The Enugu State Government has appointed Professor Aloysius-Michaels Nnabugwu Okolie as the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). A statement signed by the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, said the appointment is with effect from Monday, April 4, 2022.The statement disclosed that Prof. […]
Kalu Urges APC To Reveal Presidential Zoning Formula
…calls on party to zone presidential ticket to Southeast…says he is eminently qualified to govern Nigeria The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) to reveal the zoning formula of the party ahead of the 2023 primary elections. This was even […]
Enugu 2023: We Have Come To Deliver Our People From Bondage – Emma Eneukwu
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Hon. Emma Eneukwu has assured the people of Enugu State that he has come to deliver them from the bondage imposed on them by the current leadership of the state. He said this while addressing party faithfuls during his homecoming reception in Enugu on […]
Train Attack: Saraki Lists Solutions
Former Senate President Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has listed a number of possible solutions to the increasing security challenges in the Abuja – Kaduna route. He said that the current security situation is unacceptable. This was made available in a public statement he issued on Wednesday. The statement reads: “This is Unacceptable: We Need Real […]
Why Nsukka Should Retain Enugu Governorship – Sen. Utazi
The senator representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, has canvassed for the old Nsukka cultural zone to be allowed to hold the governorship of the state for another eight years in the spirit of equity and equality. In an interview with journalists in Abuja, he said his call was […]
Senate Grants 2nd Reading To Sen. Kalu’s Taxpayers Protection Bill
A bill seeking to enhance the Nation’s revenue generation system through the establishment of a National Tax crimes commission (NTCC) to prevent and combat tax crimes, protect taxpayers rights, amongst others has passed through second reading on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday. The bill which passed first reading when it was initially […]
Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking To Halt Umahi’s Removal From Office
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a motion on notice filed by Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, seeking to stay the execution of a judgment removing him from office. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the motion on Monday following the withdrawal of the case by the plaintiffs in the suit.A Senior Advocate […]
Unknown Gunmen Bomb Imo Police Division, Kill Officers
Yet-to-be identified gunmen during the early hours of Saturday bombed the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters situated at the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo state. The attackers also killed two police constabularies who were on duty. Our correspondent learnt that on arrival, the gunmen who came with guns and Explosive Ordinance Disposals immediately opened […]
EFCC Arrests Willie Obiano At Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos.Obiano, who has been on the Commission’s watchlist for months, was arrested at about 8.30pm. He was reportedly on his way out of the country to Houston, Texas in the United States after handing […]
Enugu-West Council Chairmen, PDP Excos Carpet Ekweremadu Over Zoning Denial
Local Government Chairmen in Enugu-West Senatorial District of Enugu State have accused Senator Ike Ekweremadu, PDP, Enugu-West of being economical with the truth over his position on zoning of Enugu governorship in 2023. Ekweremadu had while declaring his governorship ambition, last week, challenged proponents of zoning to state when and where such an agreement was […]