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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has lampooned the All Progressives Congress, APC-controlled Federal Government over  the menacing activities of bandits in Abia North. Ohuabunwa who was angry over the sad development, tasked Government to rise to its responsibility of protecting lives and property to avoid the people resorting to self defense. The former lawmaker was reacting to the recent blocking of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway between Leru and Okigwe; and repeated attacks on Thursday around the same axis, as well as another isolated attack at Lomara in Umunneochi, accused Government of docility. “The rate of terrorist attacks on innocent people of…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied any responsibility for the gruesome murder of eight Northerners living in Orogwe, a suburb community in Owerri, Imo State. In a statement on Saturday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, alleged that security agencies are conniving with the Ebubeagu militia group to kill innocent people in order to blackmail the group. The group described the Nigeria Police and Ebubeagu as “partners in crime.”   IPOB dismissed as “laughable and fabricated,” claims that its members were responsible for the heinous act. The pro-Biafra movement said its members would never…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State Police Command on Saturday said hoodlums suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, armed group, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, attacked the Agwa Police Division, in Oguta Local Government Area, and allegedly killed four police officers and forced two suspects in custody to escape from detention. The command’s State Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Michael Abattam, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. He said the hoodlums used a tipper truck to break the gate of the police station in order to gain entrance into the station before they threw  Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDS) and…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Gunmen on Friday night invaded Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State allegedly killing four police officers and setting ablaze the Agwa police station. A source who spoke to Ikengaonline from the community said the attack happened in the night when residents were still asleep. At the time of filing this report the reason for the attack was not known but some community leaders who did not want their names mentioned said the attackers were having their camps in the area and had issued threats to attack the Agwa police division for being a threat…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Archbishop Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, the Archbishop Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese, has advised Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, to consider the plights of the masses in setting his policies to run a successful Government. The Bishop’s appeal came at a time the people are expressing displeasure over the recent changes in payment of taxes instituted by the new administration in the state. Addressing newsmen at Emmaus House, Awka, the Anambra State capital, the Anglican Prelate urged the Governor to consider the plights of the people especially those at the grassroots who may suffer to…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Chief Justice of Abia State, Justice Onuoha Kalu Ogwe, has tasked the leadership of the Nigeria Bar Association on  transparency and accountability. The CJ who gave the charge  during the inauguration of the newly-elected officers of NBA,  Umuahia branch. Justice Ogwe described transparency and accountability as essential legacies any responsible leadership must strive to leave behind. He congratulated members of the new executive led by Barrister Jasper Ejimofor, and charged them to serve with integrity and to move the association to greater heights. The CJ  promised to give the new executive the necessary support that would need for a successful tenure.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The immediate-past Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uche Ogah, has accused the loyalists of Chief Ikechi Emenike of misrepresenting the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu in the media over comments credited to him when “they ambushed him”  in Abuja. Ogah who insisted that he is the authentic Leader of the APC in Abia, urged members of the public not to be deceived by the “misleading media reports.” The former Minister who spoke on the heels of a media report after a meeting in Abuja between  Adamu and APC stakeholders from Abia,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Advocating referendum as internationally recognised and a legitimate way of actualising self determination, Mr Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the demand for referendum by Biafra agitators is legitimate.  Ejimakor argued that without referendum, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubarkar, would not have been a Nigerian citizen. He said it was by referendum that Adamawa, Atiku’s home state which was originally in Cameroon became part of Nigeria. Ejimakor who took to his Twitter handle, argued that peaceful agitation…

Stephen Ukandu, News/Features Editor The Federal Government, Friday, inaugurated National Council on Animal Welfare, NCAW. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar said the Council was inaugurated to provide clear road-map for successful implementation of animal welfare policies and programmes. Membership of the Council was drawn from the military, para-military, veterinary Teaching Hospitals, Deans of Faculties of Veterinary Institutes in Nigeria, among others. The Minister charged members of the Council to ensure regulation of animal welfare in Nigeria in tandem with global best practices. This is coming less than two months herdsmen allegedly killed a ‘bus conductor’ in Lagos after two…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Government has assured the people of the state that there would be equitable distribution of mosquito-treated nets in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, gave the assurance in Awka at a media orientation on insecticide treated nets distribution by the government in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Malaria Consortium (MC) and Give Well Open Philanthropic funding. Speaking at the event, Obidike, represented by the Head of Department, Public Health and Disease Control, Afam Anaeme, said there would be no case of political interference in the exercise. According to Obidike, over 3.8…