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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…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Leader of Niger Delta ex-militants, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, on Friday, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Aso Rock. This is as Dokubo has accused the military of responsibility for over 99% oil theft in Nigeria. Briefing State House Correspondents after the parley with Mr President, the ex-militants Leader, said the Nigerian Army and Navy “are responsible for 99% oil theft in the country.” “The military is at the centre of oil theft and we have to make this very clear to the Nigerian public that 99 per cent of oil theft can be traced to…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu There is anxiety in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Enugu State Chapter, over the delay in the appointment of Commissioners, Advisers and personnel aides by Gov. Peter Mbah, three weeks after his inauguration. Ikengaonline reports that since his assumption of office as governor of the state, Mbah has only appointed the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in the person of Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. A source told Ikengaonline on the condition of anonymity that the governor has set up a committee to vet all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to enable him fully understand the situations…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has flagged off this year’s farming season with assurance of supporting farmers in the state for food sufficiency. The 2023 farming season flag-off took place at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, with the theme, “Biological Farming: Nature’s Sustainability Solution.” Performing the flag-off, Governor Chukwuma Soludo reassured the commitment of his administration towards assisting farmers in the state for food sufficiency. He said that agriculture remains one of the strong pillars of his government because of the enormous benefits including food security, job creation, boosting of the economy, and as well lifting people…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has ordered the remand of an Abuja-based businessman and community leader, Chief Dennis Ezebuilo, at Awka Correctional Center till 20th June 2023 for his bail application. Ezebuilo is one of the claimants to the seat of the Traditional Ruler of Amanuke in Awka North Local Government Area. He was remanded at the Awka Correctional Center over his inability to appear before the court in the case between him and Inspector General of Police bordering on Ezeship tussle in his community since 2023. According to the charge sheet marked…

Seeks extension of sanitisation to INEC, judiciary Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Foremost rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for removing the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele; and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, AbdulRasheed Bawa; and ordering their probe. He also applauded Tinubu for the on-going sanitisation in the foreign exchange market, and urged him to extend the fight to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The legal luminary who took to his Twitter, also wants the extension of the fight to the judiciary.…