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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Farmers in Ebonyi have cried out to Ebonyi State Government and other agencies of government for help over a flood which has destroyed many hectares of rice farms. The situation, which occurred just as the farmers were about to commence harvesting of the rice, it was gathered, has led to astronomical increase in rice prices at the Abakaliki rice mill as the supply of the product has greatly reduced in the market. The flood, which came as a result of the unabated heavy rainfall, has caused a lot of damage to the local farmers who are counting…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Dr Maxwell Ngene, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Mass Communication, Renaissance University Ugbawka, Enugu State, has advised journalists to read and internalize the new Electoral Act 2022 (as amended). He said this in Enugu in a Lecture delivered at the 2022 Press Week/Annual Lecture of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Council. The Guest Lecturer described the theme of this year’s Press Week/Annual Lecturer: “The Media and new Electoral Act,” as very timely and important, considering the 2023 election and the role that journalists are expected to play. He said that…

Lawrence Nwimo,  Awka Anambra State Government has assured that the state will deliver more relief materials to victims of the recent flooding in the riverine areas to reduce their sufferings and difficulties. The government made the assurance in Awka, while addressing newsmen, after a closed-door meeting with a team from the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, sent by the Federal Government for distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Anambra State. The Anambra State Deputy Governor, Onyekachukwu Ibezim, disclosed that the state government, through the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, is working effortlessly to provide succor to victims of…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has awarded contracts worth over N18 billion for the construction of a flyover and roads in some parts of the state. Top on the list of projects included in the separate contracts are the construction of a flyover at Ekwulobia as well as six roads in Awka, the state capital and Oye Agu Abagana respectively. The State Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, made this known in a statement he released to newsmen on Saturday, noting that the aim was to ultimately make travelling around the state easier and pleasurable. The statement reads:…

By David Hundeyin In 1977, the Cameroonian government made a rational decision. Observing the absence of adequate water resources to support growing agricultural pressure in northern Cameroon, the government of Ahmadou Ahidjo decided to build a dam on the Benue River which would supply hydro-power to the region and allow for the irrigation of 15,000 hectares of farmland. The dam was completed in 1982, which was the same year that a certain Paul Biya succeeded Ahidjo as Cameroon’s head of state. It was projected that the dam would have a downstream effect on Nigeria, so both countries reached an agreement…

By Osita Chidoka Yesterday, I wrote, in my university class group, about the inevitability of death as we approach the fifth decade conscious of the fact that the life expectancy of a Nigerian is 54 years. Two of our classmates died yesterday. Today death visited. My brother-in-law  Apost Paul Egbon husband of my only sister Ada Chidoka. Egbon died at age 56. Yesterday, he was at the Federal Medical Centre Jabi with a complaint of chest pain. The Doctor who saw him prescribed painkillers and recommended ECG and other tests. At the Lab, they said it was late in the day…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As more reactions have continued to trail the discharge and acquittal judgment of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, by the Appeal Court Abuja, the Action Alliance, AA, governorship candidate for the 2023 general election in Ebonyi State, Engr Chukwuma Nwandugo, has commended the judiciary for the historic judgement. According to him, the judgment was not only historic, but signaled a lasting peace and cohesion in Igbo land. The governorship hopeful, in a statement on Saturday, said the landmark judgment was capable of pacifying the Igbo nation for decades of marginalisation. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “Kanu’s…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has been conferred with award of the most peaceful state in the South-East by the Correspondents Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Council. The award was part of activities of the Correspondents’ chapel 2022 Press Week/Annual Lecture which has the theme: “The New Electoral Act and the Media.” The Chairman of the chapel, Mr Lawrence Njoku, in his opening remarks, said the award was in recognition of the governor’s handling of peace and security in the state, despite threats of insecurity across the region. “We are honouring the governor for…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Member representing Umunneochi state constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Okey Igwe, has disclosed that aerial surveillance with helicopter has commenced in Umunneochi area as part of measures to curb the spate of insecurity in the area. Ikengaonline reports that the entire Abia North particularly Umunneochi Local Government Area, has become the hotbed for kidnappers in the recent times. The lawmaker who is the deputy governorship candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made the disclosure weekend, when Senator Mao Ohuabunwa visited traditional rulers and President Generals of Town Unions in Umunneochi at Nkwoagu Isuochi.…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to arrest and deal ruthlessly with killers of security operatives in his state. The Governor made the statement following the gruesome killing of three operatives of Anambra State Vigilante who were on official duty at Nkwo, Igboukwu, Aguata Council Area. The victims were identified as Okeke Emeka, Nnayelu Orizu, and Chukwuma Ubaego. Ikengaonline gathered that the governor, while condemning the dastardly killings reiterated that those responsible for the heinous crime would be fished out wherever they are to face justice. “This particular act of killing is inhuman and totally unacceptable. The perpetrators will…