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Gov Fubara appoints Some Heads Of Boards And Government Agencies after swearing in 9 commissioners Gov Fubara makes fresh appointments after swearing in 9 commissioners After swearing in nine (9) commissioners, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday made three fresh appointments to head some agencies of the State. Tammy Wenike Danagogo, Secretary to the State Government made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt. According to the statement, Goodlife Ben was appointed as Acting Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, (LGSC). While Tonte Davies was appointed Acting Administrator, New Cities Development Authority (NCDA), Mrs. Ine…

EDO 2024: If Labour Party accepted N15m as nomination fee for Imo election, why charge N30m for Edo election? Aspirant asks LP aspirants kick against N30m nomination fees Governorship Primary, Aspirants on Sunday rejected the N30 million charged as fees for  Expression of Interest and nomination forms. One of the aspirants, UK-based financial analyst, Dr Egbe Omorodion, told newsmen in Benin, that all governorship aspirants had rejected the bid and convened a meeting for Monday, to take a stand on the matter. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that LP had on Jan. 16, announced a N30 million fee for…

Rivers APC Speaks As 27 Pro-Wike Lawmakers Dumped PDP The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has said it is open to receive more defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, describing the defection of the 27 members of the State House of Assembly as a welcome development. Spokesperson for the State APC Caretaker Committee, Chibuike Ikenga, stated this while speaking to our correspondent in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said with the number of lawmakers now in the APC and others to follow, the state can be effectively governed. Ikenga stated, “In an earlier interview, I did…

Rivers State: 27 Law Makers Loyal To Wike Defect From PDP To APC Twenty-seven lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Martin Amaewhule, loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, have officially switched their allegiance from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The lawmakers who instigated the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara have cited internal divisions within the PDP as the primary motive behind their decision to defect to the APC. Furthermore, on Monday, December 11, the Rivers State legislators collectively passed a resolution denouncing the withholding of funds…

A’Ibom Councils Hanging Precariously In The Balance As Senate Moves Against Unelected LGs All the 31 Local Governments in Akwa Ibom State, are currently at the risk of being cut-off from receiving their monthly allocations from next year if the Tinubu administration implements the resolution of the Red Chamber of the National Assembly concerning unelected local government councils. The Senate which is under the watch of a homeboy, Godswill Akpabio, wants Abuja to withhold statutory allocations to local government councils that are not democratically elected. The three-year tenure of the local government administration in the state has expired. As at…