POLITICS

Ondo State government has sworn in Dr. Olaide Adelami, a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, as the new Deputy Governor of Ondo State. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony of Adelami, in Akure, the state capital, Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa said the…

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has suspended the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon Omoun Perez, with immediate effect. Oborevwori also asked the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Bennett Agamah; Assistant Director, Agricultural Engineering, Engr Oki Yintareke; and Chief Accountant, Gabriel Idiatacheko,…

The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday informed the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello that it has no vacancy for the position of National Chairman because a former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje is still in charge. The party…

The Peoples Democratic Party has cleared all the 10 screened aspirants for Edo State party’s governorship primaries scheduled for February 22. The Independent National Electoral Commission fixed September 21, 2024, for the state governorship election. The Nomination Form was sold for N30 million, while…

The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday has ratified the impeachment of a former speaker of the house, Olakunle Oluomo, with all 22 members present at plenary voted in support of the impeachment. At the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker,…

A former vice president Atiku Abubakar is worried about the spate of insecurity under President Bola Tinubu’s government, asking him to resign if he cannot address it. Atiku, who lost to Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election, accused the President of playing fiddle…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, said the establishment of state police is an idea whose time has come, noting that it has become imperative to surmount the security challenges facing different parts of the country. The governor, who maintained that…

Impeached Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, on Monday, appeared before an eight-man ad-hoc committee headed by Musefiu Lamidi set up by the House to look into the allegations levelled against him by 18 of the 26 lawmakers. After…

The lawmaker is the first to be suspended in the eight assembly. Photo: Radio Nigeria/archive The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Blessing Agbebaku has suspended the member representing Esan South-East, Sunny Ojiezele for three months for inciting disunity…