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Our Reporter, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday announced the end of the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, declaring that Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the state House of Assembly would resume office on Thursday, September 18. Tinubu had on March 18, 2025, declared emergency rule in the oil-rich state, ostensibly for a “total paralysis of governance” triggered by a bitter rift between the governor and 27 members of the state House of Assembly led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule. The impasse, he noted, prevented the passage of critical bills, including the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Hon. Sam Atu, Member representing Enugu North and South Federal Constituency of Enugu State, has called on both the Federal and Enugu State Governments to provide relief materials to victims of flooding across the state. Atu spoke against the backdrop of last weekend’s flooding, which submerged farmlands, animals, and economic activities in Obeagu, Ugwuaji community in Enugu South Local Government Area (LGA), and Obinagu, Akpugo community in Nkanu West LGA. The flood damaged part of the federal power transmission infrastructure, tearing down sections of its perimeter fencing and sparking concerns over the safety and stability of the…
Our Reporter, Abuja Renowned human rights activist and legal scholar Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has publicly lambasted Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma for what he describes as a deliberate sabotage of the state’s judiciary, accusing the governor of withholding the appointment of a substantive Chief Judge and plunging the legal system into unprecedented disarray. In a scathing post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Odinkalu highlighted the dire fallout from Uzodimma’s apparent inaction, noting that the absence of a confirmed Chief Judge has resulted in no vacation courts operating throughout the state’s annual judicial recess. “Because of what is evidently the…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed a recruitment advert currently circulating on social media as fake, warning Nigerians not to fall prey to fraudsters behind the scheme. In a statement on Wednesday, the Commission said the impostors created a fake portal — inecrecruitment.com — and urged unsuspecting job seekers to submit applications for non-existent vacancies. INEC stressed that it is not conducting any recruitment exercise at the moment and does not operate such a portal. “Our attention has been drawn to a fake advertorial currently circulating on social media, giving the impression that INEC is…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Not many people in Nigeria had ever heard of the nation called Nepal until September 2025. The landlocked South Asian country suddenly exploded into the consciousness of the world quite suddenly. The Gen Z uprising in Nepal shook up the world. The young ones rose up in tumultuous protests when the government ordered a nationwide ban of 26 social media platforms on September 4. The youths raged against corruption and governmental profligacy such that Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on September 9. Then, on September 12, Sushila Karki was appointed the Interim Prime Minister of…
…Rescues multiple kidnap victims Our Reporter Notorious non-state actor and self-proclaimed commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who had terrorizing Okigwe and its environs, Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo, has been arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army. Ikengaonline learned that the dreaded kingpin who had held Okigwe residents to ransom for years, was captured during a coordinated intelligence-driven operation at his hideout in Aku-Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. His arrest is coming less than two weeks after Igbo women under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, raised alarm over unprecedented…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said insecurity has become a daily reality in Nigeria. Obi, reacting to the abduction of 44 worshippers from a mosque in Zamfara State, decried the worsening state of insecurity across the country. The former Anambra State governor, in a statement on his X page, warned that unless urgent steps were taken to address the crisis, Nigeria might not survive for long. He lamented that “the normalisation of violence is eroding the nation’s dignity.” “Insecurity has become a normal everyday occurrence in Nigeria,” Obi said. He…
Our Reporter, Umuahia The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called on Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, to intervene in the continued detention and prosecution of 63-year-old Sunday Chikadibia and his three daughters, describing the case as a travesty of justice. RULAAC’s Executive Director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, in a piece on Tuesday, alleged that operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Abia State Police Command stormed the Chikadibia family residence in Alaukwu, Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, on April 12, 2025. According to him, the officers broke into the house, looted property, and arrested Mr. Chikadibia alongside his…
…Warns sanitary inspectors against extortion Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Government says it has begun the clearing of waterways and drainages in Aba, Umuahia, and other parts of the state as a proactive step towards averting flood disaster. This, according to the state government, follows the recent flood alert by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who addressed newsmen in Umuahia after the State Executive Council meeting chaired by Gov. Alex Otti, said government would stop at nothing to avert any disaster in the state. He, however, solicited the cooperation of residents, urging them…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has called for deeper collaboration among African nations to achieve sustainable energy security and drive the continent’s energy transition. Ojulari made the call while addressing industry leaders at the 7th African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) National Oil Companies CEOs Forum. He stressed that with Europe set to phase out fossil fuel refineries by 2030, Africa must urgently harness its vast energy resources to secure its future. “Africa must take ownership of its resources and policies. Our policies should be…