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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka States in the South-East region have been plunged into darkness as the power system supplying energy to the region collapsed on Thursday. Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Thursday morning, announced that the system collapse affected all South-East states including Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia states. EEDC said the collapse occurred around 12:40am on Thursday, resulting to the loss of supply across the network areas. A statement signed by Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh read: “The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a total system collapse which occurred at…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Uturu Community in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, has been thrown into pandemonium following the beheading of the LGA Director General of the 2023 campaigns of the Labour Party, Mr Maduka Zachary, popularly known as “Power Zac.” The late Power Zac was also the Campaign Director of the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Ogah. He was reportedly killed in his house at Uturu on Tuesday night by the yet-to-be-identified attackers who reportedly took away his head after the dastardly act. Reports said the late LP chieftain and community…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Imo State Command, on a motorised Patrol along Aba-Owerri Expressway, intercepted five pregnant victims of Child trafficking. The five rescued girls who were allegedly being used as baby factory were intercepted in a mini-bus while relocating to Ikenegbu Area of Owerri from a hideout in Naze Area of the state. The victims whose names are being withheld because they are minors, are all within the ages of 15 and 17 years old. Preliminary investigation revealed that all five victims do not know the men that impregnated them. NDLEA…
Our Reporter, New York Nigeria–born journalist and founder of the USAfrica Inc., Dr. Chido Nwangwu, has described the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) ruling affirming the INEC declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election as an advocacy for Tinubu rather than a legal judgment. The media consultant made the comment during an exclusive interview with 90Minutes Africa’s Rudolf Okonkwo. The Appeal Court Justices, in a unanimous decision last week, dismissed the petitions by the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied People’s Movement (APM) seeking to nullify the presidential election. Dr. Nwangwu,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than 4,700 pensioners in Abia State have been enrolled to receive free medical treatment in both the primary and secondary health facilities across the state, under the state’s Health Insurance Scheme. This is as Gov. Alex Otti, has ordered the immediate restoration of power supplies to Government offices and facilities in the state. The Governor also ordered the boosting of security, lighting up of the premises and proper perimeter fencing of the various hospitals to secure the facilities against unauthorised access. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kazie Uko, said…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Following public outcry over the condition of the erosion site in Oba, along Onitsha – Owerri road, Anambra State Government has awarded a contract for the repair and control works in the damaged erosion site. The Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, in a statement made available to Ikengaonline said the contract was approved by the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) on Wednesday. According to him, the Oba erosion contract was awarded to Benejaf Int’l Ltd and would gulp over five hundred million naira (N554,246,760.7). He said the project is expected to be completed within five months, pending the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The increasing rate of killings and other atrocities committed in Igboland is partly responsible for the persistent poor harvest and overall low performance of farmers in Igbo communities. This was made known to Ikengaonline by a farmer during the 2023 new yam festival of the people of Ezumeri in Oraifite community, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, Anambra State. The farmer who identified himself as Sunday Enyiobi lamented that many communities in Igboland no longer produce enough food crops because so many things are going wrong, that nobody cares about. “Whatever that brings food comes from the land, but when…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Chukwuma Soludo, of Anambra State has congratulated the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, the Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor as he clocked 71 years of age. Soludo said that the cleric had impartially touched the lives of People who at any time encountered him as a clergy irrespective of denomination or social status. Soludo in his congratulatory message made available to Ikengaonline on Wednesday in Awka described Ezeokafor as a guiding light in the Catholic community. He said that the cleric had impacted the people positively with love and compassion, and remained unwavering in his commitment to the service of God. Soludo further…
By Cheta Nwanze The federal and state government administrations ushered in via the recently held elections have been having their 100-day anniversaries. While the Lagos State Government has tried to celebrate its controversial reelection with the launching of a Lagos Metro that took almost two decades to get done but has electric trains being pulled by a diesel engine painted to look like a metro train, it has looked rather sophisticated in comparison to a Kano State Government that recently approved a budget of ₦854 million for the first phase of the Auren Zaurawa—Mass Wedding Initiative that offers financial assistance…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged traders and people of Ebonyi State to open their eyes, stay informed and alert at all times in other not to fall victim of fraudsters. It urged the traders to be wary of any offer that sounds too good to be true as it might be attempts to defraud them of their hard earned money. The Director of Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, Umar Alkassin, made the call in Abakaliki capital of the state on Wednesday. He spoke at an Advocacy and Sensitisation Programme organised by the Commission at…