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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Governor Friday in Government House Umuahia, swore-in sixteen new commissioners screened and cleared by the state House of Assembly. The Governor also assigned portfolios to the new commissioners. Meanwhile three out of the nineteen commissioner-nominees – Mike Akpara (said to be receiving treatment abroad); Ngozi Blessing Felix; and Ikechukwu Monday, said to have just returned from abroad), are yet to be sworn in as they have not gone for screening. See the full list below: Prof Monica Ironkwe – Agriculture Kingsely Anoribe- Budget and Planning Prof Eme Uche – Education Philemon Asonye Ogbonna -…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Bar Ezeokenwa Jr Sly, has stated the readiness of the party to partner with Jordan Nwora Foundation to empower the youth wing of the party through the game of basketball, Ikengaonline reports. Barr. Ezeokenwa, during the courtesy call which held at APGA Regional Secretariat Awka, described the founder of the foundation, Mr. Jordan Nwora, as a high flyer in the United States National Basketball Association (NBA) who has decided to give back to society. He commended him for setting up the foundation, noting that there are avenues through which the Anambra State Government…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The illegal one week sit-at-home declared by factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, gained momentum in Enugu State on Friday as there was total lockdown in Enugu city and other parts of the state. Ikengaonline correspondent who monitored the situation reports that in Enugu metropolis, virtually all public institutions and places were closed while shops, pharmaceuticals and super markets were locked for business. Also, Tricycle operators and buses plying the streets were very scanty, just as few people were observed walking on the streets. Petrol stations in parts of the city were…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Federal House of Representatives has lamented the loss of over 20 lives recently in the Abaomege and Ishinkwo communal boundary dispute in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It therefore agreed to set up a committee to look into the remote and immediate causes of the age-long crisis and adduce solutions to bring it to an end. The committee will have four weeks to conclude its investigations and report back to the House. This followed a resolution moved by the member representing Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo Federal Constituency, Nkemkanma Kama. The motion was seconded by Martins Esin representing Oron/Mbo/Okobo/Udung Uko/Urueoffong…
By Azu Ishiekwene Mmesoma’s travail shows that obsession for short-cuts and quick fixes often lead to broken hearts and deeper misery. It’s not about tribe or ethnicity, else Mmesoma would not have chosen all four school choices outside the South-East, her native enclave I’m not sure what breaks the heart more: her insistence on her innocence or the prospects of a future that now hangs in the balance. For a young adult with a promising future, the emerging facts only suggest one thing: it doesn’t rain, it pours. Mmesoma Ejikeme was one of the numerous students of Anglican Girls Secondary…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Residents of Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State, were yesterday excited as Governor Alex Otti, handed over nine roads within the metropolis to various contractors for palliative work pending the completion of the necessary protocols for their full reconstruction. A number of roads in the economic city are in deplorable condition due to gross neglect by previous administrations. Some of the affected roads include: University Road, Abayi, Green Avenue, Udeagbala Road, Shallom Road, Umuimo Road, Old Express Road, Abak Road with adjoining streets, Queens Street, and Jubilee Road. Otti said “the process of rejuvenating Aba,” had commenced with the roads rehabilitation.…
By Osmund Agbo “Every man ought to be above his position in the sense of being more than his position. To be king and nothing more, judge and nothing more, tallow-handler and nothing more, is to allow the accident to swallow up the essence and prove a miserable failure when measured by the true standard of human worth.” – Henry James Slack (1818–1896), The Philosophy of Progress in Human Affairs A few months ago, a great friend of mine sent me a video. Since Musa and I started debating Peter Obi and his Labour Party’s prospects in the 2023…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has demanded N2 billion compensation from the Enugu State Government for Pupils and teacher of a Primary School in Nkanu West Local Government Area brutalised for violating sit-at-home. The organisation made the demand in a statement signed by it’s President, Olu Omotayo Esq and made available to Journalists in Enugu. Omotayo blamed the state government for not providing enough security to protect public schools for the safety of pupils/students and their teachers. He said the children and their teacher were obeying the directive of the state government that…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Population Commission (NPC) in Enugu State has said the commission was ready for the conduct of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census. Hon. Ejike Eze, the Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State in the commission said this while speaking to the media at the end of a symposium on the 2023 census in Enugu. The Lecture was organised by the commission in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Nigeria, Enugu campus. “I can tell you that we are fully prepared and ready for the census, adequate arrangements have been made; so,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has announced that with effect from September 1, 2023, the state would migrate to Treasury Single Account (TSA). This, according to the Governor, is to avoid financial leakages in the system. Otti who disclosed this during a town-hall meeting with the executives of market unions and markets in the state, said his administration was poised to stamp out corruption in the revenue generation of the state. According to the Governor, “from that date all monies accruing to the state will be paid into a single account.” He also said that all payments by…