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The Senate is rumbling. Reason? Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s disapproval of South governors’ resolution at last week’s meeting in Asaba, Delta State. In what has now become famous as the ‘Asaba Declaration’, the 17 southern governors called for urgent dialogue to resolve lingering national question. They also called for restructuring …

Twenty-three governors have keyed into the call for restructuring, following yesterday’s decision by governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Six PDP governors from the North, have joined the clamour by the 17 governors from the South who also canvassed a national dialogue and decentralisation of …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has blamed Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation over the insecurity crisis in the state. Wike said Amaechi was happy with the insecurity in the state, especially the killings of residents by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Amaechi had blamed the current …

Numerous social media posts are sharing reports that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari had travelled to Paris to attend the Africa-France Summit, unaware it had been delayed. However, the claim is false; while the Africa-France Summit, originally scheduled for July 2021, was indeed postponed to October, the Nigerian leader arrived in …

President @mbuhari received by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace in Paris, France #PMBinParis

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says, despite the current challenges, President Muhammadu Buhari has done well on improving security in the country. Governors of the PDP, on Monday, met in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, after which they tagged the President Muhammadu Buhari government “incompetent and rudderless”. The governors also called on …

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ekiti State has called on the Senator representing the Ekiti South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Abiodun Olujimi to demonstrate a sincere concern for reconciliation within the party by putting an end to litigation. The State Working Committee of the party made …

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, met with members of his cabinet in Aba on Monday to deliberate on additional measures needed to ensure protection of lives and property in the state following recent attacks on police stations by yet to be identified hoodlums. Briefing newsmen after the meeting which …

KDSG condemns unlawful actions by unionists, urges residents to stay calm The Kaduna State Government has said that the conditions that compelled its decision to rightsize have not been altered by the NLC’s campaign of economic and social sabotage. KDSG remains firmly committed to using all the resources it can …

The Federal Government says it has uncover about 476 online publication sites dedicated to daily churning out of fake news to fight the government. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Monday in Abuja when he received officials of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations …