A total of 80 suspects have been named following a failed attempted coup on November 26 in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, local police have said. William Fayia Sellu, inspector general of the Sierra Leonean police, told a press conference Tuesday that the suspects include former President Ernest Bai Koroma, 50, currently serving military…
Eulogies, anguish as Gov. Ugwuanyi, EXCO members, hold valedictory session for late Transport Commissioner Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, led members of the State Executive Council (EXCO) in a solemn valedictory session honouring the late State Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu Jnr, who died on February 4, 2021, while in…
By Law Mefor The Need For Judicial Pronouncement on the Alleged Veto/OVERRIDING of GOVERNOR FUBARA’S Assent to Four Bills Albert Venn Dicey, (popularly known as A. V. Dicey) taught law at the University of Oxford (1882-1909), he is credited as the proponent of the RULE OF LAW. One of the cardinal tenents of the Rule…
The issue of zoning in Enugu State should be central rather than contentious. It is now pertinent to discuss this and allow the already established peace in our dear Enugu State. The unpatriotic elements who are heating up the polity by trying to discredit the conventional zoning arrangement in Enugu State should be ignored. What…
Over the years, the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has enjoyed great influence, crowned by unrestricted generosity that has made him one of the leading lights to look up to for a better Nigeria. In the Southeast, long maligned and boxed from having any huge say in Nigeria’s Presidency or being…
By Chidi Papa My attention was drawn recently to a video recording in which Senator Ike Ekweremadu recounted his ordeal with former governor Sullivan Chime on the floor of the Senate and ascribed thoughts to situations in which some people try to play God. According to him, ex-governor Chime used the state apparatus against him,…
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) kicked against the relocation, describing it as a deliberate plot against the Northern region. The dethroned emir of Kano and former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Muhammadu Sanusi has defended the relocation of some departments of the apex bank from Abuja to Lagos by the current…
…Thanks women for support to Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration …Pledges sustained commitment to prayer network …Empowers indigent women The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi, has thanked women of the state especially the Enugu Women Prayer Network for their unceasing prayers and support for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration since 2015. Mrs. Ugwuanyi, who…
Construction of the 5000-seat capacity Township Stadium at Nsukka in Enugu State, by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration, to encourage grassroots sports development reaches over 90% completion with the successful installation of AstroTurf, Tartan Tracks and Seats. The installation of flood lighting and other associated works at the Nsukka Township Stadium is ongoing while construction of…
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…
