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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mrs Ugochi Madueke, has said that Enugu State remained the epicentre of Tourism in Nigeria. Madueke said this while declaring open a 2-day workshop on domestic tourism organised in Enugu, by a private enterprise, Jands Travel Business School, Enugu. According to her, Enugu State was the place to begin when thinking of tourism in Nigeria. Madueke further described tourism as more than just economic driver but a bridge that connects cultures, fosters understanding and promotes sustainable development. “As we acknowledge today all the tourist sites that we have in…
…Says Abia ideal investment destination Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, on Saturday, formally declared open, the maiden edition of the Aba International Trade Fair at the Aba Mega Mall complex in Osisioma Local Government Area of the State. The 10-day 2024 event is a joint undertaking between the Abia State Government and the Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ACCIMA). In his remarks, Gov. Otti said Aba had become a major business destination in Nigeria and the West African region. He noted that although trade fairs had been held in the state in the past, “this is…
Stephen Ukandu Umuahia Abia State Government as well as the state leadership of the Organised Labour, has faulted the inclusion of Abia among the states defaulting in the payment of the new national minimum wage. According to the State Government and the Organised Labour, listing Abia as one of the defaulting states, is misleading. Speaking at a joint press conference Sunday at the Government House Umuahia, the State Government and the State leadership of the Organised Labour said that Abia started implementing the new minimum wage since October. The press conference came on the heels of the threat by the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Renowned philanthropist and founder of G.U.O motors, Sir Godwin Okeke, has described as poor the attention towards the development of persons with disabilities in the South-East. He intensified calls for increased education and support for the group he described as less privileged to enable them unlock their potential to survive in the society. Okeke made the call at an annual get-together celebration organised by the youth wing of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), Anambra State Chapter. The event was held at Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS), Onitsha, witnessing impressive show of skills and talents of…
By Jude Eze Ever since the quadrennial U.S. presidential election held three weeks ago, where 78-year-old former President Donald John Trump secured a decisive victory, I have struggled to resist drawing comparisons between him and former Nigeria’s President — Goodluck Jonathan. This is because both figures share unique political trajectories and personalities that invite comparison, even though they operate in vastly different political and cultural contexts. For instance, both came from unconventional backgrounds: Donald Trump transitioned from a career in business and reality TV to politics, an unorthodox path for a U.S. president. Jonathan, on the other hand, had a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Rights Activist, Chidinma Ajemba, has called for special consideration for women with disabilities to give them a sense of belonging and opportunities to prove their mettle. The accomplished journalist, and communication strategist, made the call while featuring on Ikengaonline townhall meeting. Ajemba who spoke on the theme, “Access and political participation of PWDs in the South-East”, said women with disabilities deserve special consideration because of the peculiar nature of their challenges first as women, and then as PWDs. According to her, women with disabilities suffer the worst of marginalisation from society, a situation, that imposes psychological trauma on…
By Godwin Onyeacholem Eighteen months on, still very little – if any – is heard from the Tinubu administration on the whistleblowing and whistleblower protection bill now said to be lying in the presidency and awaiting a re-transmission to the national assembly for passage into law hopefully, according to competent sources in the Federal Ministry of Finance, the institution managing Nigeria’s whistleblowing policy introduced since December 21, 2016, by the Buhari administration. The draft executive bill, titled whistleblowing and whistleblower protection act 2021, was projected to be a stand-alone protection law to replace the policy that was created through an…
By Johnson Agwu On 20 October 2024, I was gloomy. It was four years since the #EndSARS protests by Nigerian Youths against police brutality and the bloody reprisals that followed in its wake. I scrolled my phone with intention of exiting the #EndSARS sorrows. Instead, I scrolled unto premium tears. On Premium Times, I stumbled on an article headlined: “Theresa Chikeka: The retired judge who is chief judge of Imo State? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu”. I take anything written by Prof Odinkalu seriously because he bears a torch in the dark times we find ourselves in this country. By his flint we hope to find guidance to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one member of a secessionist group, rescue of a victim, and the recovery of firearms, vehicles, and other incriminating items. Spokesperson of the Police in Anambra State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, said Police operatives from the Operations Department of the Command, attached to a VIP in the State, on 29/11/2024 at 8:30 pm, along Agulu/Nnobi Road, neutralised one of the criminal elements in the State. He said the operatives recovered one pump-action gun, five live cartridges, five machetes, two SUV jeeps, and two pairs of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka No fewer than 600 residents of Ogbaru Local Government Area were treated of various ailments by the Naval Outpost in Onitsha, Anambra State. Ikengaonline learned that the exercise was part of efforts to foster cordial civil-military relations with host communities. The 2-day outreach, organised in collaboration with ACCU-Answer Limited and Chris Care Medical Services Limited include high blood pressure, high body temperature, high blood sugar, malaria, HIV, hepatitis B and C, uric acid levels, lipid profiles, prostate-specific antigen screening, free consultations and medications. Declaring the event open at Primary Healthcare Center, Odekpe, Commanding Officer of Naval Outpost…