Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo will on Saturday officially launch the distribution of various economic trees to the people in the state. Some of the economic trees include 700,000 oil palm, 200,000 ukwa, 50,000 Akilu, 50,000 Oji Igbo and 40,000 pawpaw. A terse notice signed by the State Chief of Protocol/Deputy Chief of Staff, Chinedu Nwoye (Glamour), made available to Newshub, stated that the event will take place at the Achebe Stadium, Fegge, Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State at 11:00am.
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Ben Ogbemudia, The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has approved the reappointment of the following aides as he resumed officially on Friday. The reappointed officials are Hon. Kingsley Ehigiamusor as Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Governor, Edo State – Comrade Musa Ebomhiana as Chief Press Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor – Hon. Emmanuel Akhaba as Senior Special Assistant – Mustapha Lawal as Senior Special Assistant (Omokpo) – Charles Olubayo as Senior Special Assistant – Mathias Akhanemhe as Special Assistant – Comrade Robinson Akhenoba as Special Assistant – Robert Ojele as Special…
The establishment of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Fufore, the bill of which has been passed for the third reading in the National Assembly, has been described as the nucleus of human capital development. The member representing Fufore/Gurin in the Adamawa State House of Assembly (ADHA), Hon Barr Ismaila Umar Daware, stated this while showering encomiums on Hon Aliyu Wakili Boya for working for the establishment of the higher institution. Daware applauded the development, describing the public hearing that deliberated on the bill for the establishment of the institution as enriching and mind-blowing, given the large number of people…
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja The reinstated deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu on Friday vowed to remain in office till November 11 when the governorship election will be conducted. Shaibu said he would resume his office today as deputy governor of Edo State after an Abuja Federal High Court reaffirmed his position. He made the remark while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show. The reinstated deputy governor accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of refusing to pay him. Shaibu accused Obaseki of refusing to pay him for the last one year despite being an elected deputy governor. According to Shaibu: “I’m elected…
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philips Shaibu, disclosed on Friday that he has effectively aligned himself with the All Progressives Congress, despite remaining officially within the Peoples Democratic Party. In an interview on Arise TV’s morning show, Shaibu explained that his support for the APC’s governorship candidate in Edo State stems from his personal alignment with the party, even though he has not formally transitioned from the PDP. “In PDP now, everybody can support whoever they like. On the issue of supporting a candidate, the constitution guarantees that you can support who you like and…
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District, Neda Imasuen, has urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) to collapse their structures in favour of the Labour Party (LP) in the upcoming Edo State governorship election. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Senator Imasuen lamented that the ruling parties have failed to address the state’s pressing issues, leaving the people in dire hardship. He cited the high cost of living, inadequate healthcare, dilapidated schools, and insecurity as examples of the government’s inadequacies. The senator, who chairs the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public…
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja The All Progressive Congress governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo has condoled with the family of the slain police officer, Inspector Akor Onu, following the violent attack on his convoy on arrival in Benin from Abuja on Thursday afternoon. The governorship hopeful in a statement by his Legislative Aide on Media and Communications, Godswill Inegbe also empathized with the injured members of his convoy receiving treatments in various hospitals in Benin City. Okpebholo demanded justice for the slain policeman, noting that he will not rest until the perpetrators of the unprovoked brutal attack on him leading to the…
…urge security operatives to fish out perpetrators Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Edo leaders on Friday expressed concern over an assassination attempt targeting the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. ‘’We are shattered by this terrible event. The assassination plot underlined the desperation of forces which retard progress in Edo State to promote violence and retain power at all cost’’ The leaders in a statement issued in Benin described the assassination attempt as inhuman, ruthless and barbaric. ‘’It is an organized terrorism against the APC candidate and a challenge to the electorate. The day of reckoning is at hand’’.…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government on Thursday met with the community leaders of Amassoma and Obirigbene over the gruesome murder of a 400-level Sociology student, Mr. Francis Paleowei, in Amassoma on Tuesday this week. The government appealed to the bereaved Paleowei family and entire people of Obirigbene community of Ekeremor LGA to remain calm, saying it was working closely with security agencies to get the culprits arrested and prosecuted in a competent court of law. Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who presided over the emergency meeting in his office in Government House, Yenagoa, assured the delegation that every necessary…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Former Chief Whip in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite, has congratulated Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, on their victory at the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory had earlier today dismissed an appeal filed by Chief Timipre Sylva, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), challenging Diri’s victory in the November 2023 governorship election. Hon. Obuebite, in a congratulatory message, emphasized the need for unity and cooperation among all candidates for the betterment of Bayelsa State. Dr…