Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria

Editor-In-Chief at Leadership Newspaper

Journalist | Syndicated columnist | Editor-In-Chief @LeadershipNGA | Opinions are mine | RT is not Endorsement

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Articles

NEMA, Africa Re partner to enhance disaster risk financing

1 week ago | sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom

ABUJA (SUNDIATA POST)- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) jointly convened a disaster risk financing workshop in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event aimed to transform Nigeria’s approach to disaster management through innovative insurance mechanisms and enhanced public-private collaboration.
State of Emergency: Is it really about Rivers State’s resources? When will FG chase out bandits from the mines in Zamfara Stat

1 week ago | sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene

By Lillian Okenwa Although 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have approached the Supreme Court challenging the powers of President Bola Tinubu to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state, with Governor Siminalayi Fubara insisting that the target is the resources in oil-rich Rivers State, not a few Nigerians are wondering when a state of emergency will be declared in Zamfara state where terrorists and bandits are freely exploiting the state’s minerals including...
Sowore Slams Nigerian Policing System As Broken, Says Tinubu Retaining ‘Illegal’ IGP Egbetokun To Manipulate 2027 Elections

2 weeks ago | saharareporters.com | Azu Ishiekwene

Skip to main content During an interview on News Central TV on Friday, Sowore described the Nigeria Police Force as broken, corrupt, and under-resourced.
Fake outrage and the making of the Uromi 16 - By Azu Ishiekwene

2 weeks ago | thenewsguru.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Bayo Millz

It’s a most unlikely crime scene. I travelled by road from the Benin airport to Uromi, Esanland’s most significant town, for a wedding about three years ago. The fear of kidnappers is a constant worry for road users. I was nervous for nearly four hours of the taxi ride, especially as we turned off the busy Agbor Road and veered onto narrow, lonely roads meandering through many forested small towns and villages. I was nervous.
Nigerian States Spend Peanuts On Flood, Erosion Control Amid Flood Warnings For 30 States, But Splurge On SUVs, Govt Houses

2 weeks ago | saharareporters.com | Azu Ishiekwene

Skip to main content Despite these receipts, states sparsely pay attention to erosion and flooding control. A review of budget performance documents shows that many states fail to prioritise erosion and flooding control, despite fatalities recorded across the country due to these developments and warnings of more heavy flooding.
Edo Assembly members Laugh as 2Baba’s fiancée, Natasha calls herself ‘Idibia’

2 weeks ago | sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom

By Ayobami OwolabiABUJA (Sundiata Post) – At a plenary session in the Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru, the fiancée of singer 2Baba, stated that Idibia is her maiden name as she introduced herself. In a video seen by TheCable on Wednesday, she said, “My name is Honourable Natasha Irobosa Osaworu, née Idibia,” before proceeding with her speech during the state assembly plenary. When she introduced herself as Idibia, her colleagues burst into laughter as she took the floor.
Agro-Processing key to non-oil exports, industrial growth - Enoh

2 weeks ago | sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom

CALABAR (SUNDIATA POST)- The Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, has described agro-processing as a critical enabler of Nigeria’s non-oil export drive and industrial transformation. Enoh said this on Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Calabar, Cross River State.
- SundiataPost

2 weeks ago | sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom

ABUJA- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has disbursed 50 billion Dollars into various sectors of Nigeria in the last 10 years. Prof. Benedict Oramah disclosed this at the Commissioning of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Abuja on Thursday. Oramah said the sectors included energy, infrastructural, manufacturing, healthcare, transport and financial services.
Suit seeking to sack Rivers’ sole administrator suffers set back

2 weeks ago | sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom

ABUJA- A suit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Johnmary Jideobi, seeking the sack of the recently appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), was stalled on Thursday due to inability to serve some defendants.
Kwara’s new CP blows hot against criminals, erring officers

2 weeks ago | sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom

ILORIN- The newly appointed Kwara Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, has declared his determination to tackle activities of kidnappers and terrorists in the state. The CP, while briefing newsmen at his maiden conference in Ilorin on Thursday, said the state command would take the fight to the criminals’ hideouts. He, however, said that breakthroughs against criminals had been recorded in communities such as Koro, Oke Ode, Isapa and Obo Aiyegunle, located near the neighbouring Ekiti.