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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The abducted Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche, has said that N100 million ransom was paid to secure his release with those abducted along with him. Uche who made the disclosure during a press briefing in Lagos, said that the ransom was raised by the church alone without any form of intervention from either state or federal government. The Prelate  said the monies were arranged in five sacks of N20 million. He insisted that neither the Federal or State Government, nor the military or police intervened. The Methodist Prelate lamented that they…

Our Reporter, Abuja As at 7am on Monday, May 30, 2022, the South-East region is still at the basement in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise ongoing across the country. According to nation’s election management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the exercise will end on June 30, barely one month from today. But from INEC’s Update for the week starting from Monday, shared via its verified Twitter handle, the South-East is still lagging in the voter registration exercise with 550,771 voters. The South-South still occupies the top position with 1,524,415 registered voters. Others are South-West, 1,235,610; North-West, 1,223,179;…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Managing Director of Diamond Bank and Labour Party governorship aspirant in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has congratulated former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi on his emergence as the Labour Party presidential candidate in the party’s presidential primaries held in Asaba, Delta State. Otti, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, poured encomiums on Obi, saying that “the excitement, support and solidarity which his presidential ambition has elicited across political, ethnic and religious lines are a clear manifestation that honest Nigerians of all classes cherish excellence whenever and…

Our Reporter, Abuja The presidential ambition of the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, may be back on track as a federal high court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo admitted him to bail. However, his possible appearance before the APC presidential screening committee headed by Chief Odigie Oyegun on Tuesday depends on how fast he can meet his bail conditions. In granting him bail, the court ruled that he was, however, to remain in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until he perfects the conditions attached to his bail. Justice Inyang Ekwo…

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’…