The Enugu State government has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently take steps to effect repair works on the 9th Mile-Opi Junction section of the Enugu-Makurdi expressway and the 9th Mile-Opi Junction old road which are in deplorable conditions. This is as the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has said it … [Read more…]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, said the commission has appealed the contempt of court rulings against him by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. “Well, we have appealed against it, so we allow the natural course of law to take its effect,” he told journalists on the sidelines … [Read more…]
…commits to private sector-led employment generation By Ikem Okuhu The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State for the 2023 General Elections, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, has lamented the failure of successive administrations in the state to address the issue of poverty and income generation, blaming it for the high unemployment rate and … [Read more…]
At interactive town hall meetings held on Tuesday in Aninri North and Aninri West Development Centres in Aninri local government area of Enugu State, the people of the area, made up of different communities, have appealed to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, to extend the … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr., the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship candidate for the 2023 general election, said his government will restore Enugu State to its identity with integrity. Nweke gave the assurance when he had a conversation with a cross section of citizens at the Enugu Sports Club, GRA Enugu, on Sunday. Addressing the audience, … [Read more…]
Four people were burnt to death on Tuesday while 12 others were seriously injured following an explosion at the Chemical Market in Onitsha Head Bridge, Anambra State. According to a witness, corpses of the dead persons were pulled out of the market, while injured persons were rescued. Goods worth millions of naira were also destroyed … [Read more…]
An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of court. The EFCC chairman was convicted on Tuesday in relation to the anti-graft agency’s failure to comply with an earlier order of the court. The court had ordered the EFCC to … [Read more…]
…Jim Nwobodo, Okwesilieze Nwodo, others named as Campaign Advisers The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State on Tuesday constituted its State Campaign Council. The Director-General (DG) of the State PDP Campaign Organization for the 2023 general elections, Chief Ikeje Asogwa who disclosed this at a press briefing at the campaign headquarters in Enugu, said … [Read more…]
THE Federal Government, yesterday raised the alarm that another devastating flooding would occur in Nigeria next year, if proactive actions were not taken by government at all levels. According to the government, early warnings given to the states in 2022 by NEMA were ignored and led to the devastating effects all over the affected areas. … [Read more…]
The Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, yesterday, promised to turn around the Agricultural sector in the country, if voted into power in 2023. Tinubu, who spoke during a town hall meeting with Farmers and the Northern Agro Commodity Groups, held at Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Hall, Minna, Niger State, informed … [Read more…]
The lives of no less than 19 million children have been thrown off course in Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Chad, and South Sudan, as extreme floods rage globally between August and October this year Save the Children International, SCI, is calling on governments at COP27 to support the creation of a new loss and damage climate … [Read more…]
The Office of former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been inundated with calls since the endorsement of the governorship project of the Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr. Peter Mbah, by Ekweremadu’s political structures, notably Ndi Oganiru Enugu. The attention of the Office has also been drawn to various … [Read more…]