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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from office. Information obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Friday from sources said the minister has submitted his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the sources, Mr Sylva has the intention to contest the governorship election in Bayelsa and will participate in the forthcoming APC’s primary election which is likely to hold anytime in April. Mr Sylva has only governed Bayelsa for one term and has constitutional rights to contest for another term. When contacted, the spokesperson for the minister, Horatius Egua said…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Chief Kingsley Megwara has called on the leaders of the party to avoid what he called unnecessary litigations that will distract the incoming administration of Dr. Alex Otti. Alex Otti of Labour Party had defeated the candidate of PDP, Okey Ahiwe in the March 18 governorship election in the state. Megwara in a statement on Thursday said it will be a disservice to the people of the state and the incoming administration to subject it to series of legal battles. While acknowledging the contributions of the PDP in Abia…

The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, says it is not true that he is owing civil servants in the state salaries of several months. The Governor-Elect of the state, Alex Otti, had after his election said he contested for the third time because the current government never addressed issues that made him run for the office the first time, including owing workers salaries. However, reacting to Otti’s claims on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Ikpeazu said no “core civil servant” is being owed any salary, adding that those that has issues with salaries are working in parastatals. “I…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs over an allegation of abuse of office and misappropriation of billions of Naira. The EFCC in an invitation letter served on Akpabio asked him to appear at its office on the 29th day of March, 2023, SaharaReporters learnt from Akpabio’s lawyer, Umeh Kalu. SaharaReporters had in 2021 reported how the senator-elect was detained after he attempted to bribe the Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa with $350,000 (about N135 million). According to sources, Akpabio was trying to bribe the EFCC Chairman because of…

The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the immediate sacking of all political appointees in the state. Those affected include: Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants, Special Advisers and Technical Officers, thereby increasing the number of appointees sacked by the governor after his failed senatorial election and his inability to install his successor. The governor further directed the State Accountant General to ensure immediate payment of March 2023 stipends to all the appointees. The sack was made public by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Chris Ezem. The governor thanked them for their contributions and services to the…

Popular actor Yul Edochie has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu. Kambilichukwu was reportedly rushed to the hospital after he fell unconscious. Vanguard Newspaper said the actor confirmed the incident according to an anonymous source it quoted.   The deceased was said to have read throughout the night in preparation for his examinations today. After his exam in school, he joined his mates to play football,, developed a seizure and was rushed to Mother and Child Hospital. All efforts by the doctors to resuscitate him proved abortive, the report added. This is coming two months after Yul and his first wife…

President Muhammadu Buhari has made fresh appointments in the Federal Civil Service. The Head of Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this in a circular on Wednesday. She said six new Federal Permanent Secretaries had been appointed. The newly appointed federal permanent secretaries are Mahmud Adam Kambari, Borno State; Esuabana Nko Asanya, Cross River State; Lamuwa Adam Ibrahim, Gombe State; Yakubu Adam Kofar-Mata, Kano State; Oloruntoba Olufemi Michael, Ogun State; and Richard P. Pheelangwah, Taraba State. The circular signed by the Director of Communications in the office of the Head of Service of the Federation Mallam Mohammed…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, presented certificates of return to Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, and the Deputy Governor-elect, Engr Ikechukwu Emetu. The event took place at the collation center located at INEC’s state headquarter in Umuahia, Abia State capital. Otti, the candidate of the Labour Party, was declared winner of the March 18 governorship poll in the state after polling 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 88,529 votes. The emergence of Otti as governor-elect has triggered jubilation and joy across the…

Members of the Nigerian Bar Association Ohafia Branch, chaired by Oko Ebe Uche Esq., heartily congratulate you, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti on your emergence as the Governor-Elect, alongside your deputy, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu who happens to be our brother, on the just concluded Governorship Election, held on the 18th day of March, 2023, under the Labour Party. We believe and have so much faith in the tenacity, steadfastness and consistency you showcased in the pursuit of this noble political position. We hope that these attributes will endear you to put the interest of our dear state first in all you…

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has confirmed a plot “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as president. In a statement on Wednesday, Peter Afunanya, the public relations officer of the secret police, said: “The Department of State Services (DSS) has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria. “The Service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge…