Why we want Buhari out— Galadima, Okoye, others

Chieftains of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) have continued to advance reasons for coming together to fight “a common enemy” in the 2019 general elections. On Monday, a coalition of 39 political parties converged in Abuja to sign a memorandum of understanding that would see them field a joint Presidential Candidate in 2019 to confront the All Progressives Congress (APC) likely candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari. For Alhaji Buba Galadima, national chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC), Buhari’s inability to make a positive difference in the lives of Nigerians three years after taking over the reins of government, informed the decision of his group to join the CUPP in its bid to form a government of national unity. Buba Galadima, chairman of the R-APC Galadima, a long-time associate of the President is not only worried by what he called the lack of vision for a nation struggling to catch up with the rest of the world but also by what he

Ekiti election: Snatch ballot box, lose your hand; run with it, lose your legs

Ekiti election: Today, 667,064 eligible voters who have collected their PVCs out of 913, 334 registered voters are expected to file out across the 2,195 polling units spread across 177 wards in 16 local government areas of Ekiti State to elect a governor who would be saddled with the mandate of running the state for the next four years. 35 governorship candidates from different political parties are jostling to occupy the governorship seat. Adequate security has been assured as no fewer than 4, 390 combined forces of soldiers and other paramilitary personnel will be deployed to complement the 30,000 policemen who have been drafted to Ekiti to monitor the election. Police The atmosphere in the Ekiti election week has been charged, anxiety is beginning to set in, the fear of the unknown is palpable,   intrigues, permutation, alignment and realignment of political friends and foes are becoming very noticeable. Interest, the determinant factor is beginning to take the front burner. No

Shift From Stomarch Infrastructure To Cash Inducement Rules Ekiti Guber Poll

As the residents of Ekiti state go to the polls today to elect their governor out of the 35 governorship candidates, the two leading political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, were yesterday engaged in a battle of the survival of the fittest as both parties showered prospective voters with cash. INEC ready for Ekiti election Prospective voters were

moving in their numbers yesterday to collection points set up by the PDP and the APC to collect cash in lieu of their votes today in the Ekiti election. The PDP was dispensing its cash to voters from the Government House, Ado Ekiti while the APC set up its own money base in a plush hotel along University Road (name withheld) from where party agents collected money for onward distribution to sub-distribution centres across the state. The governor of a nearby APC controlled state has been

I was duly Nominated As APGA Senatorial Candidate-Senator Umeh Testify in Court

The senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone has denied that he indulged in any form of malpractice to win his election into the Senate in January this year.

OMATA (World Wide) DRUMS MASSIVE SUPPORT FOR MBONU

The chairman, Amalgamated Nigerian Market Unions World Wide, Ambassador Chidi Nnanbugwu has called on all well meaning progessive Nigerians to rally round the presidential aspirant on the Labour Party platform, Sam Okey Mbonu.

Leadership Tussle in Dunukofia LGA Party

Jude Ozioko
Onitsha

The seeming civil unrest brewing up in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra state Nigeria is reported to be unconnected with the assumed leadership control of some individuals who present themselves

as the altar-ego of the LGA, living others at the mercy of what come their ways.

Anambra Assembly Commends Quality Of Work On Uzoakwa - Oseakwa Road Project Ihiala

The Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Works has commended the Contracting Firm handling the construction of Uzoakwa-Oseakwa-road with a spur to Oluoha Okechukwu road in Ihiala Local Government Area for working according to specification.

The committee made the commendation when it inspected the ongoing road project as part of its oversight responsibilities.

The committee which spoke through its Chairman, Dr. Ikechukwu Umeh observed that, earth work is going on at the project site while construction of drains is in progress.

Anambra Govt Reassures On Completion Of 176 On-going Road Projects

State government says it is poised to complete and commission the one hundred and seventy-six active road construction and rehabilitation sites in the state.

The Commissioner for Road Infrastructure, Furniture and Maintenance, Engineer Marcel Ifejiofor, disclosed this on Oge Odimma Anambra, an ABS phone in- programme.

Giving a break- down of ongoing road construction sites across the state, Engineer Ifejiofor, noted that the present administration was committed to ensuring that contractors handling the road projects remain focused on delivering maximum output.

Second Niger Bridge: FG Tasked On Early Completion

The Federal Government has been urged to send a supplementary budget to the National Assembly to recapture the budgetary allocations made for the second Niger bridge and completion of the Terminal Building at Enugu Airport .
Speaking to Journalists in Awka, the state president of the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Damian Okeke - Ogene said the reduction of the budgetary allocation for such critical infrastructure is unacceptable and not in the best interest of the people.

Anambra Govt Honours Miss Africa World, Queen Umeagukwu, Seeks Partnership To Harness Tourism Resources

The Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Art Works, Culture and Tourism, Mrs Sally Mbanefo made the call at the Grand Reception of Anambra-born Miss Africa World, Queen Uche Umeagukwu.
Queen Umeagukwu, an indigene of Uga in Aguata Local Government Area is the reigning queen of the California, USA based Miss Africa World Beauty Pageantry and a champion of the campaign to grant out-of-school children access to education.