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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The new cash withdrawal guidelines recently released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has continued to receive reactions from stakeholders in Enugu State. The stakeholders bared their minds in separate interviews with Ikengaonline in Enugu. Mr Ambrose Eze, a Professional Banker, said there was nothing wrong with the new guidelines but the timing and the urgency was not in order. He also said that, cashless policy should be gradual due to many factors which include ignorant of the people; low level awareness and lack of internet access in the rural communities. “To me that policy rather than improving business and…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, in company of the 82 Division Garrison Commander of the Nigerian Army Enugu, Brig. Gen. M. K. Ibrahim have visited Ehamufu community in Isi Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State following alleged burning of a Dangote truck and unspecified number of persons. The Enugu Command Force Public Relation Officer, Mr Daniel Ndukwe (DSP), confirmed this in the Command’s weekly bulletin in Enugu. Ndukwe said that, the commissioner, commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in the ‘heinous criminal act’ and other reported attacks in the area. According to him,…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) Friday called on the Federal Government to take decisive action to combat corruption in Nigeria by empowering citizens with information through the effective implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, in order to engender transparency and accountability in governance. In a statement issued in Lagos to commemorate this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), MRA’s Programme Officer, Ms Maimuna Momoh, said: “The pervasive corruption in Nigeria is undermining democracy in the country, subverting electoral processes, perverting the course of justice and the rule of law, exacerbating poverty and economic underdevelopment, and not only sabotaging the war against terrorism…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday officially inaugurated its presidential campaign council, PCC, with former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, as the chairman of the campaign. The inauguration was conducted by the state chairman of the party, Charles Ugwu, at the PDP state secretariat along Okigwe Road in Owerri. This came after the controversies that stalled the earlier plan to inaugurate the PCC, last month. This time, the party through what was described as a “harmonisation of the list” were said to have concluded that Ihedioha becomes the chairman of the council…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Ebonyi State that produced candidates for the State House of Assembly, National Assembly and the Governorship for the 2023 elections in the state. Delivering her judgment on the matter, Justice Binta Nyako ordered the PDP to conduct fresh state Congresses in Ebonyi State, for the purpose of the election of its candidates within 14 days. Justice Nyako also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to monitor the fresh state Congresses, to be conducted by the PDP for the election. The judgment followed…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The council Chairman of Onicha Local Government Area, Chidiebere Uzor, has call on political parties in the state to maintain peace and shun violence in the area. The chairman gave the charge on Thursday while refuting the allegations that he sent thugs to attack a House of Assembly candidate, Ifeanyi Ogba, in the area. Members of Labour Party in Oshiri community had on Wednesday staged a protest where they accused the Chairman of sponsoring the attack on Mr Ọgba. He denied attacking the Labour Party candidate and promised to fish out the perpetrators that are disguising themselves as his supporters…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As outrage continues to trail the viral video of a purported five-day-sit-at-home order in ‘Biafra land’ from Friday December 9 to December 14, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has again, disowned the viral video, urging all residents of the South-East to discountenance same. Kanu’s thought was conveyed by his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who visited him at the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, in Abuja on Thursday. Prince Emmanuel quoted his brother as saying that he never issued nor directed anybody home or abroad to issue any such senseless…
By Azu Ishiekwene Dear Chairman, It was about this time eight years ago, wasn’t it? I’m talking of course of when you took what was perhaps the most audacious, some may even say, most controversial political decision of your career at the time to run for the Presidency. You had talked and written about what was possible for over 20 years. Now, it was time to just get in there and do it! To show that Big Ideas was not a pipe dream but a possibility. I don’t know which was more difficult: the decision to run or the decision – when…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A number of quack doctors and dentists were Thursday, arrested when the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), task force on quacks raided clinics and maternity homes operated by quacks and impostors in Aba, the commercial centre of Abia State. The raid followed series of complaints about their criminal activities and months of surveillance by NMA. Ikengaonline reports that a detachment of police personnel from the Area Command Aba accompanied the task force during the raid. Addressing newsmen during the operation, Chairman, NMA Committee on Discipline, Medical Ethics and Quackery, Dr Eze Eze, bemoaned the activities of quacks in the state, particularly…
By Rudolf Okonkwo When I said my phone rang, I meant that the voice of Burna Boy filled the room. He crooned: “E don cast, Last last Na everybody go chop breakfast..” I jumped off the bed, almost knocking down a half-glass of unfinished cognac on my side lamp stand. Despite my mild disorientation, I clapped my hands to turn on my bedroom lamps. I needed the light to see my glasses, without which I couldn’t see who was calling. It has been almost a year, but I am still dealing with the consequences of answering a Nigerian call half-asleep. That…