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By Agency Reporter Mr Clement Agba the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning has drumed support for Chief Samuel Ekwueme, the House of Representatives Candidate of All Progressive Party (APC) for Igbo-Etiti/Uzo-Uwani Federal Constituency of Enugu State. Agba said this in Nsukka during the flag-off of Ekwueme's campaign at Ogbede  Igbo-Etiti council headquarters. The minister said  his support  for Ekweme was because of many projects  he executed in the past  for  the constituency as an individual without an elective position. "I have know Ekweme for many years, he is my good friend, we were working together in Chevron before I was appointed a minister. "Because I know, he is good and intelligent, I told him to resign so that he will assist me in the ministry of Budget and National Planning. "I am overwhelmed by the huge crowd here today to  support Ekwueme House of Representatives ambition in 2023 general elections,"he said. He noted that, t

By Agency Reporter Chief Chijioke Edeoga, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State says the mission of the party was to pull down the wall of corruption in the country and rescue Nigerians from poverty. Edeoga says this in Nsukka on Saturday during the LP Gubernatorial Maga Rally in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State. He said the presidential candidate of the party Mr . Peter Obi, his vice , and all the LP  candidates in the country have the capacity, integrity , and track records to rescue the country. "The mission of the party is to pull down the wall of corruption in the country and rescue Nigerians from poverty. "Nigerians will heave a sigh of relief by God's grace in 2023 when LP will take over the government of federal and states as well as national and state assemblies of this country," he said. The former Adviser to Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on National Assembly Matters said if elected in 2023 he would ch

By Agency Reporter Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter, on Tuesday officially agreed to resume academic activities during its congress. Dr. Christian Opata, the Chairman of ASUU-UNN said this while speaking with newsmen in Nsukka on Tuesday shortly after the union's congress in UNN. Opata said that the aim of the congress was to inform lecturers to resume academic activities following the suspension of the nationwide strike by ASUU National leadership on October 14. "After this congress members of ASUU-UNN are free to engage in any academic activity in the university. "The agreement to resume academic activities is in respect of directive from our national headquarters that suspended the strike on October 14 to enable students to return to school," he said. The ASUU boss, however,  urged Federal Government to do its part now that lecturers have done their part by resuming academic activities, to ensure industry harm

By Agency Reporter Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter, on Tuesday officially agreed to resume academic activities during its congress. Dr. Christian Opata, the Chairman of ASUU-UNN said this while speaking with newsmen in Nsukka on Tuesday shortly after the union's congress in UNN. Opata said that the aim of the congress was to inform lecturers to resume academic activities following the suspension of the nationwide strike by ASUU National leadership on October 14. "After this congress members of ASUU-UNN are free to engage in any academic activity in the university. "The agreement to resume academic activities is in respect of directive from our national headquarters that suspended the strike on October 14 to enable students to return to school," he said. The ASUU boss, however,  urged Federal Government to do its part now that lecturers have done their part by resuming academic activities, to ensure industry harm

Commander Anselem Odo of Central Body Neigbourhood Watch Organisation, Igbo-Eze North Chapter, and his team, yesterday, the 27th day of September 2022 sensitized  Amachalla Autonomous Community Youths and others. The sensitization centered on security due to the recent killings and vandalization of properties without provocation in Igbo-Eze North Council Area and beyond. Addressing the crowd at Central School, Amachalla in Enugu-Ezike, Commander Odo noted that critical investigation has revealed that the root cause of the unlawful activities of the youths in the recent time is as a result of abuse of drugs like Marijuana, tramadol, cocaine, and others. He, therefore, urged the youths to desist from drug abuse and every activity that could endanger their lives. Onyekachi Eya Community Youths leader, Amachalla Autonomous Community, on behalf of the youths commended Commander Anselem Odo for identifying the root cause of the insecurity in their area and pledged his readiness to cooper

By Our Reporter  As the campaign for the 2023 general elections is set to officially kick off tomorrow (Wednesday), a coalition of youth presidents from Senatorial Districts in Enugu Stata has urged political leaders and stakeholders from various Political parties to adopt an issue-based campaign to ensure peace and stability in the state . This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Roy Ekwueme, President Nsukka Youths General Assembly, Edeani Edeani President Nkanu Youths Assembly and Nebo Samuel Ebube, President Enugu west Youths forum on Tuesday and was made available to newsmen. The coalition also exhorts youths to resist any attempts to be used by politicians to cause chaos in the state before, during, and after the elections, that was even as they urged governorship candidates to develop policies that would be geared toward curbing youth unemployment and youth restiveness. The statement reads, "as the campaign for 2023 general elections kicks off tomorrow 28 Se

By Our Reporter The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on Igbos to explore the various practices associated with traditional presentation and breaking of kola nut (Iwa Oji) and preserve them for upcoming generations . The call was contained in a communique issued in Nsukka on Friday signed by Prof Damian Opata, Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Nsukka Local Government chapter after its one-day seminar, tagged; 'Iwa Oji' held at Adada Hall of Nsukka LG council headquarters, Enugu State, on 21st September 2022. The communique noted that the reason for the seminar was anchored on the need to explore the practices associated with the traditional practices of presentation and breaking of kola nut in Nsukka LGA and the need to maintain them as well as pass them over to the younger generation. Opata added that the kola nut remains a symbol of hospitality in Igbo cosmology which plays an important role in the celebration of Igbo culture and tradition, stres