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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The recent ban on sit-at-home in Enugu State by Gov. Peter Mbah appears to have worsened the situation as the whole state was on Monday June 19, 2023, locked down completely. Ikengaonline investigation shows that the coal city state is now a ghost of itself as business activities are paralysed with Banks, Schools, Markets among other public and commercial areas ramained closed. Also, intra-state and inter-state transportation are not operating as all roads leading in and out of Enugu are deserted. A visit to the New Market Enugu, revealed total lockdown and also the bubbling Holy Ghost/Old…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia There appears to be an end in sight for Abia workers’ plights as Gov. Alex Otti has assured that defrayal of their accumulated salary arrears would commence by the end of June. Otti who gave the assurance while speaking at a reception in honour of the member representing Ikwuano Umuahia federal constituency, Hon Obi Aguocha, expressed concern over the predicaments of workers following many months of salary arrears but said efforts were being intensified to begin the defrayal by the end of the month. He declared that by the end of December, 2023 all outstanding Abia workers’…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has escaped assassination by hoodlums on Friday along Ihube community on the Okigwe-Enugu Expressway. Okorocha spoke in brief about the attack on Sunday when he attended the birthday celebration of the Imo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Samuel Anyanwu, at Amaimo, Ikeduru council area of the state. The security convoy was said to be that of the operatives from the Enugu State Government asked to provide Okorocha with security by Governor Peter Mbah. Explaining further, Okorocha said: “Why is it that after spending two days in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has launched a scathing attack on Niger Delta ex-militant, Asari Dokubo, following his comments against the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Recall that Kanu, the embattled Pro-Biafra and IPOB leader, has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) where he is standing trial for terrorism charge. Dokubo had recently asked President Bola Tinubu not to release the IPOB leader. According to him, Kanu should face the law as “releasing him is rewarding criminality and rewarding gruesome murder of innocent people.” Reacting, the IPOB Media And Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev’d Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, has called on fathers to be courageous in dealing with issues troubling the society. Bishop Ibezim gave the charge during the 2023 Father’s Sunday Service at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Sunday. Speaking during the Service, the Prelate particularly eulogised fathers for their roles in the advancement of society. He urged them to be courageous and imbibe the fear of God to achieve what heaven has ordained them to achieve. Bishop Ibezim who…
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…