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By C. Don Adinuba If you ask Nigerians to name past power ministers randomly, it is most likely that they will start with Bart Nnaji, the preeminent engineering professor in the United States who has for almost two decades been almost synonymous with history-changing initiatives in the Nigerian electric power sector. Nnaji left office over a decade ago. He served for only one year, from July 2011 to August 2012. Even when he was the Presidential Adviser on Power and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), Nnaji was the face of the country’s power sector. Not just…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Determined to end the worrisome insecurity in the South-East associated with the continued illegal incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, South-East leaders comprising Governors, major stakeholders and Ohanaeze chieftains, have resolved to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ikengaonline learned that the Ohanaeze delegation is to meet with the President in Aso Rock as quickly as possible as insecurity in the South-East is fast taking a disturbing dimension following the latest two-week lockdown declared by self-styled Biafra Prime Minister and Finland-based agitator, Simon Ekpa. The decision to meet with…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As party of efforts to cushion the biting effects of the fuel subsidy removal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a letter to the House of Representatives, seeking the approval of the lawmakers to disburse N500 billion as palliative to Nigerians. House Speaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas read the letter from the President during plenary on Wednesday. The letter titled: “Request for the amendment of the 2022 appropriation act,” read in part: “I write to request the approval of the House of Representatives an amendment of the 2022 appropriation act in accordance with the law. “The request…
By Abraham Amah Few days ago, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the new government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to provide details of how the previous governments from 1999-2023, spent the $5bn recovered from the Abacha family, following a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP. The court ordered the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “disclose the exact amount of money stolen by the ex-head of state, Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of the Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on same by the governments of former Presidents Obasanjo,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Professor Kingsley Ubaorji of the Department of Biochemistry has been elected as the new Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NAU branch. Comrade Ubaorji polled a total of 616 votes to beat Dr. Okenwa CY Ogbodo, who polled a total of 227 votes; Comrade Dr. Uju Ezenekwe with 141 votes; and Comrade Dr. Peter Okoye with 81 votes. In other results, Comrade Dr. Harrison Etaga polled a total of 570 votes to defeat Comrade Dr. Darlington Onyejike who polled a total of 438 votes for the post of Vice-Chairman. For the position…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As Nigerians are yet to recover from the wave of deaths that has hit the movie industry, another popular Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke has died. She died on Wednesday according to a post by a former Nollywood Star, Joseph Okechuku, on his Twitter handle. Okechukwu wrote, “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi oma. I’m shattered beyond words. The fact that I was about to pay for your flight ticket to come to finish what we started only to hear you went to be with Lord just last night is one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to deal with in…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has assumed office, while urging commanders, officers and troops to brace-up for more work. Dada gave the charge on Wednesday in Enugu after taking over from the outgone GOC of the Division, Maj.-Gen. Aminu Chinade, who had been redeployed to Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre as Dean of Faculty, Operational Research. He assured the troops of improved welfare, adding that all personnel in the Division should be ready to redouble their efforts and ensure crime and criminality is kicked-out of the South-East and…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has trained 60 members of State Task Force of Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union (ATRTU) Enugu to improve on professionalism while carrying out their function. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Mr Ogbonna Idike, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu while lifting the ban on the Union’s state task force pronounced earlier by the government two weeks ago. It would be recalled that the Union’s task force was banned after the union members engaged in a peaceful protest against the task force’s unprofessionalism that disrupted the peace and free-flow of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The new Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has assumed duty as the 33rd Commissioner of the Command. CP Adeoye, born on August 19, 1966 at Abeokuta, Ogun State, hails from Modakeke in Ife-East Local Government Area, Osun State. He obtained a Bachelor of Science, BSC, degree in Botany, from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State; and a Master’s degree in Psychology from University of Ibadan. A release signed by Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said that CP Adeoye, was enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force on May 1, 1989, and sequel…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than six students scored only 01 mark in the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council, NECO. According to the results, a total of 72,865 students registered for the exam with Lagos State recording the highest number of candidates with 18,644 while Taraba State registered the lowest number of candidates. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejo, disclosed this while giving a breakdown of scores in Abuja on Wednesday. He said: “A total of (72,865) pupils registered compared to 71,738 for 2022 with Lagos State having the highest number of 18,644…