Politics

Arewa leader, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has alerted the Federal Government to the use of camels by insurgents and bandits in ferrying weapons into Nigeria. The former Minister of Agriculture urged the current administration to urgently look into the matter. In a statement yesterday, the one-time PDP national chairman said during …

The choice of the topic ‘Onodu Anyi bu Igbo taa’ (The State of Igbos in Contemporary Society) stirs mixed feelings in me and I believe that this is true of any Igbo son and daughter who is conscious of our history and journey as a nation within a country.   …

We’re reconstructing roundabouts to ease transportation, says gov Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, appealed to Governor Hope Uzodinma to stop demolishing his legacy projects during his eight-year administration in the state. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, he (Okorocha) described the demolishing …

The raging war of words between former governor of Anambra State and Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige, and incumbent Governor Willie Obiano has taken a dramatic turn, as Obiano described Ngige as an opportunist who rode to power on a tiger’s back and eventually ended up in its stomach. …

Sparks are expected today when stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Southeast meet in Awka, Anambra State, to analyse the prospects and challenges confronting the party in its resolve to win the November 6, 2021 governorship poll in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently indicated that …

Since Governor Ben Ayade came into office a little over five years ago, employment is seen as a highly political issue that always pits labour and civil servants against the government. On many occasions, the governor would make pronouncements on employment, which would turn out to be mere political gimmicks. …

From the Archbishop of the Enugu Province (Anglican Communion), Emmanuel Chukwuma, has asked the Federal Government to address growing insecurity and hunger pervading the country to avoid a revolution. Speaking in Enugu shortly after being conferred with ‘Grand Ambassador of Peace’ award by the Global Society for Anti-Corruption (GSAC) at …

Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has explained that the Eastern Palm University in Ogboko, Ideato South Council of the state was established under a Private Public Partnership (PPP) arrangement. He said the Rochas Foundation for Africa has 90 per cent ownership, while the Imo State Government has 10 …

There were three grievous aspects of the recent mass abduction of 334 students of Government Science School, Kankara, Katsina State: The bandits fetched that number of boys with minimal resistance. They ferried the students across the state boundary without Nigeria’s security intercepting them. Thereafter, officials of the state government went …

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has confirmed that three hundred and thirty-three students are missing following an attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina on Friday night.   The governor gave the figure when he received a Federal Government delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno on …