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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The President-General (PG) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu, says he is committed to handing over the reins of power to an indigene of Rivers State. The National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Alex Ogbonna, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu. He quoted Ozichuchukwu as saying: “Though my tenure as a President General is very brief, but what matters is the impact and legacy with which we will be remembered. “The millions of Igbo people all over the world are watching us with more than a passing interest on the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State High Court, sitting in Enugu, has stopped Ohanaeze Ndigbo, from fielding former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mike Okiro, as a candidate in the January 10 election for the office of the President-General. This followed a motion filed by Chimenu Amadi for himself and on behalf of the Indigenous Igbos of Rivers State. Amadi had approached the court asking the court to restrain Okiro from contesting the Presidency of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on the grounds that he is an indigene of Imo State, whereas only indigenes of Rivers State are eligible to aspire for the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Catholic community has been thrown into a state of anxiety as two reverend sisters were Tuesday kidnapped in Anambra State. Ikengaonline learnt that the incident occurred along Ufuma road, as the sisters were returning from a vocational association meeting in Ogboji. According to a statement signed by Sister Maria Sobenna Ikeotuonye, IHM Secretary General, on behalf of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ, the kidnapped sisters are Sr. Vincentia Maria Nwankwo, Principal of Archbishop Charles Heerey Memorial Model Secondary School Ufuma, and Sr. Grace Mariette Okoli, a teacher at Immaculata Girls…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu and the incumbent Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu; has visited Gov. Alex Otti with a team from China, a fortune 500 Chinese Government-owned company. The former Governor said he came to pay homage to Gov. Otti as the father of the state, and present the team from China Power to explore opportunities for possible collaboration with the State Government. Kalu thanked Governor Otti for receiving him on a very short notice and always keeping his doors open for him. He introduced the team from China Power to the Governor…
…Optimistic about Kanu’s release Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Sen Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Aba South Senatorial district, has declared that Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State would have no qualms winning a second term in office going by his incontrovertible achievements so far. This is as the former Senate Minority Leader expressed optimism that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, would soon be released by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Senator who spoke during a Christmas and New Year visit to Gov. Orji, said the Governor had changed the Abia narrative. Speaking to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A former Governor of Abia State, and the immediate-past Senator that represented Abia Central, Senator Theodore Orji, has dissociated himself from a trending report that a federal High Court in Abuja, had ordered interim forfeiture of N228.4m traced to him. Senator Orji who dismissed the said report emanating from the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, as misleading, urged members of the public to discountenance it. Orji who said his attention was drawn to the “embarrassing report fraught with error of facts” added that no anti graft agency instituted any suit against him in any court of law…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ahamba, has lamented the killing of Umuobor, Akaeze people of Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State in a land tussle with their neighboring community. The Lawyer also alleged that 9 persons are still missing in the recent clashes which broke out between the people of Umuobor and their neighbouring Ogwor community in Ishiagu town. Ahamba, who is the legal representative of Umuobor community, made the call in a petition to Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State. He called on the state government and the Police in the state to arrest…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Human rights lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has commended the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), for exposing atrocities and systematic human rights violations in South-Eastern Nigeria. Ejiofor, who is the lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in a statement he made available to Journalists in Awka, Wednesday, hailed Intersociety’s dedication to exposing the systemic failures of governance and the complicity of state and non-state actors in perpetuating atrocities. According to him, the reports titled “Ocean of Innocent Blood Flowing in Eastern Nigeria” and “Human Rights Made in Nigeria,” provide an in-depth…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Police command in Imo State says it recorded the arrest of 75 suspects involved in serious crimes like kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, and rape during the yuletide. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Aboki Danjuma, revealed this while decorating 102 officers from the Imo State Police Command who were recently promoted by the Police Service Commission. The promoted officers include one Assistant Commissioner of Police, 29 Chief Superintendents, 6 Superintendents, and 67 Deputy Superintendents. Mr. Danjuma, while decorating them, expressed his heartfelt congratulations, and reminded them that the higher ranks demand higher responsibilities. “This…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu I had the great opportunity of reading in manuscript Adventures Of A Guerrilla Journalist by Babafemi Ojudu. This is definitely not a review of that remarkable book which is beyond doubt the outstanding bestseller in Nigeria today. My mention of the book here is an endorsement of Ojudu as a man of his words as opposed to the miserable sycophants and lickspittles dominating the Nigerian scene today. I was once a colleague of Ojudu in the guerrilla journalism days of murderous General Sani Abacha, though some of our comrades back then would rather want to make…