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By Rudolf Okonkwo The day I read that journalist Kadaria Ahmed would interview Bola Tinubu, I felt sorry for her. All day, I wondered what she would do with the recently released US Court-certified copies of documents detailing Bola Tinubu’s drug dealing and money laundering case of 1993, for which he forfeited $460,000 to American authorities. My alter ego wondered if, on their first meeting, Kadaria would greet Tinubu, shake his tremor-filled hands, and whisper into his ears, “I know what you did in Chicago in the summer of 1993.” Of course, I knew that was not Kadaria’s style. Not even…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu “The then American President Barack Obama paid Chinua Achebe deserving tribute thusly: “A revolutionary author, educator, and cultural ambassador, Chinua shattered the conventions of literature and shaped the collective identity of Nigerians throughout the world. With a dream of taking on misperceptions of his homeland, he gave voice to perspectives that cultivated understanding and drew our world closer together. His legacy will endure in the hearts of all whose lives he touched with the everlasting power of his art.” Today, November 16, belongs to one man who conquered the world for Mother Africa. In the words…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was favored to win the 2023 governorship election in the state. He said this during the inauguration of Enugu State PDP Campaign Council for 2023 general election. The Governor said the team led Mr Ikeje Asogwa was populated with tested, competent and experienced politicians who would ensure that all the PDP candidates in the state achieve comfortable win in the 2023 polls. The Governor explained that, Enugu people had consistently voted for PDP in all the elections since the return of democracy…
By Lincoln Jack Ogunewe “The worsening insecurity in Imo State could be likened to a television that is frozen; you cannot change the channel, volume or any function on the remote until you reset it. It is my utmost belief that Imo State needs resetting, hence our motto “TEAM RESET IMO 4 OBIDATTI.” We will work tirelessly to actualize the Peter Obi presidency. Soon, we will be embarking on Town Hall Meetings in the 27 LGAs of Imo State vigorously sensitizing Imolites and selling Peter Obi and all our other candidates.” I consider it a great honour to be the…
By Osmund Agbo “Perhaps no one knows the importance of feeding the poor and hungry more than Femi’s mother and matriarch of the Otedola family, Christine Doja Otedola. Between 1965 and 1982, Lady Doja as she is fondly called, was the Chief caterer of the University of Lagos. She was very loved by her students for the way she made sure that everyone gets fed and was known to even go the whole length of saving leftovers for those who could not afford the meal ticket, something that earned her the nickname, Madam Efficiency.” I like to believe that I…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The security situation in parts of Enugu State has continued to worsen as the whereabouts of a retired Soldier, Sgt. Fabian Ugwuoke from Iheaka Community in Igboeze South Local Government Area, remains unknown. Sgt. Ugwuoke, who retired from the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps in 2018 after 35 years in service, was said to have been abducted by unknown persons at his home, Iheaka, on June 6, 2022 at about 2am. A source who pleaded anonymity said that, before taking him away to an unknown destination, his abductors beat him mercilessly inflicting serious injuries with machetes and other…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Labour Party has told Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State that it was too preoccupied with how to sweep the 2023 polls to engage him over his uncomplimentary remarks against its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Spokesperson of The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Ndi Kato, in a statement Tuesday, said that getting the Nigerian voters on board the Obi presidential project mattered most to the organisation than distractions from Soludo. The campaign council said it was possible Obi’s political opponents who were already intimidated by his rising profile and swelling support across the country recruited Gov. Soludo to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ikenga Media & Cultural Awareness Initiative, IMCAI, publishers of Ikengaonline Newspaper, is set to commence Gubernatorial Town Hall series for governorship candidates from the South-East geopolitical zone. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, governorship candidate for Enugu State, Chief Frank Nweke Jnr. will feature on the maiden edition of the online event scheduled for 7:00 pm West African Time, on Wednesday, November 16. According to a release by the Editor-in-Chief of the South-East online media flagship, Uche Ugboajah, the virtual town hall meeting would be aired live on Urban Radio 94.5 FM, Enugu, Enyimba FM Aba, via Facebook, and…
By Ike Okonta “As I watch you, Nigerian youth, take to the streets and the social media insisting that enough is enough and that the time has come for you to take your country back, I can only express my pride in your generation. You are not talking ethnicity. You are not talking religion. You are simply saying that Nigeria presently is not working, and that you are now determined to make it work. This is a noble sentiment. And I stand with you in your latest endeavor.” You call yourselves the ‘Japa’ generation. And quite rightly. Nigeria at present…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Retired Maj. Gen. Chris Eze has been appointed to head the Labour Party, Presidential Campaign Security Committee for Enugu State in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. Mr Emeka Mama, the state Coordinator of the LP/PCC confirmed this on Tuesday to Ikengaonline in Enugu. This followed a trending audio in which the coordinator was seen announcing the names and positions of the committee members. “Yes, I authored the audio, those were the confirmed presidential campaign committee members in the state, ” Mama said. Eze, who was the immediate past Nigeria’s Ambassador to India, held several command positions in Nigeria…