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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Justice Reform Project (JRP), a coalition of stakeholders in the justice system has called on a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wole Olanipekun, to resign from the position as Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BOB). In a letter dated July 29, and made available to Ikengaonline, the body said the call became necessary to allow the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to investigate an alleged act of professional misconduct by one of Olanipekun’s partners. About a month ago, Ogunde, a partner in the law firm of Wole Olanipekun and Co., admitted that she sent an email to Saipem Contracting Nigeria…
By Ejike Anyaduba There is seldom any argument that will deny the fact that security situation in Nigeria is getting worse by the day. The level of insecurity in the country is such that nobody is safe anymore. Everybody is now a potential victim of abduction and or murder, or both, depending on the dispositions of those wielding the instruments of fear. Those hitherto ensconced in safety are no longer free to move about unless they must do so under protection of armed security guards which in itself is not fail-safe. The parlous state of affair is not any better in…
Our Reporter, Abuja Writer and academic, Prof. Okey Ndibe, has described the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, as an intellectually vibrant and physically fit candidate who has some grave faults that will impugn on his leadership capacity if not addressed. He made the remarks while responding to questions during the online interview programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah on Sunday, July 24. The literary icon asserted that the Labour Party candidate is the most exciting among the three major contenders. “Obi has excited a lot of Nigerians, especially young Nigerians. The reason for that is understandable.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Barely one week after the United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, requested Nigeria to unconditionally release the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a Coalition of 52 Northern Groups, CNG, Friday, asked the Federal Government to ignore the request. CNG which rejected the position of UN, accused the world body of bias in its attitude towards certain regions of the country. The coalition maintained that Nigeria is a sovereign country and should not be dictated to by the UN. CNG Spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who addressed newsmen…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said over 200,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines would be deployed for use in the 2023 general election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, disclosed this Friday, while addressing newsmen in Umuahia, Abia State capital, when he came to monitor the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). He said that the BVAS would be deployed in the 176,000 polling units across the country, adding that the surplus will be kept handy as reserve. According to him: “We will have one BVAS reserve in every Registration Area Centre (RAC)…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Council, has raised concern over the strike by local government workers and public primary school teachers in the state. A communique issued during the July Congress of the council on Friday in Enugu, appealed to the state government to restore industrial harmony in the local government system and primary school sub-sector. The communique was signed by the Secretary of the NUJ in the state, Comrade Emmanuel Acha and members of the drafting committee, Comrades Christian Nwangene, Lilian Ilouno and Nnamdi Mbawike. Recall that public primary school teachers in the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka No fewer than hundred thousand participants have gained empowerment through Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) interventions on Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria (ADAPTI) and digital literacy. The disclosure was made by the President/CEO of Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, Prof. Mohammed Ajiya, at the closing ceremony of ADAPTI, following a successful training of some teaching and non-teaching staff of the Nile University Abuja on Friday by the DBI resource persons. In a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs Unit, Digital Bridge Institute, Akin Ogunlade, the DBI boss noted that NCC’s interventions came through the empowerment of Nigerians on digital…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The immediate past Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, says House of Assembly in the states of the nation and South-East in particular have lost their glories having been hijacked by their respective governors. Abaribe, a Senator representing Abia-South Senatorial district, claimed that the lawmakers at the state level have allowed the state governors to permeate the hollowed chambers of their Houses, hence have lost their core duty of ensuring accountability of the state Governors. Speaking at the maiden Ikengaonline virtual town hall meeting, Thursday, the Senator decried that the lawmakers at the state level have become toothless to challenge…
By Osmund Agbo “This is our message to the government of Nigeria and just as you have seen these people here, by God’s grace, you will see your leaders; your senators and governors will come before us. These ones you are seeing here, we will keep some as our slaves and sell them off just as our Imam told you in the past.” The above statement was released by terrorists in a video that showed the group flogging some passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train, kidnapped and held in custody since March this year. In the referenced video, one of the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, the runner-up in the May 28 primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ebonyi South Senatorial District has appealed the High Court judgment which allowed fresh candidates for the re-run primary election for the constituency. Mrs Agom-Ezem lost to Governor David Umahi’s brother, Austine in the first primary and joined the suit filed by Umahi seeking to be declared the candidate of the party for the senatorial zone. Mr Umahi, was declared winner unopposed in the second primary after his younger brother, Austine withdrew as candidate of the party. Justice Fatun Riman of…