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Some Honourable members of the House of Representatives who were travelling from Port Harcourt to Calabar for official assignments were stuck at the bad roads from Calabar-Itu-Odukpani in Cross River and Akwa Ibom axis. The Honourable members, despite heavy security escort, got stuck for over 3 hours on the deplorable Calabar-Odukpani-Itu Road and consequently came down from their vehicles to hold an emergency press briefing, calling on the Federal Government to immediately fix the roads. An eyewitness who gave his name as Patrick Asikpo, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) gave the names of the law makers to include: Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, Hon. Ibrahim Al-Mustapha Aliyu, Hon. Haruna Mshelia, Hon. Prestige Ossy, Hon. Abiante Awaji, Hon. Anthony Ifeanyi Ibezi, Hon. Haruna Maitala, and Hon. Kolade Victor Akinjo. According to him, "this is the best event to have occurred in 2019. These MPs were lucky to have spent only 3 hours, whereas ordinary Nigerians sp...

…As three-day retreat commences Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Thursday, declared open the three-day retreat for the newly sworn in Commissioners and Advisers, charging them to hit the ground running and raise their performance bar towards the full actualization of the state government’s policies and programmes. Gov. Ugwuanyi, who reiterated his administration’s commitment to continue to advance good governance in the state through honest, accountable governance and optimal service delivery, also charged the new appointees to “at all times show this sensitivity in the conduct of government business”. The governor disclosed that the essence of the retreat was to share the policy directions of his administration, facilitate the appointees’ understanding of governance processes, secure their buy-in and build consensus on the state government’s mission to continue to alleviate the sufferings of the people, saying: “Ndi Enugu expect nothing less from us”...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, swore in Commissioners and Special Advisers who will assist him to run the affairs of the state. Swearing in the Commissioners and Advisers, Gov. Ugwuanyi said that performance will be key and periodically benchmarked as a basis to remain in office. The governor who pointed out that his administration will not tolerate any corrupt practice, emphasized that the new appointees’ loyalty as public officers should be to God and the state. He added that they “must at all times be seen to pursue honesty, transparency, accountability, equity, justice, fairness and unalloyed commitment to your duty in the course of your service to this state”. Gov. Ugwuanyi, who earlier in the day swore in Dr. Festus Uzor as his Chief of Staff, announced Chuks Ugwoke as his Chief Press Secretary, disclosing that “the Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Governor will be appointed in due course and all other appointments will fol...

Now here is something for entertainers. CertifiedCamille is set to unveil #Project28 a give back community project.  It says the number 28 signifies balance, service to others, achieving success and manifestation of wealth and publicity.   The project is expected to start with a school outreach programme targeted at 2 hard to reach schools in Imo state on 10th and 11th October.  According to the organisers, 'Master the Music Business' which is for artistes and managers, will help equip them with knowledge about the industry, understand the music business, how to make money from their music, branding, securing record deals, content marketing and music intelligence.  Questions such as 'Why do some artistes become more successful than others who are equally talented', will be answered on the 12th of October by the facilitators.  In a bid to help music in the South East grow, amazing facilitators such as OAPs, digital marketers and DJ...

Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Wednesday, unveiled to newsmen in Enugu, the new vehicles purchased by his administration to enhance security operations at the community level. Gov. Ugwuanyi, who took the journalists round the premises of the Government House to show them the vehicles, used the opportunity to brief them on the efforts of his administration to decisively tackle the recent security challenges in the state.    The vehicles include 100 pieces of Innoson Hilux vans for use by the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force and Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, among others, for security operations. The remaining 260 vehicles, which were approved during the governor’s recent security meeting with all the members of the State Assembly, Local Government Council Chairmen, the Director of State Services (DSS) and the Security Chiefs of DSS in the council areas, will be distributed to the 260 electoral wards in the state. ...

The newly posted in Acting General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Brigadier General Lasisi Adegboye has officially assumed command following a successful handing and taking over ceremony with the posted out General Officer Commanding, Major General Abubakar Maikobi today. The ceremony which happened at the Headquarters of 82 Division Enugu is in line with the recent routine posting and appointment released by the Nigerian Army which also mandated change of General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian Army. This development has brought to an end a successful tour of duty by Major General Abubakar Sadiq  Maikobi as GOC 82 Division as he will be proceeding to Defence Headquarters Abuja to take up his new appointment as Director Campaign Planning.  Brigadier General Lasisi Adegboye, will with effect from date commence his tour of duty as the GOC 82 Division following his posting from Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Kaduna State, where he ser...

A former presidential candidate in Nigeria, Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, and leaders of the Nigerian community in Cape Town have met to proffer a solution to recurring xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The meeting held on the sidelines of the  World Economic Forum (WEF) in Cape Town, South Africa, comprising  Nigerian entrepreneurs, professionals and the Nigerian community led by Mr Cosmos Echie, the acting President of the Nigerian Community Western Cape. In a communique after the meeting, held in the form of an interactive session, the group preferred to describe the attacks as Afrophobia. "It was unanimously agreed that the crisis is detrimental to the spirit of African renaissance, affirmation of black heritage, progress and development. Afrophobia compromises everything that the recently brokered intra-African trade - Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement — represents and aspires to deliver," the communique added while faulting the...

The management of Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) is not relenting in its effort to prosecute any individual or group that assaults any of her personnel while carrying out their legitimate duties. Stressing that a situation where her staff on duty are assaulted and the perpetrators get away with it can no longer to be tolerated. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen over the weekend by the Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh. According to Ezeh, just last week Wednesday, a 37 year-old man identified as Chibuzor Obidinma, an indigene of Ezinifite, Okpuno in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State was arraigned before the Anambra State Chief Magistrate Court holden at Awka for assaulting a staff of EEDC while on official duty. The long arm of the law eventually caught up with Obidinma after a long search, on the 3rd September, 2019, following his attack on a staff of EEDC on 18th July, 2019, where he used machete to cut the EED...

In line with her commitment towards improving the socio-economic state of the South East region, the Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) recently completed two major projects in Imo State. These projects, which is estimated at over 200 million Naira are: a dedicated 33KV line constructed for one of the company’s industrial customer, Alex Aluminium Company; and Oguta 33KV double circuit line. Both lines will radiate from Egbu Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Station. This development was made known to newsmen in a statement issued by the Head of Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh on Tuesday. According to Ezeh, the Alex Aluminium 33KV line has a route length of about 38 kilometers, and is designed to improve availability to the industrial customer; while the Oguta 33KV line, with double circuit, has a route length of about 11 kilometers and will feed New Owerri, Port Harcourt Road and Onitsha Road axis. The Oguta 33KV line caters for seven 11KV feeders, wh...

A prominent Nigerian, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has been awarded a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellowship at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin from September 2019 to February 2020. Others who bagged the fellowship are an international mediator from South Africa, Brian Currin; former Irish ambassador, David Donoghue; and former Mayor of the city of Wroclaw, Rafał Dutkiewicz. Among others are a professor of science and engineering at the Harvard Kennedy School, Sheila Jasanoff; Furosemide  Manji; and Natalie Nougayrède. Since its foundation in 2014, more than 65 decision-makers and experts from around the world have spent a residency at the Academy. While announcing Ezekwesili's award of the fellowship, the Academy said, "She will design a pathway for Nigeria out of its stagnant politics” after the programme. Ezekesili, an economic policy expert and Senior Adviser at the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative, will spend a Richard von W...

New Enugu State Police Commissioner  The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdurrahaman has stated his resolve towards improving safety and security of the state. He made this known on Monday during his maiden interface with senior officers, Divisional Police Officers, Heads of Department of the command at the conference room of the State Police headquarters Enugu.  According to the Police boss, he is in the state to serve and to ensure a safe and secured state. He said he would engage relevant stakeholders to reduce the increased security worries in the environment, charging all officers to rise up to the occasion as he expects them to be dedicated. He promised to take the war to would be criminals and not ready to give them breathing space. On extortion and corrupt tendencies, he warned in strong term that such will not be condoled by him as a graduate of corruption studies and advocate against corruption with his years of service with Econ...

The Women Ministries (WMs) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Abia North-Central Conference (ABNC) has taken its campaign against all forms of violence to major streets of Umuahia, Abia State capital city. The women, who converged on Okpara Square, marched through Gate to Lagos Street, connected Azikiwe Road, moved to Ikot Ekpene Road through School Road and terminated at Ogurube Layout. Addressing newsmen, the WMs Director, Eastern Nigeria Union Conference (ENUC) of the church, Mrs Gladys Nwokocha called for the enactment of stronger legislation that would end all forms of violence against humanity. Nwokocha said that the church was bothered by the increase in all forms of violence, especially, those targeted at the vulnerable people. The WMs director said that the church was not comfortable at the spate of violence that had enveloped parts of the country. She mentioned some of the various forms of violence against humanity to include domestic violence, psyc...