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Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Hoodlums on Monday morning attacked and burnt the Imo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, located along Port Harcourt Road in Owerri. INEC’s Public Relations Officer, PRO, Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji, confirmed the ugly development. The attack was said to have happened between 2 am to 3 am on Monday. But she said only the building of the Election and Political Party Monitoring Liaison, and part of the main building were attacked. According to the PRO, “It happened. You can come and see things for yourself. Not all the offices were attacked but one side was…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Former President Olusegun Obansanjo on Sunday said that the life of a man begins at 70. He said this during a Church service to mark the 70th birthday and Colloquium of Chief Nnia Nwodo, Former Minister of Information at the St Mulumba Catholic Cathedral, Enugu. Obasanjo said that, the age of a man does not matter much as to his achievements and contributions to humanity. “It is not the number of years you spend here on earth that matters, the most important thing is your positive contribution to humanity and God,” he said. He prayed God to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As reactions trail the new withdrawal limit directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, President General of African Association for Small and Medium Enterprises, Ambassador Darlington Kalu, has accused the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, of crashing the businesses of SME operators. This is as the former National President of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, described the policy as “too draconian and punitive.” Ambassador Kalu who spoke with Ikengaonline, told Emefiele to first consult with necessary stakeholders and properly analyse situations on ground before churning out policies. “This new policy is not going to…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” – William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2 Tamuno Igbikiberebima is an unlikely star in an action movie. He is a lawyer employed with Nigeria’s national hydro-carbons monopoly. On 17 December, 2020, Tamuno was home in Rumuigbo, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State, in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, contemplating Christmas in the season of COVID-19 and on his phone in front of the gate into his premises, when a Toyota Camry car pulled up beside him. From the bowels of the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Prof. Joy Ezeilo, Executive Director and Founder, Women Aid Collective (WACOL), has said that, Nigerians are yet to enjoy their full human rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as mended. She said this in Enugu to mark the 2022 International Human Rights Day with the theme: “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All.” Recall that, 10th of December every year is marked globally as Human Rights Day in commemoration of the adoption of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Ezeilo stated that, the citizens of Nigeria were yet to enjoy their human rights, including the basic…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Human rights and pro-democracy organisation, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), has labeled President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as the worst in Nigeria’s democratic history. The South-East Zone of the CLO passed its damning verdict Friday in a statement released as part of activities marking the 2022 World Human Rights Day. Chairman of the CLO, South-East Zone, Comrade Aloysius Attah, who signed the statement noted that after a careful study of the state of the nation presently and a review of administrations in the past since Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule in 1960, most especially in this civilian dispensation which started…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, on Saturday said the central bank policy of withdrawal limit would increase hardship on Nigerians. COSEYL, through its President, Goodluck Ibem, made this known to newsmen in Owerri. He said the aged people, the uneducated and small businesses would be seriously affected by the policy. According to the group, “The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the apex sociopolitical youth group in the South-East geopolitical zone is alarmed over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, policy directive that directed that no individual will withdraw more than N20,000 daily from Point Of Sale, POS, ATM…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Business activities have begun to return to normal after news filtered in that unknown gunmen entered some areas of the city shooting sporadically. In the New Market area of the city, there were reports that some hoodlums who tried to enforce sit-at-home order met stiff opposition from a patrol team of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). It was also reported that, a police patrol van was set ablaze by the gunmen after several minutes of Cross fire, though no official confirmation from the police at the time of going to the press. Ikengaonline reports that, there was also unconfirmed…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Fear has gripped 48 traditional rulers in Anambra State, following a suit brought against them for purported procedural defects in their recognition. In suit No. A/149/2022, the plaintiff, Prince Chinedu Tagbo, who filed the suit on behalf of himself and people of the state, brought the matter before an Awka High Court presided over by Justice Obiora Ikeogu. However, the plaintiff subsequently filed an interlocutory motion before a Vacation Judge, Justice Alexius Okuma, against the State Governor (first defendant), the Attorney General of the state (second defendant) and the 48 Monarchs (third to fifth defendants), praying Justice…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Abakaliki Division of the Federal High Court has again nullified the Ebonyi Local Government elections and sacked all the 13 Council chairmen in the state. The court also sacked all the 171 ward councilors elected same day with the Chairmen. The court had earlier on August 25 nullified the council polls of May 31. Ruling on the matter with suit NO: FHC/AI/CS/224/2022 on Friday, Justice Fatun Riman ordered the seizure of the monthly federal allocation of the chairmen pending when rightful Chief Executives are elected into office. Fatun restated that the council election by the Ebonyi…