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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has said that he believes in the economic emancipation of the Igbo nation. Mbah said this at the ongoing one-day retreat of Ohanaeze Ndígbo in Enugu, adding that the war was over and as such Ndígbo should be more concerned about how to transform the fortunes of their people. Represented by his deputy, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, Mbah said that the removal of train from the exclusive list by the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, had created a huge task for the economic committee of Ohanaeze Ndígbo. The governor further said the committee…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has lambasted the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, for his uncomplimentary remarks against the party and its only Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State. This is as the party has commended Gov. Alex Otti and the Abia State House of Assembly for repealing the law that recommended pensions for former Abia Governors and their Deputies. Ganduje was quoted as saying that “re-electing APGA in Anambra will be a political dislocation,” a comment APGA dismissed as “a reckless outburst.” National Vice Chairman of APGA, Rev.…

By Rudolf Okonkwo I met Ngugi wa Thiong’o at Bard’s College in upstate New York on Chinua Achebe’s 70th birthday. Every literature star from across the globe was there. Here are some of those present: K. A. Appiah, John Ashbery, Don Burness, Chinweizu, Johnetta Cole, Jayne Cortez, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Joseph Duffey, Michael Eric Dyson, Nuruddin Farah, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Nadine Gordimer, Michael Harper, C. L. Innes, Bernth Lindfors, Norman Manea, Ali Mazrui, Toni Morrison, Micere Mugo, Gil Noble, Emmanuel Obiechina, Charles Ogletree, Sonia Sanchez, Ruth Simmons, Richard Sklar, Wole Soyinka, Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, and John Edgar Wideman.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Civil Rights group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN); has commended Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for his prompt intervention in the case of a man, who allegedly continuously raped a 14 year old minor. In a letter signed by its President, Olu Omotayo Esq, and addressed to the governor, he said that the governor’s prompt and very significant intervention had led to the arraignment of the suspect for possible prosecution. Omotayo described Mbah’s action as “giving hope to the realization of child rights in Nigeria.” According to him, the suspect (name withheld), allegedly had defiled the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The last has not been heard about the last minute cancellation of formal reception of six defecting members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Labour Party. The event scheduled for Michael Okpara Square, Enugu last Saturday March 24th was canceled at the last minute after the assembly members involved had congregated at the square with some friends and families waiting for the arrival of the state chief executive and the PDP big wigs to come and receive them officially into the PDP. It was gathered that since the news of…

Ben  Ezechime, Enugu The Umuchigbo Neighborhood Watch in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State has busted a notorious one-chance gang operating in the area. An eye witness said that the gallant security operatives accosted the three-man gang while they were trying to rob their victims along Uche bu Akpa axis of Umuchigbo community. According to the eye witness who pleaded anonymity, the security team engaged the criminals and over powered them. One of the gang members, who identified himself as Sunday Ike, was arrested in the process while other members of the gang fled. A tricycle with registration number ENU742WX was also…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the brutal massacre of 16 personnel of the Nigerian Army last Thursday in the Okuama and Okoloba communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi LGAs of Delta State. The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, stated this on Tuesday in a release issued in Enugu. He said that in less than one year, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced that 36 officers were killed in Niger State in an ambush of troops by bandits. According to him, there were other instances that casualties have been recorded by Nigerian security personnel in an…

…Vows to bridge infrastructural gap Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia There was outpouring of encomiums Tuesday in Abia as Governor Alex Otti flagged off the 11.5 km Nunyaa-Eluama Road in Isuikwuato Local Government Area. Locals including illustrious sons of Isuikwuato from across party divides thronged out in their numbers to identify with the event. One of the prominent sons of Isuikwuato, a former Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd), lauded the efforts of Gov. Otti to change the face of Abia. Gen. Ihejirika who is a chieftain of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, expressed delight over the resolve of the…

By Victor I. Fagorite & Ifeoma Malo A green economy is an economy that aims to reduce environmental risks and ecological scarcities and to promote sustainable development without degrading the environment. It is closely related to ecological economics but has a more politically applied focus. – Wikipedia The green economy is based on the principles of sustainability, which means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. A green economy can help to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the planet today, such as climate change, pollution, and biodiversity…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG  Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Godwin Nwobodo, will be the Keynote Speaker in this month’s Ikengaonline townhall meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 28. He will, according to a release by the Editor-in-Chief of the South-East focused accountability on-line media platform, Uche Ugboajah, speak on the theme: “Is State Police the Panacea to Insecurity in the South-East?” The meeting scheduled for 7:00 pm (WAT), will be co-anchored by US-based prolific writer and medical doctor, Dr Osmond Agbo; and veteran Journalist and Author, Dr Chido Onumah. Participants according to the release, are to join the…