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Ben Ezechime, Enugu An Enugu State High Court, presided over by Judtice Kenneth Okpe on Wednesday, sentenced Miss Chiamaka Ifezue, to death by hanging for killing one Miss Ijeoma Nweke, an Enugu-based make-up artist in November 2020. Okpe, in a two-hour judgment found the accused guilty of killing the victim by forcing her to drink a poisonous substance. The corpse of the make-up artist was found in Maryland within Enugu Metropolis on Monday, November 16, 2020. Nweke was said to have left home on Wednesday, 11 November, for a job but went missing thereafter until her corpse was found on…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has pledged to give out a total of N18 million for the repainting of Onitsha streets. According to the Governor, N10 million reward goes to the first street in Onitsha to complete their repainting from February 1 to March 10 this year. The Governor made the promise through the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Felix Odimegwu, during a chat with Onitsha landlords at Onitsha South Local Government Area Secretariat, recently. According to him, the runners-up will receive N5 million while the third position will smile home with N3 million. The Commissioner said:…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The kidnapped Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University, Professor Godwin Emezue, has regained his freedom after spending 11 days in the kidnappers’ den. Professor Emezue was abducted by unknown gunmen while trying to buy fuel at a petrol station near his home in Umuahia. His abductors reportedly snatched an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card from the DVC’s wife who was with her husband, before zooming off towards the Imo boundary. Reports say N25 million ransom was paid by family members before the DVC was released. It was also said that the Professor of Linguistics was…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Some diabolical male chauvinists out there are making bad noises that because this years Valentines Day falls on Ash Wednesday women should not be romanced. These evil men go further in their crazy desecration of womanhood by pointing out that some crunchy football matches are slated for that day and should take precedence over the celebration of the ladies. It is incumbent on me to give a wicked sliding tackle to these vile lady-beaters by wowing the deity called woman ahead of time, that is, before even the valentine date. I do not even know why…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A fire outbreak on Wednesday morning burnt down a popular Night Club, Roky Fella, located in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi State. Properties and goods worth millions of Naira were destroyed as a result before the fire was put out. The club is located along Udoji Street, Kpirikpiri Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Capital directly opposite the Pa Oruta Ngele Township stadium. Some of the properties and goods destroyed by the inferno include: refrigerators, television sets, air conditioners, other electronics gadgets, musical equipments, chairs, tables, assorted drinks and other goods at the shop. The fire incident which was…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Dr John Okechukwu Nwokeabia, deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party for Enugu State has faulted the Rerun election in Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency held on Saturday February 3. In a statement he personally signed and made available to Ikengaonline, Nwokeabia said the election was marred by massive rigging, electoral malpractices, violence and suppression of the will of the voters. He said: “The recent by-election in Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency and Enugu South House of Assembly Election which took place on February 3, 2024, was unfortunately characterised by electoral malpractices, violence, and suppression of the democratic will…
… CP distances self from group Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The recent arrest and continued detention of the President of Miyetti Allah kautal Hore, Abdullah Bodejo, is generating ripples in the North, as Arewa Centre for Peace and Development, ACPD, Tuesday, demanded his immediate release. This is as the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State, Shehu Umar Nadada, although having been represented at the launch, has washed his hands off the formation of the 1,144-man Fulani Nomad Vigilante team by the Miyetti Allah president. Addressing a press conference in Katsina, ACPD urged the Fulani community to take appropriate legal action against the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Fear is currently reigning supreme among some staffers of the Enugu State local government councils as there is a veiled indication that the state government may lay off some workers. This is because many of the local government workers did not get the code that would enable them participate in the ongoing online and physical verification exercise. The failure to log into the portal to complete the verification form means that anything could happen to their means of livelihood hence many have developed goose pimples that they could be shown the way out prematurely. The Secretary to…
… Says real estate N150 m Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has cleared the air over the N1.5 billion allegedly voted for the purchase of two units of Hilux vehicles by his administration in the 2024 budget proposal. Otti, however, apologised for the mistake which he attributed to a software glitch generated by the Excel package used in preparing the budget document. The Governor spoke while responding to a question from a journalist during a visit to Ezikwu Market Aba where he sympathised with traders over a recent fire incident at the market. Giving more insight on…
Our Reporter, New York US–based Nigerian physician and author, Dr. Osmund Ugochukwu Agbo, has said that the biggest problem the Igbo people have in Nigeria is their lack of political sophistication. The CEO of the Enugu Technology and Innovation Center made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica on Sunday. “One of biggest challenges we have in Igboland is for want of a better way to describe it, our lack of political sophistication.” “We don’t seem to care to know about what is going on in our place,” the author said. He accused the people of…