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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Following public complaints over brutality by the police and other security agencies, youths in Anambra State, have received training and mentoring on the methods for tracking and defending incidences of human rights violations and abuse in the state. The training held Saturday in Awka, the state capital. It was organized by the Centre for Social Awareness, Advocacy and Ethics (CSAAE) in collaboration with the Youth Empowerment Solutions Project Initiative (YES-P); and the Centre for Health Education & Vulnerable Support (CHEVS) and powered by VOICE. The trainees were drawn from the 21 Local Government Areas of the state…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo youths have asked Governor Aminu Tambuwal to halt the on-going barbaric and unprovoked attacks and massive destruction of Igbo property in Sokoto State. The youths who spoke under the auspices of Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, expressed furry that Ndigbo living in Sokoto were made scapegoats of the senseless killing of Deborah Yakubu, a female student of Sokoto College of Education, killed for alleged blasphemy. COSEYL in a press statement Saturday evening, warned Sokoto indigenes to immediately halt the onslaught against innocent Igbo living in their state. The statement signed by the President General of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Results of the just-concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. The 2022 UTME began on Friday, May 6, 2022, and ended on Friday, May 13, 2022. This was contained in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday in Abuja. JAMB in the statement, outlined the process of checking the results by the candidates. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read: “To check the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, all a candidate needs to do is to simply send UTMERESULT…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed shock over the pointing of fingers at the former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, Senator representing Abia Central; his son and Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji; the Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu; and former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, as sponsors of insecurity in the state. Kanu’s family said nobody should be indicted for any crime “until thorough investigations and verifiable evidence are established.” Ikengaonline reports that…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ten persons have been arraigned in the Federal High Court sitting in Awka presided over by Justice Ngajiwa, over alleged involvement in conspiracy to murder, kidnap, destruction of property, terrorism, stealing, possession of firearms and disarming of a police officer among others in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area. The ten persons arraigned include, Chisom Ngini; Chibuzo Nwankwo; Chigozie Ndudi; Obiadi Nwankwo; Osita Ebo; Onyebuchi Okeke; Friday Okeke; Emeka Onyeka; Okeke Chibuzo; and Mike Chizoba Nwankwo. Presenting all the accused before the presiding Judge, the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Augustine Obbo, said the accused persons were arraigned on…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Three persons died while two others were injured when the roof of a stall in a market in Ebonyi caved in on Friday evening. The incident happened at Ekeaja Market Square, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area. Governor David Umahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. The Governor was quoted by the statement issued by his Media Aide, Nwaze Francis, as expressing shock at the incident “The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Nweze Umahi, has received with rude shock the disturbing and unfortunate news of the toppling of a part of the roof of one of…

By Jude Eze To a Yoruba man, Kola nut is a cash crop, an economic fruit and exchange earner. To a Hausa man, it is an edible fruit, a delicious organic snack with sedative/recreational property. But to the average Igbo man, Kola nut is an object of reverence. An organic ancestral relic with libation potential. An oblation offered to enhance communion between Man and his Chi — an acceptable element of divine appellation. It is also a communal fruit, which its consumption fosters social unity among the people. It is held in such high esteem, that it constitutes some sort…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has announced his decision to drop out of the 2023 presidential race. The Minister said he took the decision after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, and consulting with his family, constituents, friends, and supporters. Ngige’s decision to drop out of the race followed President Buhari’s directive to his appointees vying for public office to resign on or before May 16. The Minister said in a statement he personally signed on Friday that his decision to withdraw from the race was in the interest of the country as…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Anambra State Council, has appealed to the state government to implement policies that will enhance the welfare and condition of service of its members. The Chairman of the association, Mrs. Edith Onwuka made the appeal during the grand finale of the International Nurses Week celebration in Awka. Onwuka also urged the state government to make deliberate efforts that would ensure quality healthcare delivery across the state. She said that members of the association were faced with challenges which needed urgent attention by the government to ensure industrial harmony…

By Owei Lakemfa Carlota Lukumi, a Yoruba from Nigeria, was about ten when slave raiders abducted her about two hundred years ago. She was one of the approximately 12.5 Africans abducted. She survived the dehumanizing Atlantic Ocean passage into slavery in which at least 2.5 million people died. She was sold into slavery to work in the sugar and cotton plantations in the Cuban Province of Matanzas. As in almost all cases, her original names are lost as she was fitted with a new name, Carlota. Her surname, Lukumi, came from the habit of Yoruba slaves, in realisation of their…