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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, from the South-East, have initiated negotiations for a possible consensus candidate among them. The aspirants who met at the Abuja residence of Senator Rochas Okorocha under the chairmanship of Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, enjoined aspirants from other zones to support a South-Easterner to fly the APC ticket. South-East APC presidential aspirants in a communiqué after the parley, agreed to align with any of them that would be accepted by other aspirants as the consensus candidate. The communiqué made available to Ikengaonline was jointly signed by Ogbonnaya Onu, Chief Molukwu,…
Buhari has failed woefully, and Nigerians can’t wait for May 29, 2023, when a new government is expected to take over says veteran journalist and author, Chido Onumah. In an exclusive interview with Pan African Visions Chido Onumah says at the sunset of President Buhari’s two terms no part of Nigeria is free from violence and terror. “For me, the biggest challenge of the post-Buhari era would be how to put back the pieces. You’ll have to pity whoever takes over after Buhari. Not since the civil war of 1967-1970 has Nigeria been this divided,” Onumah says. Chido Onumah says…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka says one of his ‘spiritual children’ will emerge governor in Enugu State in 2023. Mbaka disclosed this on Sunday during Mass at the Adoration ground, Umuchigbo Nike, Enugu State. The Catholic priest said that his prayer was for God to give the state Governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the spirit of discernment in order to make the right decision on his successor. “I am not recommending anyone to him, but I am praying that God puts a good man into his heart. He said that the state…
By Our Reporter, Abuja “From moments of despair to ecstasy,” was exactly how the commentator at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City’s home ground, described how the defending champions were crowned champions of the premier league on Sunday. The win was City’s fourth in five incredible years. Although most pundits had predicted a routine victory for Man ‘City over Aston Villa, to retain their crown and dash Liverpool’s dream of a quadruple, Villa had other ideas. There were also talks that Steven Gerrard, would give his former side a helping hand by making things difficult for Pep Guardiola and his men.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo youths under the guise of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has strongly condemned the gruesome murder of Hon. Okechukwu Okoye, the member representing Aguata 2 State Constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Okechukwu Okoye. The late lawmaker who was abducted last weekend by unknown gunmen, represented Governor Charles Soludo’s constituency. COSEYL in a statement by its President, Goodluck Ibem, described the incident as abominable and very strange to the custom of Igbos. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “The killing of the young man in his prime by…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki House of Assembly aspirants under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, have alleged plots by the screening committee to disqualify them from participating in the forthcoming primary election of the party. The aspirants numbering 27, made the allegation at a press conference in Abakaliki on Sunday. They alleged that the Chairman of the House of Assembly Screening Committee in the state, Mr. Ideato Ideato, had told them shortly after the screening exercise in Abakaliki that they were not cleared on the grounds that they did not pay party dues. The 27 aspirants…
By Howard W. French When I landed at the international airport in Lomé, Togo, in late February 1986, the first thing I did, even before clearing immigration, was turn on the tiny Sony shortwave radio that I carried with me everywhere to catch the start of a BBC world news bulletin. I was a freelance reporter in Africa at the time, but the story I was so eager to receive an update about was from another continent, then still completely unfamiliar to me: Asia. There, in the Philippines, unfolding dramatically throughout that month, a popular movement built around gigantic street…
By Stephen Obidike With the 2023 national elections gradually approaching, there has been numerous predictions and expectations. However, one of the most baffling occurrences is the number and variety of people picking the presidential nomination form under the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). At a hundred million naira, it is the most expensive presidential nomination form of all the parties. Despite that more than twenty politicians with majority having roles in the current administration have purchased the form. A prominent political figure from the North recently joked that he prays God will bless a certain state in Nigeria with as…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu My ill-fated country, those you have affronted with them you must be equalized by sharing the same affront. Those you have denied human rights, Allowed to stand before you but never invited in – with all of them you must be equalized by sharing the same affront Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali (Song Offerings) 108 (1910) Nigeria is a country of pious people and sacred cows. On Fridays, its mosques are filled with prayer and Tafsir. On Sundays, the churches take over with song offerings and evocative homilies. The illegitimate child of the ménage à trois between George Taubman Goldie,…
Our Reporter, Abuja, Michael Onwuka, Enugu, and Steve Ukandu, Umuahia Members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other individuals in Enugu under the auspices of Coalition for Peter Obi on Saturday joined their counterparts across the country for the #1MillionManMarch4PeterObi. The march was in solidarity for the presidential aspiration of the former Anambra State governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ikengaonline reports that members of the coalition who were mostly volunteers converged on Okpara Square, Independence Layout from where they marched to Presidential Road. The group then connected Bissalla Road and then moved to Abakaliki Road…