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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Popular Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry, Enugu, has finally been reopened by the Enugu Catholic diocese. The reopening was after about fifteen weeks when the Ministry was shut down by the Church following Fr Mbaka’s scathing remarks concerning Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate. The Bishop of the diocese, Most. Rev. Callistus Onaga, on June 18, 2022, pronounced the indefinite ban in a letter he personally signed to all clerics, religious and lay faithful, directing all Catholic faithful and clergy in the diocese not to have anything to do with the Adoration Ministry. In the verbal…
By Owei Lakemfa His Excellency William Ruto, Kenya’s newly minted President, prides himself as the Hustler-in-Chief of the country. He says he is from the “Hustler Nation” – the informal economy where he used to sell chickens for survival. However, having a dog-eat-dog street ideology as he claims, does not preclude a sense of basic human decency. It is indecent and completely un-African for a man to invite a brother to a ceremony with the latter traveling 6,090 kilometres to rejoice with him, only for the celebrant to announce to the world that the brother he invited, in his view,…
As Nigeria prepares to celebrate 62 years of independence, a group of Nigerian organisations is putting together a platform, The Federalism Discourse, to analyse and review the country system of government. The platform is dedicated to open and incisive conversations on the governance structure of Nigeria and the fundamental dysfunctions that underlie the country’s many social challenges. The group will have its first session on Monday. October 3, 2022, to commemorate Nigeria’s independence, with the theme: Federalism in Nigeria: 62 Years After Independence. This maiden edition will feature a panel of distinguished Nigerians. The panelists include Ndi Kato, executive director,…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, on Thursday said it would be too early to pass judgment on the current leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo over its presumed silence in fully endorsing the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi. Nwodo stated this at the 3rd edition of the Ikengaonline town hall meeting where he discussed issues of leadership in Igboland and the political survival of the South-East zone ahead of 2023. He was of the view that Ohanaeze under the leadership of Ambassador George Obiozor, was a little silent and diplomatic on Obi’s candidature, so as not to…
Our Reporter, New York Mazi Tochukwu Ezeoke, the CEO of Njenje Media Group, has cautioned against use of divisive and hateful rhetoric in the build up to the 2023 elections. He made this plea while speaking as a guest in the online interview programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah on Sunday. The London-based political analyst was reacting to statements credited to a Katsina-based activist, Mahdi Shehu, advising northern Christians not to vote for southern candidates in the 2023 election. Recently, Mahdi Shehu was heard in a viral video making the following comments amongst others: “Christians from the North…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia, with our Reporter, Abuja Immediate-past President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr John Nnia Nwodo, has revealed that Delta State Governor and the Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa, never paid the monthly dues of his state for the the running of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The former Minister for Information who made the disclosure while featuring as Keynote Speaker at Ikengaonline monthly Town Hall meeting on Thursday, regretted that despite several efforts made by the leadership of Ohanaeze under his watch to persuade Okowa to patronise Ohanaeze, the Delta Governor bluntly refused.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The presidential flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, was conspicuously absent, Thursday as other presidential candidates signed a peace pact in Abuja. While the presidential candidates of the other political parties physically showed up for the peace deal, the former Lagos State Governor was the only candidate that was represented by his deputy. Reason for his absence was not adduced but Tinubu was represented at the event by his running mate, Kashim Shettima. Some of the presidential candidates present were Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party; his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi;…
By Azu Ishiekwene When the row between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spilled onto the streets after the party’s presidential primaries in May, I argued that to solve Wike, one had to first fix the candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In light of Wike’s no-holds-barred interview last Thursday, things may have fallen apart, irretrievably. That interview, perhaps only comparable in seismic scale and onomatopoetic resonance with Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, has shaken the PDP to its foundations. The fallouts may well remain the biggest threat to the PDP’s electoral chances next year. But what was the point,…
Our Reporter, Abuja All is set for the third edition of IkengaOnline town hall meeting scheduled to hold today, Thursday September 29, 2022, by 7pm (West African) Nigerian time. Immediate-past President of the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, will be the Keynote Speaker at the monthly town hall meeting. According to a press release earlier issued by the Editor in-Chief of the online news platform, Uche Ugboajah, the former Minister for Information, will speak on the topic, “Igbo Nation and the Rudderlessness of our Ship: The Big Elephant in the Room.” The maiden edition…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has issued a directive banning individual ownership of billboards in the state. A statement by the Managing Director/CEO Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Tony Odili Ujubuonu, said individuals or organizations must gain approval from the state agency before such would be installed anywhere in the state. The statement read: “Henceforth all outdoor advertisement commercial structures in Anambra State can no longer be erected or owned by individuals, political party candidates, organizations, government agencies, or companies. “Any individual, company or government agency that requires a billboard shall henceforth rent the board from registered practitioners…