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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Unknown persons have abducted a corpse, all the family members conveying the corpse from Lagos to Nsukka in Enugu State. The remains of late Mr Ugwuanyi Israel from Ameze Owerre, Umabor community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu who died in Lagos was being conveyed home by family members when kidnappers swooped on them. According a family source: “His corpse was on its way from Lagos yesterday (Sunday) when the vehicle conveying his body was halted by kidnappers and people in the vehicle alongside the driver were all kidnapped at Umuoka Udi LGA of Enugu State.…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State, Chinedu Obigwe, has said that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has no intention of betraying his party in the forthcoming 2025 governorship election in the state. The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), had been rumored in recent times to be scheming avenues to lure the incumbent governor to defect to its fold in readiness for the 2025 election. Obigwe, in a statement obtained by Ikengaonline, said APC interest in the governor has shown that Soludo remains the best and a beautiful bride doing good works in…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Managing Director, Geometric Power Power Ltd, Aba, Engineer Ben Caven, has said that power supply in Aba would witness a leap as the Aba integrated power company comes on board this weekend. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to inaugurate the 188-megawatt thermal power plant on February 24. Caven who spoke during an interface with leaders of the 22 member-Aba Landlords Protection and Development Association (APALDA), said that the challenges of power in Aba and its environs would be a thing of the past with the technical inauguration of the plant. He added that the excess…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Chief Clem Aguiyi, Transition Committee Chairman, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, advocates inclusion of Igbo apprenticeship in basic schools curriculum in South-East Zone for capacity building. Aguiyi said this in Awka while interacting with Journalists. He said that an inclusion of Igbo apprenticeship scheme in the primary and secondary school curricula in the South-East zone of the country will produce employable youths. Aguiyi said that such inclusion will make young minds to learn various skills early in life and afford them opportunity to face life challenges much better once out of school. “Igbo apprenticeship scheme…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Hon. Chimex Uluocha, of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, has been elected the new Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Abia State. The new IPAC Chairman emerged Saturday in a peaceful election conducted at the premises of the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Umuahia. He scored 12 votes to beat his only counterpart, and the state Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Ambassador Sunday Onukwubiri. Hon. Prince Onukwuwe, of Zenith Labour Party, was elected the Deputy Chairman; while Elder Edward Ezenwoke, of Social Democratic Party, SDP, emerged the Secretary.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nchatancha community in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, have embarked on protest over an alleged takeover of their ancestral land by the state government. The community members in their thousands marched round markets and village halls within the agrarian community. They carried placards with many inscriptions, such as ‘our house and land are not for sale,’ ‘Nchatancha Nike life matters,’ ‘Enugu State government, leave us alone.” Our correspondent observed that Men, women and children chanted in Igbo language: “This is an abomination. Government has taken our land, all we have is gone. Nchatancha…

…Says his detention, assault on democracy Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has issued a five-day ultimatum to the Ebonyi State Government, to release the detained whistleblower, Comrade Chidi Nwoba. Nwoba was allegedly arrested for demanding that those in charge of the disbursement of the N3 billion by the Governor for youth empowerment give account of the largesse. COSEYL, said that it would mobilise two million youths for a protest march in Abakaliki on Thursday, February 22, if Government failed to release him. COSEYL, in a release signed by the President General, Comrade Goodluck Ibem; and…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman, South-East Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu, has identified uneven development as the major cause of rural-urban drift and ungoverned spaces used by terrorists in the country. Agubuzu said this during his remark at the first Founder’s Day Lecture of the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno near Nsukka in Enugu State on Friday. According to him, I call on all political leaders in our country to be aware of the demographic and security dangers inherent in an uneven development of all parts of the country. “Lack of development and amenities…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Renowned Nigerian actor, Chief Pete Edochie, has said companies endorse him as their brand ambassadors because of his reputation and impeccable character. The thespian stated this when the 9th Integrated Energy Solutions Limited unveiled him as the brand ambassador of Rowe Motor Oil in Enugu State. Edochie popularly known as “Okonkwo and Ebubedike” by his fans, said he had managed to live above board within a society marked with criminal tendencies, saying “it is a credible achievement.” According to the septuagenarian, he has never been associated with any kind of scandal. He noted that most people look…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia In his quest to deepen the Abia State economy and offer a formidable financial future for the youths, Gov Alex Otti has commenced the process of training the youths in agro-business. As part of the measures, the State Government will collaborate with CSS FARMS based in Nasarawa State to undertake the training in line with his commitment to supporting food security in the state. Receiving a delegation from the farm, Gov Otti explained that the reason he sent both the Commissioner for Agriculture, Prof Monica Ironkwe and the Special Adviser on Agriculture, Dr Cliff Agbaeze, to the…