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Senator Godswill Akpabio has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. He made the announcement at a mega rally held at the Ikot Ekpene township stadium on Wednesday and declared that he was taking the state to the centre. No fewer than 30 APC’s senators and members of National Working Committee (NWC) were on hand to receive the ex-senate …

The twenty-two members of the Benue State House of Assembly on Wednesday took over the Assembly complex following the withdrawal of Policemen from the complex.Our correspondent who visited the complex discovered that the stern looking policemen have been withdrawn. It was also gathered that the official members of the State Assembly were allowed access into the complex and inspected the …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has predicted that Nigerian youth, with their population, could determine the outcome of the 2019 general elections. He also revealed that the Osun State governorship election, slated for September 22, would feature the highest number of contestants in the history of governorship elections in Nigeria so far. Speaking during …

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 …