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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Goods and property worth millions of naira have been lost in a recent fire outbreak in Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State. Sources said the fire started in the early hours of Monday morning. It said two block of shops within the section of the market known as Kano Street were razed by the inferno. The source also said efforts by fire fighters who arrived the scene shortly to put out the fire was not successful as the fire continued raging. Confirming the incident, Fire Chief, Engr Martin Agbili, said his men were promptly deployed to the area immediately…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu All may not be well with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Edward Ubosi, appeared to have dumped the party ahead of the 2023 general election. Ubosi, representing Enugu East State Constituency in the Assembly is a staunch inner caucus member of the ‘Ebeano family’ created by former Gov. Chimaroke Nnamani, to further his political nest in the state since 1999. The speaker, who also contested the last PDP governorship primary on May 25, 2022, but was unceremoniously dribbled by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, was said to have…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate for Enugu State in the 2023 election says if elected, his Government will open up more rural communities in Isi Uzo Local Government Area of the state. Edeoga said this at Ikem ward 1, headquarter of Isi Uzo during his ongoing “ward to ward” tour in Isi Uzo. He said, he would embark on massive rural road infrastructure across Isi Uzo and other local government areas in the state. “If voted into office, the Labour Party administration in Enugu State under my leadership will open up the rural communities through massive roads…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Chairman of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Steve Nwamkpa, on Monday called for investigation into the fire outbreak recorded at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office in the area. Nwamkpa, who spoke on Monday, expressed displeasure over the burning down of the office located in Iboko. The Chairman, who said some staff of the Commission have questions to answer over the incident wondered why the deployment of security personnel to the INEC office couldn’t avert the fire incident. He wondered how the office caught fire when it was locked and security operatives were…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Alh. Gidado Siddiki, a chieftain of South-East Zone of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria has decried the attack and murder of innocent men and women at Mgbuji community Isuzo LGA of Enugu State. He said this in a statement made available to Ikengaonline in Enugu at the weekend in reaction to the killing of 13 farmers in Mgbuji by suspected herdsmen. “Again our hearts bleed; our hearts bleed over the most dastardly attack and murder of innocent men and women at Mgbuji community Isuzo LGA of Enugu. “The incident was reported on Thursday, 24/11/2022 that some marauding…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Uche Okafor, has called on the Federal Government to increase its budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Science and Technology to promote local production and investments. Okafor made the call at the International Conference Center in Awka, while delivering a lecture on the theme: “State Assembly Legislatures as Veritable Instrument for Meaningful Development in Nigeria,” during a National Innovation Workshop organized by the Senate Committee on Science and Technology under the Chairmanship of Senator Uche Ekwunife. The Speaker who commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for promoting science and technology through…
By Cheta Nwanze I had a discussion with someone yesterday that brings to my mind the nature, to some extent, of the damage that the current ‘Japa’ wave is doing. This time, not to the body-corporate Nigeria, I’ve discussed that in some form here, and I’ve done a Twitter thread on the effects on the middle class, who are the primary movers of this migration. I always recommend reading Tunde Leye’s 2017 piece about why people were leaving Nigeria five years ago. The Lekki Massacre of two years ago merely accelerated what was already a trend. But not much is being said about the…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Everyone who burglarises an election leaves a massive trail but they all rely on the security services, legal, and judicial systems for cover up. Rigged elections invariably end up as disputes before courts which receive and evaluate the evidence and render judgments. In many cases, participants may even venture as far as trying to buy the judges, witnesses, or opposing lawyers. In the end, the courts render judgments which do more than merely pronounce on the mechanics of rigging. These judgments are also records in the court of posterity about those who administered the elections, those who…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Five years after the infamous Operation Python Dance during which the Afaraukwu country home of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was invaded by security operatives, the Nigeria Army, Saturday, conducted a free medical outreach at the community. Kanu’s Special Counsel, Mr Aloy Ejimakor, had during the hearing of a suit by the IPOB Leader against the Army at Umuahia High Court, claimed that his client fled for self preservation following the September 14 raid of his compound. Meanwhile, the Army has said that the free medical outreach is part of the Civil…
By SKC Ogbonnia Chimaroke Nnamani: Chima-Who? Yes, Nnamani, the disgraced former governor of Enugu State, and the mudhook of the infamous Ebeano regime, which had reduced the state to a territory of terror, where plunder, political brigandage and banditry were the order of the day! More relatively, he had ruled Enugu as a personal fiefdom and, consequently, amassed huge wealth, including a slew of companies and landed properties worth several billions, which were eventually forfeited to the federal authorities. The date of the court ruling, as well as the forfeiture, is July 8th, 2015. “You can go and VERIFY” Femi…