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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Professor Madubuike Ezeibe who discovered HIV/AIDS therapy, has threatened to migrate to Ghana should the 2023 presidential polls fail to produce the desired result. The Professor of Virology who is the Chairman, Igbo Think Tank Board of Trustees, BoT, disclosed this during a press briefing in Umuahia, said 2023 elections must be credible in the overall interest of the country. “I will migrate to Ghana if Nigeria gets it wrong in 2023,” he threatened. The Igbo Think Tank BoT Chairman who said the group in synergy with Nzuko Ndigbo, is organising the fourth edition of its International Christmas…
By Osmund Agbo The United States is facing a crisis of gargantuan proportion at her southern border. Lack of economic opportunities at home to support a teeming youth population and widespread political instability brought upon by unbridled corruption is fueling a mass exodus of foreign nationals mostly from Cuba, Mexico as well as Central American nations of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to the United States. The Biden White House is struggling to contain what right-wing commentators have often described as an invasion. “It was mid-afternoon, and we could clearly see smugglers across the river on the Mexican side, loading women…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “In terms of talent and raw athletic ability, Cameroon were almost unquestionably the cream of the crop of the five teams from Africa at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022. Getting the best from them was a management proposition that proved, however, to be beyond the endowments of its governing federation” On 2 July, 2005, Argentina and Nigeria contested the finals of the FIFA World Youth (Under-20) Championships at the Galgenwaard Stadion in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Both teams had navigated a treacherous route over the 23 days of the tournament, which began on 10 June.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Residents of Enugu, capital of Enugu State, have decried the high cost of life chickens as they prepare to celebrate this year’s Christmas. They barred their minds in separate interviews with the Ikengaonline in Enugu. Ikengaonline reports that, prices of chickens ranged between N5,000and N15,000 depending on the sizes and weight. Also, a live Turkey sells for between N25,000 and N30,000. Mrs Anastasia Nwobodo, a resident told our correspondent that she came to Garki market to buy chicken of N4000 but was surprised that she could not find any. “I and my husband agreed to buy a small chicken to celebrate…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has appealed to it’s customers in the South-East region to remain vigilante and safeguard electricity installations in their neighborhood during and after Christmas celebration. Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, said this in the company’s Christmas message delivered to the media in Enugu. He said it is imperative for communal vigilance on electricity installations/infrastructure so that customers would continue to enjoy the company’s services uninterrupted even after the festive period. Ezeh assured customers that its technical teams would be on ground during the Yuletide to attend to faults that might crop…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Vehicles, shops and equipment worth millions of naira have been burnt to ashes in the Old timber market along Wethderal Road Owerri, Imo State. An eyewitness said the fire outbreak started around 2:99 am on Saturday. Some persons who spoke with Ikengaonline blamed the fire incident on electrical fault. Others said it was caused by the burning of waste bins around the area. When Ikengaonline visited the scene of the incident, sympathisers were seen helping to extinguish the fire while some were seen evacuating the debris. Scavengers were on hand to buy the damaged roofs, irons, and other items for their…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP), has distributed farm inputs worth millions of naira to 94 rural farmers in Enugu State. The free agro-inputs were distributed at the IFAD-VCDP office in Enugu to cushion the effect of 2022 flooding that ravaged some parts of the state. Some of the items given to the farmers include bags of Rice Seeds, Urea and NPK Fertilisers, Water Pump and Herbicides of selective and non-selective. The National Programme Coordinator of IFAD, Dr Fatima Aliyu, said IFAD was aware of the impact…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 13, Mr Abutu Yaro, has ordered the Commissioners of Police in-charge of Enugu and Anambra states and Heads of Tactical, Intelligence and Operational Units to ensure visibility policing before, during and after Christmas. He said this in a statement made available to Journalists in Enugu by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO) SP Nkeiruka Nwode. According to him: “I have ordered commissioners of police as well as heads of tactical, intelligence and operational units to ensure adequate deployment of undercover and officers in uniform on highways,…
By Owei Lakemfa The United States invited or summoned 49 African presidents to Washington, DC, for a summit from December 13–15, 2022. There was 100 per cent attendance. However, it unilaterally excluded six African countries, and none of the invited countries protested this exclusion. The body language from the African presidents was that everybody was on their own, therefore, there could be no talk about the African Brotherhood. The US tried to rationalise its decision. For instance, it claimed that Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Sudan were not invited because their leaders did not emerge through elections. If this were true, why was…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Inter-state transport fares have remained almost the same in Enugu metropolis two days to Christmas celebration. Ikengaonline reports that, most transport companies are not recording appreciable passengers two days to the Christmas celebration. At the Garki motor parks, the fares from Enugu to Owerri remained N3000 by Sienna and N2500, by bus. Holy Ghost area, which has the largest concentration of transport companies, Ikengaonline observed there was no passenger-rush compared to previous seasons. The fare from Enugu to Aguata in Anambra State remains N2500 by Sienna while Enugu to Onitsha by Upper Iweka is N3500. Enugu to Calabar, through Onitsha South Transport…