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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government says a whopping N10 billion has been earmarked to support startups in technology, agriculture and entrepreneurship in the state. Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Abia Small & Medium Microfinance Bank, Mr Isaac Chimeremeze Okigbo, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ sensitisation engagement on the Abia State adoption of the Nigeria Start-Up Act, said the fund had been warehoused in the bank. Okigbo who was a former Special Adviser to the Governor on Internally Generated Revenue, challenged start-ups in the tech industry, Agric sector and entrepreneurship to take advantage of the largesse and realise…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu, has launched an appeal to the public and legal practitioners to reduce the number of petitions filed against judicial officers. Speaking at the 27th Law Week in Awka, the state capital, Justice Anyachebelu urged Nigerians to pursue legal avenues in seeking justice. He emphasized the importance of obeying court orders, stressing that this is crucial for maintaining order and preventing societal anarchy. The judge appealed for a reduction in the number of petitions filed against judicial officers particularly the Chief Judges, noting that such petitions can impede the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Finally, the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udaughan, has satirically apologised to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, over the controversial sexual harassment allegation she levelled against him. The suspended Senator in the said letter of apology further mocked Akpabio over the controversy, emphasizing how she had ‘mistakenly’ valued competence and dignity over mediocrity and favouritism. Recall that Natasha was suspended on March 6 following a heated argument with the Senate President over a new seating arrangement, which she alleged was designed to punish her. Natasha later accused Akpabio of persecuting her for rejecting his purported…
…Says killer herdsmen, not IPOB distabilising S’East Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo women under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, have tackled the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, over his recent warning to South-Easterners against promoting the activities of IPOB and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), particularly through social media. IWA disagreed with the CDS over the distabilising force in the South-East, saying that the killer herdsmen, and not IPOB, is responsible for the insecurity in the zone. The women told the CDS to mobilise his men against the rampaging herders distabilising communities and raping…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 13 December 1972, Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, signed into law the Constitution (Amendment) Acts, numbers 3,4 and 5 ending the country’s First Republic and ushering in a new constitution for the country, which promised a “One-Party Participatory Democracy” under “one and only one party…., namely, the United National Independence Party (UNIP).” All of this was to be realized under an official ideology of “Humanism.” The previous day, Zambia’s Court of Appeal had thrown out the case brought by veteran nationalist, Harry Nkumbula, in his appeal from the decision of the High Court dismissing his case against the establishment…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike, at the weekend paid a heartfelt condolence visit to the family of late football legend, Christian Chukwu, in his Trans-Ekulu, residence, Enugu. During the visit, Agu-Ejidike was warmly received by the widow and children of the man affectionately known as ‘Chairman.’ Addressing the grieving family, Chief Agu-Ejidike expressed profound sorrow over the demise of the football icon. “Indeed a great Iroko has fallen, and the entire sports fraternity is in shock over the loss of our own legend and the husband and father of this household. “We are greatly…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) says it disbursed over N32 million grant to young veterinarians across the country in 2024 to empower them and make them self-reliant. Dr Moses Arokoyo, the President of the association, disclosed this in Enugu during the 2025 World Veterinary Day Celebration. Arokoyo hinted that the event was organised in collaboration with the Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation. The World Veterinary Day is celebrated annually on the last Saturday of April. It is marked to honour the essential role veterinarians play in protecting animal health, public health and the environment.…
By Cheta Nwanze Nigeria grapples with a deeply fractured identity, a nation where religious cohesion in the North contrasts sharply with the ethnic divisions that often characterise the South. The unsettling silence of some prominent Christian leaders in the face of escalating violence against Christians highlights this, and someone recently pointed out to me that the Christian clerics that I praised in the past for speaking up, John Onaiyekan, David Oyedepo, and Paul Enenche, all happen to be from the Middle Belt. This observation put the muted response from Southern Christian clerics in a particularly jarring light especially compared to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Chief Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, has described as baseless, allegations against him by some individuals claiming to be stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu North Senatorial Zone. He was reacting to the recent statement by APC stakeholders accusing him of spearheading leadership crisis in APC Enugu State, saying it was baseless and desperate utterances by persons who no longer have any recognised standing within the party. According to him, the individuals involved neither speak for the party nor represent its authentic leadership in Enugu State. The minister reaffirmed his…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has announced, Monday April 28, as the date for reopening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu. Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection FAAN, said this in a statement in Enugu. Ikengaonline recalled that the airport was last week closed due to a sudden and significant rupture in the asphalt surface at a critical section of the runway. “The work was scheduled to begin on April 22nd and conclude before reopening on May 6th, 2025. “However, rehabilitation works on the runway have been completed, and the runway…