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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has lost his dad, Gabriel Nkanang. The governor’s aide, Aniekeme Finbarr revealed this via a Whatsapp message recently. According to him, Gabriel died on Sunday and he was 90 years old. Burial arrangements have been announced by the family. May his gentle soul rest ...

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has come out to say that the new N30,000 minimum wage cannot even take workers home because of the current hardship in Nigeria. According to him, it will, therefore, be wickedness on the part of any governor to not pay the already small N30,000. He ...

Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku has said the reports saying he is sponsoring the impeachment of principal officers of the state House of Assembly is just a plot to ruin his relationship with the state legislature. In a recent statement by his senior special assistant on Media and Publicity, Bala ...

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has said his victory at the Appeal Court is the will of the people. In a recent statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr. Simon Macham, Lalong said his victory is a win for the people too. He added that he was ...

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has come out to say that ex-governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari threatened his government with a court case for not paying his upkeep allowances. Bello revealed this today while assenting to the repealed law in which past governors, deputy governors, speakers of the state ...

Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson has said it was sad that INEC went ahead to announce the November 16 governorship election results “in spite of the brigandage and violence that marred the poll.” The governor revealed this during the monthly praise night for November held on Monday in Yenagoa, according ...

Nollywood actor, Zubby Micheal has been appointed as a special advisor on media to the governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano. Zubby revealed this through his Instagram page on Monday, November 25, 2019, as he flaunted a picture of himself holding what looks like an appointment letter. His words, “Duty ...

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has cautioned corps members to stay away from anything that would expose them to security risks during their Community Development Service (CDS). Udom revealed this at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 orientation course for corps members deployed to the ...

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has hailed Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, GCON, as he clocks 73 today. In a recent statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifejika, in Asaba, Okowa described Atiku as a man of strong convictions. According to him, Atiku’s drive and tenacity to lead Nigeria ...

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle has said he has ordered his security agencies to arrest and prosecute anyone that is behind the killings in the state. Because of the brutal killings, the governor has even vowed to arrest former governor Abdul’aziz Yari if the violence does not stop. He revealed ...

APC Members from several parts of Akwa Ibom state have written to congratulate His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel, Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, on his victory at the Governorship Election Petitions and Appeal Tribunal. In their statement to newsmen in Uyo, they described the result of the election litigation ...

Governor Seriake Dickson has come out to say that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would challenge the outcome of Nov. 16 Bayelsa governorship election in court. He revealed this as he addressed a world press conference in Yenagoa on Tuesday. He said PDP did not lose the election since it ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has come out to say that his government belongs to all Rivers people, and not a specific group in the state. He said this during a recent courtesy visit by Amayanabo of Wakrike Kingdom, Okrika and Prominent Chiefs of Okrika. According to him, the ...

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is on the verge of getting re-elected as governor. According to the results thus far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bello is ahead of the other 23 candidates with 184,430 votes margin. INEC has revealed the results of 9 out of 21 ...

APC chieftain in Edo, Gen. Charles Airhiavbere, has come out to say that a faction of APC is not happy with Governor Godwin Obaseki because the governor has failed to listen to the voice of reason. Speaking in a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin, Airhiavbere, ...

Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi, Natasha Akpoti has come out to say that Yahaya Bello recently deployed hoodlums with machine guns to her party head office in Lokoja to cause violence and abduct her since she is becoming a threat to his re-election bid. In ...

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has said he deserves a second term in office because he has fulfilled most of his vows to Edo people. He said he also deserves another opportunity because he has to improve his developmental strides in the state. He said this when he received ...

Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw is of the opinion that Ishaya Bako’s ‘4th Republic’ has presented hope for a first female governor in Nigeria. In a recent interview with Pulse, the major character in ‘4th Republic’ said the film is presenting a hope that someday, a woman will be named Governor ...

Charly Boy has mocked Governor Rochas Okorocha over the defeat experienced by his son in-law, Uche Nwosu, in the recently concluded governorship election. On Instagram, Charly Boy who came across as one who was not happy with the way Okorocha has governed Imo state, shared, ”Any man can play a ...

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state on Monday, sacked Prof Bernard Odoh as the Secretary to the State Government and appointed Dr. Hygenus Nwokwu as his replacement. Announcing the sack in the government House, Abakaliki during a massive solidarity rally by the people of Ezza Ezekuna, the Governor said he has ...