Politics

By IKEJE MEDIA TEAM Leadership is best measured not merely by words, but by visible impact, enduring service, and transformational results. Over the years, Chief Ikeje Israel Asogwa has distinguished himself as a visionary administrator, accomplished entrepreneur, education reformer, political strategist, and community leader whose contributions have positively touched countless lives across Enugu State and beyond. With over three decades of exceptional experience spanning public administration, housing development, education, politics, and private enterprise, Asogwa has consistently demonstrated competence, integrity, and a rare capacity for delivering results. Widely regarded as a game changer in leadership and governance, he has built a…

(As published in Sunday New Telegraph, on May 10, 2026) By SHEDDY OZOENE Last week, Honourable Chima Obieze did something that surprised many people. In fact, for a moment, I thought I had misunderstood the story. At a time when many members of the Enugu State House of Assembly are quietly positioning themselves for another term and anxiously seeking the governor’s endorsement, Obieze was busy doing something almost alien in Nigerian politics: actively searching for someone to replace him and possibly surpass his record. Then came the announcement that caught public attention. The tall, soft-spoken lawyer and legislator took to…

By SAMSON EZEA Recently, in an unprecedented and distinctive manner, the crème de la crème of Enugu State’s sectoral leaders, founding fathers, and political stakeholders, led by the performing and pragmatic Governor of the state, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah paid a thank-you and solidarity visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja ahead of the 2027 general elections. The visit, rich in symbolism and political undertones, has continued to generate discourse across political circles, highlighting both its strategic advantages and potential implications. President Tinubu, who was visibly overwhelmed by the visit, its significance and magnitude, especially considering the calibre of individuals…

By MARTINS CHIEDOZIE UGWU and RAPHAEL AGU Just as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) concluded its congress in Enugu State with the election of Professor Uchenna Augustine Akubue as chairman, a defeated "faction" of the party went into overdrive on social media and even petitioned the ICPC. The orchestrated vilification of Prof. Akubue would have been less amusing if these self-styled political actors had chosen another weapon of character assassination. But why "forgery" in the case of a scholar and global technocrat who rendered 25 years of distinguished service to the United Nations? Comrade Chika Idoko and his associates must…

By FAROOQ A. KPEROGI I barely know Daniel Bwala. He came to the forefront of national media attention in 2022 because of his impassioned opposition to the choice of Kashim Shettima as Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate. But beyond his public break from the APC, he came across to me as a voluble, ignorant and opportunistic careerist, not because of his stance on Tinubu’s choice of a Muslim running mate, but because of what struck me as his facileness and self-seeking obsessions. His dramatic volte-face from being a virulent Tinubu critic to a fawning, vicious Tinubu battering ram has proven…