President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. A press statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Monday, said the president’s trip is at the invitation of the Republic of Senegal. President Tinubu, who…
Former members of their Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and government political appointees of the immediate past governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came on Monday ahead of the zonal caucus meeting of the…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and other Southeast governors of conspiring to destroy the group. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, however, warned that the conspiracy would fail. Powerful alleged that while IPOB’s counterparts in the North are being funded and protected by the Nigerian government, Southeastern governors…
Former Imo Attorney General and a commissioner-designate, Barr. C.O.C Akaolisa has stated he never admitted in his witness statement at the ongoing Imo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that there was over-voting in the Governorship election. Akaorisa, who denied the allegation while speaking to newsmen on Monday in Owerri, said that there was no such…
Kalu said he recently met with President Bola Tinubu on the need for Igbo elders to visit him over issues affecting the Southeast, especially insecurity. “The last time I was with Mr. President, I discussed with him, the need for the elders of Igboland to come, sit and engage with him. I know that one…
Olukayode Ajulo, attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Ondo state, has appointed 273 lawyers as aides. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) made the announcement in a statement. The commissioner said the aides are honorary and technical advisers. “Upon assuming the position of Honourable Attorney General of Ondo State, a total of 273 lawyers, comprising…
Former members of their Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and government political appointees of the immediate past governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came on Monday ahead of the zonal caucus meeting of the…
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has joined other Christians and Nigerias all over the world to celebrate this year’s Easter. In his message, the governor prayed that this season of renewal brings hope, joy, and the blessings of peace to every family and the nation. Governor Soludo “affirms that Easter is a…
Harrison Ogara, a member representing Igbo-Eze South Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, has described as false the claim that there is a leadership crisis in the Labour Party. Ogara made this known on Saturday in Enugu while reacting to the defection of six LP house of assembly members to the Peoples Democratic…
The police command in Enugu State says it raided a hideout used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the Akwuke axis of Enugu metropolis. The police operatives, however, met with resistance from the renegades, who opened fire upon sighting them, but they were subdued by the superior…
