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Our Reporter, Abuja Former Senate President, David Mark, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, citing internal divisions and unresolved crises. Senator Mark who tendered his resignation to the party chairman in his local ward in Otukpo in Benue State, said he had remained loyal and contributed his all to the PDP especially holding fort for the party even as the last man standing after the loss of the 2015 general election. “I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Otukpo Ward 1, and by extension, to the entire Benue State…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), has inducted 70 pioneer graduates of Department of Nursing Sciences into the nursing profession. The induction brought to an end a seven-year wait by the graduands due to lack of accreditation. The induction was conducted by the Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) Alhaji Alhassan Ndagi to formally usher the graduates into the noble healthcare profession. It would be recalled that the inductees began their academic journey in 2018 without accreditation for the programme. Speaking, the Chairman of the occasion and Special Adviser to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has condemned the killing of “innocent” individuals in Ogboji, Anambra State. Yet-to-be identified gunmen, Monday, around 7pm, stormed Ogboji in Orumba South Local Government Area, and murdered 13 Ebonyi indigenes who had gathered for their monthly meeting. Ikengaonline learned that the armed criminals arrived in two Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and attacked the gathering unprovoked, shooting sporadically. Spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, has said that only 10 people were confirmed dead, against media report of 13. Soludo, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Law…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki In the wake of the chilling massacre of Ebonyi State indigenes in Ogboji, Anambra State, a survivor has come forward with a harrowing account of how gunmen stormed a peaceful community meeting and opened fire, killing at least eleven people and injuring several others. Mr. Onuoha Godwin, a member of the Ebonyi State Welfare Association in Ogboji, was present at the ill-fated meeting and lived to tell the tale—though not without grave injuries and deep emotional scars. Speaking from his hospital bed, where he is currently receiving treatment for multiple gunshot wounds to his hand and stomach,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has condemned in strong terms the gruesome killing of thirteen Ebonyi indigenes in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Ikengaonline had reported that the victims were attacked during their monthly town union meeting held on Sunday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, Wednesday, Governor Nwifuru described the killings as “senseless, barbaric and an affront to peace, unity and the sanctity of human life.” “It defies reason and logic that a group of Ebonyi people holding a peaceful meeting would be shot at at close…
Our Reporter, Abuja Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has doubled down on his earlier disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s recent trip to Saint Lucia, describing it as ill-timed and insensitive amidst the country’s current insecurity and hardship. Obi, who expressed his thoughts in a lengthy post on Tuesday via his official X handle, called on the government to focus on addressing the country’s pressing issues rather than pursuing titles and honours. “It is alarming that we now live in a country of titles and honours without any passion for the people’s plight,” Obi said. …
Our Reporter, Abuja The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), John Denton, have emphasised the importance of a well-functioning multilateral trading system in driving global development. This was contained in joint statement they issued on Monday at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla. “We reaffirm our shared commitment to harnessing the power of trade as a driver of global development,” Dr. Okonjo-Iweala and Mr. Denton said in their statement, released at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, has promised to serve for one term in office if elected President in 2027. Obi who spoke during a live session on X Spaces, where he answered questions from supporters both in Nigeria and abroad, expressed his readiness to contest in the 2027 presidential race. Meanwhile, the Spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach, Ibrahim Umar, later in a statement, dismissed claims of a possible joint ticket with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. He, however, admitted that “Obi is open to coalition talks only if they…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu There was a major political realignment in Enugu State on Tuesday as more than 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Aku town, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area. The mass defection was led by a former House of Assembly candidate under APGA, Engr. Celestine Attah, who brought with him thousands of his supporters and associates from the three opposition parties. Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Engr. Attah explained that their decisions to join the APC was driven by…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka It was a tragic incident in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area, Anambra State, as gunmen struck killing about 13 Ebonyi indigenes in the process. Members of the Ebonyi community residing in Ogboji were reportedly holding their monthly meeting when the hoodlums struck around 7:00 p.m on Monday, leaving the affected families and the larger Ebonyi State in mourning. A press release signed by the President of the Association of Non-indigenes in Anambra State, ANIAS, Prince Chigozie Nweke, condemned the heinous act and urged the Anambra State Government to take swift action to ensure justice is served.…