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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Following the ongoing investigations into the recent killing of Four siblings by a suspected Pastor in their neighborhood, a team of security operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area, Enugu State, over the weekend, raided an ongoing church building and recovered a human skull and some ritual materials. The building still under construction with the name synagogue, was said to belong to a Prophet by the name, Chinedu Solomon Ezedike, who is allegedly linked to the murder crime. Ikengaonline reports that the Chairman of the Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area, Barr…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A group known as Ndi Igbo Intellectual & Cultural Development Organization (NIDO), has faulted the recognition of June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria without extending same recognition to late Professor Humphrey Nwosu who conducted the June 12, 1993, presidential election which the Democracy Day commemorates. According to the group, it amounts to double standard for Nigeria Government to designate June 12 in memory of Moshood Abiola, the presumed winner of the presidential poll, while refusing to acknowledge the sacrifices of Professor Nwosu, who supervised the poll acclaimed to be credible both locally and internationally. NIDO, in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka One person has reportedly lost his life in a road crash involving a Premium Motor Spirit-laden tanker that occurred at Umuike Echem community, Nnobi, close to Nnokwa junction, Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses near the scene said the driver lost control of the PMS laden truck and hit a perimeter fencing as he was trying to navigate a sharp bend in the area. A source said the driver was navigating a sharp bend when he lost control of the vehicle and the petrol tanker tripped off and hit a wall perimeter fence. The content…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from Borno State, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has told President Ahmed Bola Tinubu not to be carried away by the orgy of endorsements for his second term bid by Governors and some politicians, saying that they do not translate to victory at the poll. The vocal Senator who featured on Channels Television, Sunday night, quickly reminded Tinubu that the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, was endorsed by 22 Governors in 2015 but still lost the election to the opposition. This is as Senator Ndume distanced himself from…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has been urged to honour the presiding officers of the National Assembly in the Third Republic, for resisting an attempt by the military to use the legislature to legitimise the annulment of June 12 presidential election. A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Emma Nwaka, who represented Abia North district comprising part of today’s Ebonyi State in the Third Republic, made the advocacy in a statement he issued in Abuja. Senator Nwaka argued that the presiding officers and members of the Third Republic were the true heroes of Nigeria’s democracy,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Dr Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has assured that the party will take over the governance of Enugu State in 2027. Ganduje said that the current Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led government in the state was in its last tenure as the APC had strategised to take over Enugu State, regarded as capital of the South-East. Ganduje, who was represented by the Deputy National Chairman of APC, South, Chief Emma Eneukwu, said this at Akama-Oghe in Ezeagu Local Government Area at the reception for the member representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency,…
…Buried in hometown according to his wish Ben Ezechime, Enugu The first Son of popular Nigerian highlife musician, Mike Ejeagha, Mr Emmanuel Ejeagha has explained how his father died at the age of 95 after a prolonged illness. According to Ejeagha junior, his father, popularly known as “Gentleman Mike Ejeagha,” passed to the great beyond on Friday night. He said that the family’s breadwinner Ejeagha died at about 8 pm. at the 32 Garrison Military Hospital, Enugu. “My father passed away due to a long-standing ailment, which had to do with prostate cancer. “He had been battling with prostrate cancer…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has received 10,000 bags of 10kg rice donated to the state by the Dangote Foundation. Barrister Osinachi Nnajieze, the Legal Adviser to Governor Peter Mbah, made this known while speaking with newsmen in Enugu. According to Nnajieze, the bags of rice would be distributed equitably across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. “Each LGA in the state would receive at least, 588 bags of rice, which are expected to be distributed to those who needed them most,” he said. He warned the council chairmen against hoarding or sharing the rice to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called on the Nigerian Army to intensify its collaboration with his administration in the ongoing fight against criminality in the state. Governor Soludo made this call during the Major General O.T. Olatoye Special Sallah Luncheon held in celebration of Eid-al-Adha at the Onitsha Military Cantonment, Saturday. The Governor expressed gratitude to the Armed Forces and local vigilante groups for their unwavering commitment to securing lives and property across Anambra State. He particularly acknowledged areas such as Ebonesie, Ihiala, and Lilu, which have experienced the dual impact of criminal activities…
By Uchenna Nwonye Migration from a developing country to a developed one, such as the United States, is often seen as a journey toward better opportunities and improved quality of life. However, the experience of immigrants reveals a paradox—what appears to be easy from afar becomes difficult upon arrival, while the hardships left behind sometimes seem simpler in retrospect. This paper explores the challenges and realities of immigration, focusing on acculturation, financial security, social rules, homesickness, family systems, and the contrasting ease of life in developing versus developed countries. One of the main reasons people migrate is the promise of…