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Our Reporter, Abuja Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for urgent and far-reaching electoral and judicial reforms to safeguard Nigeria’s democracy and return political power to the people. In a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, Atiku commended the enthusiasm of Nigerians participating in the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise, describing it as proof of the people’s commitment to shaping their future through the ballot. However, the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate cautioned that voter registration alone would not guarantee credible polls without structural reforms to restore electoral integrity and strengthen judicial independence. “At…
Our Reporter, Abuja Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday unveiled the revived Nigergas Company Limited, marking the return of one of Eastern Nigeria’s historic industrial giants after more than 30 years of dormancy. The Governor, in a statement shared on his official X handle, said the plant has already created over 100 direct jobs for skilled and semi-skilled workers, while an estimated 5,000 indirect jobs are expected across distribution, fabrication, transportation, and other sectors in the supply chain. “What we revived today is not merely steel and pipes, but the restoration of purpose, dignity, and productivity to a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Some Igbo organizations, including the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), Rising Sun Charities Organization, and Ambassadors for Self-Determination, have written to former U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking sanctions against a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and five Nigerian jurists over their alleged roles in the arrest and prolonged detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Those named in the petition include Justice Binta Murtala Nyako, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, Justice Hamma Akawa Barka, Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, and former Chief Justice of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has said he believes the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, should be released unconditionally. Okechukwu made the assertion while responding to questions as a guest speaker at the August edition of the Ikengaonline town hall meeting, on Thursday. The ex-DG of VON spoke on the theme: “Party Platforms and the South-East Agenda in 2027.” He said he shared the opinion of the majority of Ndigbo that Kanu should be released…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The second batch of the Abia Leadership Academy trainees, an initiative aimed at building a large community of leaders in the state and beyond, has successfully graduated from the one-week intensive programme. Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Alex Otti said his intention for the programme was to re-direct the people to become better citizens. He, therefore, tasked the graduands with continuous learning. “My charge to you will be to keep learning, share, and influence the behaviour of others based on leadership. “Leadership is the ability to influence and drive outcomes. So, what we actually set out to…
Our Reporter, Abuja Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned the Federal Government’s newly announced increase in the cost of international passports, describing it as another burden on already suffering Nigerians. Obi, in a statement on Thursday, said the hike further exposed the administration’s “disconnect from the people and their struggles.” “The obsession of this administration with putting a burden on the populace is becoming legendary and continues to reveal its apparent disconnect with the people and the suffering,” Obi said. The Federal Government recently raised the cost of international passports…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has advised Ndigbo to forge stronger political alliances across the country as the 2027 general elections draw closer. Speaking on topic, “Party Platforms and the South-East Agenda in 2027,” at the August edition of the Ikenga Town Hall on Thursday, Okechukwu, who described himself as belonging to the “Zikist spectrum,” argued that the progress of the South-East is tied to Nigeria’s prosperity. “I believe in a pan-Nigerian nation where every citizen can prosper. If Nigeria prospers, the Igbos will prosper, because we are hardworking, industrious, and…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri Zone, has urged the Federal Government to address the union’s long-standing grievances and stop pushing lecturers in public universities “into sorrow.” The union made the call while rejecting the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) initiative of the Federal Government, insisting that it was wrong to encourage lecturers to go into further debt. TISSF is a programme funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund, designed to support the well-being, career development, and financial stability of staff in tertiary institutions across the country. Speaking at a press conference…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The remains of eleven Ebonyi indigenes brutally murdered in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, were on Thursday laid to rest in their various communities across Ebonyi State. Those laid to rest were: Ikechukwu Nwafor, Ebenezer Nwigbo, Uche Alegu, Monday Ofoke, Chidera Utobo, Akam Okechukwu, Sunday Offim, Sunday Ugada, Clement Ofoke, Chidera Nwogbala, and Sunday Nweke. The victims, who hailed from Izzi, Ikwo, and Ezza North Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State, were massacred on May 30, 2025, by gunmen while attending an Ebonyi indigenes’ meeting in Ogboji. Seventeen people were reportedly shot during…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The looting going on in Nigeria surpasses whatever the goggled dictator General Sani Abacha was touted to have looted. I guess it was after witnessing the current looting of the day that Abacha’s wife made the claim that General Abacha’s quid saved for Nigeria has been looted! Let it be recalled that former President Muhammadu Buhari made loud his deposition that Abacha stole no money! Which stands to reason because even in death Abacha keeps donating money to Nigeria. No ancestor has ever been this good to the Giant of Africa. What a benevolent ancestor, even…