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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Two persons have been reported dead following attack by suspected Fulani cattle dealers at Obinetiti Dusogu Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims are Mr Anayo Nwosa from Igbuala village Ifitedunu, and 35 year-old Chinonso Okpatu from Ire village Abba. Speaking from his hospital bed, a survivor of the attack, Mr Obinwanne Okonkwo, who said he is a Keke rider, explained that around 8pm on Tuesday night, his townsman, Nwosa, who he said was also into livestock business, contracted him and he followed him to a Fulani cattle dealer’s settlement at Obinetiti Awkuzu, and while…
By Owei Lakemfa It was one of the sad days that reminded Nigerians the deep trouble to which they have been led. Tuesday, July 5, 2022. On that day, a convoy of presidential vehicles conveying the advance team of military, presidential guards, media and protocol officers was on its way to Daura, the home town of President Muhammadu Buhari when it was “ambushed” by bandits. The convoy extricated itself and went on to its destination. A number of questions arise. Why would such a team travel four days ahead of the Sallah holidays the President was going to celebrate? Who pays…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Certified security alert sighted by Ikengaonline has revealed that the dreaded Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists are planning “spontaneous and coordinated attacks” against Christian targets in Nigeria particularly in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to the intelligence report, part of the reasons the terror group launched attack on Kuje Correctional Centre last week during which it freed hundreds of prisoners and about sixty-four terrorists at the facility was to have enough hands to execute the evil mission. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, which raised the alarm in a memo to the Permanent…
By Hassan Gimba In January 2019, the Daily Trust newspaper had its Maiduguri office shut down by the military over its reportage on the fight against insurgency. This made me think about governments and the failure of leadership, or, aptly, the king whose subjects saw through him. And so on January 14, 2019, on this page, under the title “The Military, Press and War Against Insurgency,” I gave that brief story. There is this fable of a king who, together with his palace courtiers and subjects, was scammed by a con artist who knew that people, rather than acknowledging the truth, would always be hypocritical if it would ingratiate them with…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The wife of the General Manager of Imo State Zoological Garden, Mr Francis Abioye, Mrs Elizabeth Abioye, on Sunday was kidnapped at the First Baptist Church around Fire Service in Owerri, Imo State. Mr Abioye confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri. One of the eyewitnesses who spoke to Ikengaonline said the kidnappers walked into the church premises, identified the woman and kidnapped her. He further said that they came in an ash-coloured tinted glass Siena fully armed, and forced the woman into their car and drove away. “Some people said they drove towards Owerri-Aba Road and others said Owerri-Umuahia. “They came in asking for…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As reactions trail the decision of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to nominate former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate, Senator Emma Nwaka, has described the decision as the height of insensitivity. Senator Nwaka who represented Abia North in the third Republic, said that with the decision, the APC had derailed from the presidential race, arguing that the contest is now between Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Peter Obi of Labour Party. According to him, “I dare say that BAT’s pairing with a fellow…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Presidential flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has given reasons he picked Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Tinubu, in a statement Sunday, said Shettima had the needed pedigree and capacity to deliver electoral victory. He also said that the spirit of 1993 is upon Nigerians again in 2023. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “Senator Kashim Shettima’s career in politics and beyond shows that he is eminently qualified not only to deliver that all important electoral victory, but, also, step into the shoes of the Vice President. As a man…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday, called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, to intervene over the alleged auctioning of some of ‘his vehicles’ and that of his aides that were impounded by the Imo State Government last year February at Royal Spring Hotel. Okorocha made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo. The former governor argued that the matter was still in court, therefore, the impounded vehicles were supposed to be in the custody of the police…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is reported to have insisted on a Muslim-Muslim ticket. He is said to have picked the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The Vanguard newspaper on Sunday reports that after weeks of flip-flop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may have finally chosen the former governor of Borno state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier on Sunday also reported that Tinubu will unveil his choice of running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party in his…
Our Reporter, Vancouver Journalist and CEO of Njenje Media, Mazi Tochukwu Ezeoke, has compared the Peter Obi movement currently rocking Nigeria’s political scene to that of former American president Barack Obama when the latter appeared on the American political landscape in 2008. Mazi Ezeoke made the comparison when he featured as a guest on the online news programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah on Sunday, June 26. The London-based journalist said the Peter Obi phenomenon is comparable to that of Obama because both men are different from the established politicians, spoke differently and connected with the young…