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By Owei Lakemfa Nigerians are brilliant, one of the best educated peoples in the world. But none of us can show our children or grandchildren the spot where, 63 years ago, our country’s independence was declared. The spot where the iniquitous colonial British flag was lowered and the Nigerian Green-White-Green independence flag was hoisted to proclaim the birth of the most populous Black Nation in the world. That spot is buried under the concrete of our leaders’ lack of historical sense and greed. This spot, which is on Lagos Island, was known as the Race Course. You get it: where…
By Frank Nweke Jnr. We have only one state in Nigeria with a functional airline. It is arguably one of the best in the country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the state had a poverty rate of 28% when the airline was launched in 2019. Today, the poverty rate is 71%, showing that there is no direct or substantial impact of airline ownership on poverty reduction. The other airline that existed in one of the South-East states operated for less than a year after its launch. In September, Aviation Industry Stakeholders held a conference in Abuja to discuss…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State has been made proud again as a Senior Magistrate in Neni Division of the State Judiciary, Ifeyinwa Nasiah Okoye, emerged top on the global stage with the Justitia Award in faraway Austria. The Justitia Awards honour outstanding women in all legal professions and stages of their careers. The awards fall in three categories: International leaders, lifetime awards; Academia; and game changers, pioneers and young achievers. Okoye, who was celebrated as a “Game Changer” in the Legal profession, was one of the five shortlisted nominees for the Justitia Awards during the Women in Law conference held in September, 2023. Other…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government, has said that some Chinese investors have indicated interest in investing in the proposed Nsulu Games Village. Commissioner for Sports, Mr Nwaobilo Ananaba, who disclosed this during a press briefing after the State Executive Council meeting, said that the State Government was determined to revive sports in the state. He said that Sports had enormous potentials in the state considering huge sports stars in various parts of the state. The Commissioner said that the State Government had embarked on sensitisation of schools to identify young Abians with various talents in sports and assist in…
. Says they’re hired to discredit Obi Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A support group of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and his running mate, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Obi-Datti organisation, has urged media houses in the country to stop referring to Chief Lamidi Apapa and Dr Abayomi Arambabi as the National Chairman and Spokesman of the Labour Party. The group in a strong worded press statement dismissed the duo as political hirelings recruited by Obi’s detractors to pull down the LP presidential flag bearer. According to the statement signed by Dr Tanko Yunusa, Chief Spokesman for…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Special Adviser to Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, Navy Commander MacDonald Ubah (retd), has refuted media reports that the Governor issued a two-week ultimatum to Northerners at the Lokpanta Regional Cattle market to relocate to the North. The SA who addressed newsmen Monday in Umuahia, described the media report as false and a fabrication by mischievous elements to discredit the Governor. Clearing the air on the misconstrued directive of the Governor, the SA said that security reports revealed that most of the criminal activities in the Umunneochi/Uturu/Lokpanta axis were traceable to the market. He explained that…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka UNIZIK Business School (UBS) in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has launched the second and final phase of the training of Engineering Students on alternative electricity and energy systems. The programme is under the Higher Education Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA) ’22/24, established and funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom (UK). It is an international collaboration project titled: “Catalysing the Employability and Entrepreneurial Impact of Nigerian Graduate Engineers in the Electricity Industry as a Strategic Way to Improve Access to Electricity in Nigeria. The programme was sequel to an award of £100,000 received by…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Campaign Against Cultism And Other Vices (POCACOV), a police advocacy group, has lauded Enugu Taekwondo School for engaging and training children in taekwondo during the long school vocation. The National Coordinator of POCACOV, CSP Ebere Amaraizu, gave the commendation in Enugu on Monday while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the gains of the month-long training. The month-long taekwondo training activity, which took place between Aug. 11 and Sept. 14, was for boys and girls between the ages of four and sixteen. It was held at the indoor sports hall complex, Nnamdi…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Dada, says that training and retraining remains imperative to meet current, emerging and dynamic security situations in the country. Dada said this on Monday while declaring open 82 Division Operational Planning Cadre 2023 holding at the Division’s Headquarters in Enugu between October 16 and October 20. The GOC, represented by Brig.-Gen. Anthony Kubiangha, Commander of 54 Signals Brigade, noted that there was need for adherence to Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) in Nigerian Army operations. Dada, who is also the Commander of Joint…
Our Reporter, Abuja with Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A leaked document from the State House Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power, has revealed that despite Nigeria’s wobbling economy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, spent a whopping $422,820.00 on hotel accommodation, and another $84,564.00 on incidentals during his one-week visit to the United States of America for the just-concluded United Nations General Assembly meeting. The leaked document from a Whistle blower, @PIDOMNIGERIA, obtained by Ikengaonline was signed by the Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Adebiyi Olufunso, an Engineer. A careful study of the document revealed that the request for the President’s approval for the payment of…