The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Etteh Ibas (Rtd.), has strongly denied reports circulating on social media claiming that he summoned the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, for a meeting on Friday, 18 April, 2025. Describing the claims as false and misleading, Ibas warned the public against the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Adelami Olayide. The certificates were handed over in Abuja on Wednesday by the Supervisory National Commissioner for Ondo State, Prof. Kunle Ajayi. This comes four days after INEC declared Aiyedatiwa the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday. Representing the …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere on Wednesday, annulled the office of the acting leader of the group being occupied by Pa Ayo Adebanjo. Afenifere, which appointed Adebanjo as the acting leader of the group in 2022, said the position had been abrogated, adding that another group named as Afenifere Elders Caucus has been formed. However, Adebanjo is also a member …

The Bauchi State House of Assembly has elected Hon. Babayo Akuyam as its new Speaker. He represents Hardawa Constituency in Misau Local Government Area (LGA). The House also elected Hon. Ahmed Abdullahi, representing Dass Constituency in Dass LGA, as Deputy Speaker. The development comes barely five days after the Appeal Court, sitting in Abuja, sacked the then Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman, …

The Ondo State deputy governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, reiterated his loyalty to his boss and state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa said that some reports making the rounds in recent times about his purported disloyalty to his boss were lies and aimed at causing disaffection between him and the governor. In a statement on Tuesday, Aiyedatiwa’s media aide, Mr. …

The show of no love lost between Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu continued over the weekend during the state’s 32nd anniversary thanksgiving church service held at the Festival Hall, Government House on Sunday. Both Obaseki and Shaibu have been at loggerheads over the latter’s ambition to contest the 2024 governorship polls in the …