(Opinion) Ekweremadu @ 60: Born to Serve By Uche Anichukwu As an Igbo and a Christian, I am a very strong believer in the concepts of destiny and grace, themes that also run through the names of my children. In Igbo cosmology, for instance, Chi Ukwu/Chukwu and akaraka play very critical roles in the life … [Read more…]
Technocracy in Enugu State Governance: Peter Mbah to the rescue (Opinion) By Chike Anibeze In the thick and thin of the upcoming party primaries to herald the 2023 elections, the unfolding scenario for the politicians appear to be anchored on the same old order, but the background expectations of the citizenry seem to suggest the … [Read more…]
Enugu: Ugwuanyi promises to pay N30,000 minimum wage Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State The Enugu government says it is putting final modalities in place to pay primary teachers the N30,000 minimum wage following their threat to go on strike. Commissioner for Education, Uchenna Eze, said on Friday that ongoing negotiations between the government and … [Read more…]
Breaking News: Buhari holds valedictory session with 10 exiting ministers …Promises to fill vacant positions soon PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a valedictory session with ten ministers that tendered their resignation letters to pursue their political ambition in the 2023 elections. President Buhari also promised to fill as soon as possible the vacuum created … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially written Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefelie, and heads of agencies like the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, among others seeking to contest the 2023 general elections to resign. This directive by President Muhammadu Buhari’s was contained in a circular … [Read more…]
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has lamented the gruesome murder of a student of Shehu Shahari College of Education, Sokoto, Ms Deborah Yakubu by her course mates who accused her of blasphemy to Prophet Muhammed (SAW). The deceased was set ablaze by the culprits. Describing the … [Read more…]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other industry based unions have turned down the appeal by the federal government to resume duties while negotiations are ongoing to meet up with their demands. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday, pleaded with the unions to go back to work when he spoke at the National … [Read more…]
FORMER Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, yesterday, formally declared his presidential ambition adding that he joined the race on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to fill the leadership gap required to take Nigeria to its full potential. He said this at a media breakfast meeting in Abuja. In his remarks, the presidential … [Read more…]
Atiku deletes Facebook, Twitter posts on Deborah’s killing after fanatics threatened his 2023 ambition Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has deleted a post he made syndicated on his Facebook and Twitter pages about slain Deborah Samuel after coming under a barrage of threats from fanatics of northern origin who asked him to forget … [Read more…]
Deborah slain for saying “Our WhatsApp group was created for assignments, tests, exams; not religious messages”, obtained whatsapp voice note reveals New evidence has emerged in the wake of the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a christian female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Wamako. Ms Samuel, a 200 level Home-Economics student, accused of blasphemy, had … [Read more…]
Updated: Sokoto mob burns Christian student alive for allegedly criticising Prophet Mohammed Irate attackers in Sokoto have just roasted a Christian female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Wamako, witnesses told Peoples Gazette. The deceased, identified only as Ms Deborah, was accused of passing unflattering comments about Prophet Mohammed on campus. Following immediate … [Read more…]
Orji Uzor Kalu to Edwin Clark, “You And Others Betrayed South East” Senator Orji Kalu has accused elder statesman, Edwin Clark of betraying the South-East and its quest for the 2023 presidency. Noting that Clark is a patriotic Nigerian, he said the Niger Delta leader’s “late hour” support for the South-East is suspicious. In a … [Read more…]