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Stephen Ukandu, News & Features Editor The agitation for power shift to South-EEast in 2023, has taken a sudden twist as Igbo youths under the umbrella of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have threatened a total boycott of the elections if the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deny South-East their presidential tickets. The youths also vowed to lock down the entire Igboland on February 25, 2023, and March 12, 2023, during the presidential and national assembly polls as well as governorship and house of assembly polls respectively, saying that both…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Mr. Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The appointment, according to a statement by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Honourable Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Sufuyan Ojeifo, is with immediate effect. The appointment according to the statement made available to Ikengaonline, follows the demise of the former Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Simon Harry, on 13th April, 2022. The statement read in part: “Mr.Semiu Adeniran is a professional statistician of repute…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Professor Antonia Taiye Simbine as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER). The appointment according to a statement by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Honourable Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Sufuyan Ojeifo, said the appointment would take effect from June 1, 2022. The statement made available to Ikengaonline said: “Professor Simbine will be succeeding the outgoing Director-General, Dr Folarin Gbadebo-Smith whose tenure expires on 31st May, 2022.” “She is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations and currently heads the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Frontline presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has said that members of the party who sabotaged its in 2015 should not be rewarded with the party’s presidential ticket in 2023. Wike said that all those involved in the formation of the New PDP which adversely affected the party’s fortunes should not be allowed to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 polls. Wike who spoke while addressing Abia PDP delegates and stakeholders at the Banquet Hall Umuahia, said PDP should look at the antecedents of all those jostling for…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Abakaliki Division of the Federal High Court has ordered the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) not use any other delegates list to conduct its primaries other than the one from the congresses conducted by a faction of the party in Ebonyi State. This followed a motion dated 17th of May but filed on the 18th of May by one Ogbonnaya Ene Odii in suit number FHC/AI/C5/61/2022. Mr. Odii is believed to belong to a faction of the party led by the State Chairman, Silas Onu, and an aspirant, IfeanyiChukwu Odii. Two factions had emerged in the state…
By Ike Okonta Last week, students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, laid their hands on one of their own, Deborah Samuel, and mobbed her to death. They alleged that Deborah had blasphemed against Islam, and instantly became prosecutor, judge and jury all at the same time. The next day, following the arrest and detention of two of the perpetrators of this heinous crime, the students took to the streets of Sokoto, assaulting Christians and vandalizing churches. The governor of the state had to impose a 24-hour curfew to prevent further breakdown of law and order. As usual,…
By Owei Lakemfa In the last eight days, there have been horrific murders in New York, United States; Sokoto, Nigeria; and the Palestine in the Middle East by private individuals and state agents. The victims in America were eleven Blacks and two Whites; that in Nigeria was a young student; while that in the Palestine was a lady journalist whose professional work was repugnant to the Israeli authorities. The murderers believe they are superior to their victims and can justifiably take their lives without any form of trial. The murder in Nigeria was on Thursday, May 12, 2022, following discussions…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Professor Mohammed Ajiya, of Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, has described Information Communication Technology, ICT, as indispensable and very critical to human survival. He made the submission while speaking as the special guest of honour at the Information Technology Professional Assembly, organized by the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) CPN on Thursday, at the NAF Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja. Prof. Ajiya highlighted the critical role of ICT in all aspects of life in the modern world. “The DBI as a training Institute established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is focused on capacity building and manpower development…
By MacHarry Confidence The very graphic and public murder of Deborah Samuel Yakubu on May 12 has elicited reactions that have largely enforced the already established fault lines and polarization that colour Nigerians according to ethnic and religious lines. If there is any takeaway of note, it is the point that the country practices markedly different systems of government across geographic lines. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) is the grundnorm of the country whose tenets are supposed to be final. However, the existence of the penal code for the Sharia-obsessed northern states in the same constitution…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, says he inherited a red treasury and pervasive insecurity from past administration in Anambra State. The Governor said this on Thursday, when he presented the revised edition of the state’s 2022 budget to its legislature. The budget was tagged, “Taking Off from the Blocks” has a total figure of N169,621,744,131. Soludo said that the purpose of the revised budget was to reflect current realities, challenges, and priorities of the new administration and Ndi Anambra. “The revised budget size is about N170 billion versus the existing appropriation of N142 billion (with the…