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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate, Eni Uduma Chima, and the State Party Chairman, Stanley Okoro Emegha, have denied involvement in the killings which recently rocked Edda Community, Afikpo South Local Government Area. At least four persons were killed in political violence in the area on boxing day in the past year and on New Year day. The violence according to police was as a result of supremacy battle between the duo who have been age-long political foes despite being in same party. Background On boxing day, a clash between supporters of the duo took place in Ekoli Edda leading to the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for its decision to temporary open the newly constructed Second Niger Bridge during the festive period. The body said that the temporary opening of the 2nd Niger Bridge eased pressure of traffic on the old Niger Bridge during the yuletide season when traffic volume increased. Sector Commander of the FRSC in Anambra State, CC Adeoye Irelewuyi, who spoke in Awka recently about the traffic situation during the festive period, said the corps anticipated an increase in traffic volume and prepared deployments and logistics towards…
By Azu Ishiekwene I’m sure he expected the firestorm. As is his custom, he primed and released it to explode at his own time and season. If the letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsing Labour Party’s Peter Obi had gone unnoticed, uncriticised, and un-replied, then it would not have been Obasanjo’s letter. The letter had barely landed when the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and, in fact, the Presidency all pounced, with the mildest of them all from the PDP. Whatever the misgivings of the affected parties, I’m sure most might agree on…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Suspected local Bandits in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State have blocked the road leading to Aguibeje community with trees thereby leaving commuters stranded and barring them from entering the community. A reliable source who spoke to Ikengaonline on the condition of anonymity said that the people of the community were now cut off from the rest of their kith and kin in Enugu Ezike. “These bandits caught trees to block the road and until now, no government or security agents has visited the area. “For how long shall we continue to be isolated; these bandits…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Jideofor Anyigor, one of the youths in Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, whose dreadlocks hairstyle was cut by Member representing the constituency, Chinedu Ogah, has lashed out at his (Ogah’s) critics over the matter. This is as Ogah has doubled down on the action stating that the family of the young man have been thanking him for the action. Ogah who described himself as a reformer and disciplinarian, had spotted Anyigor in a programme with dreadlocks and immediately ordered for a scissors with which he used and cut the dreadlocks. He said such hair styles were making the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Kalu Chima, the Commander of Ebubeagu Security Network in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has narrated how gunmen stormed his house and shot dead his seven months pregnant wife, Urenma Chima. The gunmen also also burnt his two houses in the attack which happened on New Year’s day. Ikengaonline had reported how gunmen invaded Chima’s house in Amaetiti, Amaoso Edda in the local government and shot Urenma dead and then set the Commander’s house ablaze. Mr Chima while speaking to our Reporter in Abakaliki said the attack on him was an offshoot of the recent clashes…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, on Wednesday said the endorsement of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, among others indicated that they were interested in the well-being of Nigerians. COSEYL’s President-General, Goodluck Ibem, stated this while reacting to Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi for the 2023 presidential election. According to the group, it showed that Obasanjo, was against the anomalies in the country as caused by bad leadership. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the apex socio-political…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka It is visibly not the best of times for citizens in Anambra State as fuel pump price has skyrocketed to above three hundred naira per liter from the usual price it was being sold prior to the Christmas season. A litre of fuel presently sells for as high as N350 in some petrol stations in Anambra State, while some still dispense at N320. This is a far cry from the Federal Government approved pump price of the product, which is N185 per litre. Residents have complained that the development has made them apprehensive, wondering what the cost of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki An Indigene of Amaegbu Amara, Akpoha, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebony State, Augustine Agha, lamented that he lost the wife of his younger brother, Mary Elem, a six months nursing mother, and her two year old son, Augustine Agha Elemchi, to the cholera outbreak that occurred in the community. They were among the nine that died due to the outbreak. He noted that it was Augustine that first died before her mother after the boy vomited and drugs were administered. Elemchi disclosed this while speaking with Journalists in the community. He described the death of the woman and her baby as painful.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Justice and Brenda Ogbonna Foundation (JBOF), has vowed to re-write the history of Abala-Ibeme community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, through promotion of education. Consequently, it announced the extension of its annual scholarship scheme to five additional villages to promote education among youths in the area. There have been cases of violent crimes in the area, an ugly development the foundation has vowed to change. The high rate of criminality in Abala is usually blamed on under development and low level of education in the community. Bent on changing the narrative the Foundation awarded…