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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Uchenna Okogbuo, has said that Prince Nnanna Ukaegbu who is claiming to be the chairman of the Abia State chapter of the party following a judgment of Owerri Court of Appeal, is parading a stale judgment. Okogbuo who spoke with our Correspondent said that the tenure which Ukaegbu was claiming expired since 2015. He dismissed him as “a jester and an impostor,” whose stock in trade is to claim chairmanship of the party in every election year. Okogbuo recognised Rev. Augustine Ehiemere as the only authentic and…
One of the remarkable facts of Nigeria’s First Republic was the amazing economic feat of the Eastern Region. According to records, the economy of the former Eastern Region was one of the fastest growing economies globally in the 1960s. Yes, in the cash crop economy of the era with its main goal of feeding the European metropolitan industries, the Eastern Region then comprising the current five states of the South-East and the four states of South-South namely Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom, boasted of a comparative advantage in palm produce. Thus, as the South-West supplied cocoa, the North groundnuts,…
By Osita Chidoka A friend sent an image of the 1979 election result with an analysis that suggests that the 2023 election will upend my argument at the World Igbo Congress that you need to win in four zones in Nigeria to win the presidency. He argued that my postulation would hold in a two-way race but not in a four-way race as the 2023 election is set to be. By his logic, the 2023 election would be a different ball game. I believe many share this view. I do not agree with him and these are the facts that guided my…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Senator representing Anambra South, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, Sunday, escaped death by the whiskers as gunmen ambushed his convoy at Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Senator who was contesting for reelection on the platform of Young Peoples Party (YPP) was attacked while returning to Nnewi, his home town from a function. Sources said that the gunmen, working on tips of information, ambushed and opened fire on Senator Ubah’s convoy, while the police in the convoy promptly responded to the attack. A source said about six policemen were gunned down during the attack, the…
By Hassan Gimba To continue on this unending topic, we will look at how leaders and followers ought to conduct their affairs. Let’s start from the top. A leader creates and nurtures others to be leaders. He must possess a clear vision and focus, know what he wants for his country and should be courageous enough to follow his dream. Apart from possessing integrity and honesty, a good leader has humility, is fair and just with the capacity for self-sacrifice and perseverance. A leader puts national interest above his. We have had leaders in this country that lived and served…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who Friday night abducted the traditional ruler of Isiala Umudi Autonomous Community in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Jewel Ndenkwo, are yet to contact his family according a source close to the family. Ikengaonline gathered on Sunday that the incident happened at Tetlow Road in Owerri, where one of the monarch’s businesses, Udekings Nigeria Limited, was located. According to an eyewitness, “the monarch was kidnapped around 8:30 pm, as he was about to enter his vehicle and go home after the day’s business. “The kidnappers shot many times as he…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Five kidnap and robbery suspects are cooling their heels in Police custody after they were arrested for alleged involvement in criminal activities in various communities in Anambra State. One of the gangs met their Waterloo when men of the Anambra State Police Command busted their hideout, an uncompleted building located along Oko Ufuma Expressway in Orumba North Local Government Area. Ikengaonline learnt that the gang engaged the operatives in a gun duel before they were overpowered and escaped, baring one of them, Okechukwu Okpo aged 24, who was apprehended by the Police team. Confirming the arrests, spokesperson of…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 5 September, 2022, Kenya’s Supreme Court sitting as the final and sole judicial arbiter of presidential election disputes in the country, certified the election of incumbent Deputy President, William Samoei Ruto, as the lawful winner of the presidential election conducted the previous month on 8th August. When he is sworn in on 13 September, Ruto will become the fifth president of Independent Kenya, the second ethnic Kalenjin after the late Daniel Arap Moi to hold the office. He will also be the second former indictee of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be installed in the position…
By Sonala Olumhense As a Nigerian with considerable interest in public affairs, the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s Hilton Midtown Hotel, the venue of “Afro-Economics & Government Policy: A Conversation with Governor Peter Obi,” was my destination last Sunday. The engagement followed others in the United States, some of which had been mismanaged by local organisers who chose to charge a gate fee. Not New York, which was free to every registered attendee, thanks to the Columbia University’s Africa Business Club and Black Law Students Association. The Hilton Grand Ballroom is a cavernous facility capable of accommodating 3,000 persons.…
Uche Onyema, Owerri Mrs Edna Okoroma Asinobi is a retired school principal of the Imo State school system from Obazu-Mbieri, Imo State. She was the only African in each of the four comprehensive Secondary Schools she taught in London where she also pursued her academics for the postgraduate Certificate in Education and certificates in Educational Technology. She won accolades, taught devotedly in many schools in Imo State and headed some before her retirement in 2000. Undoubtedly, Okoroma said she has been ‘living and communicating’ with the lord God almighty, His son, our Lord Jesus Christ, their angels and entire hosts of heaven since 1989. Narrating how it…