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…Says Mark, Amaechi, Tambuwal, Malami, others failed politicians Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ally and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has slammed the anti-Tinubu coalition which on Wednesday took over the structure of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He dismissed the arrowheads of the coalition as “a gang of failed and expired politicians.” The former Rivers State Governor descended on the kingpins of the coalition, criticising each of them for failing in previous political positions. Wike accused the former Senate President and the interim National Chairman of the coalition ADC, David Mark, of doing…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Bill for the establishment of South-East Institute for Vocational and Entrepreneurial Studies Ideato, has scalled through second reading at the House of Representatives. The proposed Bill titled, ‘Bill for an Act to Establish the South-East Institute for Vocational and Entrepreneurial Studies Umuobun, Imo State, to harness the Innovative Talents, Entrepreneurship Spirit, Develop the Vocational Skills relevant to Business Creation and Technological problem-solving, prevalent in the South East Region of Nigeria,’ was sponsored by the lawmaker representing Ideato, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere.  Leading debate on the proposal, the sponsor, Ugochinyere, said it was aimed at  institutionaling innovation, entrepreneurship, and…

…Says joining ADC coalition difficult but necessary Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigerians irrespective of their political, religious or tribal differences, need to build bridges and not walls if the country must move forward. Obi who stated this in a post on his X handle, explained that it was difficult for him to adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform for the 2027 general elections but the decision had become necessary step for Nigeria’s political future. “To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty…

Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died after a car crash in Spain. The footballer’s brother has also died following the incident in Zamora in northwestern Spain on Thursday morning. Marca report the incident took place near the Zamora region of Sanabria. Jota’s vehicle was engulfed in flames after crashing off-road. Jota, 28, married his partner Rute Cardoso on 22 June. The couple had three children together. Jota’s last Instagram post, shared on Wednesday, was their wedding video. His brother Andre, 26, was also a footballer, playing for Portuguese side Penafiel. It is not clear at this stage who was driving…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria is set to build and install its state-of-the-art medical incinerator facility in Enugu State. As a result, the embassy officials on Wednesday, visited the state to inspect proposed site for the project. While inspecting the site at Abakpa Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Enugu East council area, Ms Wakana Deguchi, Coordinator, Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP), said that the embassy was satisfied with the site selected for the project. Wakana, who did not mention the cost of the project, noted that for proper functioning of the medical incinerator, there should be…

Our Reporter, Abuja  A new coalition of political parties has formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the 2027 Nigeria general elections. Taking to his official X handle on Thursday, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, gave altruistic reasons behind the emergence of the new coalition of opposition politicians. Recall that on Wednesday the coalition in their meeting appointed the former Senate President, Senator David Mark, to serve as the National Chairman; while the former Minister of Interior under President Muhammadu Buhari, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, will serve as…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A former Governor of Rivers State and one of the founding members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC,  Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, has resigned his membership of the APC, claiming  that “Nigeria is completely destroyed and requires a complete change.” The former Minister of Transportation accused the APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of colluding to hijack the forthcoming elections in the country. Amaechi who spoke  after the unveiling of the interim executive of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Abuja, said that things had become “so bad that Nigerians can’t afford to eat…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the LabourParty (LP) in the 2023 election, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to offer scholarships to students in St. Lucia, a Caribbean nation, while Nigeria struggles with a high number of out-of-school children and educational challenges. Obi, who said this Wednesday via his official X handle,  regretted that President Tinubu would  be handing out scholarships in another country while children in no less a place than the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have been at home for about three months because their teachers have been on strike. “It is heartbreaking that…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu- The Enugu State Government has  charged a lawyer, Mr Ogbonna Chukwu,  for alleged forgery, false information, and intention to defraud of property belonging to late Mr Okwidili Aneke. Chukwu Ogbonna is facing a three-count charge of forgery, false information, and intention to defraud late Aneke of his property, which his client Mr Victor Ekwo, was giving power of attorney to manage. Upon the deceased untimely death, Ogbonna, who was a husband to the deceased niece started laying hands on his property on the ground that he does not have a child with the wife whereas the deceased…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the coalition against President Ahmed Tinubu builds ahead of the 2027 presidential poll, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, has submitted a single term proposal to the opposition coalition for consideration. This was disclosed by the National Coordinator for the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr Yinusa Tanko, during the conferment of a chieftaincy title, ‘Sarki Maskan’ (War Hero), on Obi on Tuesday. He expressed hope that the coalition would align with Obi’s four-year ambition, stressing that the former governor of Anambra does not need more than four years to transform the…