Category: News from the states

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly is the handiwork of somebody who wants to use the lawmakers to control him. Obaseki, who spoke through his Deputy, Philip Shaibu, said the 7th Edo Assembly followed due process for inauguration. Speaking in Bénin City when the […]

Say Bill breaches Christians’ Rights Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said Christians in the state would not accept the religious bill signed into law by the State House of Assembly, even if Governor Nasir el-Rufai gave his assent. The Christian body said the bill was a breach of the […]

Enugu residents have engaged in panic purchase of food items ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, February 16 Visit to markets in the metropolis shows that the rush was noticed mainly in the major markets. At the Ogbete Main Market, people were mostly rushing for perishable food items such as meat, […]

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed confidence that the state will continue to remain peaceful and secure especially during the upcoming elections, under the watch of the new Assistant Inspector General of Police, in charge of Zone 9, AIG Wilson Inalegwu . Ugwuanyi spoke when he received in audience the new AIG of Police and other senior […]

The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday passed into law the 2019 budget of over N219.97 billion presented by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The House had on Thursday adopted a report of the House Committee on Appropriations presented by its Chairman, Alhaji Tasiu Panisau. Following the presentation of the report and series of deliberations by […]

Fulani settlers in Ekiti State on Sunday, under the aegis of Gan Allah Fulani Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), Ekiti , waved the olive branch, saying they were ready to end hostilities with their host farmers in the state.They also pledged readiness to live in peace and harmony with communities where their members were operating commercial […]

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has sought approval of a N10 billion supplementary appropriation by the state’s House of Assembly. The document entitled: “2018 Revised Budget,” came as a fresh request from the governor and has been classed as the first of its kind since the commencement of the 2018 fiscal year in the state. […]

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has ordered immediate release of the August 2018 salaries to state and local government workers. In a statement, the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba said the measure was to enable civil servants and their families enjoy the Eid-el-Fitr festivities. He said the gesture was also in line […]

The Police in Kwara State have started investigation to unravel how two children got missing and died inside an uncompleted soak-away pit half filled with water in Gure community, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that residents of the community were, on Wednesday evening, enraged with anger when they discovered corpses […]