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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The judicial career of Francis Chukwuma Abosi was supposed to last only seven years. In the event, he did 12 and may well have reached 20 years if events had not intervened. In his 12th year as a judge in April 2020, while serving as the Acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal of Imo State in South-East Nigeria, the National Judicial Council (NJC) mercifully ended it all. When he attended the Nigerian Law School, as all Nigerian lawyers must, Francis Abosi deposed that he was born in November 1950. On his appointment as a judge in…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Tragedy struck in Ebonyi as ten school girls were burnt in a gas explosion that occurred in catering school in Orokeonuoha, Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The girls, aged between 12 and 19 were burnt at a building where they were learning catering in the school known as Good Shepherd Catering School. The all girls school, the Ikengaonline learned is owned by, Abakaliki Catholic Diocese. It was learnt that one of the students was cooking in the kitchen section of the school with cylinder gas and was allegedly answering phone calls when it exploded Five…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Government of Anambra State has commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over recent improvement on its services. Commissioner for Industry in Anambra State, Mr Christian Udechukwu, gave the commendation during a seminar organised by the Ministry for industries and Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, SMEs, in the state tagged “Accelerating Made-In Anambra by promoting, developing non-oil export.” According to him, the agency has achieved a landmark of issuance of exports certificates for processed food products within just twenty-four hours. NAFDAC’s Deputy Director Enugu/Onitsha Port Inspection Directorate, Mrs. Uche Emekekwue, had during the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), says environmental fraud and lack of adherence to town planning procedures by both governments and property developers are responsible for flood in parts of the country. Mr Nathaniel Atebije, President of the Institute, said this during a national press briefing on Saturday in Enugu. The 8th national press conference was part of the activities for the Annual General Meeting of the Institute with the theme: “Of Flood and Fraud.” He lamented the environmental maladies experienced in Nigeria and called for proper planning and attitudinal changes to put Nigeria on the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, ASUBEB, Awka has commenced the distribution of sports kits and equipment to learners in the basic education sector. The event which held at the ASUBEB headquarters, Awka, witnessed a display of various sporting equipment including Scrabble, Basketball, Table tennis, Football kits Javelin, athletics equipment, Skipping rope, Volleyball items, High jump effects, Badminton set, Tug of war rope, and shot-put, among others. The Chairman at the event, Hon. Anayo Okpaleke commended all those who were instrumental to the procurement of sports equipment, including the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom where he had been for a two-week vacation. Ikengaonline learned that Tinubu arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at 7:20 pm Saturday. The President was received by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. Other top Government functionaries at the airport to receive the President were the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu; the Lagos State Governor, Babajide…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri  The Imo State Police Command says it is embarking on Show of Force operations and Confidence Building Patrols across the state. According to a release signed by the command spokesperson in the state Mr. Henry Okoye, the show of force which is in collaboration with the Armed Forces and other security agencies, is in response to the proposed Sit-At-Home directives by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN),  The police says their primary objective is to ensure the safety of law-abiding citizens on the proposed days, October 21st and…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia  Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, Abia State chapter, has dissociated itself from the purported call by two of its members for the removal of the Chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, Professor George Chima; and the boycott of the November 2, Local Government election in the state. CUPP in a statement by its Secretary, Hon. Joseph Ulu; and Legal Adviser, Larry Charles; said the two of its members behind the purported call, did not have the mandate of the coalition, and should be ignored. This is as the coalition dissociated itself from any…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State, says two kidnappers have met their Waterloo as operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping, Distress Response and Special Intervention Squads, raided their hideout in Nokpa-Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area. DSP Daniel Ndukwe made this known in a statement made available to Ikengaonline in Enugu. Ndukwe said the successful operation was carried out on Thursday October 17, 2024, around 8 p.m. “This was made possible following a diligently gathered actionable intelligence,” he said. He said:  “Upon the operatives’ arrival, the kidnappers opened fire, prompting a return of fire. In the process, two of…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA), has described building collapse as a recurring nightmare ridiculing the country internationally.  The Institute revealed that over 500 cases have been recorded in the country which highlights the need for stricter building regulations and enforcement to prevent the menace. At the 2024 Architects symposium held in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital on Friday, with the theme, “Architecture and building collapse: the practice, reality and remedy,” President of the NIA, Arc. Adeniyi Mobolaji, called on members of the body to be alive to their responsibility in building projects to prevent the cases. “Incidents …