It appears that the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has cancelled the compulsory one-year orientation exercise embarked on by David ‘Davido’ Adeleke. The ‘Fall’ singer said the scheme cancelled his service in a comment on Instagram. Reacting to a post made by Adesegun Adeosun, Nigerian music promoter better known as Smade who just finished his three-week…
Hypocricy is Nigerian second name – a childhood friend told me over the last weekend, that my support for Peter Obi is due to tribalism. In response, I told him we should do a very simple test of tribalism, that we should both list out all the presidential candidates we supported since 1999 and see…
Unflinching support for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu North Senatorial District in the 2023 general election, yesterday, gathered momentum as women of the senatorial district under the auspices of Nsukka Women Movement for Gburugburu, reiterated their overwhelming support and solidarity for the…
Some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are pushing for a probe of the party’s finances. It was gathered that some PDP NWC members are angry that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has failed to give an account of some funds that accrued to the party. A…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Dave Umahi. Reports that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday evening, commended Governor David Umahi for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The President while commending Umahi, described his defection to the APC (his political party) “as a bold move driven purely…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed mixed feelings over comments credited to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that what the north needs is a northerner, not an Igbo or a Yoruba person as next president of Nigeria. Such a statement, if true, Governor Wike said, is…
By Christopher Ogugua A group under the aegis of Ujudo Youths Coalition (UYC) in Enugu East senatorial zone has commended the senator, representing Enugu East senatorial zone. Senator Gilbert Emeka Nnaji, on his numerous contributions towards job creation and the developments of the zone at large.. The leader of the group, Comrade Onu Promise Uchenna,…
It is interesting that Senator Chimaroke Nnaman, after wrecking so much damage to himself and his surrogate, Peter Mba, is realizing, through his recent press release, that a tradition exists in Enugu state whereby Ndi Enugu allow their incumbent governor to anoint his successor. The question that has been agitating the mind of political observers…
Dr Patrick Asadu, Chairman House Committee on Inland Waterways Education & Administration. Member Representing Nsukka / Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Lynda Chuba Ikpeazu Chairman House Committee on Maritime Safety, Member Representing Onitsha North/ South Federal Constituency. Our attention has been drawn to media reports on a tragic boat mishap that occurred…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday 17th December, 2019 presented a budget proposal of one hundred and sixty nine billion, five hundred and fifty seven million, six hundred and fifty eight thousand, three hundred naira (N169,557,658,300) for the 2020 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Presenting the…
