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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Bigly Oil & Gas Limited, an Internal Revenue Generating (IGR) firm in Anambra State, said it had transformed and engaged over 300 touts popularly called Agbero into gainful employment in Anambra State. The Project Manager of the firm, Chukwuma Michael Nwabuikwu, stated this in Awka while briefing newsmen on the activities of the company in the state. He said 300 touts had been recruited from the streets, trained, and deployed to work for the State Government in the business of revenue collection. According to him, more touts are in line to be transformed through training and engaged…
. Says cost of litigation can be channeled to community development Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has dedicated the validation of his victory by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to Abians especially his teeming supporters. This is as the Governor has extended the olive branch to the opposition political parties in the state, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), asking them to sheath their swords and join him in the task of rebuilding the state. “This is a good time for the opposition parties to sheath their swords and join hands…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A Reverend Father alongside three other individuals were rescued from captivity after security operatives smashed criminal hideout in Ogbunka, Orumba South, Anambra State. Police-led Forward Operating Base (FOB) comprising military and paramilitary Services based in Aguata and supported by Police Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu stormed the insurgents camp on Friday. Ikengaonline learnt that the gang has been responsible for the spate of abductions in Orumba North and South as well as parts of Aguata LGAs in recent times. It was also gathered that their abducted victims were all kidnapped this month. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The victory of Gov Alex Otti of Abia State (Labour Party) at the March 18 governorship poll was Friday validated by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia. The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Okey Ahiwe; and his All Progressives Congress, APC counterpart, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, had approached the tribunal to challenge Otti’s victory. But the Justice H.T.D Gwadah-led thre-man tribunal in its judgment, dismissed all the motions and applications by the Petitioners, saying they lacked merit. Other members of the panel were Justice Omolora Adeyemi, and Justice Boniface Ngyou. The PDP…
By Owei Lakemfa The United Kingdom,UK, and Rwanda who conspired to have hapless migrants flown from London to open prison in Kigali, are trying hard to keep their unholy alliance on track. Ironically, the main driver of this criminal anti-immigration conspiracy, 43-year-old British Attorney General Suella Braverman, is of Indian origin whose parents, Uma and Christie Fernandes, migrated from Mauritius and Kenya. Her boss, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s grandparents were Indians born in Pakistan, while his parents migrated from East Africa. The amiable King Charles III is a descendant of William the Conqueror who migrated from Normandy in France and…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has appealed to the clergy to use the pulpit to mobilise the electorate to turn out en masse in the November 11, governorship election in Imo State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Professor Sylvia Agu, gave the charge in Owerri during a meeting with religious leaders and leaders of faith-based organisations in preparation for the election. Professor Agu said the religious bodies are strategic in shaping the opinion of the people hence the need for them to encourage their members to shun voter apathy and participate in the November 11 poll. She called on…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has distributed cheques worth one billion, five hundred and twenty four million naira (N1,524,000,000) to support four mission public schools in the state. Governor Soludo performed the function at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia in Awka. One of the benefiting schools, Salvation Army, got a cheque of sixteen million naira; Pentecostal Churches got forty million naira; five hundred and fifty million naira went to the Anglican Communion; while nine hundred and eighteen million naira went to the Catholic Church. Leaders of the respective denominations were handed the cheques by the Governor.
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri In a bid to provide affordable healthcare facilities in the state, the Imo State Government has inaugurated the third hospital for oil producing areas of the state. Inaugurating the world class General Hospital Omuma, in Oru East Local Government Area, Governor Uzodimma maintained that the aim of building numerous hospitals in the state is to ensure easy accessibility to affordable health care services According to him, the hospital, which was named Michael Uzodimma Memorial hospital after the governor’s father and handed over to the Catholic Diocese of Orlu, was built and equipped with world class facilities to handle cases, and has…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Friday struck out two of the motions in the application by High Chief Ikechi Emenike of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against the election of Gov. Alex Otti of the Labour Party. According to tribunal the relief sought by Emenike to set aside Otti’s victory based on the ruling of the Kano high Court that the Labour Party did not conduct primaries, amounted to an attempt to amend his original application. The tribunal therefore, struck out the motion for lacking in merit. Details later….
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Friday, threw away all petitions by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Okey Ahiwe, against the victory of Gov. Alex Otti of the Labour Party. Ahiwe and his party had approached the court, seeking the nullification of Otti’s victory on the following grounds: non-qualification of the Respondent to run, failure to win majority of lawful votes, and irregularities at the poll. Meanwhile, the Tribunal dismissed all three grounds of the petitions for lack of merit, and subsequently resolved the matters in favour of Otti. The Tribunal…