Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau has been sworn in as the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Maikyau’s emergence came following the expiration of the Olumide Akpata-led administration. The legal practitioner had won the election for the position earlier in July when he polled 38,000 electoral votes to become the 31st President…
By Uche Eze, Nsukka Traditional rulers and the business communities in Enugu North Senatorial zone of Enugu State have thrown their weights on the Senatorial and governorship ambitions of the state governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Barristers Peter Mbah-Ifeanyi Ossai respectively, who emerged the People’s Democratic party (PDP) candidates for 2023, saying they have…
17 Abia State LGAs received ₦46.5bn, on the average, each LGA received ₦2.74bn 21 ADAMAWA LGAs: ₦62.3bn | ₦2.97bn 31 AKWA IBOM LGAs: ₦83.6bn | ₦2.70bn 21 ANAMBRA LGAs: ₦66.5bn | ₦3.17bn 20 BAUCHI LGAs: ₦69.6bn | ₦3.48bn 8 BAYELSA LGAs: ₦30.5bn | ₦3.82bn 23 BENUE LGAs: ₦73.5bn | ₦3.2bn 27 BORNO LGAs: ₦82.4bn |…
From Jude Chinedu, Enugu A former member of Enugu State House of Assembly, Chief Obinna Okenwa, alongside 3,000 of his supporters have dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Among the decamping PDP members who complained of injustices within the party was a former chairman of Enugu South Local Government…
By Justina Mboho Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 elections has said that Nigeria has the characteristics of a failed state. He said this at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 62nd annual general conference in Lagos. The 2022 NBA conference, themed “Bold Transitions”, which had in attendance leaders in…
“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people” – Chinese Proverb The legendary South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, social commentator and prolific writer, Nelson Mandela once averred that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use…
Barack Obama has used his first high-profile speech since stepping down as US president to take swipes at “strongman politics” and politicians’ disregard for the facts. His comments are seen as thinly veiled criticism of the current US administration’s use of what has been described as “alternative facts”. Here are five key points from his…
A former Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has blasted the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his attitude towards the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Shittu is the Director General of the Asiwaju Tinubu-Shettima Coalition for Good Governance. In an interview with The Punch on Thursday, Shittu said the former minister had…
Former Deputy Senator President, Ike Ekweremadu may continue in detention with the UK authority over the alleged case of organ harvesting. The Cable reports that the Central Criminal Court in UK has adjourned the case to October 31, 2022. It was gathered that Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to…
Nwifuru procures new SUVs for Medical Doctors in general hospitals, 2 Ambulances for each hospital. Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has procured brand new SUVs for each of the medical doctors working in the General Hospitals across the State. Revealing this on his verified X handle, Leo Oketa, the governor’s media aide said the…
