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‘Rivers Is Peaceful And Safe’, Says Fubara Despite Security Concerns

21 June 2024

The governor was there to inspect the progress of work on the 14.6 km Omodu-Eberi road project. According to him, the state is not under siege contrary to perceptions formed from reports of protests and the police takeover of council secretariats. During the visit, the governor was welcomed by excited residents and led by the […]

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Food Security : Governor Adeleke Receives Report, Sets up Implementation Committee

21 June 2024

This is contained in a statement from the spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed. According to the statement, Committee chairman and the Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon Tola Faseru who submitted the report to Governor Adeleke at the Government House, said the report considered the pressing challenges of food security to make far reaching recommendations. The […]

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Nigerians not only ones facing poverty -Tinubu

18 June 2024

While admitting that there are poverty and suffering in the land, Tinubu said the challenges must be tackled and one of the ways of tackling them is to eliminate banditry and terrorism so that farmers cab return to the farm. According to a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri […]

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Tinubu to send supplementary budget to NASS by July

18 June 2024

This was made known by the Chambers spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu in a chat with The Punch, where he noted that the supplementary budget is still being computed by the executive and would be sent to the National Assembly after its July 2 resumption. He said, “The budget would be sent any time we resume after […]

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Local Council Chairmen battle Rivers Governor, say they cannot be replaced

17 June 2024

Relying on a recent ruling of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, the Chairperson of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Samuel Nwanosike, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara lacks the power to constitute caretaker committees for local government councils in the state. The tenure of the elected council officials in the 23 local government areas […]

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Tinubu, Atiku, govs urge unity at Eid-el-Kabir

16 June 2024

Recall that the Federal Government had announced Monday and Tuesday as public holidays in observance of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.President Tinubu also departed Abuja  to celebrate the Sallah holidays with his family and friends in Lagos, his home state. But in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, President […]

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FG Declares Public Holiday For Eid-Ul-Adha

15 June 2024

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior,  Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, who disclosed this in a statement said the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, and congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. The Minister assured that the Administration […]

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APC Chairmanship: Court fixes date to hear North Central’s suit seeking Ganduje’s removal

14 June 2024

Justice Inyang Ekwo who presided over the hearing, said the June 26th date will allow all parties in the suit to study all the processes already filed and served.  Recall that in the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/599/24, the North Central APC Forum, led by its Chairman, Saleh Zazzaga from Plateau State, had sued Ganduje, saying he […]

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Reps Panel Recommends Acquisition Of New Aircraft For Tinubu, Shettima

14 June 2024

The committee’s recommendation is contained in a report released after its investigation into the status of the aircraft in the presidential air fleet. The committee is of the strong and informed opinion that, considering the fragile structure of the Nigerian federation and recognising the dire consequences of any foreseen or unforeseen mishap that may arise […]

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Minimum wage: I’ll approve what Nigeria can afford – Tinubu

13 June 2024

The President said this at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. Tinubu thanked those who stood by him over the years, promising Nigerians that he won’t depart from the tenets of democratic governance. The President also pledged to bring down the prices of food items by tackling the menace […]

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