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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The newly-inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to put an end to open grazing in Abuja. According to Wike, herdsmen can rear their cattle outside the city but will henceforth not be allowed to roam the streets of Abuja with their cattle. The former Rivers State Governor who spoke during his assumption of office as FCT Minister in Abuja on Monday, also vowed to restore security of lives and property in the FCT. Wike who said he had not come to fly any party’s flag in Abuja vowed to restore the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The new Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has tasked senior police officers on being focused and continually delivering on their policing responsibilities in the state. “All supervisory officers and commanders of units and squads should brace up to deliver on the overall mandates of the Nigeria Police Force,” Uzuegbu gave the task on Monday in Enugu. The commissioner gave the charge while delivery his lecture at the maiden conference with supervisory and senior police officers in the state held at the Senior Police Officers Mess, Agbani, Enugu. The senior officers at the conference…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has inaugurated an 8-man committee to look into the affairs of the state-owned polytechnic, Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. The probe panel named “Committee of Inquiry into the Accounts, Management Practices and Staff Conduct,’ has Prof. Ed Nwobodo as the Chairman and Chinenye Angela as Secretary, while Osita Onuma, Dr Ada Nwonye, Barr. Lilian Ikwueze, Amb. Judy Nweke, Dr. Moses Otiji, and Vincent Onyeabor were named as members. Speaking at the event, Mbah said the Committee was constituted to ensure there was a level of credibility in the institution.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Super Eagles goaltender, Ike Shorunmu, has joined the Technical crew of Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia as the new Goalkeepers coach. The Ogun State-born shot stopper was unveiled earlier today at the club’s Secretariat in Umuahia by the Chairman of Abia Warriors, Coach John Obuh, in a brief but impressive ceremony witnessed by members of the Management. Speaking, Coach Obuh said he decided to go for Shorunmu because of his vast experience and antecedents hoping that his addition will be a big influence. On his own, Shorunmu said he settled for Abia Warriors based on…

To hold them responsible for non-performance  Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu has finally inaugurated his Ministers with a charge to them to perform or be held responsible for any under performance. The President who inaugurated the Ministers at the Conference Centre of the State House, Abuja, said he had zero tolerance for ineptitude. He said that expectations were very high on his administration, and that he could not afford to fail. “I know you and I delegate this authority, but the greatest number of Nigerians are highly expectant of delivery, accountability, and transparency. “Nigerians expect that you will act…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As part of efforts to boost agriculture among rural farmers the Center for Gender, Youth and Child Development (CGYCD) Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, has commenced training of Abia farmers on the recovery of degraded soil. The training was in collaboration with the Centre for Excellence for Root Crops Research and Development (CECORD); and Hope for Farmers Women and Girls Initiative (HOFWGI). According to the bodies involved, the exercise is aimed at recovering lost agricultural soil due to the effects of climate change. CGYCD Director and founder of HOFWGI, Professor Mabel Onwuka, who addressed rural farmers…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri A retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr. Sampson Owobo and his wife were shot dead by gunmen on Sunday night in Owerri, the Imo state capital. The incident which happened along Egbu Road, not far from the Owerri Urban police Divisional Headquarters caused pandemonium as residents and business owners shut down their businesses and ran for their lives Ikengaonline learned from an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity that the gunmen came in a vehicle and tried to rob the couple of a bag containing an undisclosed amount of money they made from their Point Of Sale POS business.…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Anambra State Chapter, has faulted recent media reports that Prof Chukwuma Soludo failed to accommodate persons with disabilities and the vulnerable community in the state’s budgetary allocations. Former Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Mrs. Uche Ajuluchukwu, made the claim at an event organised to mark the one year anniversary of the Anambra State Disabilities Rights Commission (ANSDRC). According to her, the governor “has never budgeted a dime for, nor released one Kobo to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the State since he came on board in 2022″ and despite their contributions…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Democracy is a very evocative notion. In the name of restoring or defending it, presidents have wielded bayonets, levied war, and executed coups. On 10 August, 2023 a summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rose from its convening in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, with an explicit order for “the deployment of the ECOWAS Standby Force to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger.” The following day, the headline was “West African nations order troops to restore democracy in Niger after military coup.” But, if the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The South-East APC Young Progressives Forum, Anambra State Chapter, has asked the Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to account for the Federal Government’s subsidy palliatives consigned to the state. A statement co-signed by the National Convener, Paschal Candle and others, decried that everything about the FG’s palliative was being done in secret. The group said the governor must inform the people of the State about the status of the 5 trucks of rice that was released by the Federal Government to Anambra State for distribution to vulnerable households. The group’s statement reads: “The South East APC…