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By Azu Ishiekwene From Accra to Cape Town images of Nollywood, Nigeria’s popular movie footprint, are a common staple in homes across the continent as are the sights and sounds of its pop icons who are also amongst Africa’s biggest. When politics is on the menu, however, it does not appear that the rest of the continent has the same appetite for what Nigeria has to offer as it does for the country’s jollof rice, its captivating movies or perhaps the Afrobeat of superstar, Burna Boy. Between February and March 2023, Nigeria held its general elections; the seventh since 1999 when…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia World famous Economist and Nigeria’s two-time Minister for Finance, Kalu Idika Kalu, will be the Guest Speaker at this month’s Ikengaonline town hall scheduled for today, Thursday, March 30. The former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, will speak on the topic, “Nigeria’s incoming Government: Prospects & Challenges.” According to a release by the Editor-in-Chief of the online platform, Uche Ugboajah, the virtual town hall meeting will start by 7: 00 pm West African time and end by 9:00 pm. Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, 84, was also Minister for Budget and National Planning. The Ohafia, Abia State-born Economist…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Since upturning presidential election is near impossible and has never happened in Nigeria’s political history, it is almost certain that the ruling APC’s Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will be sworn in on 29th May and he will in turn swear in the National Assembly members in June. All eyes are now on the legislative arm of government, so the battle about its potential leadership has also shifted there, albeit covertly. Even as underground horse-trading is ongoing, there should be interplay of issues for consideration in the choice of NASS leaders with the hope that the mistakes of the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has reportedly lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. Information available to Ikengaonline has it that Yul’s first son was rushed to the hospital after falling unconscious. According to a source, May’s sister who was at the scene said the boy read throughout the night preparing for his exam today. “After his exam in school, he joined his mates to play football and that’s when he developed a seizure and was rushed to Mother and Child Hospital. All efforts by the doctors to resuscitate him proved abortive, the source said. This is coming two…
By Pat Utomi There are many still in shock about February 25 and March 18 elections. This is understandable. In the week before the 20th of February it appeared the Obidient movement had pulled off a miracle and already made good of the first part of the first promise of the Obi/Datti manifesto: To unite and secure Nigeria. From Sokoto to Sagbama, Lagos to the lungus of Borno, the youth of Nigeria were gyrating to the same beat of the president we need. Were we finally close to the words of our first national anthem, “though tribe and tongue may…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged journalists and entertainers within the South-East to join the agency in its war against use of bleaching cream. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made the call in Enugu during an address at the South-East Media Sensitisation Workshop on Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Controls. Adeyeye, who was represented by Dr Leonard Omokpariola, Director of Chemical Evaluation and Research, noted that there was an imperative to warn people of South-East and Nigerians in general of the harmful effects of bleaching creams including cancer and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia Governor-Elect, Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, has warned the outgoing Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, against awarding fresh contracts as his administration winds down. Otti issued the warning Wednesday in Umuahia after he was issued with his certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The governor-elect who said he would not be vindictive, again asked those with looted funds belonging to Abia to immediately and voluntarily return same as he would not have time to be chasing anybody around. “I call on those who have looted Abia funds to return it immediately. We can’t allow…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Elections Petitions Tribunal says it has received 14 petitions from aggrieved politicians who lost the last elections in the state. The tribunal secretary, Mr Yusuf Folmi, disclosed this in Enugu at its office, Independent Layout Enugu. He said that though the tribunal had received 14 petitions, “we are still expecting more petitions within the time limit.” According to him, all the petitions were filed by both the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Labour Party, LP. He stated that 12 petitions were from candidates of House of Representatives and two from senate candidates.
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Supplementary elections will hold in five State House of Assembly constituencies and one Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State on April 15. The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC), State Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), Pauline Onyeka, stated this in Abakaliki, capital of the state on Wednesday. She spoke during the presentation of certificates of return to the Governor-Elect, Francis Nwifuru, his running mate, Patricia Obila and state assembly members-elect. The event took place at the INEC state headquarters. Mrs Onyeka noted that only 17 constituencies have their results announced and elections concluded out of 24. She said 5 constituencies have inconclusive results while…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The stage is fully set for Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, to be issued with certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Otti, the candidate of the Labour Party, was declared winner of the March 18 governorship poll in the state after polling 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 88,529 votes. Sources from INEC said Otti would receive his certificate of return by 4:00pm today (Wednesday) at the Media Centre inside the premises of INEC Umuahia. When Ikengaonline visited the venue, the hall…
