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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka There was tension, Saturday, in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as policemen sealed-off the palace of the Obi of Awka Ancient Kingdom, Obi Austin Ndigwe to halt his new yam celebration. Ndigwe had concluded arrangements to organise his Otite Awka 2022 (Iri Ji Ofuu) festival in his Awka Ancient Kingdom on Saturday. Sources said some security operatives stormed the home of Ndigwe where the new yam festival was to be celebrated and dispersed the crowed that had thronged the place to participate in the annual ceremony. The source said: “The policemen and the military chased everyone out…
Uche Onyema, Owerri Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Imo State on Tuesday, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared same day a sit-at-home in the South-East in solidarity to its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who would be appearing in court. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement has directed that there would be a total lockdown, warning schools, banks and other business premises to be shut down. Powerful said: “The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra under the command and leadership of our indefatigable liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu wish to announce to the general public especially Biafrans that Tuesday 13th of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The decision of the National Executive Committee to ratify the governorship candidates of the party as earlier submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sparked another round of bickering between the two factions battling for control of the party in Ebonyi State. This is as the two aspirants battling for the governorship candidature of the party, Senator Obinna Ọgba and Mr Ifeanyi Odii had disagreed on the implication of the decision. The party in a communique issued at the end of its 97th NEC meeting on Thursday at the National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, announced the ratification of the list…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A hearse driver and a member of the bereaved family abducted Thursday by armed bandits while conveying a corpse from Delta State to Isuikwuato in Abia State are yet to regain their freedom. Twenty four hours after their abduction, the bereaved family has begged their abductors to free them. The appeal is coming after the bandits suspected to be herdsmen were said to have established contacts with the relatives of the victims. According to the source, the continued captivity of the duo has further traumatized the family. The source which pleaded anonymity, said that the victims do…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has described late Queen Elizabeth II as a symbol of dignity and continuity in Commonwealth member nations. Anyaoku disclosed this in a statement on Friday while reacting to the death of the deceased. The Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022, announced the death of the Queen, aged 96. The former Commonwealth scribe said that the Queen would be missed in the United Kingdom where she served as the longest reigning Head of State. He said that as head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty was greatly respected and much admired by members states. The…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative, IMCAI, publishers of Ikengaonline, has commenced training of journalists in the South-East on investigative reporting, ethical reporting, and safety measures in the line of duty. The training workshop which began in Owerri Imo State on September 6, moved to Umuahia, Abia State on September 8, and would be rounded off in Enugu on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The interactive exercise had in attendance journalists drawn from both the print media, the electronic as well as the online media. Veteran journalists, mass communications lecturers and security experts also featured as resource persons. One of…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained no fewer than 50 non-oil exporters in the South-East on digital marketing, Ikengaonline reports. Mrs Salamatu Audi from the Policy and Strategy Department, NEPC, Abuja, said this on Friday in Enugu during the training of non-oil exporters in the zone on E-commerce. Audi said that the training was to assist the exporters to effectively use the E-commerce platform of the council. Audi said that the training was in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). She said that the high rate of insecurity and the dwindling economy had…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo alongside other Catholic Bishops, have pleaded with newly elevated Peter Cardinal Okpalaeke, to forgive the Diocese of Ahiara in Imo State for rejecting him as their Bishop. At a thanksgiving Mass held at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Ekwulobia, Governor Soludo, appealed to the Cardinal to forgive Ahiara Diocese. He described the Cardinal as the rejected stone that later became the Chief cornerstone. Soludo’s appeal for forgiveness was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, which quoted him as further expressing the optimism that Okpalaeke’s elevation would bring blessings to the…
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. The United Kingdom will now enter a period of national mourning for its longest ever reigning monarch The Queen has died at the age of 96. Her Majesty passed away earlier today, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement. Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the United Kingdom since 1952 and is the country’s longest-serving monarch. Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” On…
By Azu Ishiekwene In six African countries the heads of government have been in power for 20 years or more. Attempts to replace them by ballot have either been stalled, frustrated or crushed. In a few, like South Africa where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been in power for 28 years, new heads of government have been produced more by incest than by the ballot. The ruling by Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday validating the election of the presidential candidate of the Kenya Kwanza party, William Ruto, offers an example that it is indeed possible to remove incumbents and their parties from within – strategically and peacefully, too. Whether Somaliland — that perennially troubled…