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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the recent endorsement of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as his preferred choice for the February 25 presidential poll has continued to generate reactions among Nigerians, eminent Igbo personalities and groups have hailed the former President for his bold step. Speaking with Ikengaonline, one of the presidential aspirants of the PDP, and former Deputy Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Dr Cosmos Ndukwe, said the forthcoming polls would be based on competence and integrity and not political correctness. He said that “Nigeria is at the crossroads and needs a…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Some residents of Enugu State have hailed the endorsement of Labour Party (LP), Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, to emerge as the next President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023. In separate interviews with Ikengaonline in Enugu, they said the endorsements by notable Nigerians across the country, was a clear indication that, a new Nigeria was in the making. It would be recalled that, high profile personalities including, former President Olusegun Obansanjo; Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark and Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, have all recently spoken in support of Obi’s presidential ambition. Speaking,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Imo State governorship aspirant of the Labour Party, Gen. Lincoln Ogunewe (retd.), has expressed sadness over the death of the late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ambassador George Obiozor. Gen. Ogunewe, in a statement, said Obiozor departed at a time his services and fatherly counsel were needed the most. He likened the late Diplomat to the biblical Moses “who saw the Promised land but had no grace to experience the grace it portended.” The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “The death of George Obiozor, the President General of Ohaneze came to me as a rude shock. George ,…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, whose convoy was attacked and four police officers killed on Monday evening, said it was his bulletproof car that saved him as the gunmen wanted to kill him and his two children in the vehicle. Ohakim told newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday, while narrating his ordeal how the gunmen attacked him in a place called Umualumaku while driving between Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano Local Government areas of Imo State. Narrating how the incident occurred, Ohakim said: “We were driving between Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano. These people blocked us at…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to deal decisively with the perpetrators of cult-killings in some communities in Anambra State. Soludo condemned the cult-related killings in Obosi and Okpuno communities in his state, saying that the perpetrators will be apprehended to face the full wrath of the law. The Governor’s anger swelled following the recent assassination of the President General of Obosi Community in Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Hon Ike Okolo. Okolo was said to have been shot dead in a petrol station in the community by yet to be identified gunmen at…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Gunmen numbering over ten on Monday attacked the convoy of former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, and about four security officers were allegedly killed and five others injured while Ohakim escaped from the attack. Eyewitnesses said the incident happened at about 07:35 pm around Oriagu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The reason for the attack was not known at the time of filing this report, but one of the eyewitnesses alleged that in recent times Oriagu axis has become the spot where kidnappers strike and take their victims to the thick forest within…
By Jude Eze It is a thing of joy to behold a couple chastely glued to one another in admirable marital love in an age characterized by frightening episodes of divorce and home dissolution. This social scandal is more rampant among our celebrities. The new millennium is barely 23 years old today, but it had already seen over 44 cases of divorce among Nigerian Celebrities with this immediate past year 2022 alone recording 14 cases. From Saint Obi to Paul of P-Square, it has been one scary case of divorce to another, with Yul Edochie and Bright Okpocha (Basket mouth)…
By Hassan Gimba It is no longer news that Hon. Muhammed Gudaji Kazaure, a House of Representatives member representing the Kazaure, Roni, Gwiwa and Yankwashi constituency of Jigawa State, has been trending over some papers he made public and a story that sounded like a tale by moonlight. The lawmaker is claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him and some other distinguished Nigerians into a secret committee with the mandate to investigate, reconcile and recover all stamp duties, which he said amounted to N89.09 trillion, realised from deductions by banks but was misappropriated. Neither the Central Bank, the Federal Ministry of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Nine persons have died from cholera outbreak in Akpoha community, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Also many others from the area have been hospitalised and receiving treatment in various hospitals in the State. Official reports put the number of those hospitalised at 30 but residents say the number may be higher. The State government on Sunday scrambled a State Rapid Response Team to the community to help bring the situation under control. Chairman of the local government, Uchenna Ibiam, led the team which comprised staff of the the state Ministry of Health and that of the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Residents of Enugu State have bared their minds on their expectations for the New Year, 2023. In separate interviews with Ikengaonline, many residents lamented the socioeconomic hardships that beclouded the year 2022, while looking forward to more successful 2023. While some believe that the new year may witness more turbulence in the country, especially the South-East, others hope that things will change for the better. A resident and a trader in Nsukka Local Government Area, Mr Michael Ozioko, said that Nigeria, particularly the South-East, witnessed a serious decline in the volume of economic activities in 2022. He told Ikengaonline that,…