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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A United Kingdom-based Medical Doctor, Elias Nnanna Igwe, has officially declared his interest in contesting the governorship seat of Ebonyi State in 2023. Igwe, who made the declaration at his Abakaliki residence, said he would be contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Governorship hopeful said he was pleased to make an official declaration, following the positive responses he got from the people of Ebonyi State, in the last two months he embarked on consultations. He pledged that if elected Governor in 2023, he would consolidate, maintain, protect and add value to the…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri A Victim of flood in Ekemele, Akabo, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state, on Wednesday, has called for humanitarian assistance. One of the affected victims of the Tuesday night flood is Mrs. Racheal Onwulesi. She told Ikengaonline that the flood pulled down the entrance gate to her compound and forced its way into the rooms and destroyed her property and that of the children. Among the properties damaged, according to her, were the items she bought for the preparation of her husband’s burial. Onwulesi, who is a pensioner also lamented she had not been paid…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed the demands he made from the Federal Government when he met with South-East Governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leaders in Enugu shortly before the September 2017 military raid of their Umuahia family house. Kanu’s family also seeks explanations from South-East Governors why they allegedly failed to convey to the Federal Government, the demands Kanu made during the critical meeting held in Enugu as expected. Spokesman of the family and Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, in an exclusive interview with…
Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka. The crisis brewing in Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have taken a new twist as Chief Chris Uba’s loyalists in the party have suspended the new Acting Chairman of the party, Chief Okey Asolo. Asolo took over from Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu as Acting Chairman on April 2, 2022, and suspended Chief Chris Uba, a member of PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), and Chief Linus Ukachukwu, a chieftain of the party for anti-party activities. However, three days after the suspension, those loyal to Uba slammed suspension on Asolo. PDP in a communiqué signed…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Former Governor of Imo State, and a presidential aspirant in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday, dismissed as “unwarranted preaching,” remarks by Pastor Tunde Bakare where he was quoted as saying that “the Igbo ethnic group is cursed”. Pastor Bakare made the alleged comment while preaching in his church. Okorocha, a Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, fired back at Bakare while speaking to newsmen in Abuja. The former Governor said he was not happy with the Pastor, after a viral video where the General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, revealed…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuhia The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has finally thrown open its 2023 presidential ticket to all aspirants from every part of the country. This was the recommendation of the Gov. Samuel Ortom-led 37-man zoning committee of the party which concluded its work in Abuja on Tuesday. Ikengaonline gathered that the ’37 wise men’ of the party settled for the option of throwing the ticket open “due to exigency of time”, according to a source privy to the decision. The source, however, noted that PDP still retained zoning in its constitution. “Zoning as in our party constitution…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Parishioners of Saint Bernard’s Catholic Parish Ugueze Effium, Ohaukwu Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, have appealed to Ebonyi State Government, to release their parish priest, Rev. Fr. Timothy Ngwuta. The priest has been in prison custody on the allegation of promoting the protracted Ezza/Effium crisis in the LGA which had led to loss of many lives with properties worth billions of naira destroyed. However, his parishioners debunked the allegations levelled against the priest. They made the appeal in a statement signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Laity Council in the parish, Ezinna Christian Ezakaoru, and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Mazi Kanunta Kanu, younger brother of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has kicked against Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s offer of amnesty to IPOB members, contending that members of the pro-Biafra movement are not criminals to deserve amnesty in the first place. According to him, it will be wrong to be contemplating amnesty for people who are no criminals but peaceful agitators for self determination. Gov. Soludo had on Monday, during a prayer session organised to seek divine intervention to end the Monday sit-at-home, announced amnesty to unknown gunmen in the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ambulance, hearse drivers and mortuary attendants in Abia State, have threatened to embark on one month strike over extortion by revenue taskforce. The drivers gave the threat on Tuesday, during a peaceful protest in Umuahia to register their grievances over extortion of their members by touts operating as revenue taskforce. Protesting under the aegis of Hearse, Ambulance, Casket, Mortuary Decorators Union, the irate protesters drove through major roads in Umuahia the state capital, causing heavy traffic snarl around the metropolis. Other road users had hectic time navigating through the city because of traffic jam caused by the…
Our reporter No fewer than 11 soldiers were feared dead Monday, and about 19 wounded, in a fierce battle with unspecified number of heavily armed bandits that invaded a military base at Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, North West Nigeria. The latest attack is coming less to than one week terrorists derailed a passenger train in the state, killing over eight passengers and Abducting scores of others. Armed terrorists had also last week, allegedly invaded Kaduna airport and prevented Lagos-bound plane from taking off. Ikengaonline gathered that the bandits on motorbikes, Monday, invaded the military base at Pole Wire village…