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Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri An activist, Paul Amadi, from Naze in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, on Wednesday said he would seek legal action to disband the operation of the Ebubeagu Security outfit in Imo State, even as he revealed he would ensure Imo State Governor faces the international community over crimes against humanity. Amadi disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to last Sunday’s incident where 14 youths were attacked, seven reportedly shot and others injured as they were returning from a traditional wedding ceremony from Awo-Omamma in Oru East Local Government Area to Otulu in…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Two days after the killing of 14 youths said to be returning from a wedding reception in Imo State by operatives of Ebubeagu security outfit, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared the outfit a terrorist organisation. IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, accused Gov. Hope Uzodinma of sponsoring the outfit which according to the pro-Biafra movement is being used for illegal operations. The pro-Biafra group claimed that the Governor imported militia as members of Ebubeagu, accusing the outfit of responsibility for numerous killings in the state. Below is a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Polytechnic Aba has lost its accreditation with the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, following the failure of the institution to pay its staff for 30 months despite warnings by the Board. This is coming barely two months after the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH, lost the National University Commission, NUC, accreditation for admission of medical students due to protracted strike action by doctors in the hospital. Lecturers at the Abia State University, ABSU, last week complained of salary arrears of 10 months, saying that some of them no longer feed well. Primary and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The United States President, Joe Biden, has nominated Richard Mills Jr as the new US Ambassador to Nigeria. He is to replace the outgoing US envoy to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump on June 24, 2019. Mills’ nomination was contained in a statement by the White House website recently, presenting his service in prominent diplomacy capacities for US. The statement obtained by Ikengaonline read: “Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration: “Richard Mills, Jr., a career member of the Senior Foreign…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in what appears to be his full endorsement of the candidacy of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi; and his running mate, Dr Yusuf Ahmed Datti, has said that Nigeria is on her path to revitalisation. The former President who posted a photo where he was flanked by Obi and his running mate said in an accompanying text : “Nigeria on the path to revitalisation.” The photograph was taken when Obi and his running mate visited Obasanjo in his country home at Otta, Abeokuta, in Ogun State. Datti had earlier…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka 44-year-old award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has thrown her support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general election. Chimamanda made her support public on Tuesday in a statement issued via her Facebook social media handle to congratulate Obi on his 61st birthday. The renowned author who referred to Obi as her ‘biggest’ brother, promised to vote for him in the 2023 presidential election. She also acknowledged Obi’s support for her parents. Adichie also described Obi as a good human being who is incredibly generous to the causes he believes…
By Ade Olu With utter condemnation, one recalls the chequered history of the nation’s democratic journey since reversion to civil rule in 1999. During what can best be described as the dark era, the only proof of democracy was that seats of power at all levels were occupied by people in civilian regalia. The military juntas had left the stage, but their interest in power was never hidden as their cronies and apologists were planted at the corridors of power. It was an era of impunity when elections were rigged with reckless abandon without consequences. Thuggery, hooliganism, ballot snatching and threats…
By Osmund Agbo “The sad operating assumption is that the presidential election, like the primary contests, will go to the highest bidder. For a struggling country with so much potential — where the median age is 18, and which started the continental rallying cry ‘#NotTooYoungToRun’ — it’s a punch in the collective gut.”- K. Riva Levinson For starters, Riva Levinson is a registered Washington lobbyist who honed her skills working for Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Few days ago, on the 16th of July, Ms. Levinson penned an introspective article about Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election titled “Opportunity in…
By Chimamanda Adichie I will never forget your kindness to my beloved parents. Thank you for the respect you showed them, for your many visits to Abba, where you gave to Daddy and Mummy the most precious gifts: your time and your attention. Thank you for walking this still-unbearable journey of grief with my siblings and me. I remember how you regaled Daddy and Mummy with your stories until we started joking about your obsession with the “GDP of Malaysia.” But your obsession spoke of hope: your hope for Nigeria, your belief in what Nigeria could be. A belief that has…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 general election in Enugu State, Mr Frank Nweke (Jnr.) on Tuesday in Enugu unveiled his running mate. Ikengaonline reports that Nweke announced Mrs Edith Ugwuanyi from Igboeze South Local Government Area of the state as his running mate. Ugwuanyi, was a former Senior Special Assistant of Mobilisation to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the state. Meanwhile, Nweke described his running mate as a politician who carried the unique attributes and ideals that were paramount to the party and overall vision for the state. According to the former…