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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has flatly denied devaluing the Naira contrary to speculations that the currency has been devalued to N630 to a dollar. CBN in a statement by its Acting Director, Corporate Communication, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, urged members of the public to discountenance the “misleading reports.” The statement read in part: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a news report… titled “CBN Devalues Naira To 630/31.” “We wish to state categorically that this news report, which in the imagination of the newspaper is exclusive, is replete…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The newly-elected National Vice Chairman, South-East, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, has predicted that the party would re-bounce and take control of the South-East by 2027. Ehiemere who was immediate-past APGA Chairman, Abia State, made the prediction while fielding questions from newsmen after his emergence at the APGA national convention in Awka, urged Ndigbo to embrace APGA as a platform to bargain for power at the centre. He said that APGA philosophy was geared towards deepening democracy, rescuing the country from political hijackers and giving the people a sense of belonging.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu Rangers Supporters Club has congratulated Peter Mbah on his election and inauguration as the Governor of Enugu State. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Enugu by the Chairman of the supporters club, Dr Uchenna Orji. Orji said the inauguration heralded a new beginning and new things to come in the state. He said the supporters club was happy to identify with the governor and urged him to take sports to higher heights. Orji described Mbah as a sports loving governor and expressed no doubt that he would not abandon…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, has commended the newly-inaugurated State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, on his choice of veteran media practitioners as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity; and Chief Press Secretary, CPS. In a press release Wednesday issued after its monthly Congress, the Chapel described appointment of former staff of The Guardian, Kazie Ukoh; and Ferdinand Ekeoma, as CPS and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity respectively as putting square pegs in square holes. The release which was jointly signed by the Chairman, Comrade Obinna Ibe; and Secretary,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu There was indication that the immediate past Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, may have left office with a retinue of government vehicles belonging to the Enugu State Government. A source told Ikengaonline that several vehicles of assorted types were moved out of government house on the penultimate day to the hand-over. “Several official vehicles of different makes including Hillux, Jeeps and Saloon cars were moved out of government house by his boys. “Though this has been the usual practice by outgoing administrations but the immediate past government was something else,” our source said. Meanwhile, the new administration of Peter Mbah has…

Stephen Oko, Umuahia Third Republic Senator and former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Senator Emma Nwaka, has said that fuel subsidy was a “pivot for grand thievery,” and hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for removing it. According to him, only the rich is getting richer with fuel subsidy, hence, the need to courageously stop it. Senator Nwaka who spoke in Umuahia argued that although subsidy removal could come with initial hardship, in the end the Nigerian economy would be better for it. Nwaka urged members of the public to see beyond the initial discomforts of…

As product sells above N500 per litre nationwide Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, has finally adjusted the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol. This is coming barely 48 hours after the newly-inaugurated President Ahmed Bola Tinubu announced that the era of fuel subsidy was over. The adjustment in the pump price of petrol was contained in a press statement issued Wednesday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, Garba Deen Muhammad. Although the statement was silent on the exact official pump price per litre, petrol now sells between…

By Osmund Agbo  You may not have encountered my friend turned brother, Chido Onumah. He is an intriguing personality crafted out of  raw steel. Not that you could tell from the mollifying voice that greets you on that first encounter, though you will quickly come to agree that it’s softness perfectly compliments a gracious and self-effacing demeanor.  As you walk away, you may find yourself believing that this gentleman is too polite and refined for Nigeria but you couldn’t be more mistaken. Sooner than later, you will come to the profound realisation that his voice is the only aspect of him…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka This is visibly not the best of times for motorists and residents in Anambra State, as the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol has skyrocketed causing scarcity of the product in the state. Ikengaonline reports that the current scarcity followed the announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu shortly after he was sworn in as the president of the country on Monday. The President had, during his inaugural speech, bade goodbye to fuel subsidy, saying it was unrealisable, and that funds used for the subsidy would be channeled into other areas.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, has directed banks and all financial institutions in the state and the country, to immediately freeze  all bank accounts of the State Government. He also ordered them to to freeze all bank accounts belonging to  agencies and parastatals of Government domiciled in every bank and financial institutions across the state and the federation. Otti who gave the orders in a statement by his Media Adviser, Ferdinand Ekeoma, also directed the immediate dissolution of all Boards of the State Government agencies and parastatals. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part:…