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Ugo Nosiri, Nosiri Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has approved the immediate suspension of extension of service for all categories of civil servants, especially those in the cadres of Director and Permanent Secretary. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Chief Cosmas Iwu, and made available to Ikengaonline. The suspension was in response to the concerns of the organised Labour and the need to ensure seamless career progression for civil servants. According to the statement, all those who are due for retirement are required to follow the extant laws to…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The African Development Bank (AFDB), has urged the Enugu State Government to redouble its efforts to meet the requirements for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone programme (SAPZ) in Enugu. Dr Chukwuma Ezedimma, a representative of AFDB, Abidjan Headquarters, made the call when his team and officials of the Federal Ministries of Finance and Agriculture, visited Enugu on Thursday. The SAPZ Programme goal is aimed at increasing household incomes, foster job creation in rural agricultural communities, especially for youth and women, and enhance food security in Nigeria. AFDB plays a vital role in financing the programme through the…

…Tasks appointees on service delivery Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has sworn in former Chairman of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abia State chapter, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu, as the Chief Medical Director, CMD, Abia Specialist Hospital. The Governor also swore in Dr Eno Jerry-Eze, wife of a popular preacher, Jerry Eze, as the new Chairman, Abia Civil Service Commission. He later inaugurated members of the newly constituted Abia State Universal Basic Education Board, ASUBEB; Diaspora Commission, among others. Among the newly inaugurated Aides were two Special Advisers – Dr Ngozi Azodoh (Adviser on Health); and Engr Kachy Etolue (Special Adviser…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has insisted that his position on the multi-trillion naira Lagos to Calabar coastal super highway project remains despite the allegations of incitement from the Federal Government. Obi had voiced out that the trillions of Naira coastal highway project is not a priority in today’s Nigeria. He also stated that priority should be put on internal roads first to move the economy. Following his comments, the Federal Government through the minister of works, Engr Dave Umahi, accused Obi of trying to incite South-East people…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has been thrown into mourning following the death of the mother of its Leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu. The deceased, Mrs Ezinne Chibuzo Ekenma Madu, died last Sunday at the age of 70. This was contained in a statement issued by MASSOB National Director of Information, Comrade Edeson Samuel, and made available to Ikengaonline. The statement said “she was a devout Christian and women community leader, a caring mother to many and the less-privileged ones.” MASSOB said it was devastated by the news of the exit…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki About ten persons were killed in a dawn attack on an Ezza Effium Community of Ohaukwu Local Government Area in Ebonyi State. The attack on the Umuezeoka community which happened on Wednesday May 1, 2024, also led to destruction of properties by the gunmen whose identities have not been ascertained. A health centre in the community was among several buildings burnt and destroyed by the attackers. Ezza Effium and Uffiom people both in Effium town have been having an intra-communal crisis for about fours years which claimed hundreds of lives with thousands displaced. The attack is believed…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Poised to end indiscriminate excavation of roads and regulate telecommunication assets in Abia State, Governor Alex Otti has signed a new policy known as “Dig Once Policy.” The policy, according to Otti, signaled his administration’s bold move to prepare the State for technological advancement. He explained that the DOP is an official document of Abia State Government that would regulate the laying and installation of underground broadband technology assets and other public utility infrastructure for individual and enterprise use in urban and semi-urban areas of the State. Speaking while performing the ceremony at Government House, Umuahia, Governor…

…Vows never to use security agents for odd jobs Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has claimed that until he came on board, the Correctional Centre facility at Afara, Umuahia, used to be a “dumping ground for political opposition,” being persecuted by the those in power. Otti who said he had decongested the facility of political prisoners, vowed that under his watch, security agents would never be used by Government officials for the odd jobs. The Governor  spoke at the Government House Umuahia while hosting a delegation of the Course  17, Syndicate 2 of the National Institute for Security Studies,…

By Press Statement Four human rights and media support organizations have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists in Nigeria, saying the deteriorating state of media freedom in country is potentially harmful to its system of democratic governance. Their call is contained in a statement announcing their collaborative activities to commemorate the 2024 edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD 2024) through separate events taking place in Lagos and Abuja on Friday, May 3. According to the statement, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and Global Rights: Advocates for Sustainable…

Our Reporter, New York Germany-based Nigerian public intellectual, Dr. Franklyne Ogbunwezeh, has revealed how planes full of white people are daily coming to Nigeria from European capitals at the same time that Nigerians are doing everything possible to emigrate from the country. In an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, the scholar said that since Nigeria is not a known tourist destination, something else attracts so many Europeans to the country. “Every time I am traveling from Frankfurt International Airport to Lagos or Abuja, the plane is always full of white people with only a few sprinkles of Africans.…