Politics

Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the renaming of the ministry of commerce and industry. Secretary to the state government, Solo Chukwulobelu, stated this in a press release today, noting that the Executive Council Meeting of State Government, approved the renaming of the Ministry yesterday, adding that henceforth, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, obinna ngonadi will be addressed as the Commissioner for Industry. Solo said the decision […]

The Abia State gubernatorial candidate of the Labor Party for the 2023 general elections Alex Chioma Otti has challenged the people of the state to participate fully in the democratic governance of their state and the country. Otti who hailed from Arochukwu Local Government Area in Abia North Senatorial District of Abia State while tasking the electorates on participation in governance during a church program in Aba emphasized that the […]

The presidential candidate of the Labor party, Peter Obi yesterday defined the deal he has with some aggrieved governors of the People’s Democratic Party PDP. Obi while speaking in Makurdi during a visit to the Governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom said he and the PDP Governors have a common interest in finding a better Nigeria amid increasing security threats and a humanitarian crisis. The former Governor of Anambra State […]

The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday presented his action plan to captains of industry and other key players in the private sector at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island. Tinubu at the town hall meeting and dialogue vowed that his administration would revive Nigeria’s dead industries if elected in 2023. Business leaders at the event included the President of Dangote Group, Aliko […]

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, has revealed that the Federal Government is pioneering a voluntary billion dollars’ worth of Carbon Market on the continent. Akande said it is an innovative climate change solution that will create, millions of new jobs in Nigeria alone over the period of the energy transition, according to estimates of the international experts, […]

The government of Imo state has asked the federal government and the National Assembly to probe why and how Emeka Ihedioha was declared winner of the gubernatorial elections in 2019. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba during an interview yesterday noted that although the Supreme Court had already declared incumbent Governor Hope Uzodimma as the rightful winner of the election, there was a need to probe the circumstances […]

The traditional ruler of the Igbagwa Nike kingdom, Igwe Emmanuel Ugwu says traditional rulers are supposed to be apolitical with the coming of the 2023 general elections. Ugwu who stated this yesterday on the Urban Radio breakfast political program, The Parliament, said the concern and role of the traditional rulers are that of peace and the well-being of the nation, encouraging the people to come out in mass and vote. […]

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, yesterday appeared to have withdrawn his support for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar after accusing him of belittling him as governor and working against the interest of the people of Benue. Ortom seemed to have been angered by Atiku’s comments on the recent killings by suspected herdsmen in his state after the former vice president appeared to […]

Major political Stakeholders and youths drawn across sectional and political party divide from Eha-Alumona in Nsukka local government area have condemned some of their natives whom they described as miscreants and mischievous detractors against the Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi good administration in Enugu state. Some unidentified persons in the community had issued a statement claiming to have banned all political meetings in the community in protest of purported […]