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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Students of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, have thrown their weight behind Gov Okezie Victor Ikpeazu and the Management on the on-going re-organisation in the institution. This is coming on the heels of the face-off between the Management of the institution and the national body of College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, which last week called for the sack of the Provost, Dr Philip Nto, for allegedly sacking a staff of the institution over unionism. The students frowned at what they described as interference in  the affairs of the institution by COEASU national leadership. Leadership of…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Saturday said he has signed into law the Executive Bill legalising the Imo State Council of Elders. This was made known to newsmen by the governor’s new media department led by Amaka Okafor, in Owerri, after an interaction between the governor and the council of elders at the Government House in Owerri.   According to them, “While commending their times and sacrifices, the Governor enjoined them to speak to the conscience of the political class of the opposition to allow peace to reign in Imo State. “He added that the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Enugu North senatorial district, Barr. Okay Agbo, says, he will offer quality representation through sponsorship of bills that will facilitate human capital development in the zone. He said this while featuring on FRCN Voice FM Nsukka, Voice Connect, monitored by Ikengaonline in Nsukka. Agbo said that he has the capacity to present superior arguments with facts on the floor of the upper legislative chamber to convince his distinguished colleagues to facilitate rapid development of Enugu North. “We are going to Abuja to present demands on behalf of our people with superior arguments based…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Professor Chijioke Uwasomba is a lecturer in the Department of English at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile- Ife, Osun State, South-West Nigeria. As a typical Easterner, he decided to visit his Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa, Abia State country- home during the 2022 Christmas holiday. But his experience with security agents that mounted countless roadblocks (most of them illegal), across the South-East region was to say the least, horrifying. Speaking with Ikengaonline on his bitter experience, the Professor of English who sounded emotional and furious as he narrated his ordeal, decried the humiliation and continued intimidation of travellers on…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Mother of Christ Catholic Hospital in Enugu has been involved in allegation of fraud following a N1,000,000 New Year gift by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. Ikengaonline investigation shows that, the Governor visited the hospital the new year’s eve as is the custom, and was led to the women and children’s ward to receive new year babies. Ugwuanyi, after exchanging pleasantries with the women and their newborn babies, was said to have asked the women, how many they were. It was reported that they said they were 8 (eight) of them and he (the Governor) asked…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, has challenged the deputy governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, Mr Chima Anyaso, to a public debate. PDP was responding to alleged remarks by Anyaso against the PDP governorship candidate, Professor Uche Ikonne, as well as the PDP presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, saying they are uncomplimentary. The party in a release by its Acting Publicity Secretary cum Vice Chairman, Abia North, Elder Abraham Amah, also faulted the result of a recent poll, “Nigeria decides,” which put YPP governorship candidate ahead of the PDP counterpart. “PDP stands by…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nearly six months after the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recommended immediate and unconditional release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, his US attorney, Bruce Fein, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to immediately comply with the opinion or get ready for severe UN sanctions. Fein who is Kanu’s International Counsel, bluntly told Buhari to free Kanu if he had respect for God, otherwise, he should have himself to blame for the impending judgment. He expressed surprise that Buhari was adamant to act…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Supporters of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State have reacted in jubilation over the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja,  setting aside the ruling of Abuja High Court, which ordered a fresh gubernatorial primary. The lower court ruled on a case brought by, Capt. Everest Nnaji challenging Edeoga’s candidacy. The Labour Party, however, appealed the ruling, insisting that, Edeoga was the validly nominated candidate of the party in the state. In its judgment, the Court of Appeal restored Edeoga as the authentic candidate of the Labour Party for the Enugu governorship race. The Court…

By Owei Lakemfa The  youthful Father Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, later, Pope Benedict XVI, was a brilliant theologian and academic who, at age 31 in 1958, was already a full professor at Bonn University. But before turning to the priesthood, he had been a POW in the Second World War. It was a war in which humanity seemed to have lost its soul. But no sooner had the world vowed to settle issues peacefully, and established the United Nations as a backstop than humans resumed wars. In Asia, the two-stage Vietnamese War, first against France, and later against the United States, erupted…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged communities in the state to preserve and promote their cultural identities and heritage for the benefit of the future and unborn generations. The Governor said this at the secon edition of the Great Achallaukwu Festival by Affa Community of Udi Local Government Area. The great Achallaukwu Dynasty comprises some communities in Igbo-Etiti, Uzo-Uwani and Udi Local Government Areas of Enugu State. Ugwuanyi, represented by Dr Kingsley Udeh, Commissioner for Rural Development, also represented by, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbu, PRO of the ministry, said there was need for communities to promote and…