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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said that Nigerians would migrate to Cameroon and other countries in droves should Peter Obi of the Labour Party lose the 2023 presidential poll. The All Progressivse Congress, APC, Board of Trustee, BoT, member  who stated this on Monday at an interactive session between Obi and North-Eastern stakeholders in Abuja, declared that the 2023 presidential poll “is a must-win for Peter Obi considering the current mood of the country.” He noted that although he was a member of the ruling APC, he decided to mobilise support for Obi…

By Osmund Agbo  On Sunday, December 11, the Coal City of Enugu will stand still, in reverence to one of her most illustrious sons and a quintessential Nigerian statesman. When you start to interrogate the idea that a maverick like former President Olusegun Obasanjo is the chairman and the fiery Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed of Northern Elders Forum is the keynote speaker at this event, you will come close to properly situating the place in history where the man at the center of it all belongs. Perhaps, more so when as the former President-General of Ohanaeze, the apex Igbo socio-cultural body,…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The South-East caucus of the Labour Party, LP, on Monday passed a vote of confidence on the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Julius Abure and members of the National Working Committee. The vote of confidence was passed during a meeting of the zonal caucus of the party held Monday in Owerri, and chaired by the South-East National Vice Chairman of the party, Comrade Innocent Okeke, with the state chairmen of the party in the zone and other stakeholders in attendance. The stakeholders dissociated themselves from the purported suspension of the Director General of the Peter Obi…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has said that idol worshiping is becoming the fastest growing religion in the state. Soludo made the remark while speaking at the dedication of the new church building of House of Testimony, Life of Faith Gospel Assembly, Federal Housing Estate, 3-3, Onitsha. He has expressed worry over the way some misguided youths are lured into criminality under the guise of idol worshiping but noted that efforts had been sustained to checkmate the trend. According to him: “Idolatry is the fastest growing religion in the state. Since the inception of my administration, we have…

John Chukwuma, Abuja For refusing to participate in the town hall meetings or media debates organised by credible institutions, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Monday told the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that they would definitely meet Nigerians during voting. The NNPP National Chairman, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, stated this in Abuja while briefing the media. According to him, the APC National Leader and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was avoiding debates or organised town hall meetings for two reasons. He gave the reasons to including his (Tinubu’s) inability to withstand long engagement or that he would be confronted with…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Medical services may no longer be accessible in any hospital in Abia State from December 8 as doctors in the state have, again, threatened to embark on indefinite strike if the backlog of salary arrears owed their colleagues in some public health institutions were not defrayed. Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, which gave the threat after an emergency meeting of the association said there was no going back on the proposed strike unless its demands were fully met. The medical body accused Government of lack of commitment in its earlier promises, and insensitivity towards the plight of doctors…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, Labour Party (LP) Governorship candidate for Enugu State has promised to address issues of marginalization, maladministration, intimidation and corruption which characterised the previous governments in the state. He said this at Ugwuogo Nike, Enugu East Local Government, as he concludes his ‘ward to ward’ tour of the Local Government Area. Edeoga said that if he becomes governor of the state in 2023, issues of maladministration, oppression, marginalisation, intimidation and corruption would be over. “I want to assure you that, I will lead Enugu State with zero tolerance on corruption, empathy and with fear of…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Chief Press Secretary to Anambra State Governor, Mr. Christian Aburime, has said his principal, Governor Chukwuma Soludo, is not guilty of the recent Federal Government allegations that the state governors were responsible for the rising rate of poverty in the country. It could be recall that the Federal Government through the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, while briefing Journalists in the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President Muhammadu Buhari, said state governors were responsible for the rising rate of…

By Owei Lakemfa It is against the run of play for the powerful in office to be convicted for misdeeds, especially in a reign of virtual lawlessness and impunity. But it happened thrice in the past five weeks with the courts convicting for contempt of the Chairman of the powerful Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa; the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba and the Chief of the entire Nigeria Army, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya. Who knows, we may end the year with the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, being hauled before a judge for…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the controversy over the sustainability or removal of petrol subsidy continues to rage, the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has submitted that Nigeria should have subsidised the health sector instead of plunging billions of Naira into oil subsidy. The former Anambra State Governor who made the submission during a presidential Town Hall organised by Arise TV, criticised the Federal Government for the billions of dollar flushed down the drain under the guise of petrol subsidy while the health sector is deteriorating. Obi argued that if one third of what Nigeria spent on oil subsidy…