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…Demands Wikes’s retraction of threat against Odinkalu Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Civil Rights Organization, Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project, SERAP, has told President Bola Tinubu, to call the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, to order. This is as SERAP has also issued an ultimatum to the FCT Minister, to immediately withdraw his threat to report former Human Rights Commission boss, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, to the Body of Benchers for criticising a Supreme Court judge sighted at a close rage with Wike at an invent in Cross River State. SERAP accused Wike of suppressing freedom of speech.…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Minister fo Works, David Umahi, and Governor Francis Nwifuru have wades into the face-off between Uburu Community in Ohaozara Local Government Area and David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital (DUFUTH). To this end, thecommunity has ordered residents of the area to end protests and petitions against the management of the hospital. There have been protests against the management of the health institution since last week which has caused tension and affected medical and other human activities in the hospital. The traditional leadership of the community ordered the protesters to end all forms of protest and petitions against…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has urged Muslims to embrace peace and tolerance for peaceful coexistence with their neighbours. Otti also preached tolerance among Nigerians as Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-El-Fitr. The Governor spoke on Monday at his Nvosi country home while receiving members of the Muslim community who paid him Sallah homage. He said that his administration does not discriminate along religious, gender or tribal lines, maintaining that it is lack of understanding that leads to discriminations. “I think it is lack of understanding that makes people begin to kill each other and to discriminate.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Gov. Alex Otti has explained that his administration made Igbo language compulsory in both primary and secondary schools across Abia State as part of the strategies to revive and promote Igbo language and culture. The Governor who made the explanation when he received in audience the new leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, warned that “any community without a firm grasp of its cultural identity risks extinction.” He charged Ohanaeze to take proactive steps in propagating and preserving Igbo culture. Otti lamented the deviation of some Igbo youths from the core Igbo values of hard work and integrity. He…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has officially approved the composition of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), for the 23rd National Sports Festival, Enugu 2026. Daniel Onwuegbulam, the Director of Information, Ministry of Youth and Sports, made this known in a statement on Monday in Enugu. He said that the distinguished committee, chaired by the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Lloyd Ike Ekweremadu Jr, was composed of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in sports administration, event management, and youth development. “The approved LOC members have been carefully selected for their competence, dedication, and exceptional contributions…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election in Enugu State, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga, on Monday returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Edeoga was received by the State Chairman of the party, Dr Mathew Chukwunweike, at the PDP’s state Secretariat, GRA Enugu, alongside state party executives and Edeoga’s supporters. On hand to witness the event were members of the Ehamufu ward 3, executive members of Isi Uzo Local Government Council of PDP, former Chairman of PDP in the state, Chief Augustine Nnamani. Speaking, the PDP chairman described the return of Edeoga as just the beginning of the good things to…
By Owei Lakemfa March has been a celebratory month as President Bola Tinubu turned 73. As the celebrations began, Nigerian Shiites were simultaneously being shot for marching on the streets. March 2025 has also seen an escalation in the unending Fubara-Wike drama. It has now soaked in the Presidency, Executive, legislative and judicial arms including the Supreme Court. Equally, the Nathasha-Akpabio tango which began in the ballroom of the Nigerian Senate, has taken international stage. It has also been the month when some perceptive Nigerians in organising a posthumous birthday for radical intellectual, Professor Nuhu Omeiza Yaqub, analysed the country’s past and…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Mayor of Orumba North Local Government Area, Casmir Nwafor, has renamed the council’s administrative building in honour of the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, Prof Humphrey Nwosu. Ikengaonline learned that the honour was in recognition of Nwosu’s exceptional contributions to Nigeria’s democracy and the development of the local council. The announcement was made during a commendation ceremony held at the local government headquarters in Ajalli, celebrating the life and legacy of the renowned scholar and reformer. The event attracted dignitaries from across the country, including national, state, and local government officials, educators, community leaders, women and youth…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have proposed the acquisition of modern forensic equipment to enhance evidence analysis and crime detection in the state. The command also said it is to improve suspect profiling and increase efficiency in crime scene investigations, in line with global best practices in criminal investigations. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikioye Orutugu, stated this during a strategic meeting with the sectional heads of the Criminal Investigation Department, CID. At the meeting, Orutugu directed an immediate reorganisation of the CID formation; approved the establishment of a Political Desk Unit within the department to monitor…
By Anwuli Utulu, Port Harcourt As the political crisis in Rivers State continues to generate national and local attention, select women leaders, have called for a change of approach to alter the current narrative which has not allowed peace to reign since the return of civilian rule in 1999. Top woman leader and former House of Representative member from Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, spoke at the women dialogue themed “Engendering sustainable political peace in Rivers State,” organised by The Rivers Peace Initiative in collaboration with the University of Port Harcourt Center for Peace and Conflict Studies and Super 93.3FM. The town hall was…