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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police in Ebonyi State have arrested one Nnamdi Ngwuta Obaji, a suspected commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN). A statement from the Spokesperson of the command, Chris Anyanwu, said Obaji also known as State Commander No. 3 was arrested alongside another operative of the group, Felix Ogudu. Mr Anyanwu said the duo gave useful information which led to the police raiding and destroying three large camps of the group in the state. He said the police armed with credible intelligence, stormed three big camps of the outlawed IPOB/ESN operatives (including a new one under active…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mighty Minds Africa (MMA), Miss Ifunanya Enezuagu, has charged African youths to take advantage of the digital evolution to develop their entrepreneurial skills. She stated this in Enugu at the 2nd Youth Empowerment Summit 2022 organised by MMA with the theme: “Building Sustainable Future for Youths in the Digital Era.” Enezuagu said the era of youths sitting down and idling around waiting for white collar jobs was over. “That is why we are out to mentor the youths on how to use the Digital Space to recreate themselves and become successful entrepreneurs.…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A sociocultural Organization, Unwuekumenyi United Youths Forum, at the weekend held one million-man march in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State ahead of the 2023 general election. The group during the march announced its decision to back the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, as its preferred governorship candidate. Unwuekumenyi United Youth Forum is a socio-cultural organization comprising six clans, Ezza; Ikwo; Izzi; Ngbolizhi; Ezilo; and Ohafia/Agba; spread across nine Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State, namely, Abakaliki; Ezza South; Ikwo; Izzi; Ishielu; Ohaukwu; Ezza North; Ebonyi; and also in Onicha Local Government Areas. In a statement titled, “The position of Unwuekumenyi Youths on the rotation of governorship seat in…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu A little under ten years ago, I was exercised by an overwhelming curiosity to understand what made it possible for the Nigerian military to capture the country and how they managed to accomplish that with such seamless adaptability. A friend and former soldier promised to introduce me to someone whom he trusted would meet my needs, if not exceed them. I looked forward to meeting a retired soldier, disheveled journalist, or frumpy researcher. When eventually I met him, Tunde Jonathan Mark, who has died of cancer-related causes at 51, did more than meet my expectations; he…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Odii, has praised the Supreme Court for reaffirming him as candidate of the party for next year’s election. The apex court had on Friday in Abuja struck out a request by a factional governorship aspirant in Ebonyi, Senator Joseph Obinna Ogba, for a review of its final judgment of September 14, 2022, which upheld Mr Odii as the governorship candidate of the party. Mr Odii in a statement by his Media Aide, Abịa Onyike, called on party members to unite and put the state back…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Billionaire industrialists under the auspices of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have cried out to the Federal Government of Nigeria over their situation amidst the heavy flooding that has encroached their domain recently in Anambra State. Anambra State is among the states in the country currently challenged by the massive flooding, as no fewer than 300 communities in six local government areas are currently underwater. The Harbour Industrial Layout in Ogbaru-Onitsha popularly recognized as the area with the highest concentration of industries in the state, was not safe from the rampaging flood as most of the equipment, materials,…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Police Officers’ Wife Association, POWA has established a centre to offer free health services for the management of sickle cell patients in Imo State. The wife of the state Police Commissioner and chairperson Imo POWA, Hajiya Habiba Ahmed Barde, commissioned the centre on Saturday in Owerri. According to her the need to have a special sickle cell centre was to save the lives of the patients adding that “parents are going through difficulties, who have children with sickle cell. Mrs Barde who said the initiative was borne out of her passion to offer succour to patients,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Member representing Aba South state constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Obinna Ichita, has dismissed the proposed Enyimba Economic City (ECC) by the Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration as “a scam.” The lawmaker who spoke with Ikengaonline, regretted that the project was yet to commence over seven years it was proposed, and less than eight months to the end of Ikpeazu’s eight-year tenure. Gov. Ikpeazu had, in 2018, secured the go-ahead of the African Development Bank (AFDB), private investors and other multilateral financial institutions for the investment of a whopping $430 million to fast-track the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Barely three weeks after it commenced a special operation tagged “Golden Dawn ll,” the Nigerian Army, Friday, shed more light on why it embarked on the exercise. Commander, 14 Brigade Ohafia, Brig. Gen. A.M Adetuyi, who provided the insight during the formal flag-off of the exercise Friday at Amekpu Ohafia, explained that the objective of the operation was to help improve security in the state ahead of the yuletide. The exercise, according to him, is not intended to create panic among law-abiding citizens but to help stem the tide of criminality. Gen. Adetuyi also said the exercise was…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Enugu State, Mr Vyginus Nwobodo, has said that organised Lablour is seriously disturbed by the Enugu State Government’s selective payment of minimum wage to it’s workers. He told Journalists in Enugu that rather than implementing the N30, 000 minimum wage to all workers, the State Government decided to be paying minimum wage to some and refuse to pay others. Nwobodo said that, the Labour movement in the state was seriously concerned about the situation, hence it embarked on recent visit to the affected establishments to “register our disappointment.” “The government is paying…