Felix Duru Mbah

*I Was Appointed By Mandate Secretary, Won't Step Down, She Says *No, You Must Quit, You're Not Most Senior --Perm Sec, Staff Members By Felix Durumbah, Abuja A huge leadership succession storm has engulfed the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), popularly known as Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) in Abuja, in the wake of the retirement of the agency's Director, Malam Abdulateef Bello. Bello retired on mandatory age grounds and was pulled out on September 12 this year, handing over as acting Director of the money-spinning agency to the body's Deputy Director (Operations), Mrs…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan A coalition of Ekiti personalities in continental diaspora across the United Kingdom, Canada, Asia Major, Australia and the United States of America, has risen up to present a political challenge across all the political parties in the state. The group claimed that crises across the parties in the state had suffocated good governance and community development across the state, a development it said made delivery of dividends of democracy a mirage. The group, Continental Coalition of Ekiti in Diaspora (COCOED), in a press statement issued at the end of a parley in Abuja made these statements.…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Sokoto State House of Assembly has called on the State government, the national and state Emergency Management Agencies (NEMA and SEMA) and other relevant authorities to, as a matter of urgency, come to the aid of victims of flood in Dange Shuni, Kebbe and Gada Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The call was made under a matter of urgent public importance on a flood disaster that affected several communities in the area. The motion was seconded by Hon. Bashir Isah, member representing Tambuwal East constituency. In their separate elaborations on the matter, members representing…

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it for context is that there was a total paralysis of governance in Rivers State, which…