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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Three policemen attached to Police Area Command, Onitsha, Anambra State, were said to have been detained at Police headquarters, Awka, Anambra State, for allegedly killing a father of three, late Mr. Chibueze Samuel Nwakor, who lived at No. 15F Haruna St. Odoakpu/Sokoto Road junction on 13th October, 2023, at about 6pm. Briefing newsmen in his office, the counsel to the family, Barr. Anayo Emejue, said that the deceased was shot dead on the faithful day without any provocation by three policemen led by one Jude Utazi. “We were told that the three policemen, attached to Onitsha…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A middle-aged woman has blamed economic hardship occasioned by the removal of petroleum subsidy for selling her three-month old grandson in Nnewi, Anambra State. The woman identified as Oluchukwu Nwosu, was apprehended after she sold the third child of her daughter for N50,000. She said her daughter had abandoned the babies for her to take care of after conceiving them out of wedlock. Pleading for forgiveness, the suspect said, “This is the third time my daughter Ijeoma had conceived out of wedlock.” She said the other two sons were being cared for by the state community children’s…
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, presidential election. The apex court also dismissed the appeal of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). The party was urged to withdraw its appeal as it did not have prayers for determination. Counsel for the APM, Machukwu Umeh, subsequently withdrew his appeal. A seven-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Inyang Okoro made the disclosure on Monday after counsels to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Barrister Casmir Agbo, Chairman of Labour Party (LP) Enugu State chapter, has raised the alarm over an alleged threat to assassinate him and other stakeholders of the party in the state. In a press release issued in Enugu on Monday, Agbo mentioned some of the stakeholders marked for elimination to include LP Governorship candidate in March 18 election, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, Hon. Emma Agama, Barr. Collins Eze Agbo, Hon. Cosmos Agbo and Hon. Ekene Okenyi. All, except Edeoga, are from Opi Community in Nsukka Local Government Area. According to the release, the LP chairman accused rival Peoples…
By Press Statement The Media & Information Literacy Intercultural Dialogue Foundation (MILID Foundation) is set to hold a one-day training on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) to commemorate the 2023 MIL week. The training themed Youth, MIL, and Digital Spaces will introduce young Nigerian students between the ages of 15 and 25 to the basics of media and information literacy as an antidote to the information disorder popularly called fake news. Secondary school students of Cradle2Harvard International School and university students of Nile University in the FCT are beneficiaries of this training. Digitisation and the growth of technology have empowered…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Sunday was said to have escaped assassination attempt on his life near Abuja where he was to attend an official engagement. This was alleged by the Kogi State Government, which said the Governor was on his way to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, when the incident occurred. The statement signed by the state Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, said that the attack occurred at about 4 p.m. According to the statement, hoodlums ambushed the Governor’s convoy and opened fire at it immediately they sighted the convoy. “The attackers who…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Troops of Sector One of the Joint Task Force South-East, code-named “Operation UDO KA II” and Department of State Services Enugu State Command have apprehended an escapee of Jos jail break during a raid on IPOB/ESN camp in Enugu State. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Enugu by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, for the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA II. Unuakhalu said that the escapee was apprehended during a raid operation to suspected Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Tricycle operators, popularly known as Keke riders, in the University town of Nsukka, Enugu State, have cried out over the newly introduced N2500 weekly ticket by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah. In exclusive interviews with Ikengaonline, some of the operators decried the levy, describing it as inhumane and a tough target for them. They lamented that the government did not carry them along before coming out with the policy, saying that it was a harsh decision by the government considering the current economic hardship in the land. One of the Keke riders, Mr Ignatius Asanya, said that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Ministry of Defense, has commenced the capturing of veterans, windows and orphans of fallen heroes for monthly cash transfers of N25,000 to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. According to the National Chairman of the Nigerian Legion, Maj Gen Abdulmalik Jubril (retd.), who was in Umuahia weekend during the flag off of the exercise, the gesture will help mitigate the economic hardship associated with the fuel subsidy removal. He explained that the cash transfer would last for three months, and urged veterans to take advantage of the offer to get enrolled. Gen. Jubril commended…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Godswill Obot Akpabio aspired to be president of Nigeria and ended up president all the same but of the Senate. In that capacity, he presides over the national assembly. That makes him the number three in citizen of the country, behind only the president and his vice. It is ordinarily a pretty perch from which a lot can be accomplished but that also depends on what “a lot” means. Unlike many politicians in Nigeria, Akpabio went to schools that were in existence at the time he received his certificates and he has school mates who are still…