Author: Editor
Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says he returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to help President Bola Tinubu’s administration succeed. Adelabu spoke on Friday during his official return to the APC at the party’s secretariat in Oyo state. In May 2022, Adelabu resigned from the APC and defected to the Accord Party (AP) after he failed to secure the party’s ticket for the Oyo state governorship election. The minister said members who left the APC with him have also returned to make the party stronger. He added that his decision to return to the APC is not about…
Adejoro Adeogun also says the House of Representatives is not as corrupt as many Nigerians think. ByZainab Adewale December 16, 2023 Reading Time: 15 mins read Adejoro Adeogun, a former member of the House of Representatives for Akoko South West/ East Federal Constituency of Ondo State from 2019 to 2023, sat down with PREMIUM TIMES’ Managing Editor, Idris Akinbajo, and House of Representatives correspondent, Bakare Majeed, to discuss his time in the House, the politics of Ondo State, the cost of elections and other issues. PT: What do you miss most about the House of Representatives? Mr Adeogun: Absolutely…
…says investments are safe in Rivers State …Assures of commissioning the first phase in due time Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has declared that his administration is not fighting anybody but is preoccupied with taking care of the needs of the people and protecting the interest of the State. Sir Fubara made the declaration while flagging off the twenty thousand (20,000) housing units for low-income earners in the State, along the Obiri -Ikwerre- International Airport road on Friday. Governor Fubara said, that in protecting the interest of the State, his administration will continue to do what is…
.As Adeleke lauds gov on infrastructure Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, said on Friday that he and his Osun State counterpart, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, have aligned to foster unity and progress in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West zone. The governor stated this while addressing newsmen shortly after a meeting with the governor of Osun State, at the Courtesy Room of the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan. Makinde, who described Adeleke as his brother, said their meeting centred around the unity and well-being of the PDP and the development of the South-West geopolitical zone. He said: “Like…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a warning to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Primate Ayodele said President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, will fight Wike. In a statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, the clergyman said the former Rivers State governor will fail woefully. According to Ayodele: “Wike is going into oblivion. Nemesis will fight Wike. APC and Tinubu will still fight him. Wike has no career again; God has departed from him and he will be rubbished out of APC.’’ The political differences between…
Two Federal House of Reps members from Rivers State, Boma Goodhead (Asari-Toru/Akuku-Toru Federal Constituency) and Awaji-Inombeek Abainte (Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency) alongside members of the Ijaw Youth Council lead a solidarity walk in Port Harcourt for Governor Sim Fubara. Boma Goodhead: “Contrary to the belief that Wike delivered Rivers State to him, even the Wike failed in his unit, failed in his Ward and failed in his LGA. We are also here to tell Ahmed Bola Tinubu that he should call Wike to order because the next time he comes into Rivers State to disturb the peaceful people of Rivers…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Honourable Fola Sunday Oyekunle as his Deputy Chief of Staff. The appointment was contained in a letter signed by the governor’s Chief of Staff, Honourable Segun Ogunwuyi. Oyekunle was a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly representing Ibadan North 1 Constituency in the ninth Assembly, during which he was the chairman of House Committee on Youth and Sport. He was also the Ibadan North Local Government Coordinator for Governor Seyi Makinde’s re-election. While congratulating him on the appointment, Governor Makinde urged him to work with others for…
…Promises responsive, inclusive governance. Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has signed the 2024 appropriation bill of N800 billion naira into law. Governor Fubara signed the bill at Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday. He explained that with the budget providing the framework for spending in 2024, his administration will undertake notable critical road projects that will connect more communities across several local government areas to meet age-long yearnings of Rivers people. “This budget shows that we have a plan for our dear State. One of the reasons why our budget is in the volume of N800bn is…
When Nancy Shore drove home from church one day in August 2012 a hitman was waiting for her with a gun. She survived, but was stunned to learn, from her hospital bed, who police accused of paying to have her killed. “We really had an awesome marriage,” says 57-year-old Nancy Shore. “Obviously, you go through your ups and downs. I mean we weren’t perfect, we had our issues from time to time and we always worked through those.” Nancy married Frank Howard in 1983 and they raised three children together in Carrollton, Texas “He was very kind, gentle,…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday collapsed at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and was rushed to the hospital. SaharaReporters learnt that Akpabio slumped while seeing President Bola Tinubu off. Tinubu and other dignitaries had gathered at the Congress Hall of the hotel for a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President in Abuja. Sources told SaharaReporters that Akpabio was briefly stabilized before being taken to the hospital. “Senate President Akpabio collapsed today after his 61st birthday colloquium in Abuja while seeing the President off. “He was briefly stabilised before being rushed to the NNPC hospital…