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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Senate Minority Leader and senator representing Abia South, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has debunked speculations making the rounds that he was dead, saying he is alive, hale and hearty. Abaribe who spoke through his Aide, Mr Uchenna Awom, dismissed the said death rumour as fake and complete falsehood. He said that he just returned from Aba where he campaigned in some wards and was holding meeting in his house when our Correspondent called. Senator Abaribe who is the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, candidate for Abia South said he was not thinking of death but how to…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A popular High Life musician in Ebonyi State, Kelvin Ibinabo, is battling for his life in the hospital after he was allegedly brutalised by an Aide to Governor David Umahi. The Aide, known as Machiavelli Ụzọ, is the Coordinator of Ohaozara Development Center in Ohaozara Local Government Area. The artiste told Journalists on Tuesday that the Coordinator alongside his thugs attacked him on Saturday night with various weapons after which they locked him up in a room. When he was almost at the point of comatose, the police arrived and rescued him and took him to hospital. Narrating his ordeal,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, and the richest woman in Africa, Folurunsho Alakija, are among eminent Nigerians shortlisted for conferment of doctorate degree by the Abia State University Uturu, at its 29th convocation ceremony scheduled for Friday, January 27. This is as no fewer than 19 graduands bagged first class honours in their various disciplines. Vice Chancellor, Onyemachi Ogbolu, who disclosed this at a press conference Tuesday at Uturu, also said that popular lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, as well as Reginald Stanley, and Aigboji Aig-Imoukhuade, were among those selected to be decorated with the honorary doctorate degre. He said that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu; and former Minister of State for Steel Development, and factional governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Uche Ogah, were conspicuously absent at the APC mega rally Tuesday in Abia attended by the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Conspicuously absent also were the Chairman of South-East Governors Forum and strong man of the APC in the zone, Gov. Dave Umahi, as well as a Board of Trustees, BoT, member of the party in the state, Prince Benjamin Apugo. No reasons were offered for…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Barely seven days to the deadline for the new naira notes to take effect across Nigeria, residents of Enugu have lamented the non-availability of the new notes in the state. A survey by Ikengaonline in parts of the city shows that many POS outlets, even Banks do not have the new N200, N500 and N1000 notes to dispense to customers. According to the survey, the new notes are just not in circulation in and around the city. Many residents who barred their minds to Ikengaonline on the situation called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Mr Kingsley Kanu, younger brother of Leader of the outlawed group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dismissed the suspension slammed on him by the leadership of the group. Mr Kanu in a reaction on Monday said he remains a bonafide member of the organisation. Ikengaonline had reported how the group announced his suspension on Sunday night accusing him of various infractions. The suspension order was signed by one Chinedu Collins said to be the National Coordinator of the group in Germany. The statement accused the younger Kanu also know as Kanunta of insubordination to IPOB leadership, forming a parallel leadership in…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead and 16 hospitalised following the outbreak of cholera in Abia State. The deadly disease was reported at Ohuhu Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state. According to a community source, the outbreak was as a result of the alleged contamination of a local river which is the community’s only source of water. The source said that one of the casualties died in the community health center where 16 others are currently receiving treatment. The source which said officials of World Health Organization, WHO, had visited…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police in Ebonyi on Monday said it has arrested 26 persons in connection with the crisis and killings of December 26, at Ekoli-Edda Community in Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state. They noted that 14 of the arrested suspects will soon be charged to court. One of the suspects arrested, Nnamdi Omeoha, is said to be a member of Ebubeagu Security outfit. Ikengaonline had reported how three persons including, a youth leader in the community identified as Eseni Egwu, Eme Orji, younger brother to Ebonyi APC Chairman and an Inspector of Police, Esien Akpan, were killed during the crisis. Police spokesperson, Chris…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) announced today that its office in Lagos was burgled and ransacked over the weekend by a group of unidentified intruders who made away with nine laptop computers and other valuable equipment worth millions of naira. In a statement issued in Lagos, the Head of MRA’s Legal Department, Ms. Obioma Okonkwo, described the incident as shocking and frightening attack on the organisation, saying it was still trying to determine whether the action was simply a robbery incident or a more sinister effort to cripple MRA’s operations or access its records and information since only laptop computers and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Registrants for the Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, in Abia State, have expressed frustration and disappointment over the delays in accessing their PVCs at the various offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, across the state. The INEC collection centres were overcrowded by registrants scrambling for their PVCs but some of them were embittered that despite waiting for long hours, they were still unsuccessful. INEC has insisted that the January 29 deadline for collection of PVCs is sacrosanct. When Ikengaonline visited INEC office at Adelabu Street Umuahia, the facility was over congested as registrants struggled for attention. Some of…