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…Slams Igbo political elite for abandoning the people Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Retired Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has decried the continued marginalisation of the Igbo in Nigeria, lamenting that 55 years after the end of the Nigeria-Biafra war, the country appears not to have forgiven Ndigbo. Speaking during the July edition of Ikengaonline town hall meeting on Thursday night, the retired General expressed disappointment over what he described as the deliberate exclusion of the Igbo from national affairs, despite their genuine commitment to reintegration. “Our people, at the end of the war, wholeheartedly sought reintegration and have done everything possible…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has decried the rising insecurity in the South-East, attributing it largely to internal failings rather than external aggression. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, titled “Friday Meditation: Ala Igbo is Bleeding, and Its Wounds Are Largely Self-Inflicted – ‘Kidnap of Okwuluora in Focus'”, Ejiofor lamented the spate of kidnappings, violent crimes, and moral decay being perpetrated by Igbos against their own people. He noted that while the Igbo have long blamed historical enemies for their plight, the most urgent threat…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The suspended Commissioner for Special Duties and Focal Person for Ebonyi Indigenes in Diaspora, Mr. Valentine Okike-Uzor, has stated that the decision by Governor Francis Nwifuru to suspend 87 senior government officials, including some members of the State Executive Council, was justified. Mr. Okike-Uzor explained that the suspension—which affected Commissioners, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, and Permanent Secretaries—was due to their habitual absence from official government functions. He dismissed reports suggesting that the suspension was prompted by non-attendance at a birthday party. In a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The traditional ruler of Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, His Majesty Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Eze Iweka III), has expressed deep concern over the potential extinction of Igbo identity and culture. Igwe Iweka warned that the Igbo language—a strong pillar of the people’s identity—is gradually fading at an alarming rate due to the increasing preference for English as the primary language in many Igbo homes. The monarch made a passionate appeal to Ndigbo across all age groups, especially parents, to promote the use of the Igbo language, cautioning that its decline could lead…

…Slams South-East governors for inaction Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Retired Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has described the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as a grave insult to the entire Igbo race. Speaking as a guest speaker at the July edition of the Ikengaonline Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Gen. Ijioma took a swipe at the Igbo political elite, particularly the South-East governors, for their docility and inaction regarding Kanu’s plight. He argued that if the governors and other political leaders from the region had acted in unity and pressed for…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Retired Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has called on the Igbo nation to make the release of detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a top political priority ahead of the 2027 general elections.  The retired army officer made the call on Thursday during the July edition of the Ikengaonline virtual townhall meeting that drew participants from across Nigeria and the diaspora. General Ijioma, who provided a sweeping historical analysis of Igbo political participation in Nigeria, decried what he described as Igbos’ worst era under the current APC-led government. He lamented the “shameful decline”…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Mr Valentine Obienyem, media aide to the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has dismissed the alleged petition against key leaders of the Labour Party for plotting to violently overthrow President Bola Tinubu, as “lunacy dressed in propaganda.” Obienyem, in a statement titled “Coup Plot Allegation: A dangerous joke taken too far,” described the claims as “not just absurd but dangerously seditious.” He warned that “such frivolous accusations could spark social unrest.” Recall that an alleged petition  to security agencies by one Arabambi, claimed that Obi, alongside Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma (retd.), has advised the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, to shun every overture to lure him back to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, arguing that doing so is risky for him. The retired General who gave the advice Thursday night while featuring on the July edition of Ikengaonline townhall meeting, said that Obi’s political interest would not be guaranteed in PDP with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, holding sway. Gen. Ijioma who spoke on the topic “Ndigbo and the 2027 Politics,” said the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Sango District Superintendent of the Assemblies of God and a member of the Executive Committee (EC) of the church, Rev. Dr John Amah, has written an open letter to Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, commending him for ordering the contractor handling the Ohafia- Arochukwu federal road back to site. The cleric who praised the Governor for the initiative to embark on the rehabilitation of the dilapidated federal road, particularly lauded him for swiftly responding to his appeal in a public function that the contractor who had reportedly absconded be made to return to site. Rev. Amah also…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has inaugurated newly constructed classroom blocks and a solar-powered borehole as part of his constituency development initiatives. The Labour Party lawmaker commissioned the projects during a ceremony attended by community leaders, students, and enthusiastic constituents. Among the projects unveiled were a modern six-classroom block at Abia Primary School, Ohafia; a fully furnished three-classroom block at Abam High School; and another fully equipped three-classroom block at Ukwa Nkporo Community School. Osonwa also inaugurated a solar-powered borehole in Umuye, Ihechiowa community — the first in the…