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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, claims it has uncovered plots by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Abia State to poach and compromise its candidates of Ukwa and Ngwa extraction to sabotage APGA governorship candidate, Professor Greg Ibe, in favour of the PDP counterpart, Professor Uche Ikonne. APGA Chairman Abia State, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, who made the claims at a press briefing in Umuahia, urged all APGA candidates to resist any attempt to compromise them against the interest of the party’s governorship flag bearer, Professor Greg Ibe. While Ibe is from Isuikwuato in Abia North,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Bandits suspected to be herdsmen in the early hours on Thursday, mounted a road block along Enugu-Opi-Nsukka road shooting sporadically at motorists, causing long queues of vehicles on either side of the road. A motorist, who refused to be named sent warning to people traveling or about to travel through the road to be cautious. “The spot of the incident is around a police checkpoint by Ekwuegbe axis in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area. “However, armed operatives of the Nigerian Army and Police were seen moving on motorcycles towards the scene of the attack. “So, for now we don’t know what the situation…

By Azu Ishiekwene In a widely shared story last week, The Economist likened the political carnage in Britain to the situation in Italy in the 1940s. Italy was a major theatre of the First World War at the end of which the country was in ruins.  It is so unstable that in spite of the tenuous hold of the Christian Democrats on power for much of the time, the country had produced 69 governments since 1945, an average of one and a half governments every two years. Italy’s instability is the joke of Europe. Britain is not doing badly. With three prime ministers in…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo monarchs and clerics have sharply disagreed with the Federal Government on what would be the likely effects of the release of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. While the Federal Government had argued before the court of Appeal in Abuja that Kanu’s release would instigate crisis in the South-East, the traditional rulers had maintained that it would rather restore peace and bring an end to the building tension in the zone. The Igbo monarchs and some clergy men who were in Abuja to witness proceedings on the Federal Government’s stay…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate for Enugu State, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, has promised to cut the cost of governance if elected governor in 2023 election. He said this on Wednesday at Ehamufu, Isi Uzo Local Government Area, during the flag-off of his gubernatorial campaign. Edeoga said that, the previous administrations in the state have mismanaged governance thereby impoverishing  the citizens of the state and widening the gap between the poor and the rich. “I will drastically cut down the cost governance to enable government save money to address infrastructural deficit in Enugu State,” he said. He…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Government has been ordered to pay N500 million compensation to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for abducting and renditioning him from Kenya. A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, which awarded the costs in its judgment in a suit filed by Kanu to challenge his extraordinary rendition, declared Kanu’s abduction and extraordinarily illegal. Presiding Judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, also found the Federal Government guilty of gross violation of Kanu’s fundamental human rights. Kanu, had through his Special Counsel, Mr Aloy Ejimakor, challenged his “abduction and extraordinary rendition from…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced that hawkers, wheel barrow pushers, tyre technicians, popularly known as vulcanizers, are exempted from paying tax in Anambra State. Speaking during the second phase of open bidding for revenue concessions at the Government House Awka, the governor said the exemption was to relieve poor citizens in the state from difficulty of paying tax. According to him, “My administration is committed to minimizing the tax incidence on the people of Anambra State. Hawkers, wheelbarrow pushers and vulcanizers are exempted from paying tax in Anambra State.” He said his administration will build a strong connection between…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The people of Mpu Community in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State have embarked on prayers to seek God’s intervention in the case of their Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom. Ikengaonline gathered that the community at the weekend declared prayer and fasting asking God to take control of the situation. A community source told our Correspondent that, “as a show of solidarity the community members shut their markets at the weekend to pray for divine intervention in his ongoing trial in the United kingdom over alleged organ harvest conspiracy.” It would be recalled that, the former Deputy…

By Osmund Agbo When on September 13, 2012, five Conservative MPs led by an Ivy League educated son of a Ghanaian immigrant, presented a treatise called “Britannia Unchained,” they warned that Great Britain should either adopt the free-market economic theory they propounded or risk “an inevitable slide into mediocrity.” Kwasi Kwarteng was a rising star among the Tories and like the other co-authors including Liz Truss, they were all elected to the British Parliament in May 2010. Ten years later, four out of the five co-authors would become part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet and on September 6, 2022,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Wednesday, floored the Federal Government as the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia upheld his suit against the Federal Government. The court presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike awarded N500 million cost against the Federal Government. Details later…