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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As political activities gradually gather momentum ahead of the 2023 polls, the Prelate of Anglican Communion, Arch Bishop Dr Henry Ndukuba, has warned politicians to be cautious of their actions and utterances to avoid plunging Nigeria into crisis. The cleric who was preaching at the funeral service of the wife of the former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, at Ohambele Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State, said that “Nigeria is at the crossroad of either progress or disintegration.” Arch Bishop Ndukuba warned that Nigeria might implode depending on how the political class go about political activities in the…

Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on Nigerians to embrace the life of sacrifice and tolerance. The Chairman of MACBAN, South-East Zone, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki made the call on Saturday in Enugu in a Sallah message to the Muslim Ummah, governments and people of the zone. Ikengaonline reports that the Eid el Kabir is performed yearly by Muslims in remembrance of Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice of his only son to Allah. Siddiki said that such sacrifice envisaged and upheld the universality of the human family which was the basis of accommodation and tolerance among…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, alongside other respected scholars and personalities have called on bloggers in Nigeria to use their pen to save the country from total collapse. The call was made at the 2022 Bloggers Summit, organised by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra State, in collaboration with Life International Hospital in Awka, Anambra state on Friday. They challenged bloggers to always use their platforms to criticize and tell the leaders of the country the bitter truth about the affairs and worsening state of the country. Speaking at the Summit, Vice President of Ohanaeze…

 Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Professor Greg Nwakobi, the Vice-Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, has given reasons his institution withdrew from the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU has been at loggerheads with the Federal Government following the government’s refusal to fulfill the agreements it reached with the Union since 2009. Part of the agreement include the replacement of Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) with the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS); release of the reports of visitation panels to federal universities; and improved funding for revitalisation of public universities and others. Speaking at the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a stern warning to women in Igboland to resist any attempt by anybody to persuade them into staging protest that will endanger their lives in the hands of security operatives in Nigeria. The pro-Biafra Biafra movement gave the warning following a purported call from its United States-based legal Adviser, Mr. Bruce Fein, asking IPOB women to embark on a street protest in Abuja over the continued detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. A statement signed by the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, urged the women…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said it had deployed 419 personnel, patrol vehicles and ambulances across Abia State ahead of the Muslim Eid- el-Kabir holiday. FRSC Sector Commander in charge of Abia State, Mr. Paul Ugwu, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Umuahia, warned motorists against over speeding and route violation. Ugwu who said that the Corps began a special patrol on July 6, to ensure a free flow of traffic during the Sallah period, said they had also embarked on aggressive sensitisation of the motoring public. The FRSC boss who noted that the period usually records high…

Michael Onwuka, Enugu The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has raised concern over the infrastructural deficiencies in Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. The Chairman of NAGAFF in Enugu State, Mr Raymond Okonkwo disclosed this on Friday in an interview with Ikengaonline in Enugu. Okonkwo said the non-completion of the terminal building in the international wing of the facility had limited the capacity of the airport as well as limited the business potential of the area. He called on the Federal Government to deliver the project without further delay in order to get the international wing functional. He…

By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo Part of tendering a sincere apology is to deliver an honest assessment of one’s sins. I am one of those pretentious Nigerians often seen all over the world who are full of themselves. We carry on our shoulders a fake intellectual sophistication that makes us look at Senator Ike Ekweremadu, a man of great moral courage and integrity, and we call him a buffoon. Yes, I said it. Ike Ekweremadu is a learned gentleman. We just don’t understand him. Who would have known that the man cared until he showed it by the extent he went to…

 Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Elders Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has told the Senate that the group would be ready to defend Ekweremadu, in court in London where he is currently detained with his wife over alleged organ harvesting. This was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, dated 5th July 2022, signed by the Chairman Elders Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Friday. Ohanaeze among other things said that the apex Igbo socio-cultural body is prepared to defend any honest and patriotic citizen whose rights and freedom are being unduly trampled upon anywhere…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Just as Ikengaonline had reported, the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has finally unveiled Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, as his running mate for the 2023 poll. This has laid to rest, weeks of speculations and consultations on the matter. It has also formally ended the controversial negotiations on a possible joint ticket with Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. The unveiling of Baba-Ahmed which took place in Abuja on Friday, came less than 24 hours after the withdrawal of Doyin Okupe, who had earlier occupied the position in holding capacity. Ikengaonline gathered that…