Ignatius Okpara, Enugu A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) female chairmanship aspirant for Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Princess Edith Ugwuanyi ,has approached a Federal high Court in Enugu asking it to cancel last Saturday, November 2nd 2013, chairmanship election in the area and order for a fresh party primary election to enable […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime has denied media reports that he subjected his wife, Mrs. Clara Chime, to house arrest for several months, saying “as my wife, I will continue to protect her integrity.” The Governor made the denial before some visiting journalists from Lagos, his wife, and her elder brother, Mr. […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The former minister of state for health, and a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Silas Arinze Ilo, is dead at age 73. This was announced Wednesday in Enugu by the deceased eldest son Chukwudi Ilo. The junior Ilo said “He died in the early hours of Thursday 31st […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The All Progressives Congress {APC} South East, Nigeria chapter has hailed the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the zone for banning political rally in churches within the region. “We agree entirely with the submission of CAN that no politician is henceforth allowed to carry his campaign train to the […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Federal Government has formally handed back the management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium to the Enugu State Government. Speaking during the handover ceremony held at the Government House , Enugu Tuesday, representative of the Federal Government and Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, said the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The southeast chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh to accept responsibility for the Uke adoration tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least 28 people and injured scores of others. In a […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The southeast zonal chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has banned political campaigns in churches across the zone. Besides, the Christian umbrella body in the area has also asked the Federal Government to immediately set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the remote causes of the incident that happened […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Campaign Organization of the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer in the forth-coming Nov 16 Anambra governorship election, Dr Chris Ngige has insisted on a full public enquiry in the Saturday’s mass killings in Uke, Idemili North LGA. Such investigation according to the organisation, must not be handled the way the […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu It was indeed a black Saturday in Anambra state, south east Nigeria as about 30 woshippers lost their lives in an early hour stampede at a prayer house in Uke in Idenmili – Anambra central senatorial district of the state. The ugly incident our correspondent gathered occurred as a result of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state Independent Electoral Commission ENSIEC Saturday disobeyed a court order restraining it from conducting the November, 2nd 2013 local government elections in two council areas of the state, as it went ahead with the exercise in all the 17 council areas of the state, amid voter apathy and violence in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu At last the Federal Government on Friday handed over the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to Interstate Electrics Limited, the core investor in the company African Examiner’s correspondent observed that some of the workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) were moody during the event which took place at the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state local government area polls fixed for next Saturday on Thursday suffered a major set-back as a High Court sitting in the state granted an order against the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC. If served, the order may restrain the state electoral body from conducting the elections in three […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state police command says it has commenced full scale investigation into the alleged recent discovery of a human skull buried in an uncompleted building site in Nkanu west council area of the state. According to the state police public Relations officer PPR0, Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this to newsme in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Two armed robbery suspects were on Thursday remanded in prison custody by an Abia State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ugwunagbo Local government council area of the state, for allegedly attacking a police station in Aba. The court presided over by Grace Ukeje, said the suspects, Chineye Onyeibe (32) and Alozie Obioha […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu An Enugu High Court has ordered the Scroll Publishing Company, Publishers of the Scroll Magazine to pay Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state, the sum of N400 million as general and exemplary damages for a libelous article published against him two years ago. The Court Presided over by the Chief Judge of […]
…As OHANAEZE, Igbo leaders Want Outcome Of Confab Subjected to Referendum Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The apex Igbo Social-Cultural Organisation, OHANAEZE Ndigbo, has recommended that the outcome of the proposed National dialogue be subjected to a national referendum/plebiscite, just as southeast governors shun the confab committee in Enugu. South East Governors Leadership of the umbrella […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Erstwhile governor of Imo state, Chief Achike Udenwa, has advised the seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) breakaway governors, to reconsider their actions and embrace peace in the ruling party if they are still interested in it, or come over to All Progressive Change APC. Ex-Imo governor Chief Achike Udenwa Udenwa, who also […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Worried by the alarming number of deaths recorded on Nigerian roads, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has opened a window of synergy between it and the Federal Roads Safety Corps, FRSC, as it organized training for staff of the corps on vehicle extrication and handling of victims of mass casualty during […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Impressed by his outstanding role in promoting peace among communities in Enugu state and beyond, an international humanitarian organisation on global peace, affiliated to the United Nations, positive Livelihood Award Centre, UN- POLAC),has conferred the title of “Evangelist for world peace” on His Royal Majesty,Igwe(Dr), Madueke .C. Aniagu, the traditional ruler of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Security operatives from the Anti Robbery unit of the Aba Area command of the Nigerian police, Abia state, on Saturday came to the rescue of a businesswoman, Ebere Amarachukwu from her abductors. police Our correspondent gathered that the police team rescued the woman in a village at Obingwa local government area of […]
