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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…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia Friday, reserved judgment on the suit seeking to stop the candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship flag bearer, Professor Uche Ikonne. Ikengaonline had reported that one of the top governorship aspirants, Hon. Sampson Orji, had approached the High Court and asked for the nullification of the May 25 governorship primary, alleging irregularities in the conduct of the three-man ad hoc congress that produced delegates who participated in the primary. The former Commissioner also alleged that the delegates list used in the primary was doctored to favour Ikonne. Orji, through his counsel,…
By Owei Lakemfa Only a quarter of the eight million Palestinian people live in the Palestine; one million in Gaza, 750,000 in the occupied West Bank and 250,000 inside Israel. The rest, or over six million, are forced to live outside with at least three million of them classified as stateless persons with no legal rights. Yet these Palestinians in the diaspora are hunted like rabbits by the Israeli state. On September 28, 2022, two Palestinians were confronted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by four men working for Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency. They snatched one of them, a programmer from Gaza…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Reactions have continued to trail the alleged attack of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi State, Bernard Odoh by gunmen. Mr Odoh, a professor of geophysics was allegedly attacked by gunmen on Thursday in Iboko, Izzi Local Government Area. His supporters were also said to have been brutalised at the venue of the event he was to attend in the area while one of the cars in his convoy was shot. Its rear window was shattered by bullet. Mr Odoh, in a statement on Friday appealed for calm from his supporters while appreciating the people…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), says routine immunization for the elimination of measles and other infectious diseases will commence on October 25, in Anambra State. The announcement followed the reported death of about fourteen children and over four hundred other cases linked to the disease outbreak in nine local government areas of the state. Addressing newsmen on Thursday during a press briefing in Awka, the Executive Secretary ASPHCDA, Dr. Chioma Ezenyimulu, said the exercise would be held in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health and other partners. Ezenyimulu said the 8-day routine immunization…
By Rudolf Okonkwo Dear Mr. Bola Tinubu I am writing you regarding your recent comment about church rats and our penchants for eating poisoned Holy Communion. Usually, we, the congregation of active, reformed, and retired church rats ignore humans like you when you slander us to feel good about your miserable lives. I make an exception today because, as our elders said, any gesture of greeting that surpasses the elbow has become something else. Your statement about the poverty of church rats hurt us so deeply. If not for our parents, who bred us properly to be polite to others, we…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth worldwide has appealed to the Federal Government, to release the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Nnamdi Kanu, to douse tension in the South-East. They made the appeal in Enugu at the inauguration of the newly elected President of the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mr Livinus Obasionu. Briefing journalists shortly after their maiden National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, the president said that the Federal Government ought to follow the part of honour by obeying the recent Judgment of the Court of Appeal which discharged Kanu. He, however, noted that, though,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Mr Bruce Fein, Counsel to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the US Senate and House of Representatives Committee Chairmen, as well as ranking members of Congress, urging them to impose sanctions on President Muhammadu Buhari; and the Attorney General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami, for flouting court judgment to free Kanu. Kanu’s lawyer urged the US Congress to prevail on President Joe Biden, to impose heavy sanctions on Buhari and Malami for keeping Kanu in custody in total disregard to both the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen on Thursday allegedly attacked the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate for Ebonyi State, Prof Bernard Odoh and members of his team. The incident, it was gathered, happened at Iboko, in Izzi Local Government Area of the State. Mr Odoh confirmed the attack to Reporters in Abakaliki on Thursday. He claimed the gunmen who attacked him and his team were members of Ebubeagu Security Outfit. According to him, they shot and damaged a car in his convoy but luckily no one was injured. Mr Odoh said the attack is a declaration of war on him and his…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The paramount Traditional Ruler of Abiriba ancient kingdom, HRM Eze Kalu Kalu Ogbu (Enachioken Abiriba), has criticised the Federal Government for appealing the Court of Appeal judgment that quashed all seven counts of terrorism charge against the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This is as the Co-chair Interfaith, Peace and Dialogue Forum, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, has expressed disappointment over the Federal Government’s action. The monarch in an exclusive interview with Ikengaonline, said that by taking the matter to the apex court despite appeals by eminent Nigerians and groups to the contrary,…