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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu earlier today received in audience, the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu, Major General Umar Musa. Major General Musa took over from Major General Taoreed Lagbaja who is now the GOC, 1 Mechanized Division, Kaduna. Abia is one of the states under the military jurisdiction of the 82 Division, Enugu and the GOCs work closely with the Governors of the states on security related issues. Upon assumption of office, the new GOC pays courtesy visits on the Governors of the states that are within the coverage of the Division as part of their familiarization tours of the Division. Governor Ikpeazu welcomed the new GOC and assured him of the usual cooperation of the Government and People of Abia State in the discharge of his current assignment. The Governor informed him that Abia was substantially safe except for a few places especially around Umunneochi and Ohafia LGAs where there are pockets of security breaches and violen...

 Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has announced a reward package for sportsmen and women from the state that participated in different competitions recently. Olympic silver medalist, who won gold in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, Blessing Oborududu, and sprinter Timma Godbless, who got gold in 4x100 relay for Nigeria in the African Senior Athletics Championship in Mauritius were among recipients of the governor’s gesture. Among others were teenage table tennis sensation, Samuel Boboye, who won two gold medals for Nigeria in the Africa U-19 championship in Tunisia as well as Bayelsa Queens, champions of the African Female Champions League WAFU Zone B tournament in Yamoussoukro, .Côte d’Ivoire. Coaches of the teams were also rewarded. Governor Diri, while receiving the athletes and footballers inside the executive council chambers of the Government House in Yenagoa on Tuesday, said they made Nigeria and the state proud. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, q...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria wishes to invite all our Governors, BOT members, NASS members, former Governors & Ministers and all our teeming supporters to  the inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council scheduled as follows:  Date: Wednesday September 28, 2022.  Venue: International Conference Center (ICC), Central Area, Abuja, FCT.  Time: 11:00Am Signed: Hon Umar Mohammed Bature,  National Organizing Secretary (NOS). Livestream  of the inauguration comes up shortly. Facebook: @pdpgovernorsinaction @PDPGovernorsOfficial Website: https://pdpgovernorsforum.com http://pdpgovernorsinaction.blogspot.com E-magazine: https://pdpgovernors.com WhatsApp:  https://chat.whatsapp.com/Htjj0f7dBOYJPbk6ZS9zEp

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the recovery and eventual return of the seemingly lost asset of the State; Legacy 600 aircraft, is a reality and not mere politics. Governor Wike spoke after receiving the Legacy 600 aircraft that touched down on Tuesday afternoon at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.   At the brief reception that took place at the airport, there were some cultural displays staged by Rivers women and youths to celebrate the return of the State owned Legacy 600 Aircraft secretly abandoned in Germany by the immediate past administration.   Governor Wike explained that it took intelligence report for his administration to discover such asset, owned by the Rivers State government. According to him, the immediate past  administration flew the aircraft to far away Germany, without any record of it made available to his administration. "To the glory of God, the plane is back and Rivers peo...

  ... says Bayelsa is undergoing a sports revolution  ... splashes cash gifts on athletes  Bayelsa State is undergoing a sports revolution in Nigeria, so says Governor Douye Diri. The Bayelsa helmsman stated this while receiving the State female football team, Bayelsa Queens, and the Commonwealth Games athletes at the 88th State Executive Council Meeting, in Government House, Yenagoa.  Bayelsa Queens came out as champions at the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) zone B championship in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.  The Governor also received athletics sensation, Timma Godbless and Table Tennis rising star, Samuel Boboye, for winning laurels at international meets recently. The Governor said players of Bayelsa Queens,  Commonwealth Games and other athletes have made Nigeria and the State proud by their sterling performances in their different respect, hence, splashed cash gifts on them. "We are indeed very proud of you. You went out representing not only our st...

 President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to assemble leaders of the Sahel region, inundated by frequent attacks of marauders and insurgents, dry climate, food and water shortages, for a summit on the common challenge of insecurity facing the region. The region comprises Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. The remaining are: Cameroon, Chad Central African Republic, South Sudan, Sudan and Eritrea. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State made the call today in Katsina at the plenary of the multilateral security meeting on border security of Maradi, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States and Maradi region. “I urge President Muhammmadu Buhari to rally all leaders of the Sahel region to come together and fight the menace of insecurity that has become intractable in the subregion." “There is a need for greater collaboration and cooperation  between the leaders of the region to beat back terrorism,” Tambuwal emphasized. He expressed gr...

. ..Says Nigeria Lacks Adequate Census Data Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has faulted the population figures attributed to the state by the National Population Commission (NPC), saying they were grossly under-estimated.  The Bayelsa Governor also said the current population data for the country were inaccurate and called on the NPC to correct past census figures in the 2023 national census exercise. Governor Diri stated this on Tuesday during the Stakeholders Summit on the 2023 Population and Housing Census held at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Government House, Yenagoa. Buttressing his claim, the Governor stressed that the state had grown beyond the current structure of eight local government areas, noting that, for instance, the projected population of Yenagoa, the state capital, points to the fact that the state’s population was misrepresented. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the Governor as saying that such fault...

…commissions 29km Etinan/Ndon Eyo Road The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has been described as a man of impeccable character. Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, while commissioning the 29km Etinan-Ndon Eyo road and 2 cable bridges, lauded the passion and commitment of the Governor towards developing the state and expressed appreciation for the honour given  him to identify with the life touching project. "I don't know why when anything good comes up in Akwa Ibom State, the Governor, Udom Emmanuel, will call me to take part in it." “When he completed the longest flyover, he called me to commission it. I was very pleased to be the one to commission that very project." “Upon completing this 29km road, he requested my presence. Today, again I am here to commission the longest, first class, dualised and well paved road with two cable bridges." “Even Lagos State does not have two cable bridges but Akwa Ibom State is setting the pace. Gove...