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Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday challenged Governor Hope Uzodimma, to account for the sum of N241 billion state funds. The PDP threw the challenge in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Collins Opuruzor, while reacting to the planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state on Tuesday to inaugurate projects. The PDP linked the N241 billion to the alleged rising of the state debt profile and issues surrounding Local Government funds. The statement read in part: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State views Senator Hope Uzodimma’s obsession with constantly seeking to…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Members of the Ebubeagu Security Network in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have arrested four persons suspected to be members of a suspected one-chance armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate. They were arrested along the Amaeze-Ugwueziato-Agwu Expressway near the border with Enugu State at the weekend. The Council Chairman, Aja Ogbonna, confirmed their arrest to Ikengaonline. He said the suspects abducted an innocent victim and headed towards the notorious Ojukwu Bus Stop. The bus stop is notorious for different robbery attacks, kidnapping and brutal murder of road users. Ogbonna said unfortunately for the suspects, members of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL; and the Young Progressive Party, YPP, have condemned Sunday’s attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South district, describing the incident as “very disturbing, barbaric and and an affront to the Igbo nation.” Similarly, former Governor of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has also condemned the attack and called for the arrest of the perpetrators. National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia, in an exclusive interview with Ikengaonline, said that killing was alien…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Uchenna Okogbuo, has said that Prince Nnanna Ukaegbu who is claiming to be the chairman of the Abia State chapter of the party following a judgment of Owerri Court of Appeal, is parading a stale judgment. Okogbuo who spoke with our Correspondent said that the tenure which Ukaegbu was claiming expired since 2015. He dismissed him as “a jester and an impostor,” whose stock in trade is to claim chairmanship of the party in every election year. Okogbuo recognised Rev. Augustine Ehiemere as the only authentic and…
One of the remarkable facts of Nigeria’s First Republic was the amazing economic feat of the Eastern Region. According to records, the economy of the former Eastern Region was one of the fastest growing economies globally in the 1960s. Yes, in the cash crop economy of the era with its main goal of feeding the European metropolitan industries, the Eastern Region then comprising the current five states of the South-East and the four states of South-South namely Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom, boasted of a comparative advantage in palm produce. Thus, as the South-West supplied cocoa, the North groundnuts,…
By Osita Chidoka A friend sent an image of the 1979 election result with an analysis that suggests that the 2023 election will upend my argument at the World Igbo Congress that you need to win in four zones in Nigeria to win the presidency. He argued that my postulation would hold in a two-way race but not in a four-way race as the 2023 election is set to be. By his logic, the 2023 election would be a different ball game. I believe many share this view. I do not agree with him and these are the facts that guided my…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Senator representing Anambra South, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, Sunday, escaped death by the whiskers as gunmen ambushed his convoy at Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Senator who was contesting for reelection on the platform of Young Peoples Party (YPP) was attacked while returning to Nnewi, his home town from a function. Sources said that the gunmen, working on tips of information, ambushed and opened fire on Senator Ubah’s convoy, while the police in the convoy promptly responded to the attack. A source said about six policemen were gunned down during the attack, the…
By Hassan Gimba To continue on this unending topic, we will look at how leaders and followers ought to conduct their affairs. Let’s start from the top. A leader creates and nurtures others to be leaders. He must possess a clear vision and focus, know what he wants for his country and should be courageous enough to follow his dream. Apart from possessing integrity and honesty, a good leader has humility, is fair and just with the capacity for self-sacrifice and perseverance. A leader puts national interest above his. We have had leaders in this country that lived and served…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who Friday night abducted the traditional ruler of Isiala Umudi Autonomous Community in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Jewel Ndenkwo, are yet to contact his family according a source close to the family. Ikengaonline gathered on Sunday that the incident happened at Tetlow Road in Owerri, where one of the monarch’s businesses, Udekings Nigeria Limited, was located. According to an eyewitness, “the monarch was kidnapped around 8:30 pm, as he was about to enter his vehicle and go home after the day’s business. “The kidnappers shot many times as he…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Five kidnap and robbery suspects are cooling their heels in Police custody after they were arrested for alleged involvement in criminal activities in various communities in Anambra State. One of the gangs met their Waterloo when men of the Anambra State Police Command busted their hideout, an uncompleted building located along Oko Ufuma Expressway in Orumba North Local Government Area. Ikengaonline learnt that the gang engaged the operatives in a gun duel before they were overpowered and escaped, baring one of them, Okechukwu Okpo aged 24, who was apprehended by the Police team. Confirming the arrests, spokesperson of…