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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday night, returned to Nigeria after a two-week private visit to Paris, France. The presidential jet, NAF 001, touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 9 pm. The President was received by top government officials, including his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has fixed Wednesday February 14 for the conduct of supplementary election in Taraba State and a new re-run election in Enugu State. This was contained in a post made by INEC on its verified X handle and signed by INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives has expressed great confidence in the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, to deliver on mandate, as the chairman, House Committee on Constitution Review. Recently, the House constituted a committee to look into various proposals and agitations for the alterations and amendment of the 1999 constitution, headed by Kalu, with experienced … [Read more…]
Kidnappers have abducted passengers of two Abuja-bound buses in the Inele-Eteke Ogugu, New Road area of Kogi East district. A source told Channels Television on Monday that the incident involved a GIG and ABC Transport buses heading to Abuja from the eastern part of the country. The source said that the GIG bus left Umuahia … [Read more…]
Members of the organised private sector in Enugu State under the auspices of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) have extolled the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, over what it described as evident milestones in the areas of security, infrastructure, and investment-friendly environment since he assumed office in the past eight … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has constituted a standing committee for property and land reconciliation and compensation with the mandate to review all title documents, construction approvals, double and wrongful allocations and double certificates of occupancy, and evaluate compensations in respect of government’s acquired lands, among other functions. This was even as residents of the state … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has described as untrue reports that its staff was beaten to pulp by voters in Enugu State because he was caught with pre-filled result sheets for the rerun election held yesterday. In a short statement on INEC’s verified X handle, the commission said the individual was unknown to them. … [Read more…]
The National Secretary of Labour Party, Umar Farouk has described the House of Representatives re-run election in Igbo-Eze/Udenu Federal Constituency as a sham and called for a total cancellation of the exercise in the Federal Constituency. Umar who led a Labour Party Monitoring team to polling stations involved in the bye elections told journalists that … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Following the announcement and subsequent presentation of award to Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State as the Governor of the Year by New Telegraph Newspaper at the weekend, the Enugu State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kingsley Tochi Udeh, Esq., has congratulated Mbah on the feat. In a statement signed … [Read more…]
Green Hydrogen: FG Commences German-funded Study On Hydrogen Potentials, Production To Combat Carbon Emissions Stakeholders have called for a common pathway to exploiting Nigeria’s potential to produce Green Hydrogen, as global demand for the clean energy source likely to climax at about 700 million metric tons (MT) by the year 2050. Speaking at the Kick-off … [Read more…]
…Dedicates award to team, security agencies Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has bagged the New Telegraph Governor of the Year Award for his courage in leadership in ending the illegal sit-at-home order and restoring security and stability to the South East state. This was even as the governor dedicated the award to members … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will tomorrow conduct re-run and bye-elections into some national and state legislative seats across 26 states of the federation. The elections, which will be held in 80 local government areas across Nigeria, are to fill vacancies created by the resignation, death and removal of lawmakers through post-election litigation. INEC … [Read more…]