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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked Hon. Chijioke Edeoga as the authentic Enugu State Labour Party governorship candidate. The court has also ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, conducts a fresh primary election within 14 days. Recall that Hon. Chijioke Edeoga and Capt. Evarest Nnaji, have been in a legal … [Read more…]
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…]
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 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 Central Criminal Court in London, the United Kingdom, has moved the trial of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu over alleged organ harvesting from May 2023 to January 31, 2023. The Old Bailey agreed that arguments will be heard on the 16th or 19th of December 2022 before the commencement of the trial in January. … [Read more…]
The Director General of the Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe says the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi will no longer show up for debates if his counterparts in other parties do not show up. Okupe made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. Okupe also said Obi will no … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has announced that the Abuja/Kaduna rail service, suspended after bandits attacked, killed and abducted passengers in March, this year, would resume this month. The Kaduna-bound train was attacked in Katari, Kaduna State, which left eight dead, with more than 62 passengers abducted.Subsequently, on March 29, 2022, the Nigeria Railway Corporation shut down … [Read more…]
THE Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima have cited hectic campaign schedules and resolve not to give any Television station preference among others as reasons for their absence at Sunday’s town hall meeting of presidential candidates in Abuja. The event was organised by … [Read more…]