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Enugu Council Polls: APC Releases List Of Candidates

January 23, 2020 3:21 pm

Ahead of the February 29 Local Government Election in Enugu State, members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to foreign affairs minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama have released a list of the party’s candidates.

The list made available to THISDAY on Thursday, contained names of chairmanship and councilorship candidates.

It was signed by Comrade Adolphus Ude, as the Pioneer Deputy State Chairman of the party, as well as Enugu State Youth Coordinator, President Muhammadu Buhari re-election campaign, 2019.

While unveiling the list to journalists, Ude said it was submitted to the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, on Wednesday.…

Outrage As Council Boss Empowers Youths With Wheelbarrows

January 14, 2020 5:26 am
The Transition Committee Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs. Chinwe Ugwu has drawn the ire of residents of Enugu State and beyond after she rolled out a wheelbarrow empowerment program.

DAILY SUN reports that Ugwu is one of the chairmen that were appointed last December, ahead of the Local Government election slated for February this year.

However, in a move many have described as ‘shocking and insulting’, she launched a wheelbarrow empowerment scheme on Monday, at the Council secretariat.

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Just last week, some youths had besieged the

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Ugwuanyi

Encomiums For Ugwuanyi As Council Bosses Bow Out

December 11, 2019 11:34 am

By the time Enugu State Governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi dissolved the 17 elected council chairmen, the Chairman of Enugu North Local Government Area, Emma Onoh left with his head high. 

Onoh who in less than three months, recently completed one of the most adoring pavilions in Enugu state, had declared that he owed no debt at all as his first term of two years came to an end on December 4, 2019.

He hailed Governor Ugwuanyi for providing enabling environment for council Chairmen to operate, describing the governor as a super administrator.

The council boss made the remarks when the …

NOUN

Lagos Council Boss Lauds NOUN’s Plan To Establish School

December 2, 2019 6:38 am
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Agege Local Government Chairman in Lagos State, has lauded the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) for planning to establish a study centre in Agege.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NOUN management had in November solicited the council’s support to establish a study centre in the area.

Egunjobi said that the proposal was a welcome development.

“The proposal is a welcome development, it is in consonance with my administration’s drive for improved access to education at all levels for Agege residents.

“The council will be deeply committed to the project and will

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Abia

Ikpeazu Dissolves Abia Traditional Rulers Council

November 28, 2019 9:00 am

Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, the Abia State Governor, has approved the dissolution of the leadership of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers with immediate effect.

This was contained in a terse statement issued by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sir Gabriel Onyendilefu and made available to IgbereTV on Thursday morning.

The Governor also approved a four-man Committee made up of eminent Traditional Rulers to work out the modalities for the selection of a new leadership.

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Eze Eberechi Dick, the immediate past Chairman of Abia State …

Onitsha Traditional Council Condemns Child Abduction

Onitsha Traditional Council Condemns Child Abduction

November 7, 2019 4:13 am

The Onitsha Traditional Council has expressed displeasure over recent abduction of some children in Kano State and ferried to Onitsha, Anambra State 

The council headed by Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, in a statement noted that it was purely a criminal matter committed by individuals for commercial benefits and had no religious, ethnic connotation.

“From all indications, these are criminal acts perpetrated by individuals for commercial purposes without any religious, ethnic or social connotation whatsoever.

“The council said the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, is in full contact on the matter with the Emir of Kano, …

Ikwuano/Umuahia Monarchs Seeks Chairmanship Of Abia Council

Ikwuano/Umuahia Monarchs Seek Chairmanship Of Abia Council

November 4, 2019 12:06 pm

The Traditional Rulers Council of Ikwuano/Umuahia are seeking to occupy the headship of Abia State Traditional Rulers Council.

The monarchs from Abia Central Senatorial District said the chairmanship position currently occupied by Eze Eberechi Dic (Obingwa in Abia South) will soon come to an end, and that based on equity,justice and fairness, they should produce the next occupancy of that position.

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“Eze Dick has  served  out almost six years of two tenures in that office,  since the outgoing Chairman is from the same Obingwa Local Government with the governor,  it can only be …

Wada, Enemy Of Kogi, Says APC Campaign Council

Wada, Enemy Of Kogi, Says APC Campaign Council

November 4, 2019 7:02 am

The APC governorship Campaign Council in Kogi State has described the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),  Musa Wada as an enemy of the state. 

Speaking with journalists in Lokoja at the weekend , spokesman of the Campaign, Kingsley Fanwo said the statement attributed to Wada that he will reverse the Staff Verification Exercise, has further exposed him as a “sponsored renegade against the anti-corruption system in the public service”.

He said Wada was on a “macabre dance on the grave of confusion”,  accusing the PDP candidate of trying to return the civil service to “the era of stinking …

Osinbajo Presides Over Federal Executive Council Meeting

Osinbajo Presides Over Federal Executive Council Meeting

October 23, 2019 7:59 am

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, since President Muhammadu Buhari is out of the country.

Buhari is in Sochi, Russia, attending a three-day Russia-Africa Summit holding from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25.

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Osinbajo had on Sept. 25, presided over FEC meeting when Buhari attended the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. (NAN)…

Victorious; Weakened, Trudeau Needs Help To Form Council

Victorious; Weakened, Trudeau Needs Help To Form Council

October 22, 2019 12:24 pm

A weakened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set out Tuesday to secure the support of smaller parties he will need to form a government after winning Canada’s nail-biter general election but falling short of a majority.

Trudeau’s Liberals took 157 seats in the 338-member House of Commons, down from a comfortable majority of 177 in the last one, official results showed.

Trudeau will thus have to seek some kind of accommodation with the Bloc Quebecois or the New Democratic Party.

Before launching talks with these parties Trudeau greeted people at a subway station in Montreal and posed smiling for selfies.

Trudeau …

Imo retirees lament non-payment of over 80 months pensions

Gov. Ihedioha suspends 27 council chairmen, 604 councillors

June 18, 2019 12:03 am

Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has approved suspension of chairmen, vice chairmen, councillors and political appointees of the 27 councils of the state. He directed the suspended elected officials to hand over government property in their possession to the Directors of Administration and General Services (DAGS) of their various councils.

In a statement yesterday signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Chibuike Onyeukwu, the governor also approved the constitution of interim management committees for the initial period of six months.

The council bosses and the 604 councillors, largely members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were elected last year for …

Kuje residents set agenda for new council boss

March 27, 2019 9:41 am

Some residents of Kuje Area Council, FCT, have urged the new Chairman of the council, Mr Abdullahi Sabo, to focus on addressing challenges bothering on infrastructure, education and environment for the development of the area.

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