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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, Prince Okey Kanu, has said that the state had been hijacked by a political cabal which feeds fat on public funds. The governorship hopeful who made the claims during a gubernatorial debate organised by Abia League of Professionals Initiative (ALPI), vowed to deal with, and silence the cabal if voted into power. He promised not to have any dealings with anybody with stained records in his administration which he said would mark the beginning of a new Abia. The Management expert promised to work with Abia professionals irrespective of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that his All Progressives Congress, APC counterpart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is plotting to instigate violence to scuttle the forthcoming polls and ultimately destabilise the country. He also demanded proper investigation of Tinubu’s running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima’s alleged links with Boko Haram while he was Governor of Borno State. According to the former Vice President, Tinubu the flag bearer of the ruling party is scheming  to cause riots with the aim of causing a revolution that would plunge Nigeria into crisis. Atiku in…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to dissolve the State Working Committee (SWC) of the Enugu State chapter barring any last minute intervention. A credible source told Ikengaonline that the NWC’s decision follows the insistence of Gov. Ifeanyi Igwuanyi not to campaign for the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. An inside source from the party told Ikengaonline that the decision to sack the State EXCO was also hinged on Ugwuanyi’s continued romance with the G-5 governors. “NEC has concluded plans to dissolve the Enugu State EXCO of the party as Ugwuanyi…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ostensibly peeved by the biting economic hardship in the country, disenchanted youths in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state of Katsina, stoned his convoy while he was on state visit to inaugurate some projects in the state. Shortly after Buhari inaugurated  the Kofar Kaura Underpass in Katsina, angry  youths took to the streets. As soon as the President began to leave the venue the youths began to throw stones at his convoy as well as the crowd. The protesters also set up bonfires along the Yahaya Madaki Way, a few metres from the Underpass, while shouting in Hausa…

By Angela Agoawike The use of biographies for election campaigns dates back to decades. Sometimes written in a hurry, a campaign biography gives highlights of the candidate’s life, introduces him to the voting public and so doing, gives an insight into his aspiration to the highest office in the land. The importance of a presidential campaign ‘biography’ is underlined by among others, the setting up of libraries to look for such books and store them for posterity, just like the Clarke Library of the Central Michigan University in the USA has done since the early 1960s.   Many politicians, such as former American…

By Azu Ishiekwene A leader like Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand doesn’t come in tens. Not even in twos. And so, it was such a bright day on October 26, 2017, when she took office as New Zealand’s Prime Minister.  She was 37-years-old and also the youngest head of government at the time. What’s there not to love? But now, more than five years later, she has announced the withdrawal of that special light as she resigns the position, stating that she “no longer had enough in the tank” to carry on in office.  “I’m leaving, because with such a…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has confirmed one person dead and 15 others under surveillance after they were infected with Lassa fever in the State The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Awka, the state capital on Thursday.  He, however, noted that the State’s emergency response team is already responding to the recorded cases while relevant surveillance measures were in place to curtail its spread. He further said government had constituted contact tracing teams to follow up on the cases. He said: “So far in Anambra state, we have recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Thursday said his administration would embark on the restructuring of the country, if he emerges Nigeria’s President in this year’s general election. He stated this during his presidential campaign at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. He stressed that he was entirely for restructuring as clamoured by the southern states of the country. The PDP presidential candidate called on the electorate to vote for PDP as the APC was a collapsing political party. He said: “From the inception of our democracy, Ebonyi has continued to…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has appointed Hon. Samuel Agwu Okporie as its Campaign Director General. Conveying the decision in a letter of appointment endorsed by the Campaign’s Secretariat and made available to the media on behalf of the APGA Governorship candidate, Professor Benard Ifeanyi Odoh and his Deputy, Dr Nkata Chuku, the council stated that the role of Okporie among other terms of reference is to spearhead and coordinate the campaign activities of the the campaign council otherwise known as Odohzia Campaign Organisation for the 2023 general election. A lawyer by…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has roundly condemned the unprovoked attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, during a recent visit to Katsina State, North-West Nigeria. National President of OYC, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, in a statement Thursday, warned of the dire consequences of any harm coming on the former Anambra State Governor. Accusing past and present northern leaders of impoverishing northern youths, OYC called on northern youths to eschew tribal politics and not to stoke the embers of ethnic tension. The…