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Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Gunmen numbering over ten on Monday attacked the convoy of former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, and about four security officers were allegedly killed and five others injured while Ohakim escaped from the attack. Eyewitnesses said the incident happened at about 07:35 pm around Oriagu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The reason for the attack was not known at the time of filing this report, but one of the eyewitnesses alleged that in recent times Oriagu axis has become the spot where kidnappers strike and take their victims to the thick forest within…
By Jude Eze It is a thing of joy to behold a couple chastely glued to one another in admirable marital love in an age characterized by frightening episodes of divorce and home dissolution. This social scandal is more rampant among our celebrities. The new millennium is barely 23 years old today, but it had already seen over 44 cases of divorce among Nigerian Celebrities with this immediate past year 2022 alone recording 14 cases. From Saint Obi to Paul of P-Square, it has been one scary case of divorce to another, with Yul Edochie and Bright Okpocha (Basket mouth)…
By Hassan Gimba It is no longer news that Hon. Muhammed Gudaji Kazaure, a House of Representatives member representing the Kazaure, Roni, Gwiwa and Yankwashi constituency of Jigawa State, has been trending over some papers he made public and a story that sounded like a tale by moonlight. The lawmaker is claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him and some other distinguished Nigerians into a secret committee with the mandate to investigate, reconcile and recover all stamp duties, which he said amounted to N89.09 trillion, realised from deductions by banks but was misappropriated. Neither the Central Bank, the Federal Ministry of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Nine persons have died from cholera outbreak in Akpoha community, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Also many others from the area have been hospitalised and receiving treatment in various hospitals in the State. Official reports put the number of those hospitalised at 30 but residents say the number may be higher. The State government on Sunday scrambled a State Rapid Response Team to the community to help bring the situation under control. Chairman of the local government, Uchenna Ibiam, led the team which comprised staff of the the state Ministry of Health and that of the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Residents of Enugu State have bared their minds on their expectations for the New Year, 2023. In separate interviews with Ikengaonline, many residents lamented the socioeconomic hardships that beclouded the year 2022, while looking forward to more successful 2023. While some believe that the new year may witness more turbulence in the country, especially the South-East, others hope that things will change for the better. A resident and a trader in Nsukka Local Government Area, Mr Michael Ozioko, said that Nigeria, particularly the South-East, witnessed a serious decline in the volume of economic activities in 2022. He told Ikengaonline that,…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Ileka finished high school the youngest member of his graduating set and one of the brightest. He attended an international school in Lagos, where the fees were out of the reach of all but the children of the most comfortable in Nigeria. He desired to pursue a career in a rarefied field of engineering, which could only be fulfilled outside the country. So, the month after he finished high school in 2019, Ileka was off to England where, at the end of a few weeks of vacation, he ended up in a public (private) school not far…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki As the world celebrated the new year, gunmen stormed the home of an Ebubeagu commander in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, killing the wife. They also set ablaze his country home in Owutu Edda community in the attack which occurred at around 2am on Sunday. Police spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, confirmed the incident in a statement. He said the Youth Leader of Ama-Etiti Amaoso Edda, Nnachi Mba, reported the matter to the Police Division Headquarters in the area. “At about 0230hrs of 01/01/2023, the house of the Afikpo-South Ebubeagu Commander, Oyeku Kalu Chima located at Owutu Edda, was attacked and set ablaze while…
The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has returned to the Father’s House. The Holy See Press Office announced that the Pope Emeritus died at 9:34 AM on Saturday morning in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, which the 95-year-old Pope emeritus had chosen as his residence after resigning from the Petrine ministry in 2013. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 AM in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Motorists and commuters plying the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Saturday, had sad experiences following an alleged clash between unknown gunmen and security operatives. The situation led to the blockage of the dual carriage way at Limca Junction Okigwe, resulting into diversion of traffic into local routes. Motorists had to detour from the expressway and meandered through Ogii and other adjoining communities before connecting the expressway again via Okigwe main town. The town itself was virtually deserted as residents scampered to safety. Shops and markets in the town were forced to close as everyone fled to stay out of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka About one thousand individuals have benefited from a free eye screening and treatment organised by Mayors Club Amawbia in Anambra State. Among the beneficiaries of the two-day free eye treatment were both indigenes and non-indigenes of Amawbia town. The event took place at Amawbia town hall, Eziokpalaigwe Amawbia, where both male and female, the aged and the youth alike took part in the exercise. Members of Mayors club engaged the services of experts who screened and dispensed drugs, as well as medicated eye glasses to the patients. Addressing newsmen, the Chairman of Mayors club Amawbia, Mr. Chuma…