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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Worried by the continued exodus of health workers in Nigeria to overseas countries in search of greener pastures, the Association of Nigeria Physicians in the Americas, ANPA, has decided to stop the menace. Addressing a press conference Monday in Umuahia, Abia State, on the sidelines of a 10-day free medical mission by ANPA in the state, the association’s National President, Dr Chinyere Anyogu, said ANPA would hold a health conference in Lagos next year. She said that ANPA was collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Health on how to tackle the challenge by helping to train 1 million…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has placed a ban on extension classes in public schools in compliance with the United Nations (UN) stipulated time for school closure. Ikengaonline had reported that Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, condemned the long period of time pupils spend in school in the name of extension class, describing the practice as unhealthy to both the pupils, their parents and society. Bishop Ezeokafor who blamed teachers for the ugly development, lamented that the current education system makes it almost impossible for pupils to spend quality time with their parents. Pointing…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Fear has gripped residents of Awka, Anambra State capital, following renewed hostilities between rival cult groups in Awka city. Awka, a few years back, was a theatre of cult killings as barely a day would pass without news of cultists killing each other at different locations in the town. Recent events may have marked the return of cult clashes and killings in Awka as three persons were reportedly killed on Sunday, barely one week after about six persons were gunned down at different locations during Easter. Ikengaonline learned that the recent clash was a result of the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Hon. Sly Ezeokenwa, has declared the readiness of his party to expand its dominance by winning more governorship seats in the South-East geopolitical zone of the country. According to Ezeokenwa, the target is to ensure that Anambra State remains an APGA state, and by extension South-East zone. He also said the agenda is to make APGA a household name in the state and beyond after the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State. The APGA national chairman stated this when he inaugurated 448 ‘Solution Kindred Initiative, SKI, member…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has made it clearly that “State Police will kill our nascent democracy.” Okechukwu, a foundation member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), disclosed this at the weekend in Eke community to journalists at the burial ceremony of late Chief Bona Udeh, erstwhile Chairman of Udi Local Government Area in Enugu State. He said this while reacting to question posed by journalists that now majority of our 36 State Governors have in bipartisan manner endorsed the establishment of State Police. The APC chieftain said that…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has revitalised the Ebonyi State Fertiliser Chemical Company which has led to the plant generating N200m in six moths for the state. Commissioner for Agriculture, Princess Nkechi Iyioku, stated this on Sunday in Abakaliki while speaking to Journalists. She said that Governor Nwifuru on assumption of office initiated simple policies through her office which led to the turnaround of the fortunes of the plant. “These include the shutting down of all the known financial leakages by the introduction of non-payment of any amount of money by cash but direct payment into the…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerrii Irate youths of Umulogho in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State have vowed not to relent until the death of one of them Mr. Ebuka Udemba is avenged. Ikengaonline learned that Mr. Ebuka was allegedly tortured by a military man; the owner of Our Guest House Hotel; Mr. Ike Obasi; and another suspect who is at large, for allegedly stealing the military personnel’s phone. The youths who went ahead to burn a part of the hotel, narrated that the deceased who had left the scene of the crime when the phone was declared missing, was called…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has revealed how the kidnappers of the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu, Professor Godwin Emezue, were arrested while attempting to escape to from Nigeria. Gov. Alex Otti who disclosed this said the mastermind was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos on his way to Turkey. Otti who made the revelation during a media parley in Umuahia said that another member of the gang was later picked up in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Governor said the duo had since been returned to Abia State for prosecution. Recall that Professor Emezue…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Senator Okey Ezea, representing Enugu North Senatorial district of Enugu State has assured the people of his constituency that their expectations would not be in vain. Ezea said this in a message during a reception organised in his honour by his constituents in Nsukka, Nsukka Local Government Area. He said: “While recognising that the decision to elect me as your senator is a testament to your belief in my capacity, I also understand the enormity of the expectations that lie in between. “I promise never to allow that hope to evaporate. “I am here to assure you that you…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femia Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo Mumuni, both senior lawyers; and I wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), inviting it to “to investigate the allegations of fraud detailed by the two committees set up by President Goodluck Jonathan in the wake of the 2012 fuel subsidy crisis.” It failed to do so. 10 years later, the EFCC is now preoccupied with chasing after cross-dressers. How it got so derailed bears attention. At the beginning of this past week, Nigerians woke up to the…