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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, governorship candidate in Abia State, Professor Greg Ibe, has told Governor Okezie Ikpeazu that “importing performing Governors from other states under the guise of Integrity Governors will not save” the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. The Professor of Entrepreneurship said that the “abysmal performance of Gov. Ikpeazu in all sectors” would be rewarded with total rejection by Abians in 2023. Ibe was reacting to a comment by the Governor that candidates of the opposition parties were picked from “PDP’s wastepaper bin.” Ikpeazu who made the remark during the official…
Our Reporter, New York New York Times bestselling author and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Florida, Uwem Akpan, has described the ill-fated Biafra Republic declared by Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu in 1967 as the greatest evil that has beset minorities of the Niger Delta. Col. Ojukwu announced the secession of the defunct Eastern Region, now South-East and South-South, from Nigeria on May 30, 1967, following a period of acute political turmoil, bloody coups, and violent riots across the country. Many indigenes of the Eastern Region were killed in riots across the Northern Region which forced Col. Ojukwu to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Women Aid Collective (WACOL), has called on various state governments in Nigeria to establish specialised Courts to handle cases of Gender Based Violence in the country. Prof Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Founder of WACOL made the call in a statement issued in Enugu, to celebrate 2022 international day to eliminate violence against women and the start of global 16 days of activism to end VAW. Ezeilo said that, lack of political and economic will by relevant Governmental agencies to implement laws and policies that affect women has continued to undermine women’s progress and gender equality agenda. She,…
By Owei Lakemfa Nanny, a young Akan woman from present day Ghana, born about 1686 was captured with her four brothers and sold into slavery. They were taken on ‘The Journey of No Return’ across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming part of the 12.5 million Africans forced on this journey by Europeans and Americans who wanted free labour to exploit for profit. Unlike the 1.8 million others who perished during this journey and had their bodies fed to the roaring ocean waves, Nanny, who was to become known as “Nanny of the Maroons,” and her brothers, survived the ordeal and arrived…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The people of Mbaise in the United States of America, have pledged their unflinching support for the governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Imo State, Gen. Lincoln Jack Ogunewe (retd.) They made the pledge during a town hall meeting with the Labour Party aspirant in the US. Some of the prominent Mbaise indigenes in the US visited by the retired General during the trip included Dr. Sylvester Ugo, the former governor of Bank of Biafra and former Vice Presidential Candidate to Alhaji Bashir Tofa of the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC; and former President of Mbaise USA, Dr Law…
Our Reporter, Abuja Popular gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, has died. Ikengaonline gathered that the singer died on Friday morning aged 51. His project manager, Hillary Vincent, has reportedly confirmed the news of the Niger Delta born artiste. “Yes it’s true. It happened this morning, ”he said. The cause of the death of the gospel singer is not immediately known, however, unverified sources stated that the singer slumped on Friday before he was pronounced dead. Sammie Okposo is also a well-known face in Nollywood as a soundtrack producer. He released his first album, Unconditional Love, in 2000.
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Kinsmen of former governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Walter Ubaka Okeke, have frowned at what they described as media trial of their son. Okeke, an oil engineer based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, had been accused of stealing some oil pipelines by a business associate. He was later dragged to court, where he was ordered to be remanded in the Port Harcourt Correctional Center a week ago. But his kinsmen from Enugwu Nanka, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State in a press release said the former gubernatorial aspirant has never been associated with fraud. They…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) on Thursday, distributed starter packs worth N1,500,000 to 30 Rice Farmers in the South-East to increase Rice production in the zone. The event which took place at the Enugu zonal office of FMARD, had farmers from Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Abia and the host state, Enugu, in attendance. Ikengaonline reports that, 25kg of certified rice seeds of FARO 44 variety, three litres of 2,4-D post emergence herbicide and two litres of liquid fertilizer were given to each farmer. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, said the…
By Azu Ishiekwene If there was a prize for Nigeria’s number one letter writer, journalist-turned-lawyer and one-time minister, Tony Momoh, would appear to be the undisputed champion. The late Momoh performed the difficult task of making sense of General Ibrahim Babangida’s largely messy and convoluted political and economic programmes by writing regular letters to “fellow countrymen.” His extensive and elaborate undertaking later packaged as a book entitled, Letters to my Countrymen, was, to put it mildly, a labour of misery. It was a thoroughly thankless job. But how can Momoh’s letters ever hope to compete with those of former President Olusegun…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, expressed his willingness to negotiate with all agitators in the country especially those in the South-East so as to end the spate of insecurity in the region and country. This is as he noted that the South-East has the ability to become the Taiwan of Africa if properly harnessed. He noted that the region possesses the human capital to be able to achieve this. Tinubu spoke in Ebonyi State during the APC presidential rally/governorship campaign flag-off which held at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township stadium. Addressing…