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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Inflation rate in Nigeria has hit all-time-high of 22.79 per cent according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure released Monday by the NBS is the data for the month of June 2023. This shows that inflation rate in Nigeria has continued to soar in the past six months. Ikengaonline checks revealed that inflation rate in Nigeria rose to a new 17-year high of 22.79 per cent in June 2023 from 22.41 per cent recorded in the month of May. The NBS report obtained by Ikengaonline read in part: “In June 2023, the Headline inflation rate rose to 22.79…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Aderemi Adeoye has ordered the manhunt for gunmen said to have hijacked a trailer load of cement. A HOWO trailer with Reg. No. Delta AKU 247 XB conveying 1000 bags of stolen Bua cement was recovered by Police Operatives attached to Area Command Headquarters, Ihiala, in collaboration with operatives of Anambra State Vigilante in Okija. According to a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the truck was hijacked at gunpoint by unidentified persons on Friday, June 14, 2023 at Obiliokite in Delta State. ”The armed…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State will represent Nigeria at an international debate competition in Dubai after the state added another feather to her long list of national honours. The latest of the laurels came over the weekend from the President’s Schools Debate Nigeria. The tournament which was organised by the President’s Schools Debate Nigeria, held at the Federal Ministry of Education headquarters in Abuja from the 10th to the 14th of July 2023, witnessed spirited debates from various states across the nation. The awards won by Anambra State include the Best Performing Commissioner for Education in South-East Nigeria, presented to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Civil servants in Enugu State on Monday made a cynical demand of increase in minimum wage to cushion the effect of current hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Governor Peter Mbah had on Monday morning visited the workers at the State Secretariat Enugu on a fact finding mission following a circular mandating all Heads of MDAs to open attendance register for all categories of workers on Mondays. In the circular signed by the state Head of Service, Mr Ken Ugwu, Mbah threatened to surcharge any absentee worker. During the fact finding…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri After spending two weeks in the den of kidnappers, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Johnny Supermarkets/Pharmacy, located at Ikenegbu layout in Owerri, John Ugorji, has been freed by his abductors. This was disclosed by a member of the Ugorji’s family in Owerri. According to the family source, the businessman regained his freedom after paying a whopping sum of N25 million to his captors. The source which pleaded for anonymity said: “A ransom of N25 million was paid to the abductors before he was freed.” “The money was converted to dollars and delivered to the captors. My…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As condemnation and outrage trail the alleged N1 billion car gifts by the immediate-past Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to his supporters in Kebbi State, a civil society organisation, Human and Environmental Agenda, has called for “thorough, immediate and urgent investigation” of the former Attorney General. The car gifts, according to the CSO include “14 Mercedes Benz, eight Prado SUVs, four Toyota Hilux and four Lexus LX.” According to reports, “the beneficiaries were social media influencers, executive members of Mr Malami’s foundation and women support groups.” The CSO claimed that such…
By Osmund Agbo Once upon a time, long before Jonny Depp played the egoistic fictional character, Captain Sparrow in Walt Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean,” as an adventurous swashbuckling pirate in the Caribbean Sea during the 18th century, there was a real life Captain blood of Tortuga. He is a Nigerian born in the hummocky terrain of Abeokuta, Ogun State on July 13, 1934. But unlike Sparrow’s pursuit of treasures and personal gain, however, Captain Blood fights for something far more noble – freedom. Every day, this legendary Pyrate braves perilous seas and treacherous waters, battling against formidable odds for…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo A new era of Pentecostal prosperity preaching dispensation is upon us. Move over, Pastor Enoch Adebayo. Move over, Pastor David Oyedepo. Move over, Apostle Johnson Suleman. Move over, Bishop Mike Okonkwo. A new kid is on the block. A change of guard is taking place in our eyes. Sometimes we need to step away and get a drone-generated area view before we can understand the transition. Gone are the days of Apostle Johnson Suleman mesmerizing us with one scandal after another. Even his usual 3rd-rated Nollywood women have figured out that they should be classier than…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Naira has further depreciated as it now exchanges for N820 per dollar. Naira over the weekend, traded at N803.9 to a dollar in the Investors & Exporters (I&E) window which is the official forex market and N822/$ in the parallel market. Statistics at the stock exchange show a 6.6 per cent decline in volume of dollars traded in the I&E window as dealers express disappointment that the expected increase in supply did not materialise. The liberalisation of forex by President Bola Tinubu, has led to further depreciation of the naira which hitherto exchanged for N440 per…
By Hassan Gimba Who has not had an old car before? The type of car that makes you become a friend to the mechanic? This is because when one issue is resolved, another rears its head, necessitating you to visit again. Sometimes the problem may be those of “rings.” Repair them and the gearbox seeks your notice. Pacify it, the brake pad packs up. Change it, the shock absorber begins to get shocked. All these and more make you a regular, visiting the mechanics again. And again. And again. Sometimes you have to leave the car with the mechanics for a…