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Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka The Nigerian Union of Journalists Anambra State Council has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to show full commitment to the fight against insecurity across the country. Insecurity has worsened across the country following the activities of bandits and terrorists including unknown gunmen. The northern parts of the country has recently been witnessing successive kidnappings by arm-wielding bandits, while several attacks have been carried out on government facilities by unknown gunmen in the South. In a communiqué signed by the Council Chairman, Dr. Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, at the end of its April Congress at the Godwin Ezeemo…

By Michael Onwuka, Enugu Former Director General, Nigeria Broadcasting Commission, Professor Armstrong Idachaba, has reiterated the call for the regulation of the social media. Idachaba made the call Thursday in Enugu while delivering the 8th Inaugural Lecture of Godfrey Okoye University. The professor of Mass Communication, who spoke on ‘Media Convergence: Nature and Relevance in Nigeria,’ said that regulation of the social media would curb the excesses and ‘rudeness’ of the platforms. Ikengaonline reports that converged media is a media strategy that combines the three types of media in marketing, namely, owned, paid, and earned media to deliver messages across…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Unknown gunmen on Thursday killed a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Anthony Okorie, at the on-going Continuous Voter’s Registration Exercise, CVR, in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State. INEC, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri. He stated that the incident happened at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia Ward (RA 02). As at press time, INEC said two other officials of theirs were still missing. The reason for the attack, Ikengaonline gathered was because of the alleged insistence of…

By Our Reporter, Abuja Following the rancour and disagreements that attended the recent State Congress and Gubernatorial Primary Elections in Lagos and Osun States respectively, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has set up a Special Reconciliation Committee (SRC). The Committee is headed by the party’s candidate in the last Ondo gubernatorial election, Eyitayo Jegede SAN, who was named Chairman. A press statement from the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, stated that the Committee is to “address certain issues in both Lagos and Osun states chapters of the party.” “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party, the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Baring any last-minute change of mind, a leading governorship aspirant of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Professor Greg Ibe, may be on his way out of the Umbrella party. This is following his disclosure that he has been under intense pressure to dump the PDP. Professor Ibe who made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in his Uturu country home, however, did not disclose his next political destination but rumours are rife that he may be considering pursuing his political ambition on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. The…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Secretary to Ebonyi State Government, and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, has resigned from office to pursue his senatorial ambition. He disclosed this to journalists on Thursday after a closed-door consultation meeting with the Ebonyi State All Progressives Congress, APC, Working Committee, at the party’s secretariat, Abakaliki. Ugbala also announced that he had dropped his governorship ambition in the interest of the party and was then aspiring to represent Ebonyi Central Senatorial zone, come 2023. He said: “I’m here to consult with the State Working Committee of our party and to seek their approval and support, to…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, has dispelled the rumour making the rounds that he has dropped his 2023 governorship ambition. The former Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, who dismissed the said rumour as “false and satanic,” vowed never to quit the race for anybody. He said the rumour was being propagated by mischief makers afraid of his ambition in their desperation to cause confusion and disaffection. Oko Chukwu said that he was very much on course and very optimistic of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ticket to consolidate on the good works…

By Azu Ishiekwene A good number of those I have spoken with since the news of her tragic death broke on Friday night said Nigerian gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, 42, should not have died. She was such a tremendous gift to millions of people and inspired even millions more through her songs, yet she had not even reached the peak of her potential. During the COVID-19 lockdown when many struggled with anxiety, boredom and depression, a famous song in which she featured prominently, “Nara Ekele,” was repurposed by Tim Godfrey and Travis Greene and rendered in over 10 local and…

By Osmund Agbo ISI, short for Inter-Services Intelligence, is not your run-of-the-mill spy agency. Founded on January 1, 1948, with the goal to “gather, process, and analyze any information from around the world that is deemed relevant to Pakistan’s national interest.” Its men know exactly where the corpses are buried. And so, it’s not by mistake that the American Crime News called ISI, the world’s finest and strongest intelligence agency, ranking higher than even the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), that prides itself as the world’s premier foreign intelligence agency. But I digress. Stratocracy, a term first used by…

By our Reporter Two of Africa’s leading football journalists, Oluwashina Okeleji from Nigeria, and Amr Fahmy from Egypt have decried the lack of accountability in football management in Africa. They spoke on Sunday on the online news programme, 90MinutesAfrcia hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah. Corruption has impacted the growth of football in the continent, the journalists noted. They observed that the scale may be different, but there is corruption in football across the continent. “There is corruption with TV deals for local competition, corruption in youth football where sons of ex-players are promoted very quickly while other players…