Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Six Years of Laudable Democracy in Enugu State. By Prince Ejeh Josh The timeless expression that no nation or state has ever achieved virtuosic and remarkable feats without the strenuous efforts of some dedicated, selfless and goal-driven legends who took upon themselves, the pains and inconveniences associated with development and holistic … [Read more…]
Enugu East Senatorial District Rally (Maka Oganiru Nkanu-Nkanu Ebuka) Date: Thursday, 17th June, 2021. Venue: Michael Okpara Square, Independence Layout, Enugu. Time: 11am Announcers: Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi (Ozege), Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly & Convener Rt. Hon. U.S.A Igwesi (Ikemba), Chairman, Media & Publicity Committee.
Political, religious and traditional leaders from the six North Central states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, have declared their opposition to any plan by any ethnic group to break away from Nigeria. The leaders, who addressed newsmen in Abuja on the platform of North Central Peoples’ Forum, said as bridge builders, they … [Read more…]
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which effectively restricted the agency to only postal operations in the country. The Bill also unbundled the agency by creating a commission to regulate its affairs. The lingering controversy between NIPOST and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as … [Read more…]
A big time foodie karmstyles once quoted “food is the most important aspect of life” Why don’t you tell us your most important meal of the day. [yop_poll id=”3″]
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will, this year, spend $10 million to procure ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF). This is among the global agency’s efforts to combat disabilities and deaths resulting from acute malnutrition, especially among children across the country, Describing the RUTF as lifesaving, the UNICEF said Nigeria, with 17 million … [Read more…]
Four days after the Federal Government slammed indefinite ban on use of Twitter, prominent Nigerians have continued to flout the order. Those who have dared the FG include Governors of Kaduna and Ondo states, Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Akeredolu respectively, former Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose and senators Dino Melaye and Shehu Sani … [Read more…]
TWENTY-TWO years after exiting military dictatorship, Nigeria is gradually but steadily slipping back into full-scale repression. Stung by the international shame accompanying Twitter’s removal of a repugnant tweet by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the regime retaliated by suspending the operations of the microblogging site in Nigeria. The ban is rash, undemocratic and … [Read more…]
By Amah Baldwin Any time I came across Dr. Joe Nwodo, I remembered Dr. Hyde Onuaguluchi. I also remembered the titanic battle, the race to the Enugu Lion Building. All is now history. By his demise, Enugu state has lost a gem, a fang and a political colossus. Like Hyde Onuaguluchi, Joe was a gladiator. … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is exercising its power to reflate the economy through funding support for key sectors especially the agricultural sector. The Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme, Agri-Business, Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS), Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS), the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGSF) and other initiatives were introduced by the … [Read more…]
Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, prominent pastor and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), may have had premonition of his death as he reportedly made veiled reference to it in his last official outing at the church located in Ikotun Egbe, a densely populated Lagos suburb. Until his death, he ran the … [Read more…]
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday, said nothing will stop the agitation for a separate state for Igbo as they are ready to leave Nigeria. Head, Membership and Mobilisation for IPOB in Australia, Kennedy Ochi, who stated this expressed the readiness of people of the South East and South South to leave Nigeria as … [Read more…]