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…says governor’s need to join hands with President Buhari to build Nigeria Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade Thursday decamped from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress APC, Ayade who formally declared for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC …

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, Mr Abubakar Malami has warned that it is dangerous for any governor to stop the freedom and liberty of Movement of Persons in Nigeria as guaranteed in the 1999 constitution. Abubakar Malami was reacting on Channels Televison Politics programme, Politcs Today, to a recent meeting by the Southern Governors where …

Ondo State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has slammed the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Shehu Malami, over his comment on the resolution of the governors at their Asaba, Delta State meeting, where they banned open grazing of animals. Akeredolu, while reacting to Malami’s outburst on the governors’ …

The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after months of speculations that he would do so. Mr Ayade announced his departure from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday while hosting six APC governors who visited him in Calabar, the state capital. The visiting governors were Mai Mala …

*VP receives The Gambian President’s Special Envoy Nigeria will continue to support the aspirations and activities of the government and people of The Gambia especially in ways that promote African brotherhood, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said on Wednesday. Prof. Osinbajo spoke when he received, at the Presidential Villa, the Special Envoy of President Adama Barrow of The Gambia, Hon. Mamadou …

Lagos State Government on Tuesday unveiled 500 mini buses to ensure efficient intra-city transportation in the state. The 500 shuttle buses, known as First and Last Mile (FLM), are the first phase of the planned 5,000 mini buses aimed at boosting transportation system in Lagos State. Speaking at the unveiling of the First and Last Mile (FLM) Bus Scheme at …

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Wednesday reviewed its 44-day-old nationwide strike and vowed to continue the crippling industrial action until its demand is met. Courts at both the state and federal levels have been paralysed across the country since when the strike began on April 6. JUSUN’s resolution to continue the strike on Wednesday’s comes barely 24 …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its five days warning strike in Kaduna State. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, Wednesday evening, said the decision “is to honour the invitation of the Federal Government on Thursday to mediate in the dispute between labour and the Kaduna State Government”. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the federal government said it was concerned with the crisis …

Due to what it described as low registration figures, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed its national common entrance examination (NCEE) earlier scheduled to hold on May 29. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday morning by the examination body and signed on its behalf by the head of information and public relations division, Azeez Sani. Mr …

Gunmen on Wednesday killed 11 people in two attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the government said, in the latest violence in an area wracked by cattle rustlings and kidnapping. In the first attack early Wednesday, the gunmen known locally as bandits, invaded Ungwan Gaida village in Chikun district, killing eight people, said state internal security commissioner Samuel Aruwan. “Eight residents …