AU backs calls for Mali junta to hand over to civilian rule The African Union (AU) has urged the military junta in Mali to quickly appoint civilian leaders to manage an 18-month transition towards elections following last month’s coup. The AU Peace and Security Commissioner Smail Chergui called for a return to constitutional order. It…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of eight Special Advisers. A statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information in the Presidency said those appointed and their portfolios are ; Mr. Dele Alake Special Adviser, on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Yau Darazo, as Special Adviser on Political and Intergovernmental Affairs and Mr….
May 29, 2019, it will be four years since Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi was sworn in as the governor of Enugu State. In May 29, 2015, he unveiled a four-point agenda for his administration namely, employment generation, social services and good governance, rural development, security and social justice. He also promised that his agenda would…
Historical records reckon with the youths as a formidable force for remarkable transformations and development in every society. All antecedent epoch-making inflexions, from the Industrial Revolution to domestic political uprisings, the World Wars to institutional reforms, and to the digital evolution, have the legible markings of adventurous youth. Contemporarily, besides the political realm which has…
The word ‘emi lokan’: ‘it’s my turn’, was used by the former governor of Lagos State while speaking with an emotional outburst at the gathering of APC stalwarts. Tinubu, in June, while canvassing for the support of his party members in Abeokuta, Ogun State before the presidential primary election held on June 6 and 7…
It is most unfortunate that our father and sage, Chief E.K Clark and patrons of some socio-cultural groups have decided to condemn our amiable Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa over his nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate.This is most unfortunate.Those who signed the statement are almost a hundred years old and surely belong to different…
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) for the federal agency to take over the state-of-the-art Enugu State Medical Diagnostic Centre, Enugu. The agreement is to pave the way for the NSIA to provide comprehensive medical, diagnostic and oncology (cancer) treatment services…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday visited the Ministry of Industries, Trade and Investment. During the visit, her second visit to the ministry after she became WTO DG discussed the importance of trade relationships in Nigeria and Africa with a focus on fisheries subsidies and local vaccine production in…
On Sunday, a former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, out of the blues, and without warning signs, released a statement through one Uche Mefor, announcing the creation of Biafra defacto Customary Government, shortened as BCG. Mefor, who identified himself as the Head of Information and Communication of the new government, also informed the World…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented himself as the strongman of Turkey, after his coalition won presidential and parliamentary elections that will extend his powers and possibly his rule for as long as a decade. Erdogan’s coalition gained around 53% of the vote with close to 90% turnout, according to the state broadcaster, meaning he…
