In the backdrop of a woman employee levelling molestation charge against West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose, the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday said it would show the related CCTV footage to 100 people, except “politician” Mamata Banerjee and “her police”. Following the allegation, the police requested the Raj Bhavan to share the CCTV … Read more
KOLKATA: Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose returned to Kolkata on Monday and ignited a fresh confrontation with state govt, saying he will not tolerate CM Mamata Banerjee‘s “didigiri”. His remarks prompted swift reactions from Trinamool, which said the “consequences will not be good”.“Mamata Banerjee’s politics is dirty. I pray to god to save her, but … Read more
The immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has denied paying $720,000 from the state treasury for his children’s tuition fees. The chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, on Tuesday, accused Mr Bello of stealing the funds while his administration was coming to an end to pay his children’s education … Read more
SINGAPORE: Indonesia’s biggest political parties are lining up candidates for the country’s local elections in November. Two major parties, Golkar and Gerindra, could back former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil for Jakarta governor, Golkar leader Airlangga Hartarto said on Wednesday (April 10), news outlet Kompas reported. Mr Ridwan, popularly known as Kang Emil, is seen … Read more
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Thursday declared a purported list of the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee members , circulating in the media, as fake. Mr Fubara disclosed this at the inauguration of the Port Harcourt International Automobile Spare Parts Trading and Commercial Centre project in Oyigbo Local Government Area of … Read more
Hyderabad: Supreme Court Judge BV Nagarathna has cautioned against instances of governors sitting indefinitely on bills passed by elected legislatures, referring to the case involving the Punjab Governor. In her keynote address at the inaugural session of the fifth edition of Courts and the Constitution Conference, held at the NALSAR University of Law here on … Read more
Members of the defunct Rivers State PDP Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 general elections have declared support for President Bola Tinubu. The group at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, also declared their “total loyalty and support” for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The group coordinated the 2023 campaign activities of former Vice President … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara says that no sacrifice is too big to make for the peace of the state even if it means relinquishing his office as governor of the oil-rich state. “If leaving this position is what I need or what is needed to bring more peace to the state, I can even … Read more
The federal government has announced its plan to block leakages of official documents, following a series of recent leaks exposing wasteful and other forms of suspicious expenditures incurred by public officers amid the worsening economic woes of the country. Folashade Yemi-Esan, Nigeria’s head of civil service of the Federation, expressed concerns about rampant cases of … Read more
In yet another instance of his confrontation with the DMK dispensation in Tamil Nadu, Governor RN Ravi on Monday concluded his customary address to the House within a few minutes, making certain remarks over the content of the address, even as his remarks were ‘expunged’. As Ravi made some mention about the national anthem, Speaker … Read more
