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….
Aggrieved members of Enugu East local government council have protested alleged imposition of a candidate for the scheduled February local government election in Enugu state. The protesters who took to the streets with placards further lamented the domination of the council by a particular family since its creation in 1996. They, therefore, appealed to Governor…
In the next 13 months, the country will be heading for another general elections. In this interview with journalists at his country home in Alor, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Nwabueze Ngige spoke on the raging debate on rotation and zoning of offices, especially as it affects…
A 300-level student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), identified as Jennifer Anthony, has been killed and her body mutilated, with some parts missing. This paper learnt that the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Science, was lured to a hotel on Zaria road in Jos, by a…
Nigeria has maintained a top position on a list of 162 countries witnessing mass killings, a report by Early Warning Project stated. According to the ranking, Nigeria was pegged at eighth position largely due to the increase in security challenges ravaging the nation. Other countries above Nigeria in the ranking are Pakistan, which maintained first…
It was an emotional day for billionaire businessman, Cosmas Maduka, owner of Coscharis motors, as his wife, Charity, who died on November 28, 2021, was laid to rest in Nnewi, Anambra state today, January 7. The funeral mass held at the Maduka residence, Coscharis Street, Umudim, Nnewi was attended by Governor Willie Obiano and wife Ebele,…
Hollywood is mourning the loss of an icon. Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, has died at the age of 94. The news was first announced by the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fred Mitchell, on Jan. 7. His cause of death is yet to be confirmed. …
