Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State yesterday gave an assurance to Nigerians that ailing Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, who has been hospitalised in London since September 2012, would return to the country in the next two weeks. This is coming at a time Akpabio has promised to make public any activity of... Read More

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January 24, 2013

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Opinion: Sullivan Chime – How not to toy with facts

by Uchenna Nwodo Did Governor Chime act within the confines of the Nigerian constitution by transmitting a letter to the House of Assembly that his deputy would act in his absence? Is his deputy acting? Did the constitution stipulate for how long a president or governor must be on vacation? Did Chime breach any section... Read More

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January 22, 2013

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SNAPSHOT: Governors Amaechi, Akpabio and Suswam visit ailing Sullivan Chime in London

by Akan Ido Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and two of his colleagues, Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom, and Gabriel Suswam, Benue, were spotted in Europe where they were said to have been to visit their ailing colleague, Sullivan Chime. Chime, the Enugu state governor (the third from the right), is said to be in... Read More

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January 15, 2013

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Opinion: Jonathan, Chime and Enugu citizens

by Niyi Akanniso A popular Chinese proverb has it that the fish stinks from the head. When the head of a household, an organisation, or a state stinks, everyone eventually partakes in the stench, often beginning with those who are close to the power structure. I have written repeatedly about our politicians’ lack of transparency.... Read More

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January 7, 2013

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Sam Omatseye: The ‘ghost of Yar’Adua’ is sweeping the nation

by Sam Omatseye He is not in the throes of the presidency today, but we see his ghosts in five states already, roiling and tormenting the governors. They include Kogi, Kaduna, Taraba, Enugu and Cross River. In each of these states, the troubles of the last days of Yar’Adua are alive and well. Those... Read More

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December 30, 2012

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Enugu gov’t moves to bring Gov Chime home

Ailing Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State may be “smuggled” into the country on December 31, the SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Friday. Chime left the country on September 19 for medical treatment but the state government had continued to insist that he was only on vacation. The six weeks leave of absence Chime applied for... Read More

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December 26, 2012

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Failing health: Chime attended 17 events out of a possible 111 in 5 years – Investigation

A content analysis of newspapers reports of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime’s programmes and activities since he became governor on May 29, 2007, on Tuesday showed that he had attended only 17 events out of a possible 111 physically. Our correspondent and statisticians in Enugu State, who had shown concern for the governor’s failing health,... Read More

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December 19, 2012

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Gov. Chime earlier had heart surgery – Aides

by Isi Esene It has been revealed that the governor for Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, who is said to be receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment had undergone a heart surgery in 2005. This bit of information was disclosed by some of his aides who declined to be named. According to sources, the governor’s surgery... Read More

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December 17, 2012

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Gov. Chime is not dead – Enugu Gov’t

by Hauwa Gambo Rumours intensified over the weekend that Sullivan Chime, the Enugu governor who has been abroad for many weeks now with no information as to his health or whereabouts, had passed. Some media reported that he had passed on at ano Indian hospital on Sunday, after a protracted illness. However the state government... Read More

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November 19, 2012

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Crisis looms in Enugu over Governor Chime’s uncertain health

There is anxiety over the health of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime. Chime, who has been away from the country since September 19, reportedly returned last weekend only to be flown back hours after to an undisclosed country on Monday. But Government House sources said the governor was in town but yet to return to... Read More

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October 21, 2012

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‘Owelle Rochas Holyfield’: Gov. Okorocha punches Gov. Obi’s protocol officer over seat

by Stanley Azuakola Some things are hard to believe, until you remember you are in Nigeria. On Saturday, Owelle Rochas Okorocha of governor of Imo State and a two-time presidential aspirant, punched a protocol officer who refused to allow him sit on a chair reserved for the Anambra State governor, Peter Obi. The incident, which... Read More

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September 17, 2012

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Report: Pres. Jonathan refuses governors’ request to visit the first lady

by Isi Esene There are indications that the president, Goodluck Jonathan, has specifically directed the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Abdu Abubakar not to allow anyone visit the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who is believed to be nursing an ailment in the European country. An online news medium reports that a delegation of Nigerian state... Read More

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September 17, 2012

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Thanks, but no thanks: President Jonathan prevents PDP governors from visiting the First Lady

by Stanley Azuakola In times of illness, a little goodwill goes a long way. That must have been the reasoning of some state governors who were in Germany recently and thought they could visit Nigeria’s first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, currently hospitalised in that country. However, her husband and Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan seemed to... Read More

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October 31, 2011

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Soundbites: Don Jazzy, Keri Hilson & Siasia speak out.

Compiled by ‘Ifreke Inyang Who said what last week? “Kelly Hansome was not arrested [because] if we really intend to do that he’ll not be out. All what we did was involve the law so as not to take matters into our hands like most people might result to in this kind of situation.... Read More

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October 31, 2011

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Soundbites: Don Jazzy, Keri Hilson & Siasia speak out.

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Sullivan Chime is coming home in 2 weeks – Governor Akpabio on return from London

Opinion: Sullivan Chime – How not to toy with facts

SNAPSHOT: Governors Amaechi, Akpabio and Suswam visit ailing Sullivan Chime in London

Opinion: Jonathan, Chime and Enugu citizens

Sam Omatseye: The ‘ghost of Yar’Adua’ is sweeping the nation

Enugu gov’t moves to bring Gov Chime home

Failing health: Chime attended 17 events out of a possible 111 in 5 years – Investigation

Gov. Chime earlier had heart surgery – Aides

Gov. Chime is not dead – Enugu Gov’t

Crisis looms in Enugu over Governor Chime’s uncertain health

‘Owelle Rochas Holyfield’: Gov. Okorocha punches Gov. Obi’s protocol officer over seat

Report: Pres. Jonathan refuses governors’ request to visit the first lady

Thanks, but no thanks: President Jonathan prevents PDP governors from visiting the First Lady

Soundbites: Don Jazzy, Keri Hilson & Siasia speak out.

Soundbites: Don Jazzy, Keri Hilson & Siasia speak out.

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