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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have arrested a couple trafficking a one-month-old Baby from Lagos State to Anambra. Police operatives made the interception at Bridgehead in Onitsha, as the couple were travelling in a Luxury bus belonging to a popular transport company with the baby when a co-passenger observed that the mother could not breastfeed the baby, despite its cry for food in the course of the journey. Ikengaonline gathered that the good Nigerian put a call through to Anambra Police on its Control Room hotline in Awka, which then relayed the information to the Police at Bridgehead in…

 By Owei Lakemfa The culture in Nigeria is that after Presidential Elections, politicians, hangers-on, propagandists, relatives and a rainbow of persons gather like ants over sugar. Primarily, the gathering is to partake of the honey which is how they see the emergent government. In fact, for many, elections are the best investment they can make, and they need to quickly recoup the funds invested. The Tinubu administration has so far, exhibited the symptoms of that national disease. The first race is for ministerial positions where the competent is usually crowded out by the desperate. So, usually, bright, competent persons with…

…Sad, Fubara naively signed his death warrant Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Elder statesman and Leader of Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has rejected the recent recommendations by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the political crisis rocking Rivers State. The former Federal Commissioner for Information accused Tinubu of overruling the Nigeria Constitution and shaking the foundation of Nigeria’s democracy. This is as he carpeted Governor Siminalayi Fubara for agreeing to the terms of the “toxic recommendations,” which according to Clark amounted to the Governor signing his death warrant and surrendering his authority to former Governor Nyesom Wike. Recall that Tinubu had in a…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Václav Bálek (Czech Republic), has announced the appointment of Joy Ezeilo of Nigeria; Mohamed Chande Othman of Tanzania;  and Mona Rishmawi of Jordan/Switzerland to serve as the three independent members of the new Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan. According to a statement by the Council, Othman will serve as Chair of the Mission. Recall that the Human Rights Council established the Fact-Finding Mission in October, through resolution A/HRC/RES/54/2, “to investigate and establish the facts, circumstances and root causes of all alleged human rights violations and abuses and…

Wife says Enugu govt has not shown concern Arinze Chijioke Chigozie Ugwu’s day usually begins at 5am, when he wakes up and helps with some house chores after which he prepares his three-year-old son, Chibueze and drops him off at school before he resumes at the office at 6:30. Ugwu, an indigene of Ukehe, a community in Igbo Etiti Local Government, is always the first to resume at the Enugu State Fire Service where he has been working since 2014. As he was leaving on the morning of Tuesday, December 12, Ugwu kissed his two kids and his wife, Juliet…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Barely one month after four children of same parents in Umuahia, Abia State capital were stollen by the tricycle operator conveying them to school, the State Police Command, has confirmed the stealing of another four children. This time, the victims are not of same parents unlike the previous incident but two of the children are siblings while one is their cousin, and the fourth person from another parents. The missing children were said to have been stolen on Saturday by a tenant who packed into their compound on Thursday. The runaway tenant was said to have organised…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has expressed grief over the demise of the late former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife. This is as a member of Ohanaeze Presidential Advisory Council and the Abia State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in 2023, Professor Greg Ibe, described Ezeife’s death as a monumental loss to the Igbo nation. Otti in a statement by his Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma,  expressed sadness over the “sudden demise of the former Governor of Old Anambra State and renowned Igbo Leader, His Excellency, Dr.…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Managing Director of Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere, has threatened to deal mercilessly with any staff caught in unethical conduct while on duty. He said that most of the personnel have formed the habits of collecting money, beating people  while on duty, noting that the command can no longer tolerate such. He said Ocha brigade is a clean, orderly, disciplined and healthy enforcement agency towards cleaning up the state for healthy living. Anere gave the warning on Monday while distributing 50kg of rice to each of the staff across the three Senatorial District of…

Our Reporter, New York Nigerian-born, US-based nursing educator Dr. Nneka Egbuonu, has faulted the Nigerian President’s claim that the tragic killing of 126 civilians in the Tundun Biri village in Kaduna State is “an event designed by God.” She made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90Minutes Africa on Sunday. “We cannot make mistakes or be rascal with our lives and say it is designed by God.   “I don’t think that God is that evil to do such a thing,” the devout Buddhist said. Her statement comes barely a week after President Tinubu gave his “condolence message” at the…

…Gov to re-present budget, re-absorb commissioners who resigned Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The political crisis rocking Rivers State appears to have been laid to rest following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who convened a meeting at Aso Rock on Monday where the gladiators were reconciled. Some of the critical stakeholders present at the Aso Rock reconciliatory meeting were Gov. Siminalayi  Fubara; his political godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike; the former Governor of the state, Sir Peter Odili. Present at the meeting also were the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and the Chief of Staff to…