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Our Reporter, Abuja The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Dr. Sam Amadi, has lauded Governor Alex Otti of Abia State for inaugurating/passing out the first cohort of the Abia Leadership Academy, describing the initiative as a critical step towards building strong public sector leadership in Nigeria. Speaking during his Thursday Democracy Broadcast, Dr. Amadi hailed the programme as a model for the South-East and urged other governors in the region to adopt similar leadership development institutions. “I want to salute Governor Otti because the notion of a leadership academy for young people, to train them…

Our Reporter, Abuja  A coalition of 38 civil society organizations (CSOs) has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to intervene in the enforcement of court judgments in favor of Miss Gloria Okolie, a 21-year-old Nigerian who suffered prolonged unlawful detention and rights violations at the hands of the police. According to the petition seen by Ikengaonline, Okolie was arrested on June 17, 2021, by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at Tiger Base, Owerri, Imo State, and held incommunicado for more than 70 days. During her detention, she was reportedly subjected to forced domestic servitude, denied access to…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu In a human rights update made available in Enugu on Thursday, human rights group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has frowned at the continuous abuse of women’s rights in Nigeria. In a statement, the President of CRRAN, Olu Omotayo Esq., lamented the increasing cases of women being stripped in public places in Nigeria. He said: “All human beings – male and female – are born free, without inhibition on grounds of sex; and that is constitutional. “Any form of societal discrimination on grounds of sex, apart from being unconstitutional, is antithetic to a civil society…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Mainpower Electricity Distribution Company (MEDC) has officially petitioned the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), seeking the suspension of the recent tariff order, which has generated much furore among consumers and stakeholders. It would be recalled that the EERC had in July directed Mainpower, a subsidiary of EEDC, to reduce tariff for Band A customers from N209/kwh to N160.40/kwh, while freezing Bands B–E. The development attracted reactions from several stakeholders, including the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the Generation Companies (Gencos), the Distribution Companies (Discos), and the Federal Ministry of Power, who described the directive as unsustainable…

Uche Onyema, Owerri A vigilante was killed, another wounded, and a third is missing after a violent clash between herdsmen and local security operatives in Amakohia-Ubi community, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, sparking palpable tension in the area. The clash was said to have happened around 6:30 p.m. when vigilantes attempted to resist the entry of herders and their cows into farmlands, leading to a heavy gun duel. One vigilante, Monday Nwaozuzu, popularly known as Ojo Ola, was allegedly killed, while another was wounded. A third vigilante is still missing, with…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has solicited the support of stakeholders in Aba and other parts of the state for the protection of public infrastructure being put in place by his administration. Otti also sought the assistance of Aba residents in sustaining the huge gains made by his government in keeping the Enyimba City clean. The Governor spoke when he received in audience the executives of two business groups from Aba – the Association of International Traders (AIT) and the Ultimate Importers Association (UIA) – led by their Presidents, Prince Edmund Igwe and Chief Iroegbu U.…

Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Anambra State Government has directed the Caretaker President General of Abba Town Union (ATU), Mr. Alexander Ekwuagana, to prepare the necessary groundwork for the conduct of a town union election in December 2025, in strict compliance with the Abba Town Union Constitution (2017). In a letter dated 20th August 2025, addressed to the President General of Abba Town Union and signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Mr. Tonycollins Nwabunwanne, the state government explained that the ministry is in receipt of a series of petitions and agitations against the election of the Executive…

…Vows to claim Abia in 2027 Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Abia State chapter, has dismissed as “false and misleading” media reports that it collapsed its party structures in the Abia South Senatorial Zone into the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A statement by APGA’s Publicity Secretary, Abia State, Chukwuemeka Nwokoro, said there was no iota of truth in the said report. “The said report is an outright falsehood and the handiwork of a few mischief makers who double as political paupers looking for what to eat,” the statement made available to Ikengaonline read. It further read:…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the proposed salary increment for political leaders by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), describing it as a reckless show of greed in the face of worsening hardship across the country. In a statement released on Wednesday via his verified X handle, Obi said the plan to increase salaries of political office holders by over 100 percent is “totally unjustifiable” and a clear demonstration of insensitivity to the suffering of ordinary Nigerians. “The recent proposal by the RMAFC to increase the salaries of political leaders…

Residents of Omuma Road, Aba, were on Thursday morning greeted with a grim sight — the body of an unidentified man dangling lifelessly from an electric pole connected to a distribution transformer on the Aba Power network. The man was reportedly electrocuted while attempting to cut copper wires from the transformer. Eyewitnesses said he was in the company of two other suspected vandals, who fled the scene immediately after the incident, which caused the power line to trip with a loud spark. Aba Power officials who arrived at the scene had expressed dismay over the incident. The company’s Health, Safety…