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By Jude Eze “Many a cross we bear is of our own manufacture; we made it by our sins. But the cross which the Savior carried was not His, but ours. One beam in contradiction to another beam was the symbol of our will in contradiction to His own. If Innocence itself took a Cross, then how shall we who are guilty complain against it?” — Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen. It has been six weeks of preparation for the solemn feast of the Lord’s resurrection popularly called Easter. It is all climaxing this week. Yet, the country’s atmosphere is not…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A group under the aegis of Southern Nigerian People’s Mandate (SNPM) has told President Bola Tinubu to resign from office following his administration’s decision to distribute dollars to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Nigeria. A statement signed by its President, Augustine Chukwudum; and Secretary, Segun Diya, described FG’s decision to distribute dollars to BDC operators at the rate of over N1,200 to one dollar as economic genocide against the suffering masses in the country. The group said the move is an additional salt to injury and evidence that the Federal Government is not interested in alleviating…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given reasons for his absence during the recent national convention of his party at Nnewi, Anambra State. The convention which reelected Mr Julius Abure as the party’s national chairman was originally planned to be held at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Umuahia, in Abia State before it was suddenly moved to Nnewi, Anambra State by the party leaders. However, despite the venue change, Peter Obi, alongside other prominent personalities in the party like Sen Victor Umeh and Sen Tony Nwoye, all failed to…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) and the World Igbo Congress (WIC), have warned against establishing cattle ranches in Enugu State. It would be recalled that the Enugu State government had proposed the establishment of a cattle ranch in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area as a measure to curb open grazing in the state. However, stakeholders of the two LGAs had kicked against it, citing the invasion of Nimbo community by cattle herdsmen during the regime of former Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. The incident left over 50 natives killed. The Igbo groups, in a letter signed by Dr…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Minister of Transportation, Senator Seidu Ahmed Alkali, has tasked the contractor handling the Port Harcourt to Aba Railway line project to beef up security on the corridor and improve its use of technology to fast track the project. Alkali who said this while on inspection tour of railway project sites in Port Harcourt and Ishiagu in Ebonyi State, feared that the use of manual would delay the project at Obigbo in Rivers State. “I challenge the contractor at Obigbo, Rivers State to beef up the security aspect of the corridor and I also challenge him on…

By Azu Ishiekwene When Lt. Colonel Abdullahi Hassan Ali, 49, assumed duties as Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army, all his mother, Hassana, could do was pray. Three years ago, Ali’s younger brother, Jamilu, a captain, had been killed in action by bandits in Katsina State. As an officer in the North-East, Ali himself had escaped death a number of times in battles against Boko Haram insurgents. His father had died after retirement from the Army. After his death, Ali’s ageing mother has been nursing her loss, in addition to coping with the death of…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Former Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG  Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Godwin Nwobodo, has criticised the poor attention of the South-East governors to the marginalisation of the region in successive police recruitments in the country. Nwobodo who was featured as a keynote speaker at the Ikengaonline monthly virtual townhall meeting on Thursday said the South-East governors and other leaders in the region have failed to speak up on the disproportionate recruitment of officers into the Nigerian Police Force. He said the decision of the federal authorities to replace state of origin with local government as the basis…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has urged residents to celebrate Easter responsibly in peace and love as exemplified by Jesus Christ. The Commissioner also urged residents to report suspected criminals and their activities to the nearest police station or personnel this festive period. This is contained in an Easter message issued on his behalf by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Friday in Enugu. He also assured adequate security, adding that he had ordered Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Tactical and Operational Squads of Enugu State…

…Supports clamour for state police Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Godwin Nwobodo, has strongly advocated that Very Important Personalities (VIPs), requesting the services of police personnel should be made to pay into the coffers of the Federal Government, the actual salaries of the police personnel that escort them. DIG Nwobodo who made the advocacy while featuring as a Keynote Speaker during the Ikengaonline monthly townhall meeting on Thursday night, said it was unacceptable to have a large number of police personnel escort VIPs while majority of the citizens are un-policed. He said that making full…

…Doubts correctness of alleged apathy by S’East youths in joining police Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Godwin Nwobodo, has said that recruitment of police personnel based on Local Government Area is cheating to the South-East geo-political zone when you consider the number of local governments in the zone with the least least number of states in the country. The DIG who spoke Thursday night as a Keynote Speaker at Ikengaonline monthly townhall meeting, regretted that South-East had been shortchanged since the introduction of the policy during the administration of the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari.…