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  Nigeria’s Former Minister of Information and Communications, Frank Nweke II, has joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance with the intention to help reimagine and rebuild Enugu State. In a text of speech on joining the party on Thursday, in Enugu, Nweke said his reasons for joining APGA anchored on some core principles of the existence and purposes of government and political power, which depicts the party. He said, “The founding philosophy of APGA is anchored on the egalitarian principles of fairness, equity, justice, being our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, and giving everyone a sense of belonging, all of which are important components of the Igbo worldview.” According to him, parts of why governments exist is for the purpose of establishing order in society, based on laws to guide human, social-cultural, political and economic interactions. He, however, said a society degenerates into chaos when there is an absence of law and order, or where there are laws but they are obse...

The Former Chairman of Kaita Local Government Council and the Chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria ALGON Katsina state Chapter Hon. Ibrahim Lawal Dankaba has purchased the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms to Contest for the position of Member of the House of Representatives for the Kaita-Jibia Federal Constituency under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Hon. Ibrahim Lawal Dankaba said he is Optimistic and by the Grace of God the People in Kaita and Jibia local government areas will overwhelmingly vote for him to represent them at the Federal House of Representatives considering his grassroot Political track records and his exposure at the National level. Ibrahim Lawal Dankaba is from Dankaba Community in Kaita Local Government Area. He was a Special Adviser to the Ex Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema before being Elected as the Chairman of Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina state Northwest Nigeria.

  In making good her promise to provide education infrastructure to schools under Anambra Central Senatorial District, the Senator representing the zone, Uche Ekwunife, PhD, yesterday, March 11, 2022, commenced the distribution of furniture to selected schools. The distribution team arrived at Community Secondary School Isiagu and Central School Nise both in Awka South LGA with truck loads of furniture for distribution. They were received by excited teachers and students. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Ekwunife who was represented by former PDP Woman Leader, Awka South LGA, Mrs Dora Oguocha stated that the gesture was in line with her commitment to upgrade education infrastructure to public schools under her jurisdiction. She noted that the first batch of distribution is targeted at nine (9) schools across the seven (7) local governments of the zone.  According to the federal lawmaker, over 900 units of furniture items will be distributed to the following schools in the ne...

  The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Uche Ekwunife, PhD, Saturday, March 12, 2022, alongside the governor of Enugu state, HE Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, joined the entire Catholic community of Abakaliki Diocese to attend the church Dedication/Thanksgiving Mass to mark the 35th wedding anniversary of Senator Obinna and Dr. Ngozi Ogba. Senator Ogba, who built the All Saints Catholic Church, Amanvu Nkalagu, Ishielu LGA, Ebonyi state is the Senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The Mass which was celebrated by the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Most Rev Peter Chukwu was graced by a delegation of PDP National Working Committee members led by the  Party's National Secretary, Senator Sam Anyanwu, former governor of Ebonyi state, HE Sam Egwu, former President of the Senate, Senator Anyim Pius, members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, religious leaders from different denominations amongst others. Addressing ne...

  Former Deputy Senate President and Senator, representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Prof Senator Ike Ekweremadu has indicated interest to contest for the Governorship position in the forth coming 2023 Elections. During a media consultation organized on his behalf in Enugu tagged “a pathway to a new Enugu State”, Ekwemadu revealed that Enugu State has given him huge opportunities to serve and he intends to give back the gesture. Citing that his leadership will be citizens driven, Ekweremadu noted that he will restore the hope of the people by repositioning human capital, infrastructure, tourism and welfare in the state. While referencing his   service year under former Governor Chimaraoke Nnamani, he said there was never a time a discussion on Zoning was had. “Also during the time of Sullivan Chime, such discussion was also never had on Zoning. Thank God he is alive. Enugu State is made up of four cultural zones. It is based on this that every section enjoys the priv...

  A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Ebonyi State Governor, Mr Dave Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, on account of their unlawful defection from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court declared their defection unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void and ordered them to immediately vacate their offices. Justice Inyang Ekwo in a judgment on Tuesday ordered Umahi and his deputy to immediately stop holding themselves out as Governor and Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State. The judge held that the votes that brought them to office belonged to the PDP and cannot hold on to the votes having elected to jettison the party that nominated them. The court, therefore, ordered both Umahi and Igwe to immediately vacate their positions. It ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately receive from the PDP, names of persons to replace Umahi and his Deputy, or in the alternative, conduct a fresh gubernatorial electio...

Group Managing Director, Afrinvest West Africa Limited/author of the Book,  ‘AKPOKUEDIKE’ , Ike Chioke , during the pre-launch press conference of the book in Lagos... on Monday. Photo: Plexus Media Interlinks The Group Managing Director of Afrinvest, Mr Ike Chioke, has lamented the poor reading culture in Nigeria, especially among the youth. At a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, preceding the launch of  Akpokuedike – Duty Call in Anambra , a biography of the outgoing Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, which he authored, Chioke said the work “is more like a story book.” Chioke said, “I am delighted to be here introducing my new book,  Akpokuedike – Duty Call in Anambra . The reason for this book comes from my own background as an investment banker.” According to him,  Akpokuedike  is a storybook about Obiano and Anambra State Investment, Promotion and Protection Agency.  “Of course, in my typical style not to make it a very dry and sort of cl...

The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has expressed serious concern over the high cost of Book Review Exercises being carried out by the various States’ Ministry of Education and some Federal Government agencies in charge of educational curricula nationwide.  In a release by its President/Chairman in Council, Dr. Uchenna Cyril Anioke in Ibadan, the headquarters of  The Association,  the body frowned at the exorbitant rates book publishers have had to pay before their books could be reviewed for use in schools by all states’ Ministry of Education. According to the President,  book review exercise is a means of evaluating and assessing the quality and standard of  the educational materials to be used by pupils and students of any State devoid of revenue generation, adding that it provides teeming students with up-to-date books.  According to Anioke, members of the Association pay hugely for the exercise in recent years, citing that some states’ Ministry o...

As the world marks International Women's Day today, ActionAid Nigeria, a human rights non-governmental organization working to combat poverty and all forms of injustice in Nigeria, has called on the Nigerian National Assembly to substantiate her commitment to gender equality by re-presenting and re-considering the five (5) proposed Gender Bills   in the 5th Constitution Alteration Bills that were rejected by both Houses of the National Parliament on 1 st  March 2022. Speaking in Abuja, the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Ene Obi says “In line with this year’s theme “ Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow ”, there is need to look forward to really celebrating International Women’s Day 2022. She believes this will mark a turnaround for Nigerian woman in politics, and a historic win in the struggle for women inclusion in decision making spaces, as the 2023 general elections draw closer.  According to Ene, the decision of the 9 th National Assembly has thr...