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Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the Federal Government to address the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in order to halt the collapse of public universities in the country. The main opposition party in the country made the appeal in its Workers’ Day goodwill message signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Debo Ologunagba. Ologunagba said that it was sad that instead of improving on the welfare of the people, the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government had continued to renege on its promises for improved workers’ welfare. “The…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu Workers in Enugu State government parastatals, agencies and departments were on all-black attire on Sunday during the Workers’ Day celebration in the state. Ikengaonline reports that the workers marched with a banner captioned ‘Black May Day for Parastatals in Enugu: Nonpayment of new minimum wage, Long Denials of Retirement Benefits’ in protest of the nonpayment of the N30, 000 minimum wage to them. Recall that the state government had in February 2020 begun the implementation of the new wage. However, only workers in core ministries are receiving the minimum wage, leaving out their counterparts in government agencies…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the pantheon of current politicians in Nigeria, the most successful of them all seem to come from generous families with deep pockets and family trust funds. Or do they? Ahead of the country’s 2023 general elections, both of Nigeria’s leading parties – the ruling All Progressive’s Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) – have placed the country at the disposal of these generously monied political specimens, who are ready to go bidding for the rights to bring the country under the control of their non-existent family trusts of unknown provenance. To advance their…
Stephen Ukandu, News Features Editor The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has clarified that any of its card-carrying and financially up-to-date member does not need any other authentication to be eligible to participate in the congresses to elect the three-man ad-hoc delegates that would participate in the party’s primaries. This is contained in a press statement issued Saturday in Abuja, by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba. According to the statement, once a member has a genuine membership card of the party duly signed by the party’s National Chairman or Secretary, such a member does not need…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has given reasons why it suspended its three-man delegates election for Abia State, which was earlier scheduled for today (Saturday). National Organising Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Umar Bature, cited the court order restraining the party from conducting the exercise as reason for the suspension. Bature who spoke with our Correspondent on the telephone, however, said that the national leadership of the party took the action to enable it set up a panel to conduct the exercise on a later date. The National Organising Secretary said that the vacation of the court…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, has vowed to “make Abia work again,” if voted into power as Governor in 2023. Ogah made the vow at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Umuahia while formally declaring for the governorship race. The oil magnet who said that Abia is endowed with abundant human and material resources, regretted that lack of vision and mismanagement were the reasons the state had not witnessed much progress. He promised to bring his wealth of experiences and success stories both in the private and…
By Chris Aniedobe Stating dismissively and dispositively that polygamy is Igbo culture exposes gaps in the understanding of Igbo culture. To understand Igbo culture, one has to understand the concepts of Ogu and Ofo which provide the moral underpinnings of Igbo cultural practices. Ogu is the basket with which Ofo is carried. In other words, ogu is the due process that gives weight and content to our choices in action that make them both morally right and just. One cannot strip polygamy of ogu and ofo and call it Igbo culture. Mbanu. Omenala nwere usoro. (Culture has its procedures) Usoro…
Polycarp Ifeanyi, Awka Traders in Anambra State, have faulted the recent decision of Anambra State Government to nullify elections that ushered in market leaders in the state. The state Government had in a statement by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, announced the dissolution of the Caretaker Committees of 30 Markets. It also constituted new ones to replace two other Market leaderships with alleged flawed elections. However, the traders who expressed their displeasure in an interview with Ikengaonline, said they were disappointed at the decision of the Soludo-led administration. Speaking to our reporter, a trader in Ogbaru, Elder Emma Ugwuowele,…
Our Reporter, Abuja Whereas popular actor, Yul Edochie, thinks he had made his best decision ever in taking a second wife, his family members, seem to have a different opinion by distancing themselves from his action. After publicly announcing the news of his marriage to his second wife, Judy Austin Muoghalu, another Nollywood actress, via a viral post on Instagram, the popular actor has received backlash from fans and other commentators. Following the negative comments generated by the news that he had taken a second wife, the actor has maintained that marrying a second wife was one of the best…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Mrs. Maria Ude Nwachi, a former member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, has called for the jettisoning of zoning policy in elections arguing that it breeds mediocrity. This is as she threw her weight behind the governorship ambition of Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Odii. Mr. Odii, a Lagos- based businessman and a member of the Lagos State University Governing Council is aspiring to govern Ebonyi State under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mrs. Nwachi, who represented Afikpo North/East State Constituency from 2015 to 2019, in an interview with journalists, said the state needed a vibrant leader like…