In a chat with Rotary International District 9141, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State governor, says it is impossible to stop kidnapping in Nigeria as it has now become a business. In his words, "It is now impossible to stop kidnapping in Nigeria. It (kidnapping) is now a business. It has been commercialised. It is now a major business. Everyone must partner with the governmen...

The former governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode in a recent turn of events, has sued the state House of Assembly over the ongoing probe of procurement of 820 buses by his administration. He claims the buses were purchased with budgetary approval as part of the Bus Reform Project of the State Government designed to revolutionize public transportation in line with global best practices, contrary to what was being insinuated by the members of the state assemb...

The opposition party in Ogun State; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced Adekunle Akinlade, the governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) in the 2019 election in Ogun State as the deputy governorship candidate of the party ahead of next year’s election.Akinlade, after his defection into the PDP on Friday, was announced as the running mate to Hon. Ladi Adebutu, who won the PDP primary election in Ogun State.While accepting to run on the...