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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The United States President, Joe Biden, has nominated Richard Mills Jr as the new US Ambassador to Nigeria. He is to replace the outgoing US envoy to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump on June 24, 2019. Mills’ nomination was contained in a statement by the White House website recently, presenting his service in prominent diplomacy capacities for US. The statement obtained by Ikengaonline read: “Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration: “Richard Mills, Jr., a career member of the Senior Foreign…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in what appears to be his full endorsement of the candidacy of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi; and his running mate, Dr Yusuf Ahmed Datti, has said that Nigeria is on her path to revitalisation. The former President who posted a photo where he was flanked by Obi and his running mate said in an accompanying text : “Nigeria on the path to revitalisation.” The photograph was taken when Obi and his running mate visited Obasanjo in his country home at Otta, Abeokuta, in Ogun State. Datti had earlier…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka 44-year-old award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has thrown her support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general election. Chimamanda made her support public on Tuesday in a statement issued via her Facebook social media handle to congratulate Obi on his 61st birthday. The renowned author who referred to Obi as her ‘biggest’ brother, promised to vote for him in the 2023 presidential election. She also acknowledged Obi’s support for her parents. Adichie also described Obi as a good human being who is incredibly generous to the causes he believes…
By Ade Olu With utter condemnation, one recalls the chequered history of the nation’s democratic journey since reversion to civil rule in 1999. During what can best be described as the dark era, the only proof of democracy was that seats of power at all levels were occupied by people in civilian regalia. The military juntas had left the stage, but their interest in power was never hidden as their cronies and apologists were planted at the corridors of power. It was an era of impunity when elections were rigged with reckless abandon without consequences. Thuggery, hooliganism, ballot snatching and threats…
By Osmund Agbo “The sad operating assumption is that the presidential election, like the primary contests, will go to the highest bidder. For a struggling country with so much potential — where the median age is 18, and which started the continental rallying cry ‘#NotTooYoungToRun’ — it’s a punch in the collective gut.”- K. Riva Levinson For starters, Riva Levinson is a registered Washington lobbyist who honed her skills working for Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Few days ago, on the 16th of July, Ms. Levinson penned an introspective article about Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election titled “Opportunity in…
By Chimamanda Adichie I will never forget your kindness to my beloved parents. Thank you for the respect you showed them, for your many visits to Abba, where you gave to Daddy and Mummy the most precious gifts: your time and your attention. Thank you for walking this still-unbearable journey of grief with my siblings and me. I remember how you regaled Daddy and Mummy with your stories until we started joking about your obsession with the “GDP of Malaysia.” But your obsession spoke of hope: your hope for Nigeria, your belief in what Nigeria could be. A belief that has…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 general election in Enugu State, Mr Frank Nweke (Jnr.) on Tuesday in Enugu unveiled his running mate. Ikengaonline reports that Nweke announced Mrs Edith Ugwuanyi from Igboeze South Local Government Area of the state as his running mate. Ugwuanyi, was a former Senior Special Assistant of Mobilisation to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the state. Meanwhile, Nweke described his running mate as a politician who carried the unique attributes and ideals that were paramount to the party and overall vision for the state. According to the former…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Federal High Court, Abakaliki Division, has declared the rescheduled People Democratic Party’s (PDP), governorship primaries in Ebonyi invalid. The Court also said it recognized the earlier primaries of the party which produced Dr Ifeanyi-Chukwuma Odii as gubernatorial candidate of the party for the 2023 polls. The national Leadership of the party had conducted the parties primaries on May 28 and 29 that elected Odii as governorship candidate. It however announced the cancellation of the said primaries and went ahead to reschedule and conduct a fresh primaries on June 4 and 5. In the second primaries, Senator Obinna…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Members of Peter Obi support Network, POSN, one of the leading support groups of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, Tuesday, visited some destitute homes and motor parks in Umuahia the Abia State capital to mark his 61st birthday. The fans of Obi donated relief materials to the homes including So-Said Motherless Babies Home Ubakala, and School of the Blind Afara, before storming the popular Isi-Gate Motor Park Umuahia where they cut Obi’s birthday cake and shared to the enthusiastic on-lookers and passersby. Addressing inmates of the School of the Blind, Abia State Cordinator of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senator Mao Ohuabunwa who represented Abia North in the 8th Senate, has urged the Federal Government to direct the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to quickly come to the aid of the victims of flood disaster that sacked Agbaja, Okwoko and Ukwa Nkporo communities in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The former Leader of ECOWAS Parliament noted that the affected communities stood the risk of disease outbreak if no urgent steps were taken to address their immediate challenges especially their source of potable water. Heavy flooding following a torrential rainfall over the weekend, wreaked havoc in the affected communities, sacking…