Felix Duru Mbah

By our reporter Reinstated Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has specially thumbed up President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for the return of normalcy and stability to the oil-producing South-South state. He resumed office today at the expiry of a six-month emergency rule slammed by President Tinubu on the State, suspending all elected structures in the process following protracted political crisis between Wike, the governor's estranged political godfather, and Fubara. The crisis spilt into the State House of Assembly where factions of agitated lawmakers queued up behind both gladiators, further disrupting stability,governance and peace…

By our reporter Reinstated governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, said he will address the state in a broadcast at 6pm today, six months after President Bola Tinubu slammed emergency rule on the oil-laden state, dissolving all elected structures in the process. Tinubu lifted the emergency two days ago, meaning Fubara was to resume in office yesterday, but the governor only arrived Port Harcourt International Airport today, to, possibly, serve out his term of office. Fubara told a crowd of his supporters at Government House, Port Harcourt, that the broadcast will, among others, thank all personalities who helped restore what…

*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…