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By Hassan Gimba “If we are true to ourselves, we cannot be false to anyone.” – William Shakespeare. Recently, there have been people saying they regret not voting for President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. To them, he has performed beyond expectations. In just three weeks? This is quite unprecedented because what we used to have were people either jumping off from a rudderless boat or dropping down from a driverless bus. Many people who despaired yesterday are hopeful today. The nation’s confidence in the presidency is replacing the gloom that was there three weeks ago. There is a feeling of…
By Azu Ishiekwene Within minutes of the release of the video of President Bola Tinubu signing the students’ loan bill into law, it was trending on Twitter as was the name of Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, who sponsored the bill in his former life as Speaker. Apart from the Nigeria Maritime University which was charging N81,500 per semester in 2019 – the highest in a federal university – the average tuition is about N45,000. State universities charge between N60,000 and N120,000, while polytechnics and colleges of education charge less of course, but only slightly less than federal universities. Strangely,…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Our politicians are no longer content with hiring Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), they also have their own judges.” Olusegun Adeniyi, When Judges Imperil Democracy, (4 Jan. 2018) When he announced himself to the world on 1 January 1984 as military Head of State and leader of the military coup that had just overthrown Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Nigeria’s then elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, a Major-General, cited as the reason for the coup the fact that the politicians had chosen to “circumvent most of the checks and balances in the constitution,” complaining that “the premium on political power became…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is to visit Lagos in the coming days over the proposed demolition by the Lagos State Authorities of shops built on waterways at the Alaba International Market. This is sequel to a viral video that Lagos State Government had allegedly given a day ultimatum to Igbo traders in Alaba International Market to vacate the market for not voting for the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, during the 2023 general election. But Ohanaeze dismissed the claims in the said video as false. Alaba International Market is said…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Secretary, South-East Basketball Association, Osondu Ngwude, has said that the Oriental Classic South-East Basketball Competition billed to kick off in Enugu on Saturday will be an annual event. Ngwude said this in Enugu while speaking to newsmen on the tournament, adding that the competition would run from Saturday June 17 till June 21. According to him, the five eastern states have been penciled down to participate in the competition which will be the first edition with their male and female teams. He disclosed that the competition was being hosted by Enugu State Basketball Association in conjunction…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Professor Cajetan Nwadinigwe, Chief Medical Director, Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital (GOUNI), Enugu, says the hospital will be a reference point for Nigerians medical needs. Nwadinigwe said this while briefing newsmen in Enugu on the successes the hospital had recorded since inception. The former Ntasiobi Ndi N’afufu hospital was renamed Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital by the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga. He said that he had been mandated to reposition the hospital to serve people of Enugu State, Nigeria and the world in general, better. Nwadinigwe said that as a faith based…
Benson Ezechime, Enugu The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Usman Baba, has approved the deployment of the two newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma to departments. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said Mba had been deployed to head the Department of Research and Planning while Ciroma was deployed to head the Department of Training and Development. Adejobi said Mr Hafiz Inuwa, a DIG had also been redeployed to head the Department of Logistics and Supply. According to Adejobi, with the recent…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has stated that it would ban the services of Moniepoint in the state. Ikengaonline learned that the statement followed reported cases of financial rascality and fraudulent activities of the coordinators in the state. Recall that the State Government had engaged the services of Moniepoint to assist in collecting taxes from the residents. The Executive Director in-charge of operations and other revenue in Anambra State, Christian Madubuko, stated this while addressing journalists in his office, shortly after security men arrested two suspected coordinators of the Moniepoint in Awka, the State capital on Friday. He said…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Two Assistant Inspectors General of Police, Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma, have been promoted to rank of Deputy Inspectors General of Police. Their promotion was contained in a statement issued Friday by the Spokesperson of the Police Service Commission, PSC, Ikechukwu Ani. According to the statement, DIG Ciroma will replace DIG Ali Janga, who has retired from service and represented the North-East geopolitical zone in the Police Management Team. Similarly DIG Mba will represent the South-East zone and replace retired DIG John Amadi, who prior to his retirement represented the zone. The statement obtained by Ikengaonline read…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Yoruba community in Anambra State has debunked rumours suggesting hostilities between the Yorubas and their host towns in the State. This is not particularly unconnected to the outcome of the February 25th, 2023 Presidential election that resulted in the emergence of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the elected President of Nigeria. Rumours had it that Yorubas residing in the state were attacked during the presidential election and accused of not voting for Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election. However, Alhaji Ademola Okeleye, the President General of the Yoruba community in…