Nnaji is prepared to govern Enugu State- Chukwuebuka Onah An Enugu State youth leader, Hon. Chukwuebuka Onah, has declared that Capt. Evarest Nnaji, popularly known as Odengene, is fully prepared for the job of being the Governor of Enugu State because he has the capacity to address necessary issues of the state. Hon. Onah maintained … [Read more…]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, yesterday, swore in Michael Ezeugwu Ajogwu, as chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), for a second term, at the executive chamber, Government House, Enugu. Ugwuanyi also swore in Greene Anike-Nweze as ENSIEC member 1, for a second term. Speaking after being sworn in, Ajogwu, on behalf of himself … [Read more…]
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of deliberately frustrating efforts it was making to end the ongoing industrial action. It said the failure of government to honour the 2020 FGN-ASUU memorandum of action (MOA) with a view to addressing the myriad of challenges confronting public universities has kept the strike … [Read more…]
Nweke joins Enugu guber race, promises transparent leadership Nigeria’s former Minister of Information and Communications, Frank Nweke II, has declared interest in the Enugu State governorship seat. Disclosing this on Saturday in Enugu, the two-time minister, who recently joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance from the Peoples Democratic Party, promised to serve with diligence, transparency … [Read more…]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Mohammed, and two other presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Bukola Saraki (former Senate President) and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, to ensure justice, equity and fairness in the electoral processes leading to the … [Read more…]
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to hand over power to youths if elected president of the country. He said this during a meeting with leaders of over 200 support groups and the leadership of TeeCom across the country in Abuja, according to a press statement … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the brutal terrorist attacks in Kanam and Wase communities in Plateau State as heinous, saying that the perpetrators should not be allowed to escape justice. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said: “They should not be spared or … [Read more…]
The United Nations (UN) has expressed anxiety over preparations for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The worry of the world body was among the issues discussed at a meeting in Abuja, yesterday, between the delegation of the UN Electoral Needs Assessment Mission and 18 political parties under the umbrella of the Inter-Party Advisory Council … [Read more…]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to expeditiously tackle the festering security and economic challenges facing Nigeria if elected president. Governor Wike maintained that at this critical juncture, the country desperately requires a leader with political will and courage to decisively end the scourge of insecurity and revive the ailing economy. He made the … [Read more…]
Former senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the quest by some presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a united force was to enable it wrest power from APC. He said this informed their decision to advocate a consensus candidate among the aspirants. He spoke, yesterday, while briefing journalists after a … [Read more…]
“ I have been to practically all local governments in Nigeria. I have been in markets, factories, schools, and farms. I have been in agricultural, mining and oil producing communities; in the Delta, in Kebbi, Enugu, Borno; Rivers, Plateau and Ondo; and in all other states of the federation, listening to the diverse experiences and … [Read more…]
A former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, on Monday, said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s presidential declaration speech was emptier than the West Africa Examination Council certificate of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This as he also challenged Osinbajo’s supporters to list any achievement that could earn him (Osinbajo) the presidential … [Read more…]