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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has joined the race for Abia Central senatorial seat. The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain said during his declaration over the weekend in Umuahia, that his intention was to re-define representation in the district. The two-term lawmaker said his performances at the green chamber were a foretaste of what he would do at the red chamber if given the opportunity. He said that representation to him meant paying attention to the demands of the people and working hard to rewrite their experiences. According to…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State Police Command on Sunday, said two kidnap victims, were freed last Thursday while nine suspected kidnappers were arrested after police operatives raided the suspects’ hideouts in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Michael Abattam, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in Owerri. The police gave the names of the victims, who they said were kidnapped on April 30, 2022, as Dominic Chukwuma and Silas Nnawubia. Police said the two suspected kidnappers arrested, Obinna Onuoha age 35 years, a…
By Sam Amadi Chibuike Amaechi may be the most experienced aspirant to the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023. Speaker for eight years; Governor of one of the richest and most complex states in Nigeria for eight years; and Minister supervising one of the most critical infrastructures in Nigeria for close to eight years. That’s massive. There is no better political profile for a presidential job. But Amaechi’s occupational profile dwarfs his competence record. He has been extremely lucky in grabbing the big political job. He had no job experience in private or public…
By Austin Tam-George I served as Commissioner for Information in a PDP government in Rivers State a few years ago, but I was not a member of the party. In fact, I have never been a member of any political party in Nigeria. Do not blame me for this. For anyone watching from outside, politics in Nigeria may seem like a peep into a dimly-lit psychiatric ward, where the inmates cannibalize one another in a deadly struggle for the Warden’s key. But in this election season that has brought all kinds of people to the market square, Mr. Peter Obi, a…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In November 2017, it emerged that the Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, had significant interests in an off-shore company registered in Bermuda, which held an account with UBS in London. UBS is a multinational investment bank and financial services company with its headquarters in Basel and Zurich in Switzerland. Disclosures released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in the Paradise Papers revealed that Mr. Emefiele owned 49% of Oviation Asset Management since 2009 and was a director in the company since January 2013. According to The Guardian newspaper in London, “Oviation was part of a structure…
By Our Reporter, Abuja Professor Pat Okedinachi Utomi, Friday, called for a more cordial relationship between Igbo intellectuals and Igbo men and women of commerce if the people must make any progress in the wider Nigerian polity. Utomi stated this position in his remarks as the Monthly Distinguished Speaker, at “Nkata Umu Ibe,” organized by Centre For Memories, CFM, at Enugu Sports Club. The scholar who spoke on the topic “Ako bu mmeri: The Paradox in Igbo Ascendency,” sought to understand why Igbos in one generation typecast and stereotyped as modest, even stingy, bland, and self-effacing achieved so much and…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State Police Command yesterday said its anti-bomb unit, based on security surveillance uncovered three undetonated bombs at the explosion site around the Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited in Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state. An explosion occurred last Wednesday at the oil flow station reportedly leading to the death of two suspected attackers carrying the explosives. The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mike Abattam, made this known to newsmen on Friday in Owerri. The Police said: “Sequel to report received on 4/5/2022 at about 06:45 hours, from the Chief Security Officer…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Indigenous People of Biafra has cleared the air over its purported proscription by the United Kingdom. IPOB in a statement by its lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the fake media report of the purported proscription was planted and sponsored by the enemies of the struggle for Biafra restoration. It said UK never designated the pro-Biafra movement as a terrorist organisation. IPOB which said it would continue to maintain its non-violent posture, urged members of the public to disregard the said fake news. Below is a full text of the press statement obtained by Ikengaonline: “CLARIFICATION ON THE…
Chelsea FC have announced that a consortium led by US billionaire Todd Boehly has signed an agreement with Roman Abramovich to purchase the club, in a deal worth a total £4.25billion, reports Daily Star, UK. Chelsea FC have confirmed that an ownership group led by American businessman Todd Boehly has signed an agreement to take over from Roman Abramovich. The purchase follows the UK Government’s decision to ‘freeze’ the club’s assets due to its ownership by the sanctioned Russian billionaire. Boehly’s £4.25bn deal includes a £2.5billion up-front share purchase and an additional £1.75billion in investment. In a statement, the club…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has called for the immediate sack of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, for his alleged decision to contest in the 2023 presidential election. The Ondo State Governor made the call after the CBN Governor reportedly picked the N100m presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday. Before the form purchase, banners and advert materials of the CBN Governor aged, 60, and who has been in office since 2014 have been circulating in public even as his support groups have…