Anambra Elections: Ubah shuts down Nnewi, Nnobi, and Alor as he begins sensitization tour Nnewi, Nnobi and Alor Communities of Anambra State were brought to a stand still on Tuesday following the sensitization tour by the Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the state’s forthcoming governorship election, Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah and … [Read more…]
Breaking~The SOUTH EAST DEBATE’21; Former Nigeria First Lady,Prof Uche Azikiwe MFR to attend as Mother of the Day. .…Says it is a noble initiative…. The SOUTH EAST DEBATE’21, an inter higher institutions Debate Competition on RESTRUCTURING Continues to gain more weight and endorsements as the Wife of the former President of the Federal Republic of … [Read more…]
PRESS RELEASE 2023 PRESIDENCY: CONCERNED IGBO STAKEHOLDERS FORUM CONDEMNS NORTHERN ELDERS FORUM’S POSITION The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF) has condemned a comment made by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, which suggested that the North was ready to hold power beyond 2023. The leader of the Concerned Igbos Stakeholders Forum, Mr. … [Read more…]
Agriculture; Enugu Beneficiary thanks Governor Ugwuanyi for training her in improved rice farming methods. A beneficiary from one of the Enugu State agricultural development programmes, Mrs Kate Chukwuegbo has expressed gratitude to the state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the training she recieved. Mrs Chukwuegbo stormed the country home of Engr Mike Ogbuekwe, the Special … [Read more…]
Southern Nigeria Governors Forum Meeting: Concerned Igbo Stakeholders express worry over absence of SE Governors The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF) wishes to express its sore displeasure over the nonchalant, lacklustre and laissez-faire attitude displayed by the Southeast Governors in their obviously loud absence during the Southern Nigerian Governors’ Forum which held in Enugu on … [Read more…]
Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days,’ Lai Mohammed says The federal government says the ban on microblogging giant Twitter will soon be lifted in “a few more days.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure on Wednesday while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja. According … [Read more…]
VAT War: Kano lawmakers want tax chief sacked over poor revenue Amid the VAT war pitting Rivers and Lagos against the federal government, the Kano State House of Assembly has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to sack Abdulrazak Salihi, the chairman of the state’s internal revenue service. Hamisu Chidari, the assembly speaker, … [Read more…]
The SIT–AT-HOME PANDEMIC in the South East: A Call to Governors of the southeast to Take Responsibility We the Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum selected from the Five South-East States of Nigeria, comprising of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states are worried by the disruptive nature of the IPOB Sit–At-Home otherwise Ghost Monday, order and … [Read more…]
EDUCATING THE 21ST CENTURY GENERATION: GOVERNOR UGWUANYI’S PIONEERING AND SPECTROSCOPIC THRUST FOR NIGERIA: By Steve Oruruo. Radical and vocal African –American civil rights activist, MALCOLM X once said that “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it” The developed world has always recognized and understood the … [Read more…]
FEEDING BOTTLE FEDERALISM: ALLOW VAT LEGAL BATTLE RUN FULL COURSE – EKWEREMADU …Calls for expedited hearing of VAT, stamp duty suits Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has advised the National Assembly not to embark on any legislation over the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Stamp Duties, which are … [Read more…]
Nobody can accuse me of corruption, I’m clean: Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he has kept himself free of corrupt acquisitions, hence no one can accuse him of corruption. Mr Buhari made this assertion at a town hall meeting with leaders of the South-East region in Imo. The president made the claim despite … [Read more…]
VAT: Despite Appeal Court ruling, Wike inaugurates new tax commission Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday inaugurated the state’s Tax Appeal Commission shortly after the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal ordered maintenance of status quo in the collection of value added tax by state governments. The commission inaugurated by Mr Wike is saddled … [Read more…]