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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia, & Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The alleged decision of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to throw its 2023 presidential ticket open to all aspirants from every geopolitical zone has triggered angry reactions and condemnation in the South-East. PDP’s 37-member zoning committee headed by Gov. Samuel Ortom, Wednesday, concluded its assignment, and reportedly recommended that the party should allow all aspirants from every zone to contest unlike in 2019 when the party zoned its presidential ticket to the North. Although Gov. Ortom later denied that his committee recommended that the party’s presidential ticket be thrown open, claiming…

Stephen Ukandu (News/Features Editor) The immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, cheated death as his convoy was involved in a fatal auto crash while driving out of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Two police escorts attached to his convoy, were however, not so lucky as they died following injuries they sustained when the accident occured. The deceased police personnel were identified as Inspectors Ibrahim Abazi and Yakubu Toma. Jonathan in a condolence message described the deceased as “fine officers who were dedicated to their duties and service to the nation.” He condoled with the bereaved families.…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki This is as stakeholders from one of the clans, Izzi clan, have rejected the alleged endorsement by some traditional rulers from the clan of Speaker Francis Nwifiru as the clan’s consensus candidate. Ikengaonline gathered that Umahi had called a stakeholders’ meeting of both Izzi and Ezza clans,  two out of the three major dominant clans in Abakaliki bloc. The Abakaliki bloc consists of Ebonyi North and Central senatorial zones. While the Izzi can be found in three of the four local governments in Ebonyi North, the Ezzas are dominant in three of the four LGAs in Ebonyi…

Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, has named human rights activist and scholar, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, maverick entertainer and musician, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, and Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, wife of Biafran hero, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, as members of Truth, Justice and Peace Committee in the state. The Committee according to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, will be chaired by the former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, Professor Chidi Odinkalu. Other members are: Dr. Joe Nwaorgu, Dr. Udenta Udenta, Dr. Uju Agomoh, Rev. Fr (Msgnr) Jerome Madueke,…

Our Reporter, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to release the cost of its nomination forms for various offices and the schedule for the primaries. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka, stated this on Wednesday, just as he denied the online reports that the Presidential Convention for the party had been slated for end of the month. Morka, addressing the media after the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) members, said they have commenced discussions on the schedule of the primaries but were yet to conclude. Asked to speak on the meeting of…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A United Kingdom-based Medical Doctor, Elias Nnanna Igwe, has officially declared his interest in contesting the governorship seat of Ebonyi State in 2023. Igwe, who made the declaration at his Abakaliki residence, said he would be contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Governorship hopeful said he was pleased to make an official declaration, following the positive responses he got from the people of Ebonyi State, in the last two months he embarked on consultations. He pledged that if elected Governor in 2023, he would consolidate, maintain, protect and add value to the…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri A Victim of flood in Ekemele, Akabo, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state, on Wednesday, has called for humanitarian assistance. One of the affected victims of the Tuesday night flood is Mrs. Racheal Onwulesi. She told Ikengaonline that the flood pulled down the entrance gate to her compound and forced its way into the rooms and destroyed her property and that of the children. Among the properties damaged, according to her, were the items she bought for the preparation of her husband’s burial. Onwulesi, who is a pensioner also lamented she had not been paid…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed the demands he made from the Federal Government when he met with South-East Governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leaders in Enugu shortly before the September 2017 military raid of their Umuahia family house. Kanu’s family also seeks explanations from South-East Governors why they allegedly failed to convey to the Federal Government, the demands Kanu made during the critical meeting held in Enugu as expected. Spokesman of the family and Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, in an exclusive interview with…

Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka. The crisis brewing in Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have taken a new twist as Chief Chris Uba’s loyalists in the party have suspended the new Acting Chairman of the party, Chief Okey Asolo. Asolo took over from Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu as Acting Chairman on  April 2, 2022, and  suspended Chief Chris Uba, a member of PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), and Chief Linus Ukachukwu, a chieftain of the party for anti-party activities. However, three days after the suspension, those loyal to Uba slammed suspension on Asolo. PDP in a communiqué signed…

 Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Former Governor of Imo State, and a presidential aspirant in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday, dismissed as “unwarranted preaching,” remarks by Pastor Tunde Bakare where he was quoted as saying that “the Igbo ethnic group is cursed”. Pastor Bakare made the alleged comment while preaching in his church. Okorocha, a Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, fired back at Bakare while speaking to newsmen in Abuja.  The former Governor said he was not happy with the Pastor, after a viral video where the General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, revealed…