How insecurity, IPOB’s threat may undercut chances of parties, candidates With voter apathy likely in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, a situation occasioned by the palpable insecurity in the state and accentuated by the fear of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), victory amongst the three big contender parties – the All Progressives Grand…
…As Controversies, Mixed Reactions Trail Tinubu’s Recent Visit To The UK . It is no longer News that a former Lagos State Governor, and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has jetted out of Nigeria to seek medical attention abroad few weeks after declaring his interest to contest the 2023 presidential election. This is coming barely…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reversed the approval of the acquisition of the ExxonMobil Corporation assets by Seplat Energy Plc. Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, made this known in an interview with Premium Times on Wednesday. Shehu said the president has decided to reverse the acquisition in line with the position of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory…
A judicial panel set up by the Lagos State Government in the wake of the #EndSARS protest that grounded the state in October 2020 said in a report it submitted to the government on Monday said that Nigerian troops massacred protesters. Muslims prayers were observed daily and food packs were donated to lift the spirit of…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists has called on the Rivers State government to shelve its plan to demolish the transmission station of Daar Communications Plc. Barring any last-minute change, the Rivers State Government will demolish the transmission station of the African Independent Television/Ray Power in Ozuoba, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt. This followed the…
The United States has finally endorsed the candidacy of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) following the withdrawal of South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee from the race. A statement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative seen by Vanguard stated: “The United States…
– By Humphrey Onyima During his campaign round the local governments of Enugu State circa 2014, the man then known as Rt. Honourable Ugwuanyi, member representing Igboeze North and Udenu Federal Constituency, was about to enter a social contract with the people of Enugu. Many wrote him off, others liked his courage. He emerged his…
Be careful of narratives you propagate in the name of politicking or Supporting your party. Every politician in Nigeria basically is practicing one faith or another, Faith they have been professing even before they became politicians. Practicing one’s faith even during elections and campaigns by candidates have never been a problem, infact it has been…
NANS commends Ugwuanyi over giant strides in the Education sector. After Primary schools evaluation, scores him 73% . Encourages him to continue in his development agenda in the Education sector. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Enugu state chapter is pleased to inform the general public that the NANS PRIMARY SCHOOL EVALUATION TOUR has…
Following the directive of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State insisting that all ongoing urban road projects must be completed immediately, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Gerald Otiji, has read the riot act to all the construction firms, warning that failure to meet the deadline given to them would attract sanctions in…
