Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has approved the appointment of Prince Mathew Alhaji Opaluwa as the new Attah of Igala. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Mohammed Onogwu, confirmed the appointment in an interview with the News Agency…
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Niger Gov Appoints New Emir of Kontagora
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has appointed Alhaji Mohammed Barau Kontagora as the 7th Emir of Kontagora. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Emmanuel Umar, announced this during a press conference at the Government House in…
APC crisis: Yari accuses Gov Matawalle of trying to take over party
The former Governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, has accused the state Governor, Bello Matawalle, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) of fueling the crisis in the party by demanding a-70 per cent takeover of the…
Tor Tiv confers traditional title on Gov Sule
The Chairman, Benue state Council of Traditional Ruler, Tor Tiv, Professor James Ayatse, has bestowed a traditional title of Asor U Mtem U Tiv; meaning, “Peace builder of Tiv nation” on Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state. The Paramount Ruler…
Boko Haram members, strange herdsmen in 5 Nasarawa LGAs ― Gov Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State Monday raised the alarm over the invasion of five local governments by Boko Haram members and bandits in the state. The five local government areas are Karu, Wamba, Awe, Nasarara, and Doma Speaking at…
Bauchi Gov Clarifies Comments on Herders Bearing AK-47 for Self-defence
Following controversy trailing his recent comments that carrying of AK-47 by Fulani herders was a last option for self defence, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has clarified his comments, saying he was misunderstood. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and…
BREAKING: Nasarawa APC chairman’s killer arrested — Gov Sule
The suspected killer and the notorious kidnapper of the Nasarawa state chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) chief, Philip Tatari Shekwo, has been arrested by the police. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this Tuesday in Lafia at the job fair…
Lalong: I will Go into Farming, after My Tenure as Gov
The Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Simon Lalong, has declared that he would be going into a full – scale farming after his tenure as governor expires in May 2023. This declaration was to counter the insinuation that Lalong was…
Oshiomhole mediates as Gov. Uzodinma reconciles with Rochas Okorocha
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Adams Oshiomhole has reconciled Sen. Hope Uzodinma, the new Governor of Imo, and former Governor of the state Sen. Rochas Okorocha. The reconciliation came few hours before Uzodinma was sworn-in as…
Bauchi Gov. rallies support for Tafawa Belawa’s family over wife’s death
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called on people of the state to honour Balewa family by turning out enmass and attending the burial of Jummai Abubakar, wife of late Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. In a statement issued…
