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Wike to Reconstitute Cabinet

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has revealed plans to reconstitute the State Executive Council. Wike’s decision followed his communication to the State House of Assembly for the screening and confirmation of three Commissioner Nominees. Speaker of the State Assembly, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani read the Governor’s letter during plenary. Recall that the Governor had on May 24 dissolved the Council.

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Wike Sets Up Task force to Tackle Refuse Littering

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has set up a five-man task force to tackle the menace of refuse littering in the streets. Wike made this known in a statement signed by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri. The statement noted that the appointment takes effect immediately. It added that all members of the Task Force are to report to the Governor’s office.

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Police arrests Student for attempted murder in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a Student, Victor Oluwatimilehin for attempting to kill a Policeman on duty along the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Road of the State. The Command’s Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday in Abeokuta, the state Capital. The statement revealed that the suspect intentionally knocked down the victim when he was flagged down for checking. It ordered that the suspect be charged to […]

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Ihedioha Reacts to Report as Running Mate to Atiku

Former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has reacted to reports that the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has picked him as his running mate. According to Ihedioha, he was unaware of such Political moves. Recall that reports had it that Atiku had settled for Ihedioha as his running mate.

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Imo Government Debunks Rumor of Uzodinma’s Ailment

Imo State Government has debunked the news making the rounds that the state Governor, Hope Uzodiinma, is down with stroke and was flown to India for medical attention. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, stated that the news of Uzodinma’s ailment was being peddled by the enemies of the state. Emelumba noted that Uzodinma was hale and hearty, and is currently in Abuja partaking in the activities […]

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Lagos Government Records 2,334 Cases of Domestic Violence

Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has said that 2,334 cases of domestic violence and four deaths were recorded in the State in the last six months. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Agency’s Supervisor, Virtual Response and Referral Service, Henry Okafor, noted that the state government has commenced proactive measures to curb the cases, with advocacy engagement which is extended to Schools. The statement revealed that the […]

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Ohanaeze calls for prosecution of Political Looters in Nigeria

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has called for the prosecution of Political looters in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Organisation urged President Muhammadu Buhari to launch Operation Financial Crime Clean-up in Nigeria. The statement lamented the rate of impunity among Political office Holders and regretted that criminals ought to pay for their crimes.

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Lagos government postpones 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination

Lagos State Government has postponed the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination for Junior Secondary School 3 Students. A circular issued on Tuesday by the Director of the Examination Board, S. Gbadegesin, noted that some Private Schools were yet to be issued their Optical Mark Readers, OMRs, for the Examination. According to the Circular, the Examination which was earlier scheduled to hold from June 1 is rescheduled to hold on June […]

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Ugwuanyi Commends Federal Government Over Empowerment of Farmers

Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has commended the Federal Government over the empowerment of rice farmers in the State. State Commissioner for Agriculture, Matthew Idu, who gave the commendation on Tuesday in Enugu, the State Capital said the initiative became a reality through the State Governor’s efforts. According to Idu, at least 439 rice farmers in the State were empowered with seedlings, fertilizers and agrochemicals to boost their yield this […]

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