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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Barring any last-minute change of plans, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, is set to extend its deadline for purchase of governorship nomination and expression of interest forms. The move may be considered by the party to allow the opportunity for more aspirants to purchase their nomination and expression of interest forms fixed at N50 million. Ikengaonline gathered that only five aspirants have obtained the forms with less than 24 hours until the deadline, ahead of the party’s April 5 primary election. The sale of forms, which commenced on February 10, is set to close…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki  Ebonyi State Commissioner for Works, Stanley Lebechi Mbam, has paid the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees for 109 indigent students across Ebonyi North senatorial zone to improve literacy and alleviate the sufferings of the  students  and their families. The beneficiaries include blind students and other indigent students in the zone. They were given cash by the Commissioner in his Abakaliki residence with their parents in attendance.  Mbam said the gesture was to ensure that the students  sit for the WAEC examinations without any hindrance.  While describing education as a  tool for breaking the cycle of poverty…

Our Reporter, New York  Britain-based Nigerian lawyer and author,  Dele Ogun, has said that the term nationalism is being used as a dirty word by people who seek to promote the European agenda of keeping Nigeria in the form they created it.  He made the remarks during an interview in a special edition of 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo. “And nationalism has been used as a dirty word by those who are trying to promote the European agenda of Nigeria staying as it is because anything else is seen as the politics of hatred,” he said.  He argued that nationalism…

By Rudolf Okonkwo Just before I started reading Ibrahim Babangida’s autobiography, I recall the last speech I wrote for him. I don’t remember whether I sent it to him or whether I published it. I only remember writing it at the tail end of Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration when Babangida’s supporters pushed him to run for president. Enjoy. Fellow compatriots, we gathered here today because Nigeria made a passionate call. Nigeria called for a tested leader with a good understanding of the complex nature of our polity, the variant nature of our terrain, and the promises of our diverse people. I…

By Aloy Ejimakor Even as it is coming so late in the day, I must commend Babangida for revealing (or confirming) the following self-evident truths in his epic Book – ‘A Journey in Service: “First, that the 1966 coup was not an “Igbo coup” but somewhat of a revolution aimed at regime-change and installing Awolowo as the provisional president of Nigeria. In other words, if it could be said that the coup was tactically or covertly geared to foisting ethnic domination, it was going to be a Yoruba domination, not an Igbo domination. Still, whether Igbo domination or Yoruba domination,…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Students in Anambra State, under the Solution Students Movement of Nigeria have demanded that Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo seek re-election, citing his achievements in education, infrastructural development and security. The call was made during the launch of the movement at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Igbariam, which attracted thousands of students from various institutions. Speaking on behalf of 16 Students Union Governments (SUG) leaders, the Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Council, Anambra State, Comrade Okoye Matthew Okpara, declared the student support for Soludo’s second term. He praised the governor’s engagement…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Rights activist, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the autobiography of ex-Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, is replete with allegations against the dead. The former National Human Rights Commission boss who took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle, wondered why Babangida had to wait until all the people whom he portrayed himself as their victim had to die before making public his book. According to Odinkalu, Babangida has by portraying himself as a victim of dead people, further portrayed himself as “lacking in character.” He wrote: “Ibrahim Babangida’s book is filled with allegations against dead…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has responded to criticisms from former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi; and other Nigerians; stating that the agency is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of citizens. Director of NAFDAC South-East zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade, stated this while briefing Journalists shortly after the operatives of the agency uncovered two 40-foot container-trucks of fake and expired drugs stored in various shops at the popular plumbing material market; Onitsha during the weekend. Recall that Mr Obi via his X, formerly Twitter, handle had called for the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  General Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria’s former Military President, has put to rest the widely held view that the 1966 military coup was an Igbo coup as the leader of the insurrection was raised in Kaduna and spoke Hausa language fluently. In his book, entitled “A Journey in Service,” which was released to the public on Thursday, the man, popularly known as “IBB” said that Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu, understood and spoke Hausa language with fluency. However, IBB said that Nzeogwu’s assassination of Sir Ahmadu Bello and his wife Hafsatu, was callous as the Saduana was highly respected and adored…

By  Cheta Nwanze  To die for a people devoid of memory is to be killed over and over, again and again.” – Dele Farotimi This poignant statement encapsulates the tragedy of Nigeria’s collective amnesia, a country that too often forgets its heroes and forgives its villains. This amnesia is a profound tragedy, a recurring failure to remember its heroes and a disturbing tendency to forgive its villains. This selective memory has allowed figures like Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), a man whose legacy is steeped in controversy, to be celebrated rather than shunned. In a society that values accountability, IBB would…