Osinbajo, Ugwuanyi, Anglican Primate felicitate with Catholic Bishops as they meet in Enugu *Clerics hail governor’s strides Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State were among the dignitaries who graced the Opening Mass of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of…
The National Coordinator, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Ugochukwu Nnam Commended the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Federal House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas for directing Works Ministry, FERMA to begin immediate rehabilitation of the collapsed 9th mile -Otukpo highway, connecting northern and Southern Nigeria through Enugu and Benue states. Four House of Representatives…
A leading Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has lambasted Muhammadu Buhari, describing the Nigerian President as an unrepentant tribalist Afenifere noted that Buhari’s interview on Arise Television on Thursday was full of lies, inconsistencies, contradictions and utter disrespect for other ethnic nationalities. The group’s Secretary General, Chief Sola Ebiseni said this in a statement in Akure,…
By Law Mefor Three influential opposition figures have hinted at the coming of a mega party that will challenge the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general election. These are Prof. Pat Utomi of the Labour Party, a former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and…
By Kalu Idika The Supreme Court of Nigeria will finally deliver judgement in the appeals lodged by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi and his PDP counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Thursday, 26 October 2023. The legal teams of both the PDP and the LP candidates confirmed to NewsBand that…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote to serve as the Acting Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for a 90-day period, with effect from August 24, 2023, after which, a full term of four years will begin as the substantive NIMC Director-General/CEO, beginning on November 24, 2023. Buy…
The new Senate Minority Leader, Simon Davou Mwadkwon, has said he wished the immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal emerged as the minority leader instead of him. Mwadkwon stated this during a chat with ARISE TV on Thursday on issues regarding his emergence, adding that he respected the former House of Representatives…
Eulogies have continued to pour in for Justice of the Supreme Court, Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, who died recently. The Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi, the Nigerian Bar Association, Senator Magnus Abe and the Nigeria Judicial Council have all weighed in with their messages of sympathy for the family of the later legal luminary. In a statement…
By SKC Ogbonnia, Houston, TX. August 21, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.President of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20500. Dear President Biden, Let me begin by commending your tireless interest in African affairs, which dates to the time immemorial. We remember your enduring track record on civil rights, as…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has expressed profound appreciation to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for his immense support and cooperation with the Nigerian Army in the effective discharge of its responsibilities in the state and beyond. The COAS’s gratitude was conveyed to Gov. Ugwuanyi by the new General…
