Off-cycle Polls: Coalition of United Political Parties rates INEC high

…Says Kogi best in conduct, outcome The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for upping its game in the just concluded off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states in spite of the overwhelming challenges it had to cope with during the polls. The group stated that, as the foremost opposition group in the country, it was pertinent to give kudos to the umpire in situations where...

The Voices in Governor Soludo’s Government

“Information Commissioner has also not facilitated any interface between the government and the media community.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Recent developments, particularly political exchanges in Anambra State, have ignited concerns about how duly committed the government of Anambra State led by Prof. Soludo is on governance protocol or perhaps, if the government is merely using governance instruments as political tools. What is clear is that there is a mismatch of responses from the government, which raises the...

A Year after Soludo’s Letter on 2023 Presidential Election: What Changed?

“Soludo’s letter, though realistic, was also an assault on the dominant feeling of the majority of Southeasterners at the time.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu By this time a year ago, there were ragging fireworks all over the media, ignited by an open letter written by Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor. The letter entitled “history beckons, and I will not be silent (part 1)” signified Soludo’s deliberate entry into the political ring of the 2023 Presidential Election....

Anambra Police Smash Death Threat Syndicates, Arrest Suspects

Police in Ozubulu and Umunze towns in Anambra State have smashed two deadly syndicates extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public via deadly threats. At Umunze, Orumba South LGA Headquarters two suspects were nabbed after painstaking investigation. The suspects had sent text messages to their victim identifying themselves as members of ESN and demanding that he paid them a huge sum or else he and his daughter would be kidnapped and killed. Both suspects...

Anambra: SASA Arrests 413 Touts, Criminal Gangs, and Illegal Revenue Collectors

Anambra Anti-Touting Squad (SASA) has within one week apprehended 413 touts, illegal revenue collector’s and four sets of “one chance” criminal gangs in Onistha and it’s environs. Reacting on the development, the SASA Director of Operations, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene said that they made the arrests in Obosi, Relief market Onitsha, Ezeiweka, Upper Iweka, along Atani road among others. He revealed that they recovered hard drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine or mkpulummili, packs of tramadol of...

Gov. Mbah Announces 5-month Wage Award For Enugu State Workers

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has announced cash awards for the state workers and an increase in the number of indigent persons to be enrolled in the state’s social register. Speaking to newsmen and the Labour leaders on Wednesday at the Government House, the Governor said his administration’s focus is on the welfare of her citizens so as to achieve a zero percent poverty headcount index by 2031; As a palliative to...

Three Local Government Chairmen In Jigawa State Suspended

For allegedly traveling to Rwanda without seeking permission from the state executive or legislative, the Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended three local government council chairmen. The suspended chairmen are Hon Mubarak Ahmed of Birniwa LGA, Hon Rufai Sunusi of Gumel LGA local, and Hon Umar Baffa of Yankwashi LGA. The Chairman House Committee on Local Government Affairs, Hon Aminu Zakari Tsubut, said the House moved a motion for the suspension of the affected...

Feds Reduces Charges Against Former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

…Now face six procurement charges out of Initial 20 charges The immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is to face six procurement charges out of the earlier 20 charges filed against him by the Nigerian government. The Federal Government in the original charge filed in August charged Emefiele alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro, and her company, April 1616 Investment over procurement fraud to the tune of N6.5 billion....

Nigerian Organized Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike

The nationwide indefinite strike embarked on November 14 by organized labor in Nigeria has been suspended. The suspension of the strike was contained in a statement signed by the General Secretary, of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Ugboaja, and Mr. Nuhu Toro, Secretary General, of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement added that the suspension was intended to facilitate further discussions after the federal government had met crucial demands. The...

UN Describes Worls’s Road Systems as Unsafe, Unsustainable

The Chair of the UN Road Safety Collaboration, Dr Etinne Krug says road systems around the world remain unsafe and unsustainable. In a statement to commemorate the 2023 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Krug said that the road systems remain a car-centric approach to mobility that has left far too many people behind. Krug who is also the Director, of Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization urged countries around...

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