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Two commissioners in Akwa Ibom who received a senator, Godswill Akpabio, at the airport in Uyo have been sacked by Governor Udom Emmanuel. The sacked commissioners are Victor Antai of Culture and Tourism, and Ibanga Akpabio of Labour, Productivity and Manpower Planning. The latter is a relative of the senator. Mr Akpabio, who recently resigned from office as the Senate …

Makurdi – The plot to frustrate Governor Samuel Ortom after his daring move to defect from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a dramatic turn Tuesday following indication that the state government’s bank accounts have been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Vanguard gathered that the government accounts were frozen by …

Abuja – Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, this morning raised the alarm that the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DG – DSS), Lawan Daura and 30 APC Senators are spearheading fresh moves to illegally impeach Senate Prssident, Dr. Bukola Saraki. …

The Presidency has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Matthew B. Seiyefa as the Acting Director of the Department of State Services. The announcement was tweeted on Tuesday via the verified Twitter handle of Presidency Nigeria‏ @NGRPresident. Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, had earlier met behind closed doors with Seiyefa who, until his appointment, was the most senior director in the DSS. …

..why Osinbajo spared IGP, Ibrahim Idris Details of how the deposed Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, plotted and executed the invasion of the National Assembly on Tuesday, thereby effectively stalling the emergency meeting of the lawmakers, have emerged. The lawmakers were to consider the about N228 billion budget submitted by Independent National Electoral Commission for …

…Pledges power generating set, vehicle Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has pledged to support the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as plans are in top gear to revamp the orientation camp to better serve graduates participating in the national youth service scheme in the state. Obaseki said this while receiving the Chairman of the Governing Board of the NYSC, …

Edo State Government has suspended activities of the State Butchers’ Union over lingering crisis, which ‘expose members of the union, veterinary personnel and customers to risks.’ In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie Esq., the state government said, “Following the lingering crisis in the Edo State Butchers Union and the attendant risk and …

ABUJA – Senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC are at the moment engaged in a marathon meeting to how the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki would be impeached. Vanguard gathered that the meeting is presently on going at no. 13, Aso Drive, Asokoo, behind the Golf Course and not too far from the National Assembly which was under siege …

ABUJA – Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives from the Department of State Services, DSS and the Police without authorization from the presidency. The Acting President in a statement signed by his spokesman, Laolu Akande on Tuesday in Abuja, described the invasion as a gross violation of constitutional order and rule …

In what appears to be a twist to the siege on the National Assembly by security operatives on Tuesday, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has sacked the Director-General of the Department of State Service, Lawal Daura. The DSS and the Police had locked down the National Assembly on Tuesday, even as the Senate leadership had scheduled a meeting to hold …