Tag: Governor

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May 31, 2013

Supreme Court verdict: “Oni and his jesters merely sought to distract us” – Gov. Fayemi

by Isi Esene The governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has lauded the judiciary for dismissing the petition of former ...

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May 17, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Amaechi rift and the looming impeachment

by Theophilus Ilevbare The presidency is set to bully Amaechi to either tow the line of Jonathan’s 2015 aspiration or ...

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May 15, 2013

Anarchy: Fulani herdsmen kill 11, raze houses in Kaduna

Gun men believed to be Fulani herdsmen, Tuesday, raided Zangang village of Atakar Chiefdom, Kaura local government area of Kaduna ...

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May 13, 2013

Action governor: Nasarawa gives N1million cheque each to widows of killed policemen

by NAN The Nasarawa State Government on Monday issued cheques of N1 million each to the widows of policemen killed ...

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March 31, 2013

Opinion: Who will call Governor Akpabio to order?

by Theophilus Ilevbare It is as reckless as it is feckless for Governor Godswill Akpabio to fritter away with zing ...

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March 4, 2013

Obama’s brother running for governor in Kenya accused of beating 2 of his 12 wives, seducing school girl (PICTURED)

President Obama’s half-brother accused of being wife beater Roy Abong’o Malik Obama standing for election in Kenya Dismisses wife-beating allegations ...

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February 21, 2013

Saraki: Good as governor, better as senator, best as…?

by Usman Gbadamosi As good as he was as governor, becoming a senator representing Kwara senatorial district and chairman of senate ...

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January 12, 2013

I’m not sleeping with a governor – Nollywood actress, Nuella Njubigbo (and then she releases these HOT? photos)

by Akan Ido With allegations and counter-allegations flying back and forth between actress, Nuella Njubigbo and popular blogger, Stella Dimoko ...

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December 11, 2012

N4 billion fraud: Former Kogi governor flees home to evade EFCC arrest

Efforts by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to arrest the former Kogi State governor, Abubakar Audu, ...

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December 11, 2012

My husband is coming back as governor in 2014 – Fayose’s wife

Wife of a former governor of Ekiti State, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose, on Monday predicted that her husband, Ayo, would  return ...

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November 6, 2012

LOOK: Governor Fashola locked in a passionate kiss with wife, Abimbola (and we like)

by Isi Esene These public figures never cease to surprise us, yesterday, it was Jumobi Mofe-Damijo unleashing a butterfly tattoo ...

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October 31, 2012

Opinion: How opposition parties helped Mimiko win Ondo poll

by Sam Fatoyinbo The weapons that the oppositions used before and during the election were outright lies; half-truths; character assassinations; ...

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October 11, 2012

TICKER: Florida governor accidentally gives out phone sex number instead of meningitis hotline

Florida Gov Rock Scott sent thousands of Floridians to a dirty phone sex line when he accidentally gave out the ...

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September 30, 2012

Eye on Ondo: “My party is 70 per cent on ground in the state” – Gov. Mimiko

by Isi Esene The Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has expressed his confidence in emerging victorious in the forthcoming gubernatorial ...

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September 20, 2012

Showdown: Amaechi halts payment of lecturers’ salaries over strike

by Stanley Azuakola If there’s anything to note about Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, it is that the man ...

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September 8, 2012

Home of governor’s mother-in-law set ablaze in Damaturu

by Stanley Azuakola On Friday in Damaturu, Yobe State, men allegedly belonging to the Boko Haram sect burnt down the ...

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August 13, 2012

“Urgent Assistance”: Gov. Aliyu says ‘Yahoo Boys’ hacked into his email

by Stanley Azuakola Long before militants and Boko Haram, there was a time in this country when internet fraudsters (popularly ...

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July 29, 2012

‘I am a life saver, not a killer’: Reverend accused in Oshiomhole aide’s death fights back

by Isi Esene Investigations into the murder of Olaitan Oyerinde, an aide to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, who was killed in ...

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July 15, 2012

Now, that’s how you win an election! Oshiomhole grabs all LGAs in Edo

by Hauwa Gambo The fear of the People’s Democratic Party gripped people all night – but now it’s official, Adams ...

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June 30, 2012

Former Bayelsa State governor, Alamieyeseigha has assets seized in US

by Seyi Lawal In April 2011, the US Deparment of Justice filed paper work to seize US-based assets of former Bayelesa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha—a home in ...

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June 28, 2012

“Only the PDP has the potential to unify this country,” says PDP governor Dickson

by Tolu Orekoya Voicing his distrust of the opposition parties in Nigeria, Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson warned Nigerians about potentially destructive ...

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June 15, 2012

“What is the basis for (the) honour?” – Fashola suspends honourary degrees in LASU

by Hauwa Gambo Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the governor of Lagos State, was guest at the 17th Convocation ceremony of ...

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May 22, 2012

Good times are here: New police minimum wage now N50,000

by Stanley  Azuakola Police officers would soon be smiling big time; who knows, the police might finally become our friend. ...

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May 13, 2012

Doctors sacked? If you’re the governor send your parent abroad for treatment

 by Tolu Orekoya It seems that Lagos State’s esteemed governor felt that the healthcare system was not good enough to treat ...

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April 17, 2012

John Fashanu ‘shoots’ and misses, as James Ibori gets 13 years

by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Delta state governor, James Ibori was today sentenced to 13 years in prison for several corruption ...

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February 28, 2012

James Ibori: Ex-con, Thief, Governor… President?

by Rachel Ogbu James Ibori was going for the kill, the national cake as president of Nigeria. Even as he’s ...

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