Frank Nweke Jr, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has restated his commitment to maintaining an issues-based campaign as the leadership of the Catholic Church in Enugu and the Christian Association of Nigeria, Enugu Chapter, convened a meeting with the gubernatorial candidates on Tuesday morning at the Bishop’s Court, Enugu. Hosting … [Read more…]
It was a large carnival of jubilation among the people of Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State when, on Tuesday, they turned the town-hall meetings initiated by Dr. Peter Mbah, governorship flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to interface with them, into a celebration of solidarity. The large crowd which took over Ohom-Orba … [Read more…]
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday stated that he plans to grant detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, unconditional release if he emerges as Nigeria’s leader. Kanu has been in the detention facility of the Department … [Read more…]
Nigeria has once again scored 24 out of 100 points while ranking 150 among 180 countries on the 2022 Corruption Perception Index released by Transparency International on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. Although the country maintained its previous year’s (2021) score of 24 out of 100 points, there was a change in rank from 154 to … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s former deputy senate president and his wife appeared in a London court on Tuesday ahead of their trial for organ harvesting, but his accused daughter was unable to attend as she is in hospital. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, appeared at the Old Bailey court wearing a grey tracksuit top, speaking only to say “Yes, miss” … [Read more…]
Banks will continue to accept the old naira notes even after the deadline for swapping with the newly-designed currency notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said. The apex bank recently extended the deadline for the swap of the newly-designed N1,000, N500, and N200 notes following an outcry from Nigerians. But … [Read more…]
… Representation: Based on Track Record of Stellar Performance or Empathy to Fault-finders? By Nnamani Samuel Freeman (Ilo ka n’ Uno) Given the deservedly popular political status of the incumbent Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Lawrence Ifeanyichukwu Ugwuanyi (CON), not only in the South-east but in the Nigerian political sphere, it is presumably no … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the strongest terms condemns the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari today in Kano State by miscreants allegedly sponsored by the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This organized attack on the person of the President is outrightly treasonable and a sacrilegious assault on … [Read more…]
The Commission said the operation followed intelligence on activities of unscrupulous currency speculators. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said it nabbed members of a syndicate of currency racketeers hoarding and trading with redesigned naira notes. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajaren, said that the arrest happened in separate operations in the Zone 4 … [Read more…]
She added that the forfeiture orders made in respect of assets linked with her were issued by the various courts without jurisdiction. The former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has initiated a process at the Federal High Court Abuja to have the forfeiture orders of the Federal Government on Properties Allegedly linked to her … [Read more…]
He noted that so much money can be spent without it being tracked under the current election financing system in the country. Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that cashless monetary policy will go a long way to curb illicit election financing in the country. He submitted that when fully operational, the cashless policy … [Read more…]
…says he’s more committed than ever Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with stops Saturday in New Hampshire and South Carolina, events in early-voting states marking the first campaign appearances since announcing his latest run more than two months ago. “Together we will complete the unfinished business of making America … [Read more…]