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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu  Its such a sad matter seeing supposedly sane Nigerians taking pride in abject stupidity.  Nigeria has become the laughing-stock of the world in our warped practice of what ought to be constitutional democracy.  There is no escaping the morbid reality that the benighted country has been turned into a near-death totalitarian state.  The executive, the legislature, the judiciary, and even the so-called fourth estate of the realm, the press, have all been yoked together as marooned servants of temporal power.  Everywhere you care to look, all aspects of democracy are operated in the breach, bordering…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Chief Michael Nwobu, a community leader in Awka, Anambra State capital, was reportedly killed after hoodlums believed to be hired assassins stormed his residence on Sunday. Ikengaonline learned that the deceased aged 83, from Umudioka village in Awka South LGA, was murdered in his residence at number 27, Okolobu Street, Umudioka Village. It was learnt that the incident occurred last Sunday when the hoodlums gained access to his residence after his family members had gone to church. Mr. Nnaemeka Nwobu, one of the sons of the deceased, narrated that his father was scheduled to testify in…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki An Ebonyi State High Court sitting in Obiozara, Ohaozara LGA, has dismissed a forgery and impersonation case leveled against members of the Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oguduokwor Ward in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State. The allegations were leveled against them by the embattled National Vice Chairman of the PDP in the South-East,  Mr. Ali Odefa, shortly after they announced his suspension from the party in October last year. After the allagtions by Mr. Odefa, some Police operatives in Ebonyi State abducted the trio of Sunday Ogbonnaya Idika, Njoku Nwagu and Obinna Chukwu alongside…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has restated that money will not influence the choice of its flag bearer ahead of the party’s primary election in the state. This is coming as a certain governorship aspirant within the party was alleged to have attempted to subvert internal democracy by offering a staggering $3 million bribe to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Ikengaonline learned that the said offer was in a bid to impose indirect primaries for the forthcoming gubernatorial election coming up November 8 in the state. The party, through the Anambra…

Agency Report The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 16 directors effective March 3. The appointments were said to have been made to bolster the apex bank’s operations in a number of policy-driven, regulatory and supervisory capacities. The directors are Jide-Samuel Avbasowamen, director of the information technology department; Abdullahi Hamisu, director of the banking services department; Ojumu Adenike, director of the medical services department; and Makinde Olanrewaju, head of the procurement and support services department. In the financial department, CBN appointed Sike Ijeoma as director of the financial policy and regulation department; Isa-Olatinwo Aisha, director of consumer protection department;…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Enugu State Government, in collaboration with MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, has set up a taskforce on traffic and security management on Enugu-Onitsha Highway to mitigate accidents, insecurity and traffic congestion. The taskforce is saddled with ensuring lane integrity and drivers adhering to traffic rules/regulations along Enugu State section of the Highway. This was a fallout of fuel tanker accidents in which scores of persons were burnt to death on the road’s Ugwu-Onyeama axis. The Principal Consultant of Community Liaison Initiative (CLI) to MTN, Engr. Chris Okoye, told newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday after the Task-Force inaugural…

…As CHARS-Africa calls for more transparency, accountability in governance Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Legal luminary, Chief Ukpai Ukairo, has lamented the non-domestication of Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, by many states in Nigeria despite the innumerable benefits of the legislative framework passed into law by the National Assembly since 2011. Chief Ukairo presented a paper during a Stakeholdes’ Meeting in Umuahia titled, “Support to Civil Society Advocacy Towards Strengthening New Legislative Frameworks for Increased Accountability and Good Governance.” The programme was organised by the African Centre for Human Advancement and Resource Support (CHARS-Africa), supported by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Jude Chigozie Okoye, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye (P-Square), for fresh offenses bordering on stealing. Jude was arraigned again on Tuesday before Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State. A statement signed by the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, and released on the Commission’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, said Jude was arraigned on fresh four-count charges of stealing to the tune of over a million dollars.  The total amount said to have been…

…Sets date for relocation of ABSU law faculty Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia In its bid to improve the state’s waste management system, Abia State Government, has announced a new strategy, saying it is now focusing on the next level of waste management. This is as the State has announced end of June 2025, as the new date for the commencement of the relocation of the Law Faculty of the Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, from Umuahia back to Uturu. Recall that during the administration of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, ABSU Law Faculty was moved from Uturu to Umuahia. Briefing newsmen in Umuahia…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The people of Umuanigbiyovo Oyiwode, in Akpawfu, Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State, have appealed to the state government to carry them along in the ongoing Farm Estate projects across the state. They said the land in which the farm was situated belonged to two families that make up Akpawfu Town, namely Anigbiyovo Oyiwode and Ani Oyiwode. Mr Remigius Ani, a member of the community, told Journalists that the appeal was to allow peace and justice in the community by recognising that both families owned the land. “They should be carried along in terms of any…