Enugu APC Chairman Reacts To ‘Takeover Of The APC State Secretariat By The Labour Party’

By Tony Adibe The Enugu State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ugochukwu Agballa has reacted to the reported takeover of the party’s state Secretariat by the Labour Party in Enugu State, dispelling rumours that the takeover was caused by his administration’s inability to renew the rent. In a statement issued in Enugu on Thursday by his Media Assistant, Comrade Ken Ofoma, Chief Agballa described the report as a “laughable, petty, deliberately concocted and peddled lies by the enemies of the people.” Throwing more light on the development,…

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Flooding: Enugu Deploys Strategies To Track, Minimise Impact On Affected Communities

By Tony Adibe Following the release of water from Ladgo Dam by the Cameroonian authorities during the peak of the recent downpours, which unfortunately caused flooding in parts of Nigeria, including some communities in Enugu State, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has assured residents of the state, especially those in the affected areas, that the state government is tracking the movement of the flood water and has mapped out strategies and mechanisms to completely remove or minimise its impact on the people. In a statement issued on Thursday by…

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Igbo Youth Group Endorses Ex- Ebonyi Commissioner For Governorship

By NewsBits The highest socio-political youth group in Igboland, the Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, on Friday, endorsed a former Commissioner for Works and Transport in Ebonyi State, Engr. Chukwuma Nwandugo, for governorship, in the state. NewsBits reports that Nwandugo is the Governorship candidate of the Action Alliance, in Ebonyi State. The group’s President-General, Goodluck Ibem, and Publicity Secretary, Okey Nwaoru, stated this during a press conference, in Abakaliki, while endorsing the former commissoner, stressing that he possessed the competence, exposure and integrity to govern the state, come 2023. The…

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Federal Government To Fund 2023 Budget Deficit With Privatisation Proceeds

By NewsBits The All Progressive Congress Party (APC) government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the N206.18billion privatisation proceeds would be used to fund the deficit in the 2023 budget. Buhari while presenting the 2023 budget estimates totalling N20.51trillion and tagged: Budget of Fiscal Consolidation and Transition to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday gave other sources of funding the deficit to include new borrowings totalling N8.80trillion and N1.77trillion drawdowns on bilateral/multilateral loans secured for specific development projects/programmes.  The Proposed N20.51 Trillion Naira…

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‘Winning LIMCAF Overall Best Prize Has Made Me Work Harder’ – Chichetan

Although Mr. Chichetam Okoronta never studied fine and applied art, but the graduate of Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State won the Overall Best Prize, smiling home with a cash prize of N500,000 after the grand finale of the Life In My City Annual Festival (LIMCAF) 2021 held in Enugu. Mr. Okoronta relives, in this interview with Tony Adibe, the experience of the victory that even took him alongside other five top artists to Dakar, Senegal where they met with great artists during…

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Adebola Williams Awarded Choiseul 100 Africa Laureate For The 4th Year In A Row

 …Listed Top 100 Young Business Leaders in Africa By NewsBits Chairman of AW Networks and Co-Founder RED | For Africa, Adebola Williams has been named by Institut Choiseul, a Paris-based organisation dedicated to the analysis of contemporary strategic issues and international economic questions, as one of the Choiseul 100 Africa Laureates for the 4th consecutive year. Choiseul 100 Africa is an annual list showcasing vibrant and innovative young leaders under 40 who continue to play a major role in Africa’s socio-economic development. The 2022 list tagged ‘Top 100 Young Business…

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