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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has revealed why the kidnapped Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr Samuel Uche and two others were released within 24 hours of their abduction. The Prelate, was on Sunday, travelling with the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Rt Rev Okechukwu Michael and the Prelate’s Chaplain, when they were Kidnapped by unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen along the Lokpa axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. According to Gov  Ikpeazu, the early release of the clerics was due  to “the grace of God, the fervent prayers of the Christian community and the well…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia After spending barely 48 hours in the den of kidnappers, the Prelate of the Methodist Church, His Eminence Samuel Uche, abducted Sunday afternoon by unknown gunmen suspected to be herders has been freed. The cleric Kidnapped along two others on his entourage around Lokpa axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway was released Monday evening. Police confirmed his release and said the other victims kidnapped along with the Prelate had also been released unhurt. Police Public Relations Officer PPRO in charge of Abia State, Geoffrey Ogbonna, who confirmed this to Ikengaonline, however, refused to give details. Earlier in…

By Peter Obi I thank Nigerians; especially members of the Labour Party who have gathered here since yesterday to partake in the primaries to choose the person that will fly the Labour flag in the forthcoming National election to choose the President of Nigeria. History beckons. Nigerians remain hopeful for a national rebirth, which implies returning Nigeria to Nigerians – farmers, teachers and students; lecturers, artisans, workers, pensioners and over a hundred million poor Nigerians who are not sure where their next meal will come from. Therefore, what you are doing today is a patriotic duty towards seeking the desired…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri; Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The non-existent sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Monday shut down banks, markets and transportation businesses in Owerri. Ikengaonline gathered from some of the areas visited in the Owerri capital that residents remained indoors. Some of the streets included;Tetlow, Wethderal, Okigwe, Douglas, Mbaise and World bank areas, were all affected. Also affected were Owerri-Port Harcourt Road, Owerri-Onitsha, Owerri- Okigwe and Owerri-Aba Roads. Even some of the transportation companies located at Egbu and Aba Roads were closed. Only a few Buses were seen on the streets. The major markets in the Owerri…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Renowned industrialist and President of Osisisoma Foundation, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, has described Mr. Peter Obi’s emergence as Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate as a divine architecture for a better Nigeria. He stressed that no matter how hard forces of retrogression try, nothing can stop an idea whose time has come, stressing that Obi is coming to mobilise Nigerians for social and ethical change. In a statement made available to journalists, Obidigbo, who was the consensus candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2013 governorship election in Anambra State, noted that “sometimes historical individuals prepare for a…

By Owei Lakemfa The Kings Assembly Pentecostal Church, in Port Harcourt announced that it would be handing out food packs to the needy from 9am on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Envisaging a large turn-out in Nigeria’s oil-rich city, the church wisely picked a mini-stadium as venue. What, however, it did not envisage, was a mammoth crowd which began gathering the day before the programme. In the morning of the annual “Shop for Free” programme, a side gate was opened, perhaps to organise the crowd for an orderly entry. What resulted was a stampede. The hungry in the ‘Giant of Africa’…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Former Governor Sam Egwu has won the Ebonyi North Senatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Egwu, who is the current senator representing the zone, was elected by delegates in an election that took place at the State secretariat of the party on Sunday night. He garnered 163 votes out of 163 votes cast by delegates to defeat his opponents, Mbam Chikodiri Ojemba and Emeka Otozi. Mr. Egwu was declared winner by the Returning Officer, Mudi Irhenede. Reacting, Senator Egwu said he was impressed by the transparent nature of the exercise. He thanked the National…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The kidnappers of the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Rev Samuel Kanu-Uche, and two others have demanded a ransom of N100 million for the clerics to regain their freedom. This is as the church has intensified prayers and appeal for fund to rescue the clerics. Rev. Uche, his Chaplain, and the Bishop of Owerri Diocese, were abducted by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen along Lokpa axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Abia State on Sunday afternoon. Secretary of the Conference, Rt. Revd. Dr. Michael Akinwale, in a statement Monday, confirmed the N100 million…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The promise of a Third Force got a big boost on Monday as the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, emerged as the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 general election. This followed the stepping down of renowned political economist and the leading light of the Third Force, a political coalition being galvanized to give Nigerians a better alternative to the two main political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The presidential bid of Mr Peter Obi received a boost earlier as the co-convener of…

By Hassan Gimba Sovereignty, these eleven lettered words, is a political concept. The concept defines dominant power. Or the supreme authority. Wikipedia says “it is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social construct or territory. That it entails hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states.” Sovereignty, as a concept in political theory, has a clear-cut definition. The state or quality of being sovereign refers to a territory or geographical area that is self-governing, with recognition from other world powers and international bodies. It is autonomous and free from external control. Sovereignty means that territory has a…