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…

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…

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called on the Christian faithful in Nigeria and Imo State in particular, to use the period of the Easter celebration to renew their hope for a better tomorrow. In his Easter message on Saturday, Governor Uzodimma insisted that the hope of the Christians would be met in the…

The Enugu state All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders at the weekend announced the party’s readiness at all times to welcome new members and possibly reintegrate those previously suspended or expelled. The decision was contained in an eleven-point communique released at the end of the party’s stakeholders meeting in Enugu. It will be recalled that Enugu…

The Ebonyi State Government on World Tuberculosis Day 2024 enjoined patients to always engage in early diagnosis and treatment for quick results. Speaking during a press briefing at Centenary City, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, described tuberculosis as one of the deadliest diseases and charged all stakeholders to show more…

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has said that he is aware of the plights faced by the people and noted that efforts are on ground to ameliorate the current economic hardship. Nwifuru made the disclosure in an Easter message he personally signed and enjoined Ebonyians to remain steadfast and supportive as his government is…