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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The crisis in Ebonyi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), worsened on Thursday as two parallel governorship primaries were held in the state by the two factions. While one faction elected Mr. Francis Nwifuru, the embattled Speaker of the State House of Assembly as its candidate, the other faction elected the former Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) as its candidate. Both events held in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. Mbam emerged as factional APC candidate in a parallel election conducted at his Campaign Office, Mile 50 in Abakaliki. Mr. Nwifuru emerged…
By Azu Ishiekwene Nigeria’s spectacular crises in almost every facet of its national life are inescapable. They cling like your skin. And for your sanity, you must detox from time to time. I hope this trip to Grenada, through Afghanistan, helps. Instead of writing about killings of the most bestial variety up and down the country, an economy on life support, insecurity, ASUU strike, men fighting for Allah and those defending them, the politics of 2023 that has left even politicians confused and enthroned delegates as royalty, I’ve decided to comment on a topic in which I recently renewed interest.…
Our Editor, Abuja; Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia; Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka; Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki & Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri As the 2023 general elections approach, the total number of registered voters in the South-East geo-political zone is worrying in comparative terms. With barely one month to the end of the on-going Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, South-East is yet to record an encouraging number of registered voters. Investigations by Ikengaonline revealed that as at May 16, 2022, only 517,826 voters have been captured in the entire South-East in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) ongoing in the…
By Chido Onumah Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost At the end of this month, other things being equal, Nigeria’s major political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will select their presidential candidates for the February 2023 general election. By hook or by crook, one of these two candidates will emerge president next year. It will be asking for too much to request Nigeria’s dominant political class to spare a thought for the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has declared a curfew in the state. The governor made the declaration in a state broadcast on Wednesday evening in Awka. Soludo took the decision following reports of wanton killings, kidnappings and other insecurity issues affecting the state. The curfew, according to the governor, will commence on Thursday from 6:00pm to 6:00am. He said, “With effect from tomorrow, Thursday, 26th May, 2022, a 6pm to 6am curfew is hereby placed on motorcycles (okada), tricycles (keke), and shuttle buses in the Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ogbaru, Orumba North and…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has sued an Anambra State rights activist, Osita Obi, for N100m over protest against poor power supply, estimated billing and failure to supply prepaid meters to consumers. The EEDC in a suit before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court 2, Awka , Anambra State on Wednesday, said the company was claiming N100m from the defendants as general damages. The plaintiff (EDDC) was asking the court to declare as unlawful, the agitation and calls by the defendant that EEDC should provide pre-paid meters, stoppage of estimated billings to its customers and…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu A former Chief of Staff to Enugu State Government, Mr. Peter Mba, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primaries in the state, Ikengaonline reports. Mba, who was also Commissioner for Finance under the administration of Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, polled 790 votes in the primaries contested by nine aspirants. His closest rival, Mr. Chijioke Edeoga polled nine votes, followed by Mr. Chinyeaka Ohaa with three votes while Sen. Ike Ekweremadu and Mr Chukwunta Gilbert got one vote respectively. The other five contestants including Prof. Hillary Edeoga, Mr. Ken Onoh, Prof. Barth Nnaji, Sen. Gilbert…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu, Professor Uche Ikonne, has been declared winner of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primaries in Abia State. He polled a total of 468 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe who secured 45 votes, while Mrs. Ezenwanyi Jonah got five votes. Chairman of the Electoral Committee, and former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, described the exercise as free and fair. Meanwhile, seven aspirants including the Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu; Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe; and Senator Emma Nwaka had earlier withdrawn from…
By Osita Chidoka The siege, break-in from the roof and arrest of Senator Rochas Okorocha by EFCC operatives is a telling example of the weakness of the Nigerian State. A lawmaker refusing to honour invitation and shutting the door against law enforcement officers? Imagine for one minute a US Senator refusing to honour an invitation from the FBI. Also imagine the Sao Paulo Police, that arrested former President Lula, standing in front of a Brazilian Senator’s house for hours and refused entry. A very unlikely scenario. Nigeria’s public institution’s failure and descent into anarchy have their origin in elite arrogance…
Our Reporter, Abuja Frontline presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, has resigned his membership of the party, and consequently has withdrawn from the presidential primaries. His resignation was conveyed through his letter to the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, dated 24th May, 2022. According to the Letter titled, “Resignation From Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Withdrawal from the Presidential Contest,” which was shared by him with a tweet, “I have resigned my membership in the Peoples Democratic Party,” on his verified Twitter account on 6pm Wednesday, Obi informed the PDP National Chairman that he…