November 2025 – Daily Echoes

Four Sylva’s aides still languishing in detention, says Spokesman by

By David Owei The Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to Chief Timipre Sylva, Chief Julius Bokoru, has cried out that four arrested aides and...

Law & Crime1 week ago

Court orders EFCC to release 27 seized properties, owners accuse commission of defying judgment

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release 27 houses wrongfully seized from their owners, declaring...

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Recruitment now will lead to infiltration of terror linked individuals into security agencies “,Analyst.

By Our Correspondent As the nation awaits the implementation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Emergency declaration on Security, a public opinion analyst, Mr Daniel Okereke has...

General News1 week ago

Tinubu nominates additional 32 Ambassadors for Senate screening and confirmation

By Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first...

Opinion1 week ago

An Igboman is an Adventurist and Competitive in nature-Prof Ojiaku

Prof (Mazi) Okoro Ojiaku,a native of Imo state and the author of the Book on “Before Nigeria was” described an Igboman as an adventurist and competitive...

Politics1 week ago

Ugokwe Pledges To Restore Legislative Excellence And Accountability In Senate

From Chukwu David, Abuja Anambra Central Senatorial District aspirant for 2027 election, Prof. Jerry Ugokwe, has pledged to restore legislative excellence and accountability, if elected to...

Politics1 week ago

Ugokwe Pledges To Restore Legislative Excellence And Accountability In Senate From Chukwu David, Abuja 29/11/2025. Anambra Central Senatorial District aspirant for 2027 election, Prof. Jerry Ugokwe, has pledged to restore legislative excellence and accountability, if elected to the Senate. Ugokwe made the promise in a blueprint he marshalled out, comprising what he tagged “thematic pillars and eight action agenda” while declaring his intention to contest in the 2027 general elections. He observed that though the Legislature is the heart-beat of democracy in any society, yet public confidence in this important arm of government had declined in Nigeria due to some gaps between constituents and their lawmakers. According to him, Studies by the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) show that only 27% of Nigerians believe legislators effectively represent their constituencies. Under his first agenda which is to restore legislative excellence and accountability, Ugokwe, who served in the House of Representatives from 1999-2003, promised to sponsor and support bills that promote transparency, fiscal responsibility, and access to information. He also expressed his readiness to strengthen oversight mechanisms to ensure every kobo of federal spending in Anambra Central delivers visible results to his constituents, if elected into office. The former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria and Slovakia, promised further that he would promote the digitalization of the legislative process— to publish voting records, committee reports, and public hearings online. Ugokwe also promised that he would convene the Anambra Central Legislative Accountability Forum every quarter to brief citizens on his work at the Senate. The politician also assured that he would make youth empowerment and jobs creation one of his priorities, if given the opportunity to serve in the Senate in 2027. He lamented that over 60% of Anambra Central’s population was under 35, yet youth unemployment remained a major concern, with thousands of graduates underemployed or jobless. Other agenda of Ugokwe include: advancing education and human capital development and strengthening infrastructure and community development, saying that he would attract TETFund and UBEC projects for schools’ rehabilitation and e-learning facilities as well as attract Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, among others. Also, the aspirant, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that he would give serious attention to promoting women’s inclusion and social welfare, observing that women form 52% of Nigeria’s population, yet their representation in governance remained below 10%. “I will advocate for gender equality and protection bills in the Senate, create a women’s empowerment fund for micro-businesses and rural cooperatives, support healthcare access for mothers, widows, and elderly women; ensure women’s full participation in constituency decision-making forums,” he promised. Other areas Ugokwe said that he would give priority legislative interventions if elected in 2027 include: enhancing security and peace-building; health, environment, and sustainable development and diaspora engagement and global partnerships. Prof. Jerry Sonny Ugokwe, in addition to being a politician, is an academic of great repute and former diplomat, who in June, 2023, became the first Professor of Governance and Legislative Studies at Nnamdi Azikiwe University’s Awka Business School. End

From Chukwu David, Abuja Anambra Central Senatorial District aspirant for 2027 election, Prof. Jerry Ugokwe, has pledged to restore legislative excellence and accountability, if elected to...

Law & Crime1 week ago

Appeal Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal, -Says Case Now ‘Academic’ After Terrorism Conviction

By Our Correspondent Contrary to the expectations of many that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu may regain his...

Politics1 week ago

2027 Elections : ADC will defeat other political parties outrightly – Atiku ——- calls on party supporters, eligible voters to register and get their voter cards.

By Our Correspondent As the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party PDP deepens,former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...

Business & Economy1 week ago

Electric Buses To Crash Cost Of Transportation In Abia,says Gov. Otti

By Our Correspondent Disturbed the increasing cost of livelihoods suffered by Nigerians as a result of subsidy withdrawal by the federal government, Abia State Governor Dr...

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Four Sylva’s aides still languishing in detention, says Spokesman by

Court orders EFCC to release 27 seized properties, owners accuse commission of defying judgment

Recruitment now will lead to infiltration of terror linked individuals into security agencies “,Analyst.

Tinubu nominates additional 32 Ambassadors for Senate screening and confirmation

An Igboman is an Adventurist and Competitive in nature-Prof Ojiaku

Ugokwe Pledges To Restore Legislative Excellence And Accountability In Senate

Appeal Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal, -Says Case Now ‘Academic’ After Terrorism Conviction

2027 Elections : ADC will defeat other political parties outrightly – Atiku ——- calls on party supporters, eligible voters to register and get their voter cards.

Electric Buses To Crash Cost Of Transportation In Abia,says Gov. Otti

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