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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has condemned the murder of Barrister Ifeanyi Iloakasia, a lawyer and President General of Aguleri community in Anambra East Local Government Area of the State. Ikengaonline reported that Iloakasia was attacked alongside his client on Thursday May 15th, 2025 near Agulu-Nanka boundary area of the state, while returning from the court. Reacting to the killing in a statement signed by the Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo condemned the heinous act, describing the late lawyer as a strong advocate of peace. He also expressed his deep condolences to the family and friends…
By Rudolf Okonkwo I am Unoka—yes, that Unoka. Okonkwo’s father. The most misunderstood and maligned character in Things Fall Apart. Since I embraced this identity, I’ve known true peace. The kind that comes from dropping anxiety like a hot akara and breathing in the fresh air of authenticity, like when Unoka played his flute, even if nobody danced or clapped. I cannot come and kill myself, abeg. Like my spiritual predecessor, I’m perfectly okay with my swollen belly. Rich people have potbellies too, and call it “wealth.” Mine just came despite the pangs of hunger. And let’s face it: no…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The education transformation agenda of the Abia State Government, yesterday, received a major boost, following the launch of the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) in the state by UNICEF. Abia is the 22nd state to embrace NLP which came into focus during the COVID-19 era. NLP, a digital platform developed to mitigate the challenge of insufficient instructional materials in schools, provides both teachers and students, access to developed lesson notes on different topics. According to UNICEF, NLP enables teachers to gain free online access to relevant materials needed to effectively impart knowledge. Speaking during the launch, UNICEF Chief…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Hon. Sunday Umeha, representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Umeha announced his defection at an event organised by the APC at Ibagwa Aka, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State on Saturday. Speaking at the event, Umeha said the protracted crisis rocking the Labour Party at both the National and state levels have made it impossible for him to effectively represent his people. The lawmaker said his decision to join the ruling party was because of the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Government, 36 states, and 774 local governments in Nigeria, shared N1.681 trillion as revenue for April 2025 from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC. This indicates N110 billion representing 6.5 per cent increase compared to the N1.578tn shared for March. The figure was contained in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa. According to Mokwa, the amount was shared during the May 2025 FAAC meeting in Abuja. The statement obtained by Ikengaonline read: “The total distributable revenue of N1.681tn comprised distributable…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A philanthropist, Prince Lawrence Ezeh (Prince of Mburubu) has disbursed non-refundable grants of N50 million to members of Mburubu Community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Speaking at the event in Mburumbu, Ezeh said that the intervention was to boost farming activities, uplift local businesses, and complement Governor Peter Mbah’s administration’s mission to eradicate poverty from every home in the state. Ezeh, who is also the current commissioner for Science, Innovations and Technology in the state, said that the funds were drawn from his personal resources and meant to assist his people for economic…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Four children of the same parents in Eche Ezema, Ibagwa Aka, headquarters of Igbo Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State have been reportedly murdered. A family source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the children were allegedly killed with pestle by a suspect named Pastor Chinedu Eze of a Sabbath Church who is currently with the Divisional Police Station, Ibagwa Aka. The deceased children include Kamsiyochukwu Ezema, female, 7 years; Ezinne Ezema, female, 6 years; Ujunwa Ezema, female, 5 years; and Chinedu Ezema, male, 2 years. The parents of the children, Mr. Ezema…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Discontent and leadership crisis is brewing in Abba community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State following the alleged continued stay of Mr Alexander Ekwuagana as Caretaker President General of the community. Members of the community continue to complain about the leadership that, they said, has not solved its pressing needs. It was gathered that Amabor, one of the villages in Abba, is asserting its turn to produce the President General of the Abba Town Union. However, the village has been unable to do so because “stakeholders” have reportedly preferred Mr. Ekwuagana from another village to…
…Warns against reoccurrence Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia South-East Senate Caucus, has said that the mass failure in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in the South-East has raised suspicion about the transparency of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Examination Board, JAMB. The caucus expressed worry over what it described as “curious and highly suspicious JAMB examination glitch in some centres in Lagos and especially in the whole of South-East.” South-East Senate caucus in a statement by its Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Saturday in Abuja, said “it would be disheartening and hopes not to contemplate such conspiracy theory, “that there is…
Our Reporter, New York Nigeria-born professor of Social Ethics at the University of Boston, Prof. Nimi Wariboko, has said that a one-party state is not ideal for Nigeria under any circumstances. The remarks came during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica. The author of over forty books was reacting to statements attributed to the former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, during a memorial lecture in honour of the late elder statesman, Pa. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, in Port Harcourt. The former president was quoted as saying that “If we must, as a nation, go one-party, then it must be…