Politics

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum NGF has condemned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, describing his recent claims and actions as fraudulent and self-serving over the 418million Pounds Paris Club refund. The Chairman of the group, Kayode Fayemi, addressed the media after a meeting yesterday that the Forum would take every constitutional and legal means to ensure that the purported consultancies are fully litigated by […]

A former Commissioner of Police Lawrence Alobi has called for cooperation and collaboration amongst security agencies in country as the Security situation in Nigeria continued to deteriorate as a result of lack of synergy in operations and sharing of intelligence. Alobi made the call at the Enugu Security Summit under the auspices of Michael Ekwo Foundation, in collaboration with School of Communication Arts, Institute of Management &Technology, Enugu, with the […]

The proprietor and Executive Director of Cyrich International School, Enugu, Cyril Chukwuagu has appealed to the Enugu State Government to support private schools in the State to enhance teaching and learning as well as the quality of education. Chukwuagu who made the appeal at a press briefing to mark the 18th annual graduation ceremony of the School, remarked that providing quality education is capital intensive, which the private individuals cannot […]

Councilors in the 260 electoral wards in Enugu State have assured the Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi that they will work round the clock and mobilize massively in their respective wards to deliver the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and its candidates in the 2023 general election. The councilors, in their Thank-you visit to Ugwuanyi at the Government House, yesterday unanimously declared their support for him, the governorship candidate of […]

The meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement. The striking lecturers had met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee yesterday at the National University Commission in Abuja with high hopes of resolving the impasse but a senior member of ASUU, who pleaded anonymity said members of the Briggs renegotiation committee did not come with any […]

The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to present the 2023 appropriation bill to the National Assembly in September. Akabueze revealed this in Abuja at training on budget preparation organised for over four thousand budget officers drawn from about nine hundred ministries, departments, and agencies of the government, using the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System. Akabueze who was […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has arrested 120 citizens for alleged illegal oil theft. The spokesman for the anti-graft agency Wilson Uwujaren who disclosed this said they carried out a joint operation with personnel of the 6 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and the criminals were caught after offloading oil into vehicles at the waterfront for distribution within and outside Rivers State. The suspects […]

The All Progressives Congress APC in Ebonyi State yesterday ordered immediate arrest of Ann Agom-Eze, a senatorial primary aspirant for Ebonyi South over alleged anti-party and perjury against the party in the state. The state chairman of the party in the State Stanley Okoro Emegha, who stated this while speaking to journalists in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi State called on the Nigeria Police to arrest her anyplace, she is sighted […]