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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A non-governmental organisation, Vision Spring Initiatives, with support from Nigeria Women Trust Fund, has donated desktops and printers to Abia State Police Command. This was made known at a human rights training on Ending Violence against Women and Girls, EVAWG, for police officers that held in Umuahia. At the Training, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Women Affairs, Mrs Chinwe Onyeukwu, expressed Gov. Alex Otti’s commitment to stop violence against women and girls in the state. She highlighted and the dedication of the Governor and his wife, Priscilla, in ensuring that the right investment, resources, policies,…

… As family commends DSS Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has advised Biafra agitators and security agencies to be watchful and carefully guard against attacks by criminal elements ahead of the Supreme Court judgment in his suit against the Federal Government on December 15. Kanu who spoke through his younger brother Prince Emmanuel Kanu after the later visited him Thursday at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, where he is currently detained, warned that some mischievous elements might decide to cause confusion by targeting either Biafra agitators…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, Thursday inaugurated Transition Committee Chairmen (Mayors) and their Deputies for the 17 Local Government Areas in the state. This is as the Governor promised not to interfere with the affairs of the Council areas including their funds. In a speech entitled “Expanding the Frontiers of Development,” Otti urged the Mayors to give priority to Agriculture. “Your primary task as mayors and deputies shall be to make the local communities and towns conducive for active production and rapid growth. We expect you to quickly develop holistic frameworks for improving agriculture and light scale production…

By Azu Ishiekwene Liberia and Sierra Leone have a common historical legacy and often tend to imitate each other in war and peace. But events in the last two weeks suggest that while Liberia may be turning a new, refreshing page, Sierra Leone remains trapped in its troubled past. First, the good news from Liberia, whose capital, Monrovia, was named in honour of America’s fifth president, James Monroe. After one six-year term, President George Weah announced that he was done, even before Liberia’s electoral commission finished counting the votes in the November 17 run-off elections. The football legend didn’t…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Mr Ogbonna Idike, former Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, has debunked insinuations of his involvement in arson and destruction of houses in Ikolo community in Igbo-Etiti council area. Idike told Ikengaonline in Enugu on Wednesday that the insinuations that he was involved and had a hand in the burning of some houses in Ikolo community recently, in November  2023, was unfounded, misleading, wicked and mischievous. He said that it was calculated to damage his image and pitch him against the people of Ikolo Community. Idike said that as a well-known peace-loving person, past Executive…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has re-stated his resolve to transform the economy of Abia State, vowing that under his watch, the state will retain its lead and excel as the Small and Medium Enterprise, SME, hub of Nigeria. Governor Otti stated this while addressing a delegation of Bank of Industry (BOI) Management, who paid him a business visit. He said his overall target “is to make Abia a leading State with the ease of doing business across the country,” adding that his vision is to gainfully engage the people and reduce hardship, hunger and insecurity to the barest…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has stated  that his government is intentional in using sports to unite the people as well as grow the economy of  Abia state. Governor Otti stated this while receiving a delegation of Sports Nigeria, a private sector driven initiative aimed at partnering governments and private entities to harness talents and develop sports infrastructure in Nigeria. “We are very deliberate about using sports to unite our people who could support our economy and also to do a few other things that we have mentioned here.” The Governor, who said that Abia State is blessed with enormous talents…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman of Uzo Uwani Local Government Council, Hon. Celestine Chidozie, has completed a Divisional Police Station with Staff Quarters at Adani. The chairman, while conducting a team of the Enugu State Good Governance Initiative (ENS-GGI) round the project said, the construction of the police station became a priority to his administration after the former police station at Adani was razed by hoodlums. He said that Adani, was one of the economic hub of Uzo Uwani LGA and a gateway to Anambra State, “therefore, the security of this area cannot be taken for granted.” He said: “As you…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said the registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, begins on January 15, 2024 and ends on February 16, 2024. JAMB,  in a statement, Wednesday, fixed March 7, 2024, for its MOCK-UTME, while the main UTME is scheduled for April 19 to 29, 2024. According to the statement released by JAMB’s Spokesman, Fabian Benjamin,  the dates were fixed “based on the series of recommendations emanating from a two-day Information Technology (IT) and Management Retreat held between 26th and 28th, November 2023.” “Candidates are expected to print their…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Mrs Ngozi Queen Obioma has been appointed the substantive Head of Service of Abia State by Governor Alex Otti. Her appointment, which takes effect from December 1, 2023,  was contained in a release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Kenneth Kalu. According to the release, Otti congratulated the new Head of Service on her appointment while commending the outgoing Acting Head of Service, Lady Joy Maduka, for her contributions and wished her well in her new position. Meanwhile, the release did not provide any information about the “new position” of Lady Maduka who was until…