By Abiola Olawale The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has revealed the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration would not be celebrated lavishly. The minister, who spoke at the Ministerial Press Briefing on Wednesday, May 22, in Abuja, said Tinubu had directed a low-key celebration. According to Idris, the move…
By Abiola Olawale Lawmakers of the Cross River State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Rt Hon. Elvert Ekom Ayambem. The Speaker was impeached on Wednesday, May 22, by 17 members of the Assembly over allegations of misappropriation of funds. The impeachment motion was moved by Hon. Effiom Ekarika, representing Calabar South I Constituency…
By Abiola Olawale Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in eight new Commissioners into his cabinet. The commissioners were screened and confirmed by the three-member State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, on Tuesday, May 21. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony, which was held at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government…
By Ken Afor Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has responded to critics who questioned his decision to probe the immediate past administration of Nyesom Wike. Fubara, who was a civil servant during Wike's tenure, stated that he has maintained comprehensive records of his actions and decisions during his tenure as a civil servant under the…
By Joel Okwara Ahead of the crucial September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, the gale of defections from the state's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition Progressives Congress (APC) continued at the weekend. On Sunday, May 19, former National Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Felix…
By Abiola Olawale The political situation in Rivers State continues to be filled with drama and surprising theatrical developments similar to those Samuel Beckett’s theatre of the Absurd dramatic Scenes. In what seemed like a comedy show on Sunday, some individuals who spoke at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were heard on video, demanding that Governor…
By Abiola Olawale A former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark has written an open letter to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, tasking him to wade into the political crisis rocking Rivers state before it escalates into a full-blown anarchy. The elder statesman said the letter became…
By Agency Report Former National Vice Chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, has expressed concern over what he called the indifference of most leaders to the economic hardship facing Nigerians, occasioned by the economic policies of the present administration. The former Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum, in a statement…
Beijing’s Global Assault on Transparency and Open Government By Christopher Walker China thrives on secrecy. Beijing’s approach to governance, which relies on surveillance and control rather than openness and deliberation, requires secrecy. And to sustain it, the Chinese government suppresses independent journalism, censors digital information, and closely guards the kind of information that democracies freely…