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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) has received a major boost in its efforts to enhance environmental cleanliness following the donation of a large quantity of protective kits by GZ Industries, a leading recycling company in Nigeria. Receiving the items in Umuahia, the General Manager of ASEPA, Mazi Ogbonnia Okereke, commended GZ Industries for the kind gesture, describing it as a strong show of support for Governor Alex Otti’s vision to transform the lives and environment of Abia residents through impactful projects. “This underscores the company’s belief in Governor Otti’s vision. The gesture marks the beginning…
By Rudolf Okonkwo Falling in love with a Nigerian is not for the faint-hearted. Sissies need not apply. It requires patience, a tolerance for contradictions, and pretty much everything 1 Corinthians 13 recommends. And that’s just the bare minimum. But if you’ve ever loved a wasp, a cockroach, a scorpion, or a butterfly—this will be easy. Now, I understand how absurd that sounds. Some of you—my African brothers and sisters—have told me in hushed tones: “We like you Nigerians, but… sometimes… it’s too much.” Yes. We know. Our wahala is too much. Ghanaians sigh, “Charlie, dey don come,” when we…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigerian Army has constructed and donated an industrial water borehole to the Ohodo community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State to address the area’s persistent water scarcity. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, inaugurated the project on Saturday, describing it as a high-impact initiative aimed at “giving back to society.” He was represented at the event by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye. According to the COAS, the project was executed in honour of Maj.-Gen. Patrick Eze (rtd.), former Commandant of the Nigerian Army Ordnance School, as…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Government has commenced the payment of gratuities to retired local government workers, covering retirees from 1996 to date. To facilitate the process, Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has inaugurated a six-member committee led by Mrs. Catherine Ogbu to verify and process payments for eligible retirees. Other members of the committee include Mrs. Mbam Joy, Dr. Cajethan Oketa, Hon. Justice Iheanachor Chima, and Comrade David Elom, representing the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). Mr. Martins Uguru will serve as the committee’s secretary. Inaugurating the committee, Governor Nwifuru urged the members to carry out their assignment with…
By Owei Lakemfa History was made. It was the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. Benin Republic chose this Day of Saturday July 26, 2025 to implement its new nationality initiative for diaspora and Black individuals. The law, passed on September 2, 2024, grants Beninese citizenship to descendants of African ancestors sold and transported during the transatlantic slave trade. All that is required of the Black person anywhere in the world to become a Benin citizen is to be at least 18 years old, not hold citizenship of another African country, and have proven African…
…Slams Igbo political elite for abandoning the people Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Retired Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has decried the continued marginalisation of the Igbo in Nigeria, lamenting that 55 years after the end of the Nigeria-Biafra war, the country appears not to have forgiven Ndigbo. Speaking during the July edition of Ikengaonline town hall meeting on Thursday night, the retired General expressed disappointment over what he described as the deliberate exclusion of the Igbo from national affairs, despite their genuine commitment to reintegration. “Our people, at the end of the war, wholeheartedly sought reintegration and have done everything possible…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has decried the rising insecurity in the South-East, attributing it largely to internal failings rather than external aggression. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, titled “Friday Meditation: Ala Igbo is Bleeding, and Its Wounds Are Largely Self-Inflicted – ‘Kidnap of Okwuluora in Focus'”, Ejiofor lamented the spate of kidnappings, violent crimes, and moral decay being perpetrated by Igbos against their own people. He noted that while the Igbo have long blamed historical enemies for their plight, the most urgent threat…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The suspended Commissioner for Special Duties and Focal Person for Ebonyi Indigenes in Diaspora, Mr. Valentine Okike-Uzor, has stated that the decision by Governor Francis Nwifuru to suspend 87 senior government officials, including some members of the State Executive Council, was justified. Mr. Okike-Uzor explained that the suspension—which affected Commissioners, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, and Permanent Secretaries—was due to their habitual absence from official government functions. He dismissed reports suggesting that the suspension was prompted by non-attendance at a birthday party. In a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The traditional ruler of Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, His Majesty Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Eze Iweka III), has expressed deep concern over the potential extinction of Igbo identity and culture. Igwe Iweka warned that the Igbo language—a strong pillar of the people’s identity—is gradually fading at an alarming rate due to the increasing preference for English as the primary language in many Igbo homes. The monarch made a passionate appeal to Ndigbo across all age groups, especially parents, to promote the use of the Igbo language, cautioning that its decline could lead…
…Slams South-East governors for inaction Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Retired Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has described the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as a grave insult to the entire Igbo race. Speaking as a guest speaker at the July edition of the Ikengaonline Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Gen. Ijioma took a swipe at the Igbo political elite, particularly the South-East governors, for their docility and inaction regarding Kanu’s plight. He argued that if the governors and other political leaders from the region had acted in unity and pressed for…