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By Wole Soyinka I feel compelled to intervene without further delay in this affair, having come across the following in Onyeka Nwelue’s efforts to “set the record straight” over his entanglement with the British university establishment. He revealed in his response that: The first message I received, when the article was published, was from my Canadian publisher….telling me, they will remove my book, The Strangers of Braamfontein from their list. It shocked me, honestly…. The South African publisher, who was supposed to publish The Strangers of Braamfontein since 2021, will no longer publish it. They have not communicated to me, but they have…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, Enyinnaya Nwafor, an Engineer, has promised to restore the dignity of Abia workers if voted into power in the March 11 governorship poll in the state. The son of Abia former Deputy Governor, the Late Chima Nwafor, also promised to make Local Government workers the envy of civil service if elected. Nwafor who made the promises when he visited former General Manager of Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, and the National Leader of Progressive Alliance Front (PAF), Hon. Ikechukwu Apugo, at his Isieke Nkata Ibeku country home, noted…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police in Ebonyi State has declared the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Ifeanyi Odoh wanted. Professor Odoh and 9 others were declared wanted on Monday over the murder of a Monarch, Igbokwe Ewa. Background The Monarch was killed last week Monday in his country home by unknown gunmen. He was until his death, the traditional ruler of Umu-Ezekoha Community in Ezza North Local Government Area. Following his death last week, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had accused Odoh and his supporters of having a hand in the Monarch’s death. But…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi,  Monday, visited  Jennifer Efidi, the woman in a viral video who was stabbed in the head and face by political thugs during the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections. The attack took place at Surulere, Lagos, while she was on the queue to cast her ballot. Despite the severity of her injuries, she insisted on voting while blood was dripping from her face. Obi sympathised with the victim and urged her and all those who suffered similar fate not to despair. “My point of contact with every Nigerian who suffered…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State says it has begun manhunt for hoodlums that attacked Abakpa-Nike community, a suburb of Enugu metropolis on Monday morning. The Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, DSP, who disclosed this in a release said detectives and tactical operatives are on the trail of the hoodlums, suspected to be armed robbers. The command, however, said normalcy and regular human activities resumed in the areas after the attack. Ndukwe noted that there was no casualty or loss of life recorded during the incidents by the same armed gang. “Normalcy has since been restored at Liberty…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Movement For Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction has extolled and commended Ex military Head of State and former civilian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, as he marked his 86th birthday. A goodwill message endorsed by the Convener and National President, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, and Prof. Justus Chidi described Obasanjo as outstanding statesman, remarkable unifier, detribalised pacifist, patriot and conscience of the nation. The message said Obasanjo’s belief in social, economic and political justice to all regardless of tribe, religion or clans singled him out as unequal rare and unique gift to humanity. It said: “Your strong belief in…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has debunked a report claiming that Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, was contracted to eliminate Obi for a fee. A report which surfaced in the social media alleged that Soludo held a meeting with the NICE-announced winner of the just concluded 2023 Presidential election, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at Imo State Government House, Owerri, on how to stop the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, from reclaiming the mandate through Court process and to stop Peter Obi’s popularity. The message which was entitled “Hold Soludo Responsible…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Less than one week to the March 11 governorship election, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, is still locked in controversy over its valid deputy governorship candidate. This is as the Campaign Council of the party, has faulted a letter purportedly addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Ayu and Anyanwu, had in the letter, informed INEC that the name of  Dr Jasper Uche, was submitted to the electoral umpire as the party’s governorship running mate in error.…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police operatives in Anambra State have, over the weekend, arrested a man for allegedly harvesting some body parts of a 72-year-old woman for money ritual in Anambra State. The suspect, identified as Onyebuchi Ezeh, from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, was said to be working as a domestic servant to the 72-year-old woman, who hails from Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of the State. Ikengaonline gathered that the incident took place after the victim raised alarm on Thursday when Ezeh in connivance with two other men trapped her in her house and cut off her genitals and some other…

By Owei Lakemfa The battles I describe, took place four decades ago. They speak to character and governance; some of the problems we have today and why the country is in turmoil. They were between a then 42-year-old General Muhammadu Buhari and 76-year-old Michael Adekunle Ajasin who had retired after 54 years of teaching from July 1921 to August 1975. Both men represented different values: one relying on coercion and the other on persuasion and reliance on the intellect. Ajasin had been admitted into the Fourah Bay College for a Bachelor Programme in English, Modern History and Economics in 1943,…