It is exactly 73 years ago today since the British Police shot dead 21 defenceless Igbo workers of Enugu coal/Iva Valley Miners for no reason. Their crime was that they demanded for a pay rise. 21 died instantly, 37 were severely injured. Today at New Market Roundabout Enugu, an everlasting monument can still be seen…
Engr. Osita Ngwu, popularly known as ‘RG’, emerged the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Enugu West at the Sentorial elections in 2023. The philantrophist rose to great acclaim from the ranks and stayed true to his root ever since. Only those who have seen him rise and rise can understand and…
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has frowned at what he described as the continuous delay in releasing the governorship results of Abia and Enugu states. In a statement on Tuesday, Obi charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the results immediately. INEC had suspended the collation of results in…
The search for a successor to the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, has commenced. Attahiru and other military officers died in a plane crash Friday evening, near the Kaduna airport, while on official trip. They were buried on Saturday. Among the deceased were the Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig-Gen. Kuliya, and Provost…
The Federal government and the Enugu State government are to partner to complete and operationalise the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, as well as build a cargo terminal to boost the state’s and nation’s economy and tourism capacity. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria…
Enugu State Government today been 11th December 2018 has commenced campus to campus campaign aimed at teaching youths to seize from electoral violence. The campaign tagged: “students: Asserts, Not Thugs,” was organized by the office of the Special Adviser to Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on student affairs in collaboration with the National Association of…
By Zayd Ibn Isah Many Nigerians are miffed by their country’s abysmal performance at the recently concluded Olympics in Paris. Team Nigeria entered the tournament with high expectations but ultimately came up empty. Not even the world record breaker and star athlete, Tobi Amusan, could salvage a gold medal for the country, talk less of…
The 2018/2019 edition of Leadership Scorecard Annual Lecture is loading with great expectations as we prepare to celebrate the 2018/2019 outstanding personalities in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large, with His Excellency, Rt. Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Executive Governor of Enugu State to be honoured as the “Best Governor of the Year”; Governor of…
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said that the presidential polls of February 25 failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The ambassador acknowledged that many are angry and frustrated with the results, while some others are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned. She, however, commended Nigerians for demonstrating…
On Thursday, the GWR reposted their Monday tweet where they confirmed Hilda as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon, saying it was its “best performing tweet of all time.” “Yeah, so this is our best performing tweet of all time with nearly 25 million news feeds reached,” the GWR wrote on the…
