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  THE immediate past Governor òf Bayelsa State, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said that Diri remains the governor of the state until Supreme court decides, urging Bayelsans not be perturbed by the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal which annulled the state Governorship election on Monday.   He described the judgment as a temporary setback which does not in the law affect the status quo until appeal processes are exhausted.   Dickson said in a statement by His Media Adviser, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, on Monday that the PDP and the government would appeal the judgment.   He stressed that there was no vacancy in the Bayelsa Government House as Diri remains governor until a final decision on the issue was reached at the Supreme Court.   Dickson urged Bayelsans to go about their lawful duties without any disturbance because of the judgment on the suit filed by the Advanced Nigerian Democratic Party against its purported exclusion in the election by INEC.   He said,...

The Department of State Services has slammed a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Mailafiya, over his comments on the ongoing Southern Kaduna skirmishes, saying he betrayed both his exalted office and personality. The DSS, which made the claim in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya on Friday morning, said it was disappointed that the eminent economist with unhindered access to many government platforms to share his concerns and security information opted to cross the line of decorum expected of such person.   The DSS noted: “Mailafiya, as a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and currently, a Directing Staff at Nigeria’s foremost Policy Research Institute, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, has unhindered access to government platforms. It is expected that he should be conversant with official information management protocols.   “But regrettably, he chose to cross the lines o...

Following measures put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease, the federal government, Monday directed civil servants on Grade Levels 12 and 13 including others on essential duties to resume duties on a full scale. The directive was contained in a circular dated August 10, 2020, signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan. Titled “Resumption of officers on Grade Levels 12 and 13 and those on essential duties,” the Head of Service said staff would now work from Monday to Friday beginning from 8 am to 4 pm as was the case before the COVID-19 pandemic. “Following Mr President’s approval of the recommendation of the Presidential Task Force on   COVID-19, officers on Grade Levels 12 and 13, and those on essential services are hereby directed to be in the office every working day (Monday to Friday) with effect from Monday, August 10, 2020.  “Also, the officers and those affected by earlier circulars on the resumption of duty ar...

    His Excellency Sidie Mohamed Tunis, Speaker of the legislative body of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has on Monday 10th August 2020 assured the President of the Republic of Niger of his unwavering commitment to ensure that in the coming years, members into the ECOWAS Parliament are directly elected through universal suffrage votes.   Speaker Tunis, who arrived last Saturday in Niamey, capital of Niger on a working visit, met Niger President H.E. Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou the sitting Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government at the Presidential Palace to discuss a range of issue with him, including the efforts made so far by his administration of the ECOWAS Parliament to ensure that members are directly elected into the regional parliament. Whilst dilating, HE Sidie Tunis recalled that President Issoufou Mohamadou during the inaugural session of the 5th Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament addressed the issue of ...

World leaders pledged to support Lebanon at an online donor conference co-hosted by France and the United Nations on Sunday, as clashes erupted for a second night in devastated Beirut.   Representatives from 36 countries and international organizations participated in the meeting, including French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump and Jordanian King Abdullah II.    The aim was to raise funds to help the country recover from the massive explosion at the port in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 158 people, wounded 6,000, displaced some 250,000 to 300,000 from their homes and inflicted massive destruction across the city.   More than 252.7 million euros (298 million dollars) in emergency aid was pledged, France said. Anger continued to boil in the Lebanese capital, where clashes erupted Sunday evening between police and protesters trying to approach the parliament building.     Hundreds of protesters, their faces covered with masks in ...

Source: Vanguard   ONDO State Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Ajayi according to his Media Adviser, Allen Sowore in a statement in Akure said that Ajayi decision to resign was as a result of the call on him by a majority of the good people of Ondo State to give hope to the hopeless, provide credible and purposeful leadership in our dear State. The deputy governor has, therefore, reassured his teaming supporters to remain focused and committed as he will be announcing his next line of action shortly. Ajayi appreciated the National Leadership and members of the party for their warm reception and acceptance in the short period he rejoined the party. Meanwhile, the chairman of the PDP in Apoi Ward ii of Ese-Odo Local Government Area, Festus Oboro acknowledged the receipt of the resignation letter on 9th of August, 2020. Recall that Ajayi rejoined the PDP on June 21 2020, at his home town, Kiribo. He later contested ...

THE House of Representatives member representing Ovia Federal Constituency, Dennis Idahosa, yesterday, commenced the mobilisation of youths across the state with a vow to stop Governor Godwin Obaseki’s re-election.   Idahosa who is the Director-General, Youth and Students Mobilisation of the Edo State All Progressives Campaign Council, while inaugurating youth wing of the APC Governorship candidate campaign council in Esan West and Owan West local councils, said the party is aiming at 99 per cent victory in the governorship election. While urging them to eschew violence as they go about the campaign, Idahosa said they must all be resolute in the quest to ensure victory for the party. His words: “We seek victory but we must go about it in a peaceful manner; we must try to avoid any act of violence, but be resolute in a bid to regain the state from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.   “We have all it takes to come out victorious, especially when you consider the record of achiev...