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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Former member of the House Representatives, Honorable Uche Onyeagocha, has advocated for a return to the age grade system in Igboland. Onyeagocha said this as a guest speaker of the September edition of Ikengaonline Town hall with the topic: “Shaping Future Leaders: The Role of Political Grooming in South-East Governance.” He said that the return to the old age grade system was germane to the grooming of future Igbo leaders. According to him, the age grade system was one of the means leaders emerged in Igboland, adding that it is grassroots oriented. “The age grade system brings…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has declared itself 100 percent ready to conduct the September 28 local government election in Anambra State, Ikengaonline reports. The Commissioner in charge of Information and Publicity at ANSIEC, Anthony Nnalue, made the disclosure on Thursday during a sensitisation programme organised by the International Peace and Civil Responsibility Centre (IPCRC). Nnalue said all the necessary sensitive materials and ad hoc personnel are ready, pointing that there would not be scenarios where electoral materials and personnel are found wanting at polling stations. “We’ll be at the polling unit waiting for you. The…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Fadama platform under the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme, has carried out a training workshop for farmers in the state on effective utilisation and maintenance of power tiller machines. The training workshop was designed to enhance agricultural productivity and improve livelihoods of farmers in the state. The three-day training, held at six various locations for 408 farmers from 51 Farmers’ Community Associations (FCAs), drawn from the 17 LGAs was aimed at equiping the farmers with the necessary skills and knowledge to optimise the use of power tiller machines distributed…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced that he will begin the payment of a new minimum wage to state workers. Soludo said the new minimum wage of N70,000 will take effect in October, 2024. He disclosed this during a meeting with Principals and Headteachers at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre in Awka on Thursday. Soludo also disclosed that senior secondary students in all public schools will start enjoying free education beginning next week. This initiative builds on the existing free education policy from Basic to Junior Secondary School levels, which has been…
By Azu Ishiekwene The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had barely finished announcing the result of last Saturday’s Edo governorship poll when I got a call to eat the humble pie. Senator Adams Oshiomhole, the man I called a product vendor in my last article, had pulled off another big one! Why? I had no dog in the fight. But I got the drift. I had warned that given Oshiomhole’s reputation for campaigning for candidates for whom he often ended up apologising, voters could hardly ignore the warning label on his candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and that, at any rate, if…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A team of twelve lawyers will be spearheading the battle against disability rights abuse and other practices infringing the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Anambra State. This was made known on Wednesday, during a one-day sensitisation and awareness workshop on legal rights of persons with disabilities in the state. The programme was organised by the Anambra State Disability Rights Commission (ASDRC), with support from the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) under its Phase II programme funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA) in Nigeria. …
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki At least 10 persons have died in fresh outbreak of cholera in Ebonyi State, South-East of Nigeria. The deaths were recorded in Ndibokote village in Ezza-Inyimagu, Agbaja Autonomous Community, Izzi Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner for Health in the state Moses Ekuma, confirmed the outbreak and the death in an interview with Ikengaonline on Thursday. Mr Ekuma, a Medical Doctor, also revealed that over 20 other persons from the area have been hospitalised for suspected cholera infection. He said infected persons were rushed to three hospitals in the area by the state government in collaboration…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation, an NGO, has tasked the media to focus on increasing mental health challenges of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within the country. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Rev. Chukwudiebube Nwachukwu, made the call in Enugu while speaking with newsmen on the traumatising and negative memory flash-backs experienced by IDPs. Nwachukwu noted that media attention only turns to the latest breaking emergencies; while “little attention is paid to the longer-term mental health and psychological sickness plaguing persons who resettle as IDPs or refugees.” According to him, in Nigeria, a decade…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has presented certificates of return to 17 chairmen-elect in the just-concluded 2024 Enugu State Local Government Polls held on September 21, 2024. It would be recalled that ENSIEC had declared candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winners of the state’s 17 chairmanship and 260 political ward councilorship positions on Sunday, Sept. 22, and on Monday, Sept. 23, respectively. Presenting the certificates on Tuesday in Enugu, the Chairman of ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, congratulated the chairmen-elect. Ngwu said that issuance of the certificate of return was a necessary statutory document…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) has established a network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and media practitioners to combat corruption in Anambra State. The new initiative, known as the Civil Society/Media Accountability and Anti-Corruption Network was formed in Awka, Tuesday, to strengthen governance system and promote accountability in the state. The event is part of the RoLAC’s Phase II component three programme aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability, and good governance in the state. It is funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA) in Nigeria. Speaking…