The senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court, Abuja. She was however, admitted to bail on self recognizance by Justice Mohammed Umar, who recognized her status as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and a lawyer. Besides, the court also … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi, has assured his supporters at home and abroad that he will be contesting the 2027 election and is willing to do a single four-year term as president. He also dismissed speculations that he had discussed or had agreed to a joint ticket … [Read more…]
Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers says no sacrifice or concession is too great for the peace and stability of the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Nelson Chukwu, on Sunday, said Mr Fubara made the statement while addressing his supporters during a meeting in Port Harcourt. The governor, who … [Read more…]
As part of the industrialization drive, Ebonyi State Government has set up a 15- Member committee to work towards the reactivation of the NIGERCEM Factory, Nkalagu. Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru announced this during a church service at the Government House Chapel, The committee members are: Mrs. Catherine Ogbu, Prof. Adline Idike, Hon. Iduma Igariwey, Associate … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud I must begin with a confession. I write two columns weekly. One for this magazine and the other for the People’s Gazette. After finishing my piece for the People’s Gazette, I found myself staring into that graveyard of silence familiar to writers: the sudden and barren wasteland of the mind, the dreaded … [Read more…]
…Says zone reserves right to review future with PDP if… Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, says he fully stands by the position of the National Working Committee, NWC, the Board of Trustees, and South East Zonal Executive Committee, ZEC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the crisis rocking the party. Mbah also … [Read more…]
The World Bank has stated that extreme poverty is growing faster and taking a devastating toll on Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict and instability, intensifying acute hunger, and pushing several key development goals farther out of reach. The bank revealed this in its first comprehensive assessment of their plight in the aftermath … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, has confirmed the resignation of the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje. Mr Morka, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday night, said that the chairman’s resignation, which was to enable him to attend to urgent and important personal matters, was with immediate effect. … [Read more…]
By Godswill Eketabubu The above caption appears strange given the well advertised succession of political problems that have afflicted the PDP since 2015; problems that became exacerbated during the 2023 presidential election cycle. Yet, as grave as these political maladies appear, they currently pale into relative insignificance in relation to the complex legal challenge the … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has announced that the Tomorrow Is Here Housing Estate, now nearing completion in Enugu, is a major housing project designed to accommodate families from the Aguowa and Ugbo Lawrence communities. Governor Peter Mbah selected the two slums to be the first beneficiaries among over 20 slum areas in Enugu urban earmarked … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, June 28, 2025, on a two-nation visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil. His first stop is Saint Lucia, where he will pay a state visit as part of efforts to deepen Nigeria’s engagement with Caribbean nations and strengthen South-South cooperation. At the end of the visit to … [Read more…]
…Says Enugu govt restoring public trust through inclusive development Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for greater trust and cooperation between government at all levels and the media to drive democracy and development. He describes both as co-authors of the nation’s future. Governor Mbah made the call during the opening of the … [Read more…]