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By Owei Lakemfa As a child growing up on Lagos Island, I frequently walked through the Race Course to school. The premises of the old House of Representatives building was in that complex. Sitting outsize in a regal flowing gown was the huge bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II. Sculptured by Nigerian artist, Ben Chukwukadibia Enwonwu, it was commissioned in 1956 by the Queen during her visit to Nigeria. She was the Nigerian Head of State because the country was a British colony. I loved the sculpture, more so when hanging on the wall of my home was a photograph of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka More stakeholders have continued to salute Governor Charles Soludo over his directive which banned factional traditional ruler of Awka kingdom, Obi Austin Ndigwe and factional President General, Chief Emeka Anagor. The traditional stool of the Awka kingdom had been a source of tussle for a few years now after some influential members of the community claimed to have dethroned the monarch, Eze Uzu II, Igwe Gibson Nwosu. In his place, they crowned Chief Austin Ndigwe popularly known as Uzu Awka, who immediately assumed the position of the monarch of the kingdom, causing the entire kingdom to be…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Markets, shops and banks were Tuesday shut down in compliance with the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as President Muhammadu Buhari visited Imo State to inaugurate some projects. The sit-at-home order issued by IPOB was in solidarity with their detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who appeared in court on Tuesday. Ikengaonline observed that key streets including Wethedral Road, Tetlow, Egbu, Akwakuma and Amakohia roads were empty. Similarly, Owerri-Port Harcourt Road, Owerri-Aba, and Owerri-Onitsha roads among others, were also deserted. However, the President who visited the state was to inaugurate three projects namely, Owerri-Orlu Road; phase 1…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Labour Party governorship flag bearer in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has raised the alarm that agents of the Abia State Government, are illegally removing his campaign billboards and that of other candidates of the party despite collecting N10M million signage fee from them. The former banker who raised the alarm in a a press release by the Spokesman of his Campaign Organisation, Ferdinand Ekeoma, demanded immediate restoration of the removed billboards. Otti said that Government had continued with the illegality despite earlier alarm he had raised over a similar action. He warned the State Government not…
By Osmund Agbo “But while young Igbo and young people from other tribes are enthused by his emergence as a presidential candidate and rally round him (Peter Obi), some prominent Igbo politicians treat him as a huge joke; something of a Charlie-Charlie on the national political stage. They dismiss his quest in prose that shocks me.” The above is an excerpt from the article titled “Ndigbo and 2023,” written by Dan Agbese. In this piece, he challenged the people to own their blame for as he stated, failing to “parley their business acumen into political wisdom.” When it comes to accurately diagnosing the root cause of Ndigbo’s political…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Umuahia the Abia State capital was completely locked down Tuesday as the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, makes an appearance in Abuja Court. The streets were virtually empty as motorists and commuters kept their distance from the roads. When Ikengaonline went round some of the streets, it was observed that the city was calm and peaceful. Apart from occasional movement of few vehicles perhaps on essential duties, the roads within the capital city were totally dry. IPOB had declared a total lockdown of the South-East in solidarity with Kanu who has been held by…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than 150 participants from North East geo-political zone of Nigeria have graduated from three weeks intensive training program on Digital Vehicular Diagnostics and Maintenance sponsored by the North-East Development Commission, NEDC and implemented by the Digital Bridge Institute at its Yola Campus, Fufore Adamawa State. Speaking over the weekend at the graduation ceremony, President/CEO of DBI, Prof. Muhammed Ajiya, noted that this flagship training was symbolic in many folds as the DBI Yola Campus was adequately utilized for the first time since it was built about 10 years ago. According to him: “The NEDC through the…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday challenged Governor Hope Uzodimma, to account for the sum of N241 billion state funds. The PDP threw the challenge in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Collins Opuruzor, while reacting to the planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state on Tuesday to inaugurate projects. The PDP linked the N241 billion to the alleged rising of the state debt profile and issues surrounding Local Government funds. The statement read in part: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State views Senator Hope Uzodimma’s obsession with constantly seeking to…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Members of the Ebubeagu Security Network in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have arrested four persons suspected to be members of a suspected one-chance armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate. They were arrested along the Amaeze-Ugwueziato-Agwu Expressway near the border with Enugu State at the weekend. The Council Chairman, Aja Ogbonna, confirmed their arrest to Ikengaonline. He said the suspects abducted an innocent victim and headed towards the notorious Ojukwu Bus Stop. The bus stop is notorious for different robbery attacks, kidnapping and brutal murder of road users. Ogbonna said unfortunately for the suspects, members of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL; and the Young Progressive Party, YPP, have condemned Sunday’s attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South district, describing the incident as “very disturbing, barbaric and and an affront to the Igbo nation.” Similarly, former Governor of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has also condemned the attack and called for the arrest of the perpetrators. National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia, in an exclusive interview with Ikengaonline, said that killing was alien…