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More than N3bn Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds in Plateau State are still unspent since January 2012, the Plateau State House of Assembly has confirmed. Speaking with journalists in Jos, capital of the state, Chairman of the House Ad- hoc Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, Mr. Dalyop Mancha revealed the committee’s […]

Ahead of the party convention in preparation for the 2015 general elections, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has commenced the performance assessment of political office holders elected and appointed on the ticket of the party. Addressing newsmen on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Aba Road State Party Secretariat, Chairman of […]

Former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili has responded to criticism from members of the National Assembly on a keynote speech she delivered at the Civil Society Roundtable hosted By Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) two days ago. In defending herself, Ezekwesili substantiated her claims on the management of public finance, which indicted the National […]

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi for disregarding due process and the law in his appointment of Acting Chieh judge of the state, Hon. Justice P. N. C. Agumagu. In a statement released on Wednesday by Special Assistant to the Rivers State PDP […]

Governor of taraba State, Danbaba Suntai has recovered enough to return to Nigeria, his wife, Hauwa, has said. Suntai, who sustained severe brain injuries in a plane crash in October 2012, was transferred to the View Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and Home located in New York with his health remaining a source of worry and controversy […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in order to end the ongoing strike that has paralysed academic activities in public universities.  APC’s plea is coming as the strike nears its second month, ASUU vowing not to renege till their demands […]

Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and four other state governors must shun all temptations to overheat the polity, Political Affairs Assistant, Office of the Political Adviser to the President Goodluck Jonathan, Godwin Akpovie has said. Responding to Lamido’s criticism of his boss, Barrister Ahmed Gulak, Akpvie urged all five northern governors to internally resolve […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday announced its opening of a Citizens’ Contact Centre, a facility allowing the general public constant access to the Commission with enquiries and exchange of information. According to Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, the INEC Citizens Contact Centre (ICCC) is a Situation Room that operates […]

It was a stunning revelation made even more spectacular by its brazenness, but the planned decision by the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Abubakar to transfer all police officers from Port Harcourt, including those attached to Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, will be unprecedented; if and when it is actually implemented. The massive purge of […]

Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has described Presidential Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe’s recent comments as infantile vituperations that will be anti-productive to President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2015 re-election bid. Speaking as a guest on Liberty Radio’s ‘Guest of the Week,’ Okupe had branded the so-called Save Democracy Tour by five northern governors as […]

A group of Delta State citizens has berated some members of the Delta State House of Assembly for embarking on a wasteful capacity building seminar. While the group, Anioma, conceded that capacity building programmes are sometimes necessary, it claimed that the objectives of this particular seminar are unclear. “The Board of Trustees and entire members […]

Newly registered political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDM) on Saturday released its mission statement, lamenting the country’s discouraging economic and political outlook, and promising to institute a culture of incorruptibility and nationalism among the leadership. The party observed that over the last decade, Nigeria has witnessed an unprecedented decline in its social, economic and political […]