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The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the appointment of Adebayo Ojeyinka, an Osun indigene, among the 18 new permanent secretaries recently appointed across ministries in the state. Making this disclosure in a statement on Friday, the spokesperson of the governor, Christian Aburime, detailed that the appointments were based on merit. The state government also appointed Joachin Achor from Abia State. Aburime said that a “rigorous and transparent” procedure, comprising a computerized test, a search procedure, and one-on-one meetings with the governor, was used in making the appointments. The statement read, “This personalised interaction allowed for a deeper understanding…

In the spirit of International Women's Day, Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa has celebrated with all the amazing women around the world who are contributing to the betterment of our society and our world. In a statement released on Friday, Hon. Osonwa further stated that women's strength, resilience, and determination are truly an inspiration to us all. Hon. Osonwa further said that everyone should continue to work towards gender equality and empowerment for women everywhere, so that every woman can reach her full potential and live a life free from discrimination and violence. The Statement reads:…

Kalu's Bill proposing Gov't reward for persons, organisations who keep environment clean gets first reading From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Governments at all levels shall reward persons and corporate organisations who have made outstanding achievements in the prevention and control of atmospheric pollution or in the improvement of the atmospheric environment, following the presentation of a bill on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. The proposed law is sponsored by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia-North and it seeks to Amend the National environmental standards and Regulations enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act , 2007 to provide for the prevention and control…

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that he was not desperate to be Nigeria’s President, but that he desired the country to work. Obi spoke while reacting to his award as the LEADERSHIP Politician of the Year 2023 at the annual LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards holding in Abuja, on Tuesday. According to the LP presidential candidate, it was a shame for Ukraine, a war-torn country, to donate grains to Nigeria when Niger State alone can feed the whole of Africa. “Let me thank the LEADERSHIP Newspaper for this…

The expelled Internal Auditor of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), the apex Youth body in Nigeria, Comrade Avwoke Clinton has tendered an unreserved apology to the President of the NYCN, Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, and pledged his unwavering loyalty to his leadership. This was contained in a letter e-signed by Comrade Avwoke Clinton, and five others; Comrades Smart Uwakwe, Agwuncha Izunna, Dangata Inuwa Ibrahim, Bashir Garba, and Aminu Ubale Funtua, which was made available to the media on Tuesday. It could be recalled that Comrade Avwoke Clinton, in collaboration with nine other ex-members of the National Executive Council…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, advised that Nigeria should approach the government of Zimbabwe for a solution to the current all-time high inflation in the country. He noted that since Zimbabwe was recently confronted with the same problem and came out of it, the southern African country would have useful advice for Nigeria. In its latest release, the National Bureau of Statistics put Nigeria’s inflation at 29.9 per-cent. The country is currently grappling with high cost of living, with pockets of protests breaking out across the country as Nigerians contend with increasing prices of foodstuffs. Obasanjo, speaking on Monday…

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) has advised its customers in Gombe State not to pay anyone to repair faulty electricity transformers in their communities. The Chief Security Officer, JED, Mr Musa Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Gombe that it was not the responsibility of customers to repair faulty transformers. Abdullahi said that residents were expected to report to the nearest JED office whenever a transformer was faulty and should not pay any of its officials to repair the transformer. He said that instances where some members of communities were asked to contribute money…

Amidst the food price hike and economic hardship besetting the nation, the government of Ukraine recently donated 25,000 tonnes of wheat as emergency food assistance to 1.3 million vulnerable, crisis-affected people in Nigeria’s northeastern region, a development which Mr Peter Obi has now described as disheartening. The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the last election says it is while the gesture is laudable, it speaks volumes as to the failures of the nation to cater for its people. In a thread posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Mr Obi asserted that this development underscores a national disgrace that “stems…