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Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2 million bribe from him.   He made the allegation amid the growing rift between him and the anti-graft agency.    In a statement released on Wednesday, May …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the Biden administration’s response to the latest surge at the southern is “a day late and tens of thousands of soldiers too few.” Through Operation Lone Star, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, Texas National Guard and local law enforcement officers are continuing to interdict …

Nigerian rapper cum political activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has slammed the son of Kaduna state Governor, Bashir El-Rufai and other critics who mocked him for undergoing knee surgery in the United Kingdom. Naija News reports that Falz broke the news of his surgery in a video shared …

The governor’s son is not happy that Falz couldn’t decide to get treatment in Nigeria. Bashir El-Rufai, son of Kaduna State governor and All Progressives Party (APC) chieftain Nasir El-Rufai, has ridiculed popular rapper and actor Folarin Falana, aka Falz, for travelling to the UK for surgery.

The state government says Kogi remains a united and prosperous state. As Kogi residents prepare for the Nov. 11 governorship election, the state government has cautioned politicians against promoting ethnic sentiments and other divisive tendencies.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has ordered the demolition of three two-storey buildings in the Banana Island area of the state.   The demolition order comes barely a week after a seven-storey building under construction in the area collapsed.   The governor gave the order for the demolition of …

Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano has appealed to residents of the state who he may have offended in any way during his tenure as their governor,  to forgive him.     Governor Ganduje made the appeal in a statement released by Muhammad Garba, the state’s commissioner for information and internal affairs. …

Governor Gavin Newsom is doing what most people living in California do – leaving his home to spend some time in red states. This week he visited a college in Florida as part of his fight against “authoritarian leaders.” Newsom met with students of New College of Florida, a small …

The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, described as a lie, claims that his government is owing several months of salaries to some civil servants in the state.   The Governor-Elect of the state, Alex Otti, had after his election said he contested for the third time because the current …

 Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has accused Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the just-concluded March 18 governorship election in the state of being unfair to all parties that participated in the poll.   In an interview with Channels TV on Monday …