Not fewer than 10 persons are feared dead in a fatal accident which occurred at CBN bus stop, along the dilapidated Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Enugu. The accident occurred around 8:45 am when an 18-seater bus with Enugu registration number, XL884 ENU collided with an oncoming trailer loaded with bags of cement. A witness who identified himself … [Read more…]
It is a sad day for government workers in Lagos State on Thursday as a moving train rammed into a state bus conveying civil servants to work. The unfortunate crash occurred at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday morning. Already, three persons have been confirmed dead by emergency … [Read more…]
There are “orchestrated plans” by some persons to cause a total breakdown of law and order and disrupt the scheduled elections in parts of the Federation, the Department of State Services (DSS) has said. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Wednesday, however, warned the individuals or groups no matter how highly placed they … [Read more…]
Happy International Women’s Day to every woman in Enugu State. On this special occasion, I want to honour and appreciate the gifts that you are to our society and the world at large. The theme for this year is apt and captures my thoughts on how to approach issues of women empowerment in Enugu State. … [Read more…]
…promises to wipe out backlog of pensions, gratuity The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu state, Chief Uche Nnaji Nwakaibie, has pleaded with the people of Enugu state to give him a chance to change the fortunes of the state by voting him as governor of the state in the March … [Read more…]
Babajide Sanwoolu, the governor of Lagos State, has condemned the act of thuggery and ethnic bigotry that has became more amplified in Lagos State in the lead up to the general election. In an interview with ARISE News on Monday, Sanwoolu spoke on the issue of bigotry and ethnic baiting that has characterised campaigns ahead … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Peter Mbah, has felicitated Enugu women and young girls on the 2023 International Women’s Day globally marked today, Wednesday 8, 2023. In a statement personally signed by the foremost governorship flagbearer, Dr. Mbah lauded women for their invaluable and indispensable role in building the state … [Read more…]
As part of his innovative roadmap towards transforming Enugu state to a mega city, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), Enugu State, Chief Uche Nnaji (Nwakaibie) has expressed his desire to end the perennial water scarcity in Enugu state if elected governor. According to a statement released by his media office and … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023 Senatorial elections in Nigeria The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu made the presentation at the National Collation Centre (the International Conference Centre) in Abuja. Yakubu had on Saturday said winners were declared for 423 legislative seats, … [Read more…]
Steve Shurtleff was at Joe Biden’s side in 2019 when he filed papers in the New Hampshire State House to run for president. He repeatedly trekked across the state with Biden to court primary voters. And when Biden ultimately won the presidency, it was Shurtleff, then the Democratic state House speaker, who proudly sealed the … [Read more…]
…says he has competence, capacity, track records The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Enugu State Chapter, has urged its members across the state to vote for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, saying Mbah possessed the qualities needed for economic rebirth, industrialisation, job creation, peace and … [Read more…]
A High Court sitting in Imo State has given an order of interim injunction restraining the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State, CP Sunday Olaleye and the Department of State Security (DSS) or its agents from arresting the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in … [Read more…]