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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has solicited support for the Lagos State governorship candidate of the party,  Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, in the forthcoming March 18 governorship poll. Obi who spoke during an interview on a national television on Monday, described the LP candidate as the finest among the contestants for the job. “The LP candidate in Lagos remains the best and a thorough Lagosian. I support him 100%. He is fantastic.”  On the claims by some critics that the LP candidate had no requisite experience needed to effectively run Lagos, Obi said lack of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to explain why the commission uploaded the results of the national assembly poll results but refused to upload the result of the presidential election held the same day. Obi who threw the challenge while featuring on a national television, Arise, said it was very strange and curious for the electoral umpire to upload the poll results of national assembly poll through its Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, machines, but failed to do same for the presidential poll held the same time.…

By Owei Lakemfa I woke up at the weekend to a letter by Professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai of the Bayero University, Kano. He had on February 25, 2023 performed a civic duty as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for the Tudun Wada/Doguwa House of Representative elections. He had announced with his professorial authority that Ado Doguwa of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 39,732 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yushau Salisu Abdullahi, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, who polled 34,798 votes. Now, in his letter, he makes a different declaration: that the previous verdict he…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide had rebutted a statement credited to it entitled “Ohanaeze canvasses for senate presidency,” saying it did not emanate from the body. This was contained in a statement signed by Dr Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and made available to Ikengaonline. Ogbonnia said that the author of the statement, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, was not qualified to speak for Ohanaeze as he was not the Secretary General of Ohaneze Ndigbo. The statement read in part: “The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to the reckless and mischievous publication making the rounds that “Ohanaeze…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has warned commercial banks in Anambra to start collecting old currencies or risk being shutdown  in the state. A statement made available to newsmen and obtained by Ikengaonline Monday morning directed residents in the state to freely accept  and transact their businesses with the old currency. The statement personally signed by the Governor informed the residents that  there is no limit to the number of times they can deposit their money in the banks and instructed them to report any bank that fails to adhere to the instruction. It read: “Commercial banks have been…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The political feud between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the presidential candidate of his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has taken a dangerous twist as Atiku has commended those signing up for Wike’s visa ban. Ikengaonline reports that over 300,000 Nigerians have signed for the United States, European Union and other Western countries to slam visa ban on the Rivers State Governor following his alleged role in the February 25 presidential poll. There is a viral audio message, albeit old, alleged to have been a phone conversation between Wike and an electoral officer where he…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Labour Party has cried out over its frustrations by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which it said, had deliberately denied it access to the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, machines, to inspect the results of the February 25 presidential poll. LP Spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo, who stated this in a post on Twitter Saturday, gave the electoral umpire up to Monday ultimatum to allow the party access to the BVAS as ordered by the court or brace up for the wrath of its members and Nigerians. According to the series of tweets, Okonkwo said INEC has started reconfiguring…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), says it has introduced a new product known as Accelerated Settlement of Arrears Project (ASAP). This, according to the company, was designed to assist customers with outstanding arrears clear them while enjoying attractive discounts. The Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, told newsmen on Sunday in Enugu that the new ASAP product of the company had some unique benefits to its customers in the South-East. Ezeh noted that the uniqueness of the product was that it offers graded discounts, ranging from 25 per cent (for one-time payment); and 20 per cent…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Oba of Awka, Alhaji Abdul Olahan, has reassured the total support of the Yoruba community to the government of Anambra State, as he seeks to sustain the peaceful coexistence of his Yoruba group and the people of Anambra State. Oba Olahan popularly called Ezechinedu, (Leader led by God) was recently crowned as the third Oba of Awka, succeeding Oba Owolabi I and Oba Oseni II whose transition took place about a year ago. Speaking after his coronation, the new king assured that the Yoruba ethnic group would continue to remain peaceful and supportive of the government at…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu A sting operation conducted by the Nigerian Army and joint security operatives in Ehamufu in the early hours of Sunday, March 12, 2023, has led to the arrest of 10 heavily armed thugs allegedly hired to militarise the March 18, 2023 elections in Enugu State. According to information from security sources, the thugs, numbering 20, were mostly hired from outside Enugu State for the purpose of harassing, intimidating, and possibly killing of perceived political enemies during the elections. The thugs were said to have been hired from Aguleri, in Anambra State, and were apprehended at the Governor’s Lodge,…