Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has strongly denied recent statements made by the Senate President regarding the alleged distribution of N30 billion to each of the 36 Governors in Nigeria. Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated during a plenary session that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) had disbursed the funds to address food scarcity and economic challenges. Governor Makinde …

The people are stirring and the leaders are panicky! As hunger keeps the people awake, the fear of what a hungry person can do keeps the well-fed awake! This is typical of a chick that perches on a rope: No peace for the rope and no peace for the chick. True, then, are the words of Frederick Douglass that “If …

There has been a growing concern over the dwindling roles of state governors in the economic affairs of the country since the nation’s return to democracy in 1999. Many of them are on record to have shown limited knowledge of the concept of federalism. It appears that this confounding gubernatorial disposition to federalism is consequent upon an outright misunderstanding of …

A support group of All Progressives Congress has urged President Bola Tinubu not to depend on state governors for the nomination of his ministers. The group also appealed to the president to consider appointing a young person of 35 years and below as the next minister of youth and sports development. The appeal is coming two days after the Senate …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said governors were ignorant of what minimum wage was all about. In an interview on the sidelines of the ongoing 111th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, NLC General Secretary, Comrade Emma Ugboaja said governors had made a mockery of minimum wage. While lamenting that they (governors) ought to have …

The day is finally here; the day many Nigerians will witness another change of baton at the executive arm of the Federal Government and in 28 other states across the country. 29th May is here!!! At the Eagle Square, President Muhammadu Buhari, who returned to power on 29th May 2015 after serving as military leader from 31st December 1983 and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the general public of the alleged move by some governors and other politicians accused of corruption to flee the country ahead of the 29th May handover. In a statement on Friday night, EFCC spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren said the commission is currently collaborating with its international partners to ensure that the …

Governors of the 36 states of the federation are to meet on Tuesday with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) on how to manage their states’ security votes. Attempts to get governors to react to the implication of the meeting for their states last night proved abortive, as …

Politician and human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani has called on the Nigerian governors who are not on good terms with the leadership of their respectable political parties to join the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Mr Omoyele Sowore. In a statement shared on his Twitter page on Wednesday, the former lawmaker advised the aggrieved governors as the …

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the Governors of the 36 states for standing on the side of the Nigerian people over the new Naira and cashless policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that have subjected the masses to pains. According to Tinubu, the Governors, especially those of the APC who instituted …