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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It’s crucial in this charged season that a good number of clowns in the name of politicians are toying with democracy in Nigeria that one remembers the departed one: Chima Ubani. A crusader, organizer, activist, revolutionary, hero, strategist, and above all else, a passionate human being, Chima Ubani died on September 21, 2005, in the struggle for the enshrining of true democracy in our dear country. He was committed to mother earth on Thursday, October 27, 2005. It does not make sense at all to write about the great one in the past sense. He is…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The judiciary have a wide scope for making political decisions.” J.A.G. Griffiths, “Constitutional and Administrative Law’ in Peter Archer & Andrew Martin (Eds), More Law Reform Now, 55 (1983) The judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 19 January 2006 concerning the state of emergency in Plateau State came down 20 months after the proclamation and 14 months after the emergency had expired. When it eventually was finally issued, the judgment was worse than an anti-climax. The most important thing about the decision was not the jurisprudence of the court but the timing of when…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has condemned the gruesome murder of Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya of the Nsukka Catholic Diocese, who was killed by unknown assailants in Eha-Ndiagu, Ehalumona. The priest was shot dead in his car on the evening of Friday, September 19, 2025, at Aho Ishiogu, along the Eha-Ndiagu Road in Ehalumona, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The incident has sparked shock and widespread condemnation from both Catholics and non-Catholics. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Malachy Agbo, the state government described the murder as cowardly and cold-blooded.…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka The APC Digital Force, Anambra State, has responded to allegations of a ₦1 billion land fraud leveled against Evangelist Nicholas Ukachukwu by Mazi Ejimofor Opara, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Charles Soludo. In a press statement signed by Team Leader, Pharm. Ikeagwuonu Chinedu Klinsmann, the group described the allegations as a “calculated smear campaign” aimed at embarrassing Ukachukwu, a respected statesman, businessman, and philanthropist. According to the statement, the land transaction in question was governed by a duly signed Installment Payment Agreement between Ukachukwu and Zoe New Dawn Nigeria Ltd, chaired by Chief Stephen…
By Godwin Onyeacholem Whistleblowing has been described as the newest concept in the global initiatives aimed at driving the principles of accountability, transparency and integrity. While its ramifications are still been studied, it’s being touted as the most effective means of reining in corruption, fraud and wrongdoing endangering society’s wellbeing. For all its beneficial effects, whistleblowing’s most troubling feature yet is retaliation – the unpleasant action that organisations, in straight response to the whistleblowing, usually direct at a worker who blows the whistle internally or externally. Retaliation in itself is an in-house process, manufactured and actualized within an organization. Although…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigerian female football starlet, Charity Njoku, has appealed to government, sports lovers, public-spirited individuals, and corporate organisations to assist her in raising the sum of N4 million required for a knee surgery following an injury she sustained while playing in Liberia. The 20-year-old central defender from Ohuba in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, said she had not even played her first match for her new club when the injury occurred in 2023 during training. “I sustained knee injuries in October 2023. I came back to Nigeria with the little money I had gathered. Since…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azu-Mbatah, has appealed to Ndigbo across the country who are of voting age to take advantage of the ongoing voter registration exercise and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in order to participate in future elections. In a viral video personally sent to Ikengaonline, Azu-Mbatah urged every eligible Igbo voter—particularly those who have just turned 18—to take the nationwide exercise seriously. Ikengaonline had earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on August 18, commenced the voter registration exercise, which is expected to end in August 2026. Emphasizing…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Peace advocates on Saturday staged a walk through the streets of Awka, Anambra State capital, to promote a peaceful and violence-free governorship election in the state. The rally was organized by the Anambra Peace and Mediation Working Committee, formed by the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), in collaboration with the Institute for Peace, Security and Development Studies at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), and other peace-focused groups. The event, held to mark the United Nations World Peace Day themed “Act Now for a Peaceful World”—celebrated annually on September 21—highlighted the importance of calm, tolerance, and nonviolence in the electoral…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Evangelist Ebuka Obi for establishing the Seraphic Psychiatric and Old People’s Home in Aguleri, Anambra State. Obi described the initiative as “a noble project that reflects deep compassion and a commitment to serving humanity,” noting that its timing was particularly significant given Nigeria’s growing mental health crisis. Citing a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report that over 20 million Nigerians are battling mental health challenges linked to economic hardship and stress, Obi said the facility would provide much-needed relief. “As Governor of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Senate and House of Representatives Committees of the National Assembly have moved to monitor various ongoing road projects in the South-East in a bid to ascertain their level of completion and the quality of work done by the contractors, with special attention to the Onitsha–Enugu and 9th Mile–Obollo Afor–Oturkpo–Makurdi roads. The Chairman of the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Works, Hon. Akinola Alabi, disclosed this when he led other members of the committee on a courtesy visit to the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, in Enugu. Hon. Alabi said the committee was…