Former Head of State, President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has said he was involved in the fiercest battle in Enugu during the civil war of 1967 before the city was captured. Explaining why the battle was tough in Enugu, Babangida, who turns 80 today, said in an interview in his Hilltop Mansion in Minna, Niger State: …
The Indigenous People of Biafra has urged governors in the South-East and citizens to apprehend and deal decisively with criminals enforcing sit-at-home in the region by prosecuting them. This is as the group alleged that the senseless shooting witnessed in Enugu, on Monday, was carried out by miscreants recruited by politicians, whose stocks in trade…
Believe it or not, Nigeria Police is one of the anti-corruption institutions in Nigeria. With enormous constitutional powers to investigate, arrest and prosecute, the law enforcement agency is administratively and legally backed to curb corrupt practices. Indeed, there is a Special Fraud Unit in the police that handles corruption-related issues. Several police personnel are also…
Egypt coach, Carlos Queiroz, has said his team’s poor performance in the first half of the Africa Cup of Nations encounter with Nigeria caused the Pharaohs’ loss. He said this during a post-match interview. According to him, Pharaohs were nowhere to be found on the pitch in the first half. He said, “The performance in…
Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony instituted against him at the court in response to his agitation for the Republic of Biafra. etained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the United Nations, Governments of the United States of America and United Kingdom to send representatives to witness…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said its 2023 presidential ticket will not be given to any aspirant on a silver platter. Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena, said this while reacting to the public declaration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Leader, in the 2023 presidential race.
The emergency security meeting held yesterday between Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and the stakeholders of Eha-Amufu, in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, all heads of security agencies in the council area, and the council chairman, Hon. Jacob Abonyi, among others, ended on a good note with the stakeholders including the Bishop of…
Super Eagles star, Kelechi Iheanacho, has revealed that he and his teammates were gutted with the sack of former Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr. The Leicester City forward said this following Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, 1-0 victory against Egypt on Tuesday. Recall that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) recently sacked Gernot Rohr and…
Based on the zoning arrangement which favours Enugu East Zone to produce Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s successor in 2023, elder statesman Senator Jim Nwobodo says the slot should go to Nkanu East LGA. The former governor of old Anambra state said he would not support any candidate for governor in 2023 if such candidate does not…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it is yet to zone its presidential ticket for the 2023 general elections. The PDP in a statement yesterday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, described claims by certain persons that the presidential ticket has been zoned to a particular section of the country as misleading….
