Enugu Govt, Airport Officials meet to close Ebola surveillance, contact tracing gaps The Enugu State Government and key critical stakeholders at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu have met to close Ebola surveillance and contact tracing gaps at the international point of entry into the state. The Public Relations Officer,Continue Reading
CDOWA tasks mothers on building impactful families meant to transform society positively The Civil Defence Officers’ Wives Association (CDOWA) has tasked mothers on building impactful families meant to transform the society positively and build sound future leaders. The Chairperson of CDOWA Enugu State Chapter, Dr Josephine Willie, gave the taskContinue Reading
Nigeria’s Democratic Journey: Between Hope, Nostalgia, and Deep Pain By Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, Executive Director of Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR) and former INEC Residents Electoral Commissioner in Enugu State. I look at Nigeria’s democratic journey with a mixture of nostalgia and deep pain.Continue Reading
Democracy: Statesman tasks leaders on people-oriented projects, human capacity development An Elder Statesman, Chief Hycienth Ngwu, has tasked political office holders and leaders on people-oriented projects and human capacity development to ensure democratic dividends get to the grassroots. Ngwu, who is a well-known community leader in South-East, saidContinue Reading
27-Year: Democracy not perfect, remains preferable to military rule – Ex-DG VON The former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, says Nigeria’s uninterrupted democratic rule is not perfect but remains preferable to military rule. Okechukwu, who is a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saidContinue Reading
27-Year: Democratic structures struggle to address multidimensional poverty, insecurity, youth unemployment – LEAD Network The Leadership Entrepreneurship and Advocacy (LEAD) Network Africa, an NGO, says democratic structures have struggled to address deep-seated multidimensional poverty, insecurity and youths unemployment. The Executive Director of LEAD Network Africa, Mr Chukwuma Okenwa, saidContinue Reading
ENSIEC screens candidates of 11 political parties for LG Elections The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has started screening for candidates of 11 political parties participating in the forthcoming Enugu State Local Government (LG) Elections. ENSIEC had fixed Sept. 26 for elections into the 17 Chairmanship and 260 councillorshipContinue Reading
NUF bemoans lack of viable development after 27-year democracy in South-East The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), an pan igbo-socio political organization, has bemoaned lack of viable and sustainable development projects after unbridged 27-year civil rule. The Chairman of NUF, Chief Augustine Chukwudum, told newsmen on Tuesday in Enugu that theContinue Reading
NEMA says strengthening disaster risk governance is a shared responsibility The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says strengthening disaster risk governance is a shared responsibility, therefore, the need to focus more on prevention than reaction. The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, said this at the flag off of theContinue Reading
