The International Monetary Fund says countries that have very close economic links with Ukraine and Russia are at particular risk of scarcity and supply disruptions. It added that poor households across the world would suffer from the increase in food and fuel prices, as the Ukraine-Russia war persists. The Washington-based Fund said this on Saturday…
The land now called Abuja was originally the south-western part of the ancient Habe (Hausa) kingdom of Zazzau (Zaria). It was populated for centuries by several semi-independent tribes. The largest of the tribes was Gbagyi (Gwari), followed by the Koro and a few other smaller tribes. In early 1800’′s when Zaria fell to Fulani invaders,…
By Law Mefor Leadership determines whether a family, society, or country succeeds or fails. Indeed, everything rises and falls on leadership. The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency heralds the rise of a new era in Nigeria and unless this changes at the Supreme Court and even before then, the South-East has to reposition itself to make…
…Proposes 50-50 revenue formula among Enugu/Anambra/Kogi statesGovernor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has requested the leadership of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to expedite action on the process of formally designating Enugu as an oil-bearing state in the country. Gov. Ugwuanyi made the request when he received Commissioners and top management team…
Unflinching support for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu North Senatorial District in the 2023 general election, yesterday, gathered momentum as women of the senatorial district under the auspices of Nsukka Women Movement for Gburugburu, reiterated their overwhelming support and solidarity for the…
An NGO, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace and Harmony in Africa Initiative (ADAPHAI) has raised the alarm over what it termed a divisive tendency of the Northern region of Nigeria. The group, through a press statement signed by it’s National Coordinator, Comrade Sulaimon Suberu, the copy which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday, alleged…
…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…
A group, Advocacy for Job Creation, is pushing that capacity for job creation be one of the major criteria for selecting the next governor of Enugu State in the 2023 governorship election. The group described the level of unemployment in the state as alarming. Briefing newsmen in Enugu, at the weekend, Lead Partner of the group,…
Celebrating one of Nigeria’s Many Shining Lights By Blessing ogbonna The Board Chairman of the Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Baywood Ibe, born some 50 years ago, hails from Enugu State and attended Central Primary School Isu Awaa, Colliery Comprehensive Secondary School, Ngwo Enugu, before pursuing a higher education in Quantity Surveying in…
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 election and first petitioner in the ongoing case at the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, Peter Obi, has in his response to the legal team of President Bola Tinubu, declared that anarchy only reigns where the rule of law is trampled upon. Obi…
