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Ade Olu, Awka A Waste Management Action Plan for Anambra State is to be launched in December this year. The Chairman of the Governing Board of Anambra State Waste Management Authority, ASWAMA, Dr Emma Ezenwaji, disclosed this during the inauguration of the waste management committees for four local government areas under Anambra North Senatorial Zone, in Nteje, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. According to him, the launch of the eight-year action plan, which will be implemented in three stages, will be performed by Governor Chukwuma Soludo and will run between 2023 to 2030, which equally marks the end…
By SKC Ogbonnia When I was aspiring to become president, a veteran journalist asked me why I decided to cast aside my good life in America and muddle with the murky waters of Nigerian politics. The gentleman appeared perplexed when I answered that the sacrifice was “for me.” I would further explain that a core part of my vision in life is to promote public welfare that can guarantee my individual welfare. I reasoned that I am as good as my immediate environment. I reminded him that like many, including the big men, I am most at home in my hometown;…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, has advised Nigerians in diaspora to continue to promote their rich cultural heritage for the socioeconomic advancement of the country. Ojukwu gave the advice at the official flag-off of the 2022 edition of Igbo Cultural Carnival popularly known as IGBOFEST, held in the State of Minnesota, United States of America (USA). A release issued by Barth Odogwu, Media Assistant to Mrs Ojukwu and made available to journalists on Thursday in Awka, quoted her to have praised Nigerians in Minnesota for their giant strides in the promotion of the country’s rich culture. “I enjoin…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Federal High Court in Abakaliki on Thursday nullified the local government elections held in Ebonyi State. The election was held on July 30, 2022, across the state with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state winning in all the 13 local government areas. However some members of the opposition political parties in the state went to court to challenge the legality of the election. The plaintiffs, Otu Collins and four others in a suit alleged that the election contravened the 2022 electoral act. “We submit further that the proposed Local Government Areas election in Ebonyi State is…
Our Reporter, Abuja Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has been released from Uyo prison. He was incarcerated for 30 days for alleged contempt of court. The fiery lawyer was on July 27, sentenced by the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, to prison after the lawyer objected to the presence of two armed police operatives in the courtroom. The lawyer was reported to have left the prison on Friday at around 8 a.m. to a waiting crowd of supporters around the prison premises. Tweeting after his release, Inibehe Effiong said he was back, stronger and more determined to confront…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike MOUAU chapter, has rejected the proposed 35% and 25% salary increase for professors at bar and other cadres of lecturers respectively, saying that it is not commensurate to their sacrifices. ASUU which accused Government of unilaterally fixing the “misery” wage increase, also accused the Federal Government of non-committal towards resolving the protracted industrial action. The union said that the proposed increase was nothing to write home about when compared with the N10 million monthly wage being proposed for judges. “For comparison, this award places…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, are now in hot soup following their recent visit to the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The Abia North Senator who hosted the delegation at his Igbere country home was said to have given them money and rice as palliatives to cushion the effects of the on-going strike action by ASUU. As the visit is beginning to generate reactions, ASUU has disowned its members involved in the said un-authorised visit with a threat to discipline anyone found culpable. ASUU MOUAU in…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Professor Pat Utomi has expressed displeasure over the conspiracy of the forces controlling the Nigerian state to suppress history and facts about the country for selfish political reasons. Utomi who featured as the Keynote Speaker at the second edition of the Ikengaonline Town Hall meeting Thursday night, condemned the deliberate attempts by those he said had captured the country to sweep some historical facts under the carpet. Professor Utomi expressed surprise that Nigerian authorities would rather not want the history of the civil war taught, arguing that the country has so much lessons to draw from the events of the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Renowned political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has advised that the candidacy of the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, should not be pushed as Igbo agenda. Utomi who gave the counsel while speaking on the second edition of the monthly Ikengaonline Town Hall meeting, observed that the more Obi’s candidacy was pushed as Igbo agenda, the more other Nigerians would distance themselves from the project. Professor Utomi who spoke on the theme: “Handshake Across the Niger: The Imperatives of Southern Unity, Now and Beyond,” called for stronger ties among the South with a view to rescuing…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Gunmen on Thursday set ablaze over ten houses and shops in some parts of Izombe in Ogutal Local Government Area of Imo State. An eyewitness who spoke to Ikengaonline from the area said the incident started from 4:30 pm till 7:30 pm. However, at the time of filing this story, there has been no explanation for the attacks. Our correspondent was told that the affected places include; Central Market, Amamuruegede, Eziama, Umuakpa, and Eke-well among others. But a source who did not want his name mentioned for security reasons, said: “We saw men in security uniform. They came in with…