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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Minister of External Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has announced the recall of all Nigerian Ambassadors by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Both career and non-career Ambassadors were affected by the recall. This was contained in a statement by his SA, Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir. The statement confirming the recall of all ambassadors read: “Sequel to the inquiries on the letter recalling the Nigerian ambassador to the UK, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has clarified that all career ambassadors and non-career ambassadors have been recalled on the instructions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has joined millions of Nigerians both home and abroad to felicitate with its President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu as he turns 81 on Monday. Recall that Chief Iwuanyanwu emerged as the new leader of Ohaneze after he was elected to replace Amb. George Obiozor who died in December, 2022. Congratulating the PG in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the group described Iwuanyanwu as one of the finest amongst the Igbo, an outstanding Nigerian businessman and a great philanthropist. Chief Iwuanyanwu was also…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senator Mao Ohuabunwa who represented Abia North in the eight Senate, on Saturday, buried his late wife, Lady Nimi Ohuabunwa, amidst tears and grief at his Arochukwu country home. The Late Lady Ohuabunwa died at the age of 61 after a prolonged illness. Meanwhile friends and well wishers, political associates and people from all walks of life competed for recognition at the burial ceremony that could almost pass for a rally of sorts. Some of the dignitaries at the burial were the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi; and the immediate-past Governor of Rivers…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has announced the disengagement of all public servants recruited towards the end of the tenure of the immediate-past Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. This is as Governor Otti described the last-minute employment exercise as “campaign recruitment.” The State Government in a circular dated August 31, 2022, canceled the hurried recruitment. According to the circular signed by the Head of Service, Lady Joy Maduka, those affected were all public servants recruited “from December 2022 till date.” The circular obtained by Ikengaonline read: “Following the on-going reorganisation in the Abia State Public Service and in line with the provision of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Friday, presented the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certification for quality products production to 14 manufacturing companies in Enugu. Presenting the MANCAP certificates in Enugu, the Director-General of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, said that the application of Standards in business whether manufacturing or production, “is to create value and the value created makes businesses connect seamlessly irrespective of location.” Salim, represented by the Director of SON in South-East, Mr Fred Akingbesote, noted that in its standardisation and quality assurance drive, SON had put in place policies and initiatives to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu State Government has promised Rangers International FC that Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium will be ready to host the club’s 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) home matches. A statement issued by Rangers FC media officer, Norbert Okolie said that the promise was made by the State Commissioner of Youth and Sports, Llyod Ekweremadu, when seeing the team off to their close camping in Awka. It would be recalled that the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu has been under renovation since 2021, forcing Rangers to prosecute their home matches in Awka, Ananbra State in the past two seasons. Ekweremadu said…
By Owei Lakemfa The scenario has various strands of familiarity. I mean the military coup of Wednesday, August 30, 2023, that removed Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba. An elected African dictator in a well-fortified Presidential Palace finds his palace has become his prison. It is like the fish realising that the water it is swimming in is boiling. The Praetorian Guards who swore an oath to defend him even if it means losing their lives, are the same arrow head of the coup. The coup leader is, of course, the Head of the Presidential Republican Guard who only yesterday saluted the President, and…
By Azu Ishiekwene Abuja is not in a hurry to change. However, in a city famous for its bad habits fostered by wayward politicians, I think the dial may have moved a bit in the right direction. It’s hard to say if this slight movement has been fortuitous, or whether it had anything to do with the threat of the new minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to tackle lawbreakers with an iron hand. I have noticed that one week after Wike’s swearing in, more traffic lights in and around the Central Business District began to work. More…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Vice Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Charles Igwe, has laid a foundation stone for 2-storey building World Bank funded Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED) Speaking during the occasion, Igwe said the university would ensure the centre’s objective of providing solutions to problems of energy and power in Africa with local contents was achieved. He said: “I am happy laying the foundation stone of the centre, I implore the contractor handling the project to complete it at the specified time. “This is the kind of thing I like…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has disclosed that the Igbo apex group is concluding plans to stage the maiden Igbo cultural carnival in the South-East. Chief Iwuanyanwu disclosed this when he spoke at the August edition of the monthly Ikengaonline town-hall meeting on Thursday. He said the idea was to revive the dying culture, tradition, and ethics in the South-East. He also said it is to promote and strengthen the ethics and morals of the Igbo people in the region. Disclosing his plans at the virtual meeting, tagged: “A New Era For Ohanaeze:…