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Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka The APC Digital Force, Anambra State, has responded to allegations of a ₦1 billion land fraud leveled against Evangelist Nicholas Ukachukwu by Mazi Ejimofor Opara, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Charles Soludo. In a press statement signed by Team Leader, Pharm. Ikeagwuonu Chinedu Klinsmann, the group described the allegations as a “calculated smear campaign” aimed at embarrassing Ukachukwu, a respected statesman, businessman, and philanthropist. According to the statement, the land transaction in question was governed by a duly signed Installment Payment Agreement between Ukachukwu and Zoe New Dawn Nigeria Ltd, chaired by Chief Stephen…
By Godwin Onyeacholem Whistleblowing has been described as the newest concept in the global initiatives aimed at driving the principles of accountability, transparency and integrity. While its ramifications are still been studied, it’s being touted as the most effective means of reining in corruption, fraud and wrongdoing endangering society’s wellbeing. For all its beneficial effects, whistleblowing’s most troubling feature yet is retaliation – the unpleasant action that organisations, in straight response to the whistleblowing, usually direct at a worker who blows the whistle internally or externally. Retaliation in itself is an in-house process, manufactured and actualized within an organization. Although…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigerian female football starlet, Charity Njoku, has appealed to government, sports lovers, public-spirited individuals, and corporate organisations to assist her in raising the sum of N4 million required for a knee surgery following an injury she sustained while playing in Liberia. The 20-year-old central defender from Ohuba in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, said she had not even played her first match for her new club when the injury occurred in 2023 during training. “I sustained knee injuries in October 2023. I came back to Nigeria with the little money I had gathered. Since…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azu-Mbatah, has appealed to Ndigbo across the country who are of voting age to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in order to participate in future elections. In a viral video personally sent to Ikengaonline, Azu-Mbatah urged every eligible Igbo voter—particularly those who have just turned 18—to take the nationwide exercise seriously. Ikengaonline had earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on August 18, commenced the voter registration exercise, which is expected to end in August 2026. Emphasizing…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Peace advocates on Saturday staged a walk through the streets of Awka, Anambra State capital, to promote a peaceful and violence-free governorship election in the state. The rally was organized by the Anambra Peace and Mediation Working Committee, formed by the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), in collaboration with the Institute for Peace, Security and Development Studies at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), and other peace-focused groups. The event, held to mark the United Nations World Peace Day themed “Act Now for a Peaceful World”—celebrated annually on September 21—highlighted the importance of calm, tolerance, and nonviolence in the electoral…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Evangelist Ebuka Obi for establishing the Seraphic Psychiatric and Old People’s Home in Aguleri, Anambra State. Obi described the initiative as “a noble project that reflects deep compassion and a commitment to serving humanity,” noting that its timing was particularly significant given Nigeria’s growing mental health crisis. Citing a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report that over 20 million Nigerians are battling mental health challenges linked to economic hardship and stress, Obi said the facility would provide much-needed relief. “As Governor of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Senate and House of Representatives Committees of the National Assembly have moved to monitor various ongoing road projects in the South-East in a bid to ascertain their level of completion and the quality of work done by the contractors, with special attention to the Onitsha–Enugu and 9th Mile–Obollo Afor–Oturkpo–Makurdi roads. The Chairman of the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Works, Hon. Akinola Alabi, disclosed this when he led other members of the committee on a courtesy visit to the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, in Enugu. Hon. Alabi said the committee was…
Our Reporter, Abuja Governor Siminalayi Fubara has explained why he refrained from challenging in court the six-month emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in March 2025. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fubara said his decision was guided by the conviction that no sacrifice was too great to secure peace, stability, and progress for Rivers State. “As your Governor, I accepted to abide by the state of emergency declaration and chose to cooperate with Mr. President and the National Assembly, guided by my conviction that no sacrifice was too great to secure peace, stability, and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Public Complaints Commission said it has recommended the prosecution of the General Manager of the Abia State Estate Development Commission (ABSEDA) over alleged misdeeds by the agency in a land deal. Abia State Ombudsman and Chairman of the Commission, Justice Kyrian Nwankpa (retd.), who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Umuahia, said the recommendation followed a petition against the agency by an allottee who said he could not access a plot of land allocated to him by the agency. According to Justice Nwankpa, the excuse by the agency that the surveyor it engaged for…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Police Command says it has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against criminals terrorising the state with the arrest of suspected kidnappers and the recovery of stolen vehicles. A statement issued by the Police Spokesperson in the state, Joshua Ukandu, on Friday disclosed that operatives acted on credible intelligence to bust the gang. “On 2nd September 2025, credible intelligence at the disposal of the Command revealed that some suspected kidnappers had converged at Nwagana Guest House, Umuhuali, Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Promptly acting on the information, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad,…