The Enugu State Governor-elect Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has promised to tackle unavailability of water in homes in the state within 180 days of assumption into office. In his acceptance speech, Mbah promised that his administration will not focus only on Enugu metropolis in tackling water issues but the hinterlands/rural areas as well; “we shall bring water to Nsukka, Oji River, Udi, Awgu and other LGAs too.” Mbah further promised to upgrade the Abakpa, Ugwuogo...

The National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party PDP has suspended former Governors of Ekiti and Katsina states, Mr. Ayo Fayose, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, and former Senate President Pius Anyim from the party. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Debo Ologunagba says that also suspended for alleged anti-party activities were Professor Dennis Ityavyar from Benue State and Dr. Aslam Aliyu from Zamfara State. The party has also suspended Prof....

Governor Dave Umahi and Senator-elect for Ebonyi South Senatorial zone, has declared interest to contest for the position of the President of the 10th Senate. Umahi made this known on Wednesday during a live broadcast held at the State executive council chambers, Centenary city, Abakaliki. He, however, said he would only join the race if it’s zoned to the South-East zone. The Governor called on the leadership of the party and the president-elect and his...

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, presidential election has asked the presidential election tribunal to nullify the victory of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the president-elect. Obi who is at the court to challenge Tinubu’s victory, is seeking among other reliefs, the disqualification of the former Governor of Lagos State in the petition he filed at the Court of Appeal on Monday,...

Ahmad Lawan, the Senate President has disclosed that the National Assembly (NASS) will ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari assents to the remaining 19 of the 35 alteration bills on the review of the 1999 constitution. While speaking at the resumption of plenary which was postponed from March 11 to 18 to pave way for the just concluded governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, Lawan said that “I believe that there is need for us...

The United States (US) Foreign Mission has expressed concern over ethnic profiling during the just concluded governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. The US Foreign Mission office in Abuja, in a press statement on Tuesday, also expressed concern over what it referred to as “disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place during those polls in Lagos, Kano, and other states”. The statement further noted that plans to...

Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party has been declared winner of the Enugu 2023 Gubernatorial election on Wednesday night; PDP emerged winner with a total votes of 160,895 defeating Chijioke Edeoga of Labour Party who got a total vote of 157,552. Declaring the winner of the March 18th governorship election in Enugu, the State Returning Officer Professor Mmadu Ofo Iwe said, “That Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, having...