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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Vice President, and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has knocked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government on the recent directive that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates below 18 years. The former VIce President who described the directive as retrogressive, said “Tinubu’s Government is behaving like a lost sailor on a high sea.” According to Atiku, pegging age limits for entry to tertiary institutions at 18 years is “absurd and a disincentive to scholarship.” Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, had while defending the new policy,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Enugu State Chapter, Mr Alphonsus Nwafor, says the party National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, does not participate in illegal gathering. Nwafor, who stated this in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Enugu, said there was nothing like the representation of Ganduje in the charade as convoked on August 24, 2024, in Enugu. “The National Chairman of our party does not participate in illegal gatherings and has never found himself in the wrong side of the law as was attended in Bishop Onyeabor street, GRA,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), has justified reasons for demolishing the Artisan quarters which was designed for selling meat and cows by the Hausa/Fulani community. According the Chairman ECTDA, Uche Anya, the market, once a bustling hub of commerce, had become a notorious criminal hideout. “This alarming transformation led the state government to take decisive action, razing the area to the ground,” he said. Speaking on the demolition, Anya said the area had turned to a haven for armed robbers, kidnappers, and the trafficking of illegal weapons, contrarily to what it was supposed to be.…

By Alex Otti Fellow Abians, brothers and sisters, friends, well-wishers and lovers of our great State, I bring you warm felicitations on this historic day as we celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the creation of our State. Let me begin by expressing the collective gratitude of our people to the Almighty God for preserving our lives to witness the joy of this very important day in our history, and for bringing us to a new epoch as we continue the lifelong commitment of creating a better society for ourselves, and those coming after us, building on the heroic sacrifices of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has disowned, and strongly condemned the viral video calling for the poisoning of Yoruba and Edo people’s food. Ohanaeze in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, dissociated Ndigbo from the evil vide, saying that the author “is deranged,” and should be totally ignored. He said that Ndigbo detest bloodshed under any guise, and would not be part of any plot to poison people’s food for whatever reason. According to Ohanaeze, Ndigbo have a lot of ties and long standing relationship with both the Yoruba and…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Electricity consumers in the South-East have warned Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and Aba Power Limited (Geometric) to refrain from all forms of alleged sharp practices against their customers in the region. They stated this on Wednesday in a communiques issued at the end of the Maiden Edition of South-East Electricity Consumers Summit. The summit which held at the Dora Akunyili Centre in Awka was Organised by the South-East Electricity Consumers Association (SEECA). The consumers at the end of the summit resolved that no outstanding bills shall be enforced on new tenants as a court of competent…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ikenga Media & Cultural Awareness Initiative (IMCAI), the publishers of Ikengaonline newspapers, has organised a one-day training for journalists in Umuahia, Abia State on improving quality of journalism in the South-East for good governance. Speaking at the workshop, Co-Publisher of Ikengaonline, Dr Chido Onumah, said it was “one of the activities of IMCAI supported by the MacArthur Foundation through the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, WSCIJ, to promote accountability and good governance through media independence and ethical journalism in our country.” He said that the training which was in its third year was for journalists in…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Tuesday lauded the founding fathers of Enugu State for their sacrifice and struggles, saying that their efforts were not wasted. Mbah said this at the commemoration of the 33 years of the creation of Enugu State on Aug. 27, 1991 by the then Military regime led by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. He said: “So, today is an opportunity to recall the sacrifice of our founding fathers, for whom the creation of our dear state was a lifelong project. “We honour their steadfast commitment – not just in words – but by…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Emeka-Yellow Ikpegbu, has said that the recent declaration of support for Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State by the PDP Governors’ Forum, has vindicated the Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara, and other members of the BoT. Ikpegbu who commended the PDP Governors for rallying behind their own who is battling for political survival, said the position of the Governors was not different from that of Wabara and other BoT members. He, therefore, wondered why some forces who he said were…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has ordered the closure of the offices belonging to the Edozie Njoku faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Labour Party (LP). The Governor also instructed closure of the office of the Senator representing Anambra Central, Senator Victor Umeh. The offices, situated at Udoka Housing Estate in Awka, were reportedly shut down by State Government officials in the company of individuals dressed in military attire. The justification provided for this closure was that the estate is meant for residential purposes only, not for commercial activities. Ikengaonline learned that…