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By Bart Nnaji I am passionate about the rapid development of Nigeria, starting with AlaIgbo because of the structural problems it has faced since the end of the Nigerian Civil War in 1970 and also because of its enormous technological and economic potential. If the 188-megawatt Geometric Power Plant in Aba or the Aba Power distribution firm in Osisioma Industrial Layout had been located in Ikeja or in the Ilupeju the Industrial Estate in Lagos State or in the Agbara Industrial Layout in Ogun State or in or around the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, we would not have experienced…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Teachers recruitment exercise has been cancelled for the second time in Anambra State, following perceived irregularities on the part of government officials assigned to carry out the exercise. The ministry of education had on Sunday, released a list of about 5000 recruited teachers, which sparked condemnation across the state. But a release by the State Government cancelling the exercise read in part: “Prof Chukwuma Soludo has directed the Hon Commissioner to delete the list released yesterday (Sunday) following allegations from the teeming public that the list was marred by irregularities and some qualified teachers’ names omitted from…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ehaluma Youths Association (EYA) in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State have clashed with thugs allegedly working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the removal of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) billboard at Eha-Ulo Junction. One of the youths who spoke to Ikengaonline said that, the fight broke out when the thugs removed the famous UNN billboard and tried to replace it with pictures of the PDP Governorship candidate, Barr. Peter Mba, and his deputy, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai. “We were angry with this development and we decided to react immediately by removing their “useless” candidates and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A 40-year-old young mother from Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mrs Ngozi Umeadi, has narrated her harrowing experience in the Nigeria security custody where she was detained for nearly two years for allegedly belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The mother of five who was arrested on February 16, 2021, in Onitsha, Anambra State, regained her freedom Monday in Abuja after her bail conditions were met. She was granted bail by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court Abuja in the suit marked SHC/ABJ/CR/426/2021. Mrs Umeadi who said she would be 40…
By Owei Lakemfa Martin Luther Agwai, retired General, walked briskly on the grounds of the Nigeria Defence College, NDC, like a man with a spring under his heels. At 74, he seemed ready for call up to do battle with enemies of the people. Indeed, on this Thursday, October 20, 2022 morning, he stood before a packed audience that ranged from young undergraduates to the elderly, including 83-year-old Emeritus Professor Anthony I. Asiwaju, to address insecurity in the Sahel region. As the Chairman of the Society for International Relations Awareness, SIRA, 2022 Lecture on “Transnational Terrorism And Insurgency In The…
Representatives of African civil society organizations have called on governments on the continent to promote and advance a human rights-respecting approach in their cybersecurity laws and policy-making as cybersecurity issues have the potential to affect peoples’ well-being, rights and other aspects of human existence. Meeting in Banjul, The Gambia, at a one-day session convened by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) at the 2022 NGO Forum held on the margins of the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the 35th commemoration of the Commission currently taking place from October 20 to November 9, 2022, the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has said that it would be embarking on post-flood rehabilitation exercise to cushion the effect of flooding on people displaced by floods in the state. Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim who disclosed this Sunday at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Umuawulu in Awka South Local Government Area, said the state was deeply concerned about the plights of flood victims in the state whose sources of livelihood had been destroyed. “We are planning our post flood rehabilitation because those victims of flood disaster had their means of livelihood and homes taken over and destroyed by water.…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Drug addiction has been identified as one of the major causes of the lingering insecurity and senseless killings in Imo State. Since the advent of the unknown gunmen in 2020, insecurity has been on the high side in Imo State and indeed, other parts of the South-East. However, a number of successes have been recorded by security agents in busting the hideouts of the perpetrators where caches of weapons have been recovered. Large quantities of different hard drugs have equally been recovered from such criminal hideouts. These narcotics, according to the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The United States Mission in Nigeria has raised alarm of possible terror attacks on Nigeria particularly the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to the US Embassy in Abuja, which issued the warning on Sunday, Government facilities and public places including worship centres are the targets. US, therefore, warned her citizens to be careful about their movements in Nigeria, urging them to avoid non-essential engagements. This was contained in a release obtained by Ikengaonline, which read in part: “There is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. Targets may include, but are not limited to, government…
By Jude Eze The event of Tuesday, 11th October, 2022, at the International Conference Centre Abuja, has kept current affairs analysts busy weeks afterwards. It was the day and venue for conferment of varied grades of National Honours award to over 500 ‘deserving’ Nigerians (and some friends of Nigeria) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Considering the state of the nation with all indices of state failure staring on our faces, the event looked like stark insensitivity to our already-severed collective sensibility. Heightened insecurity, moribund economy, disharmonious political ecosystem, comatose education sector, deteriorated healthcare system, polarized sociocultural milieu etc, are currently entrenched in our land,…