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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The mantra of candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the campaign that eventually took him to Nigeria’s presidency in 2015 was one word: “Change”. For a fact, it was not original. 32 years before 2015, in the 1983 presidential election, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Nigeria Peoples Party (NPP) first deployed that slogan in their unsuccessful bid to make President Shagari a one-term president. The moment then seemed ripe for that message. Under the watch of President Shagari’s National Party of Nigeria (NPN), a unique mixture of poor luck and official criminality conspired to bring Nigeria to its knees. The desire…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday called on Nigerians to vote for the presidential candidate of any political party that believes in the unity of Nigeria. Jonathan made this call at the lecture series to mark the 80th birthday of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, which took place in Owerri, with the theme “Igbo Quest for Nigeria’s Unity.” The former president said: “Ahead of the election, politicians must cut and deemphasise on our differences. Especially, the youths should come out and vote for those who believe in the unity of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Barely one week after supporters of the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, organised a rally in Onitsha, Anambra State, people of Agulu, Obi’s hometown, Saturday, held a one-million man march in support of his election. The mega rally was organized by the community in collaboration with Peter Obi Movement for new Nigeria (POMONN). It attracted sons and daughters of the community who shutdown their businesses and major streets of the town in solidarity with the movement. The gathering marched down the streets of Agulu, while carrying banners with pro-Obi messages. The march ended at…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Project Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, is set for the production of vehicle spare parts in line with the efforts to diversify the Nigerian economy. Minister of Science and Technology (State), Henry Ikoh disclosed this on Friday in Enugu during an official visit to the institute. Ikoh said that the production of the motor spare parts would be in partnership with INNOSON Group of Companies, a Nigerian vehicle manufacturing company. The minister said that Nigeria had both the manpower and the resources to explore such possibility. He, however, said that the political will to venture into such area…
Our Reporter, Abuja The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved an improved review of Duty Tour Allowance (DTA) to officers in the federal public service. The approval was conveyed via a circular marked SWC/C/04/S.6/11/333, signed by the chairman of National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Mr Ekpo Nta, and dated August 31, 2022. The circular which was sent to Chief of Staff to President, Ministers/Ministers of State, Secretary to the Government of Federation, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Federal Permanent Secretaries, Auditor General and Accountant General, Heads of Federal Government parastatals, among others, said the upward review and…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC) has trained no fewer than 50 anti corruption agents in 25 Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the South-East. The Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasonoye disclosed this on Friday in Enugu during a ‘Two-Day Capacity Building Workshop and Zonal Consultative Forum for Anti Corruption Transparency Unit (ACTU) Executives in the South-East.’ Owasonoye was represented at the event by a board member of ICPC, Sen. Anthony Agbo. He said that ACTU remained a vibrant tool to reduce corruption in the public service, especially at the federal level.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the visit by some staff of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu continues to raise dust, a group known as Concerned Abia North Patriots (CANP), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to blacklist MOUAU staff from election work in 2023. The group which condemned the visit alleged that the gesture was an attempt to compromise the affected staff ahead of the 2023 polls. According to the Abia North group, the invitation of over 100 staff of the only federal university in the state to the country home of the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police in Ebonyi State have arrested a 19 years old suspected serial rapist who specializes in molesting and robbing victims in Abakaliki, capital of the state. Police spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, stated this at a briefing at the C Division of the police command on Friday. He gave the name of the suspect as Miracle Onwe, an indigene of Ezzamgbo in Ohaukwu local government area of the state. According to the spokesperson, the suspect was arrested after his latest victim raised alarm after he forcefully had carnal knowledge of her in a farmland. According to the state PPRO: “On…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), has commended the Abia State House of Assembly over the passage of Abia State Disability Bill into law. Executive Director of CCD, Mr David Anyaele, who made the commendation in a press statement, said that the Assembly had, by the passage of the bill, demonstrated that the lives of Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, mattered to it. “It is a strong demonstration by the Abia State House of Assembly that all lives are precious, in particular the lives of Abians with disabilities,” the statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part. According to…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo “If you see mamaiwata o If you see mamaiwata o Never, never you run away Ay, ay Never run away, Victor Uwaifo If you see mamaiwata o If you see mamaiwata o Never, never you run away Ay, ay Sing that song of love, sweet melody…,” Victor Uwaifo, Guitar Boy. Peter Obi, the Labor Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, is touring the world. He is like a rock star anywhere he goes. People are paying money to meet him, chat with him and take pictures. Unlike other presidential candidates, he is pretty accessible and humble, to a fault.…