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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The people of Mbaise in the United States of America, have pledged their unflinching support for the governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Imo State, Gen. Lincoln Jack Ogunewe (retd.) They made the pledge during a town hall meeting with the Labour Party aspirant in the US. Some of the prominent Mbaise indigenes in the US visited by the retired General during the trip included Dr. Sylvester Ugo, the former governor of Bank of Biafra and former Vice Presidential Candidate to Alhaji Bashir Tofa of the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC; and former President of Mbaise USA, Dr Law…
Our Reporter, Abuja Popular gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, has died. Ikengaonline gathered that the singer died on Friday morning aged 51. His project manager, Hillary Vincent, has reportedly confirmed the news of the Niger Delta born artiste. “Yes it’s true. It happened this morning, ”he said. The cause of the death of the gospel singer is not immediately known, however, unverified sources stated that the singer slumped on Friday before he was pronounced dead. Sammie Okposo is also a well-known face in Nollywood as a soundtrack producer. He released his first album, Unconditional Love, in 2000.
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Kinsmen of former governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Walter Ubaka Okeke, have frowned at what they described as media trial of their son. Okeke, an oil engineer based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, had been accused of stealing some oil pipelines by a business associate. He was later dragged to court, where he was ordered to be remanded in the Port Harcourt Correctional Center a week ago. But his kinsmen from Enugwu Nanka, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State in a press release said the former gubernatorial aspirant has never been associated with fraud. They…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) on Thursday, distributed starter packs worth N1,500,000 to 30 Rice Farmers in the South-East to increase Rice production in the zone. The event which took place at the Enugu zonal office of FMARD, had farmers from Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Abia and the host state, Enugu, in attendance. Ikengaonline reports that, 25kg of certified rice seeds of FARO 44 variety, three litres of 2,4-D post emergence herbicide and two litres of liquid fertilizer were given to each farmer. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, said the…
By Azu Ishiekwene If there was a prize for Nigeria’s number one letter writer, journalist-turned-lawyer and one-time minister, Tony Momoh, would appear to be the undisputed champion. The late Momoh performed the difficult task of making sense of General Ibrahim Babangida’s largely messy and convoluted political and economic programmes by writing regular letters to “fellow countrymen.” His extensive and elaborate undertaking later packaged as a book entitled, Letters to my Countrymen, was, to put it mildly, a labour of misery. It was a thoroughly thankless job. But how can Momoh’s letters ever hope to compete with those of former President Olusegun…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, expressed his willingness to negotiate with all agitators in the country especially those in the South-East so as to end the spate of insecurity in the region and country. This is as he noted that the South-East has the ability to become the Taiwan of Africa if properly harnessed. He noted that the region possesses the human capital to be able to achieve this. Tinubu spoke in Ebonyi State during the APC presidential rally/governorship campaign flag-off which held at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township stadium. Addressing…
By Jude Eze This is actually a wrong time to author any write-up on executive Governor of Anambra state — His Excellency, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, since he’s already enmeshed in a tussle, analogous to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, with the “Obidients.” And so, it is necessary to raise a caveat, that this piece was formally sketched to appraise Soludo’s six months in office, before his needless assault on Peter Obi’s probity and daylight disavowal of his presidential ambition. Earlier in April this year, when Soludo was barely three months in office, having seen the sweat beneath his armpits as he…
By Osmund Agbo One of the remarkable trends of the spring 2022 Paris fashion week that ended on Tuesday, October 4, and that of Milan that happened earlier in the year was not any particular silhouette or colour. Rather, it’s the idea that many designers, matter-of-factly defied convention to put both women and men on their runways in what would have been regarded as women’s attire. As someone who unabashedly professes love for fashion to the point of dabbling into the business side of it, I paid serious attention and have to say, I was a tad bemused. Seeing young men…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The political war between the presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and the Governor Nyesom Wike-led G-5 Integrity Governors, is yet to be over, as the Governors who were in Umuahia, Abia State capital, Thursday to rally support for the party’s candidates in the state, failed to mention Atiku in their respective remarks. The G-5 Governors who took turns to address the mammoth crowd of supporters and party faithful at the Umuahia Township Stadium, venue of the rally, pledged their total support for all PDP candidates in the state. They tactfully…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Dr Dan Ochi, Director General of Nsukka Chamber of Commerce (NCC), says there is high demand for yellow pepper, popularly known as “Nsukka Pepper” by companies within and outside Nigeria. He disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with Ikengaonline in Enugu. Ochi said that for farmers to meet the current demand for the crop, it requires funds and tools for mass production. “Until recently when the government placed a ban on exportation of fresh pepper, we have been exporting fresh pepper, but now we are into processing. “As, I speak with you now, we have an order to…