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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As tension continues to build up in Abia State over a possible military reprisal operation following the killing of five soldiers in Aba by hoodlums on Thursday, Abia elders have appealed to the military authorities to soft pedal. Some of the elder who spoke include Abia former Governor, and the immediate-past Senator representing Abia Central, Senator Theodore Orji; former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara; and former National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa. While condemning the barbaric attack, the elders expressed concern over the catastrophic effect of any military operation in Aba…
…Calls for political solution to Nnamdi Kanu’s matter Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Vice President and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the killing of five soldiers by non-state actors in Aba on Thursday. The barbaric killing happened on a day the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, ordered a sit-at-home in honour of those who died during the Nigeria/Biafra war. Reacting to the killing via his X Platform, Atiku said “its time to explore political solution on the leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.” According to the former Vice President, political solution…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The General Manager and Chief Executive Officer (GM/CEO) of Rangers International Football Club, Amobi Ezeaku, has said that the governance model in place in Enugu Rangers has become the envy of clubs in Nigeria and Africa at large. Rangers currently sit atop of the Nigeria Premier League table thanks to the club’s consistent impressive performance in the league this season. Ezeaku, who was delivering a keynote at the Ikengaonline May Townhall meeting on Thursday, said the club has risen to become a global brand with the eyes of scouts from continental and European clubs on its players. He…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The councillorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State held on Friday in different parts of the state for the July 20 local government and councillorship primaries turned bloody with some members of the party injured by suspected thugs. The state Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, had said that the exercise would be peaceful. Emegha told newsmen after distribution of materials that adequate arrangements have been made including provision of security to ensure peaceful exercise. “Our primaries will be free and fair, no danger. I am not envisaging any danger…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government, Friday, placed N25 million bounty on the killers of five soldiers in Aba on Thursday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu. Below is a full text of the statement made available to Ikengaonline: “The Abia State Government has noted with great regret the ugly incident that occurred on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at around 7:45 am at Obikabia Junction, in the Ogbor Hill area, Obingwa LGA, near Aba, where suspected criminal elements operating with several SUVs opened fire on men of the Nigerian Army on…
Our Reporter, Aba Almost two months after the other 11 electricity distribution firms in Nigeria increased their tariff for Band A customers due to the prevailing economic situation in the country, Aba Power Ltd has adjusted its tariff. Its managing director, Ugo Opiegbe, confirmed to newsmen in a telephone interview this morning that Band A Maximum Demand (MD) customers, who receive power for at least 20 hours daily, will now pay between N114.66 and N117.1 per kilowatt hour (KWh), from N109.79 KWh. For non-MD customers in Band A, their tariff is even lower, pegged at N106.56/kWh. “It is still…
By Owei Lakemfa United States of America, USA, the most powerful country in the universe, to place a country on the list of states “sponsoring” terrorism. So, when on May 15, 2024 it placed Cuba in this category, it was bound to attract attention. However, th the cat and mouse game between both countries since November 3, 1961 when President John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed “The Cuban Project.” Otherwise called ‘Operation Mongoose’ it was a project by the US authorising the use by all means including terrorism, against Cuban civilians to overthrow the Cuban government. At inception, the Operation was jointly…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government says it is targeting no fewer than 40,000 youths to be trained and empowered with modern skills in various human endeavours annually. The state Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr Lloyd Ekweremadu, told newsmen Friday that the programme would come in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and up-scaling of existing skills to international standards. According to him, the state government design for youth skill up-scaling and empowerment was a multi-sectoral approach involving most of the ministries, while the youth ministry coordinates. He said that the programmes were designed in various ministries in a way…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigerian Military, has vowed to fiercely retaliate the killing of five soldiers in Aba on Thursday by hoodlums. Director Defence Media Operations, Major Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement Friday, regretted that innocent soldiers in peace keeping mission had become targets by criminals. He said that the military would bring overwhelming military pressure on the perpetrators of the dastardly act. The statement read: “Troops of OP UDO KA deployed at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area adjourning Aba metropolis in Abia State were attacked and sadly killed by terrorist of IPOB/ ESN. The troops deployed to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The General Manager and Chief Executive Officer (GM/CEO) of Rangers International Football Club, Amobi Ezeaku, has said that the club is a global brand rather than being described as Enugu club. Ezeaku said this while featuring on Ikengaonline monthly Town Hall interactive session with the theme, ‘The Resurgence of Enugu Rangers and The Future of Football in the South-East.’ “When we go to play in Kano we have large crowd of followers from the North; when we play in Lagos we have large followers, everywhere we go we see large crowd of supporters. “The last time we played continental football, we also noticed…