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PDP governors declare stance on Rivers crisis, local govt autonomy

Bygistgrill July 17, 2024

The People Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has resolved to adopt a political solution to settle the ongoing crisis in Rivers State. The governors disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of their closed-door meeting at the Enugu State Government House on Wednesday. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, the forum’s chairperson, read the communiqué…

‘Why LGs have not escaped powerful clasp of governors’

Bygistgrill July 12, 2024

• Judgment an assault on true federalism, says James Ibori• SERAP gives govs seven-day ultimatum to return LG funds• Ruling insufficient to guarantee LG autonomy, says ex-deputy gov• Soludo: Verdict great but we need money to work for people at all levels If state governors were birds of prey and local governments (LGs) their hapless…

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Pro-Wike Assembly passes bill to amend Rivers education law

Bygistgrill July 9, 2024

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, has passed a bill to amend the Rivers State Education (Return of Schools) Law No. 1 of 2005. The passage of the bill occurred during the 2nd Legislative Sitting of the Second Session of the Tenth Assembly on Tuesday. The amendment aims to bring significant…

Wike presents 50 operational vehicles to security agencies

Bygistgrill July 5, 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has presented 50 operational vehicles with communication gadgets to security agencies to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the territory. Mr Wike, while handing over the vehicles to the agencies in Abuja on Friday, said the measure was to support security agencies with the needed…

Court reinstates pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers

Bygistgrill July 4, 2024

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has nullified the expulsion of a former speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other lawmakers from the assembly. A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, in May, barred the lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the state’s House of Assembly after they defected…

TRENDING: Akpabio talks down on senator over quarrel with Wike

Bygistgrill July 3, 2024

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has talked down on Ireti Kingibe, a fellow senator, over the quarrel between her and Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT. Mrs Ireti represents FCT District under the platform of the Labour Party. Mr Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, is a member of the Peoples…

TRENDING: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike maintains ‘steez’ in £1,499 Versace outfit

Bygistgrill July 1, 2024

On Monday, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), caused a social media buzz by donning a £1,499 Versace logo-patch denim midi coat. He paired the coat with blue jeans, shoes, and a cream-coloured hat, looking stylish and fashionable. The occasion was Monday’s flag-off of the Mabushi Bus Terminal in Abuja. Some…

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I will unseat Senator Ireti in 2027, Wike boasts

Bygistgrill July 1, 2024

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, boasted on Monday that he will stop the Senator representing the territory, Ireti, from being re-elected in 2027. Expressing displeasure with Ireti’s criticisms of his administration in the FCT, Wike asked her to commit suicide if she is not happy with the progress being made in the territory….

Wike only loyal to himself, nobody else, says Edwin Clark

Bygistgrill June 9, 2024

The leader of the Ijaw nation and elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is loyal only to himself and nobody else, “not even to the Ijaw people who supported his political rise.” Clark’s statement comes in response to claims by Senator George Sekibo of the…

Tinubu inaugurates road, says he has no land in Abuja

Bygistgrill June 8, 2024

President Bola Tinubu says his administration is prioritising people-focused development by providing essential infrastructure and amenities that will improve the quality of life of citizens. President Tinubu made the remarks at the inauguration of engineering infrastructure in Guzape District Lot II. “Minister Nyesom Wike has provided exceptional leadership at a trying time for the country….