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As Obi, Ndukuba, others pay last respect Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The remains of the Late Dean, Church of Nigeria, Anglican communion, Most Reverend Maxwell Samuel Chukwunweike Anikwenwa, were on Thursday buried in his hometown, Awkuzu, Anambra State. Anikwenwa, who was the former Archbishop of Province II and the Retired Bishop of Awka Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), died on March 13, 2023, after a brief illness. He was aged 83. At the cathedral church of St. Faith where his funeral service took place on Thursday, Anikwenwa was described as a true servant of God who led an exemplary and…
Warns Ohanaeze against Greek gift Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has rolled out conditions for any partnership between Ndigbo and the British Government. IPOB which was responding to a recent statement credited to the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, said it was the height of hypocrisy for Britain to do nothing about Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a British citizen who has been illegally detained for over two years, only to seek business partnership with South-East. The pro-Biafra movement which stoutly opposed any form of partnership with Britain, insisted that Kanu should be freed first…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The former Minister for Health, Professor Ihechukwu Madubuike, has faulted the arrest and detention of the the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, while those who authorised his actions were left untouched. Professor Madubuike who spoke with Ikengaonline insisted that Emefiele should be made to disclose all those who authorised and benefited from his actions considered illegal, and such people arrested and prosecuted along with him. He said it was injustice to persecute Emefiele alone and leave his co-travellers and mentors off the hook. “Now they have arrested the former CBN Governor, Emefiele. But he…
By Azu Ishiekwene It doesn’t make sense to weigh tragedies on a scale. How do you measure them? Leo Tolstoy got it right in Anna Karenina when he said whereas all happy families are alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. And so indeed it was on June 14 when it was reported that a boat carrying 750 migrants had capsized near Greece in the Mediterranean killing over 500 with dozens missing. It was one of the most horrific tragedies in recent times, claiming the lives of hundreds of migrants mostly from Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan and Palestine…
By Sam Okoro It is exactly one month today, June 29, that Dr Alex Chioma Otti of the Labour Party (LP) took the oath of office and allegiance as the fifth democratically-elected governor of Abia, God’s own State, to dutifully and selflessly serve the state and its good people for the next four years, God helping him. Between then and now, the former bank chief executive has painstakingly shouldered the burden of providing people-based and result-oriented service by gradually and systematically re-setting the system in a disruptive manner, while laying the foundation for sustainable socioeconomic growth and development of the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police operatives from Ogidi Division, Anambra State have apprehended the Ojoto community vigilante commander and two others for the abduction and murder of a tricycle operator, Christian Oluchukwu Onah, a 25-year-old tricycle rider from Ovoko community, Igbo-Eze South LGA, Enugu State but residing in Oba, Idemili South LGA, Anambra State. He was declared missing on 28th May 2023 when he failed to return after going out for the day’s business. His neighbour in Oba had raised alarm over his whereabouts and subsequently reported to the police. The owner of the tricycle, name withheld, said the missing Christian rides…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN); a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has demanded for strict adherence to the Declaration of Assets Act of 1986 to stem the rising wave of Bank fraud in Nigeria. The president of the organisation, Olu Omotayo Esq, made the demand in a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and made available to newsmen in Enugu. He noted that the 1986 Act was enacted to check the rising corrupt practices in the banking industry by bank employees and the Nigerian Customs service. He said: “The Act in…
By Emmanuel Ogebe 2023 Election Court Diary Part 2: Paper fight: Russia, Ukraine and Trump feature in courtroom fireworks at PDP hearing. June 20 – the barristers brawl that ended yesterday’s Labour Party hearing shifted to a replay between PDP and INEC albeit not as stormy. Uche SAN, Petitioner’s lead counsel sagaciously and graciously thanked INEC for the document dump from INEC the previous day but lamented late production of sub subpoenaed evidence. “Getting documents from INEC is like Ukraine asking Russia to provide weapons to fight it. We need laws for INEC to provide elections to the court.” Incidentally this…
Our Reporter, New York Award-winning artist and scholar Olu Oguibe has said that Nigeria is not developing because citizens are socialised to do things the wrong way. He made the remarks in the online interview programme 90Minutes Africa hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo on Sunday. Oguibe said that, unlike the late Chinua Achebe, he does not belong to the school of thought that believes Nigeria’s problem is entirely about leadership. He argued that the character of Nigerian politicians is shaped by the environment they were brought up in, and thus, they are the product of the malaise of Nigerian society. “The present…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Member of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Presidential Advisory Council and Abia State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the last general election, Prof Gregory Ibe has congratulated Muslim faithful in the state and across the world as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. Professor Ibe who is a member of the Presidential Advisory Council of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, enjoined Muslims to emulate the sacrificial lifestyle of Prophet Ibrahim by extending charity to the less privileged. The Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies who gave the admonition in an Eid El Kabir goodwill message, encouraged all…