard ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has said that he will not tolerate people insulting President Bola Tinubu. The actor said this when he appeared on White Pearl Studios TV. DAILY POST reported that the controversial Nollywood actor had recently hit out at Arise TV presenter ...

By Seun Opejobi The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Dino Melaye has refuted reports of collecting N3 billion from the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Aliko Dangote for the Kogi elections. Melaye disclosed this at a dinner organised in his honour ...

By Matthew Atungwu Seven opposition political parties on Wednesday formed a new coalition to improve democracy in the country. The Coalition of Concerned Political Parties was established in Abuja during a meeting of political party leaders at the National Secretariat of the Social Democratic ...

By Seun Opejobi The Deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese has ordered the immediate removal of Governor Hyacinth Alia’s portrait from his office. Agbese, who represents Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives, said Alia is ...

By Fadehan Oyeyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been dragged before the Supreme Court for allegedly unlawfully presenting himself for inauguration as President, despite a pending legal action against the conduct of the 2023 presidential poll. Citing the doctrine of Lis Pendens, a presidential ...

By John Akinfehinwa The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has said the National Working Committee under his leadership will not suspend or dismiss any ‘disloyal’ member. This is coming on the heels of the recent admonition by some stakeholders within the PDP, ...

On Wednesday, November 29, when President Bola Tinubu appeared before the joint session of the National Assembly to present the 2024 budget, Nigerians watched in utter amazement as the lawmakers rendered an allegiance song to the President. Their action is generating diverse reactions, with many ...

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday presented the N27.5 trillion budget estimates for the 2024 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly for consideration and approval. The fiscal document was tagged “Budget of Renewed Hope’’. The estimate is N2.7 trillion higher than the 2023 ...

By Abdul Seye The Rivers State political environment gets charged as the rivalry between former Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike and his estranged godson, Siminalayi Fubara intensifies. On Friday, Wike, during an interview, opened up on the fight between him and his godson, stating that “let me ...