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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has encouraged farmers to get registered in order to benefit from the government’s policies and programmes as well as supports to farmers, while advising them to take agriculture as a means of livelihood. Governor Peter Mbah stated this on Thursday in his remarks during the opening ceremony of a two-day training of farmers on Mushrooms production and processing, held in Enugu. Ikengaonline reports that over 170 farmers participated in the first batch of the training. While reiterating the priority placed on agriculture by his administration, the governor, represented by the commissioner for agriculture and…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has tasked its sector and unit commanders on effective operational duty in a challenging security environment. The Zonal Commanding Officer of Zone 9, Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Uche Chukwurah, gave the task in Enugu  while declaring open the 2nd Quarter 2024 Zonal Workshop organised by the Zone 9 FRSC Headquarters, Enugu. The theme of the workshop is “Raising the Bar/Rejigging FRSC Operational Activities Amidst Insecurity in the South-East: Challenges and Way Forward.” Chukwurah, who is in-charge South-East, noted that with the face of increasing security concerns and dynamic operational challenges, the…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu May 11 is globally known as “The Bob Marley Day”. It is now 43 long years since the lionized music legend Bob Marley died. Robert Nesta Marley died at 11.40am on Monday morning, May 11, 1981. Born at 2.30am on Wednesday, February 6, 1945, he was only 36 years old when he passed on, but he had more than conquered the world. Rastafarian, revolutionary, poet, icon, Bob Marley was arguably the most remarkable musician of his age. He was the product of a liaison between a black mother, Cedella Booker, and a white father, Captain Norval…

By Zainab Suleiman Okino As soon as their four-convoy cars arrived the premises, residents started trickling out from their make-shift abodes called homes. In no time the excitement and jubilation that rented the air soon turned into a one-line song: “Mama oyoyo, Baba oyoyo, blow the trumpet” in reverence for their benefactor-couple (Mr Bede and Maureen Okafor) that the residents have known over the years. The “trumpet,” when blown alerts on their arrival (and invariably on food availability). On this day again, residents of the camp came out, and almost immediately conversations and throwing of banter started. An atmosphere of…

By Azu Ishiekwene I was chatting with a friend last week, who, mid-speech, redirected our conversation to the situation in the Middle East. She wanted to know what the mood in the US was. Over 6,000 miles away in Nigeria from where she was calling, she didn’t quite trust the media accounts. Since I was visiting the US, she thought I might have a better reading of the pulse. Her call coincided with the decision by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to launch a ground offensive in Rafah, in spite of warnings about compounding the current humanitarian disaster in Gaza where over…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has eulogised the heroic roles of the late former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Akunyili. Governor Otti, who said he had close family relationship with Professor Akunyili and her late husband, Dr Chike Akunyili, called for a minute silence in their honour when the incumbent NAFDAC boss Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, visited him in Umuahia. The NAFDAC DG had called on Governor Otti as part of her working visit to Abia State. The Governor commended Professor Adeyeye for the passion that she brought to bear…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, on Thursday, paid a working visit to the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and to the ECOWAS, Ambassador Samuela Isopi, in Abuja. Governor Otti met with Ambassador Isopi and the EU’s Political Advisor, Osaro Odemwingie, to explore areas of mutual interest and collaboration towards a robust partnership between Abia State and the European Union. A statement by Otti’s Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, said a return high level visit to Abia State is planned for the coming weeks. In the Governor’s team were the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Three school children of same parents, have again be stolen by a commercial motorcyclist paid to convey them home after school. The bizarre incident took place at Amaoba Ime Oboro Community in Ikwuano Local Government Area, according to a viral post circulating in the social media. Mr Okechukwu, a man whose contact is in the post, identified himself as a brother of the father of the missing children told Ikengaonline that the incident occured on Friday. According to him, the devil-may-care cyclist was innocently engaged by the grandmother of the children after they stopped over in her…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha has sentenced three police officers to life imprisonment for killing a suspect in the state. The deceased, Chukwunonso Uchenwoke, aged 42, said to be a family man, hailed from Mbosi in the Ihiala Local Goverent Area of the state. Uchenwoke was reportedly killed while the police officers were effecting his arrest over alleged assault and malicious damage. The officers alleged committed the offence on 14th May 2016 at No 13 Ibe Street, East Niger Layout, Okpoko, Ogbaru Council Area, in the Onitsha Judicial Division. As a consequence, the cops: Juliet…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah has flagged-off the 1st batch of the Enugu State Sustainable Economic Empowerment Program (E-SEEP) with 200 Beneficiaries participating. Mbah said to achieve a zero headcount in the state, the government would ensure that the skillset of the citizens was at the level where they are competitive and they can add value to the global market. The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, expressed the hope that at the end of four years of his administration, zero poverty would be achieved. “What is going on here is not a…