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…Celebrates 53rd birthday with the poor Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s style of administration and friendly disposition towards the South-East region, are part of the reasons behind the gale of defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-East. Hon. Kalu who made the claims on Sunday while fielding questions from newsmen, maintained that President Tinubu had so far demonstrated care for the South-East, a gesture that had triggered the ongoing defection to the party. “The product we are selling in the current administration of President Tinubu is…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested three suspects in connection to the gruesome murder of its officers and three members of Neighbourhood Watch on escort mission in Igga Community, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area. DSP, Daniel Ndukwe, the spokesperson for the command disclosed this in a statement in Enugu. He said: “The Enugu State Police Command wishes to inform the public of the unprovoked and unwarranted attack and gruesome murder of two (2) Policemen and three (3) Neighbourhood Watch Group members by harboured criminal members of the Igga Community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area,…
…Advocates massive investment in agriculture Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia-born cleric, Rev. Emmanuel Ukoha (popularly known as Emma Muonso), has advocated massive investment in agriculture as a meaningful way to empower the youths and boost food security. The Ozuabam-based rich farmer and cleric who has over 200 hectares of farmland in different parts of Abia North, said that if Government were sincere about youth empowerment, it would intentionally equip them to meaningfully engage in farming activities. Rev. Ukoha who forces down prices of staple food especially garri, rice and plantain any time he floods the market with his farm produce, also…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over unlawful arrest and detention of two motor mechanics Mr. Sunday Geoffrey and Mr. Eze Akor, by the Nigeria Police Airport Command Enugu. In a letter addressed to the IGP and made available to Ikengaonline in Enugu, the President of CRRA, Olu Omotayo, Esq, said that the victims were both motor mechanic and Motor painter respectively along old Emene by Abakaliki road, Enugu. “We were informed of their arrest and detention on the orders of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), of the Airport…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Hope has beamed for kidney disease patients in Abia State as the Abia State Specialist and Diagnostic Centre Umuahia, is set to resume dialysis and kidney care services. This is coming after four years of inactivity following decay and non maintenance of its equipment. Abia State Specialist and Diagnostic Centre was established by the former governor of the state, Theodore Orji, after acquiring the facility from the late Ezeogo Anagha Ezikpe, and renovating it for the state’s use. But under the tenure of the immediate-past Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, the hospital was virtually grounded. The new Chief Medical Director, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu, recently…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anglican Bishop of Oji River Diocese in Enugu State, Rt. Rev. Joseph Egbuonu, has described Nigeria a disorganised country with no direction, identity and purpose. The Bishop who spoke to journalists in Awka, Anambra State capital, during weekend, said the country must go back to the drawing board and strengthen the foundation if it wants to make any meaningful progress in the future. He said: “Nigeria as a nation seems to be going upside down. For me now, I do not think there is a country called Nigeria. For now, we have a disorganised entity nicknamed Nigeria. “We…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino This is not the best of times for the embattled APC chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. It is also not the right time to be in opposition in a place like Kano state. We know politics is an endless cut-throat battle, but the intrigues and volatility of Kano politics is something else. However ever since the two former governors of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Ganduje parted way and started their political roforofo, Kano has never been the same. Everything around and about them are politicised and twisted to fit certain narratives. Ganduje was recently suspended from…
By Owei Lakemfa This year’s May Day was an opportunity for Nigerian labour centres to examine how workers are faring under the laws and their general well-being in a stifling socio-economic society. It was an occasion which revealed that even their quest for justice, in a supposed arbitration system, can be quite problematic. Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip, President of the National Industrial Court, NIC, presented the first paper on ‘Labour Laws and Trade Unions in Nigeria,’ while the second presentation on ‘People First In National Affairs’ was by Mr Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. The former began by…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen on Friday invaded Umuihe autonomous community, Akaeze in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and killed the traditional ruler of the community, HRH Umazi Ibo Ubani. It was learned that there were heavy shootings in the community by the gunmen during the invasion which caused pandemonium in the area as the people scampered for safety. The Coordinator of Akaeze Development Centre, Chinasa Okorie, confirmed the incident. He noted that the attack on the community occured at about 10:pm on Friday over the weekend. He condemned the killing of the monarch, stressing it will be very…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Labour Party Chieftain in Enugu State, Mr. Onuora Odo has called for an urgent reorganisation of the activities of neighborhood watch and forest guard in Enugu State. Odo, who is also a Chairmanship Aspirant for Igboeze North Local Government Council in the much anticipated October election in the state, made the call in a public statement released to Journalists in Enugu. The human rights lawyer said the call became necessary following the recent avoidable killings of innocent citizens by officers and men of Neighbourhood Watch security outfit in Igboeze North. Odo expressed his disappointment over the…