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As Northern senators kick against use of force Our Reporter, Abuja & Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has declared that the regional body was ready to attack the military junta which overthrew the civilian government in Niger Republic penultimate week. ECOWAS had given the coupists a 7-day ultimatum to restore democratic rule in the country a directive the military junta vowed not to oblige. Rising from an emergency meeting of Chiefs of Defense Staff of ECOWAS countries, in Abuja on Friday, the military chiefs declared their readiness to use force against the military…
S’E 5, N’West 10 Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A critical look at the list of ministerial nominees of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has further exposed the endemic marginalisation and political exclusion of the South-East geopolitical zone by the Federal Government. Analysis of the list by Ikengaonline revealed that the South-East got the least slots of only five nominees with each state in the zone being represented by one nominee while the North-West got 10 slots the highest so far. South-West got nine slots while the remaining geopolitical zones – North-East, North-Central, and South-South got eight slots each. The five nominees who…
Our Reporter, Abuja. The Borno State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori, has been elected Deputy National Chairman (North) of the party. Dalori is to replace Senator Abubakar Kyari who is now a Ministerial nominee. Dalori from Borno State is the longest serving state party chairman and is the chairman of the APC state chairmen Forum. The new Deputy National Chairman is a political ally of the Vice President, Kashim Shetima. Dalori was five times local government chairman, two times member of the Borno State House of Assembly and Special Adviser to Borno State Governor. The…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Students of Federal Polytechnic Nekede Imo State and commuters along Poly-Ihiagwa Road, have embarked on a peaceful protest to register their displeasure over the hike in fuel prices and consequent high cost in transportation. The protesters blocked the road carrying placards, thereby causing heavy traffic buildup along Poly-Ihiagwa Road and adjourning roads. Some of the students who spoke with Ikengaonline, expressed their anger over the high cost of transportation. According to them, transport fare from Owerri to the school which hitherto was N200, now goes for N300. One of the road users who simply gave his name as Mr…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Following Monday’s peaceful protest by Ogbete Traders in Enugu, capital of Enugu State that later turned violent, the Police Command in Enugu has arraigned four traders at the Enugu North Magistrate Court. The traders were arraigned and remanded in prison custody for protesting against the sealing of their shops by Governor Peter Mbah for not coming to market on a Monday contrary to the state government’s directive. The names of the traders were given as: Ezebinagu Kaste, 45; Eze Patrick, 53; Friday Ani, aka Ozuomen 47; and Ogbu Jude Nkem, 37. They were arraigned on three counts filed against them in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Anambra State Branch has lauded Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s decision to terminate a road contract following delays in the execution of the project. Soludo reportedly terminated the 2.17km Niger Street Road, Fegge, with a 1.1km flood control channel contract when he paid an unscheduled inspection visit to the project site. CLO commended Soludo for paying impromptu visits to some ongoing projects in the state for on the spot assessment and verification of true situation and to see things for himself, get feedback from citizens to ensure improved service delivery and sustainable development. In a statement…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Despite mounting cautions over military action against Niger Republic, President Bola Tinubu, Friday, wrote to the Nigerian Senate seeking its approval for a military confrontation against the Francophone neighbour. Tinubu in the letter, hinted the Senate of the proposed military action and other sanctions against the military junta by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. He sought the approval of the upper legislative chamber to invade Niger Republic. The President’s letter to the Senate was read on the floor of the Upper Chamber by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. It read: “Political situation in…
By Okike Ezugwu We have had many instances where an event was suspected of being twisted in the popular Nigerian media – allegedly against the South-East. Such incident–whether such impression was justified on each circumstance is a subject for a more elaborate debate–always had Igbo people complaining that their own people are not investing in the media. “The Lagos-Ibadan Press,” as the Nigerian media is cynically called, was at it again. We should learn to tell our own story; it was compulsorily further screamed. I am not a subscriber to the mania about an apocryphal outsider teleguiding and manipulating the Igbo…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A 44-year-old man identified as Mr Hyginus Nwobodo has been arrested for flogging his 6-yr-old daughter with machete and inflicting her with body injury in the process. The little child, Chiagozie Nwobodo, was rescued by a group, known as the Save and Secure the Child Initiative, a Campaign against Child Abuse in Nigeria from the hands of her father. Hyginus Nwobodo, a native of Ezinifite in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, confessed to the crime after being handed over to the Police by the men of the Ezinifite Vigilante Group. Hyginus said he…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been advised to resist any pressure or temptation to go to war with Niger Republic in his quest to please US and France as doing so could be putting Nigeria on a collision course with Russia. Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Obi Aguocha, who gave the advice said Nigeria had nothing to gain but all to lose by going into needless confrontation with her Francophone neighbour. The Labour Party lawmaker cautioned Tinubu against being pushed into a regrettable expedition by the West. Hon. Aguocha in a…