By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has approved the immediate termination of the appointment of the Director-General, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Alhaji Abdullahi Arah. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Minna. “The...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Government has frowned at the attitude Clan Head of Nko and Adadama communities towards maintaining peace in their domain. Governor Ben Ayade in a statement through his Deputy Press Secretary, Linus Obogo, ordered the dethronement and de- certification of the Obol...
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka on Thursday fixed the hearing on a suit seeking the sack of Mrs Stella Oduah, representing Anambra North Senatorial District in the National Assembly. Chief Kingsley Nnalue, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Suit No. FHC/AWK/CS/38/2022 is asking the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to vacate his seat as member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, declared that having defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to...
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi, Mr Tochukwu Okorie, was not validly nominated to contest election into the position, the Federal High Court, Abuja, ruled on Wednesday. Delivering ruling in the suit filed by Mr Silas Onu, challenging the election of Okorie, Justice Ahmed Mohammed held...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has fInally sacked Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo as the Lagos State Chairman of NURTW. NAC also dissolved the Lagos State council of the union with immediate...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that his administration will conclude its tenure on May 29, 2023 irrespective of its challenges. Umahi said this on Friday while reacting to the judgment of the Appeal Court sitting in Enugu which affirmed the judgment of the Ebonyi High court on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended action on court orders and motions regarding the defection of Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi and his Deputy, Chief Kelechi Igwe. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education in...
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says votes cast in any election in the country belong to the political parties, not candidates. On March 8, Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge at a federal high court in Abuja, sacked David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, and Eric Igwe, his...
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi, Mr Osita Ugoji, has advised politicians to refrain from defecting at the slightest challenge to their political ambition. Ugoji, who was reacting to the sacking of Gov. David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe of Ebonyi, by a...
Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday in Abakaliki said he has no regrets defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor stated this while addressing members and supporters of the party during a solidarity rally held at the Udensi Water Fountain Round about in Abakaliki. Umahi,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- The Ebonyi Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, removing Governkr David Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, from office over defection from the PDP to the APC. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Governor Umahi...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replaced the sacked Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi with Hon. Iduma Igariwey. Recalled that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had sacked Governor Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it was yet to be served the certified True Copy of the Federal High Court that sacked Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Chief Kelechi Igwe. Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahihas said that he remains the govenor of the state and will not vacate office for anyone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday sacked the govenor and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe for defecting...
By EFFIONG BASSEY, Uyo – Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has sacked his Chief of Staff, Mr Ephraim Inyang, of his appointment. Governor Udoma’s directive was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. In...
Gernot Rohr has criticised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for sacking him as the Super Eagles coach, maintaining that the team’s performance under him was not below expectations. The German, who is Nigeria’s longest-serving coach, was fired earlier in the week following some unconvincing results with the 1994 African...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has explained why the nation’s football governing body sacked Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles coach. According to Pinnick, the football governing body took the decision as a proactive step to avert a disaster. “He (Rohr) happens to be the longest-serving...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has dismissed media report that President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered the sack and replacement of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC over Monday’s strike by the staff. A statement from the office of the Minister of State Power , Mr Goddy Jeddy-Agba, in Abuja on Tuesday said the sack was conveyed by...