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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo alongside other Catholic Bishops, have pleaded with newly elevated Peter Cardinal Okpalaeke, to forgive the Diocese of Ahiara in Imo State for rejecting him as their Bishop. At a thanksgiving Mass held at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Ekwulobia, Governor Soludo, appealed to the Cardinal to forgive Ahiara Diocese. He described the Cardinal as the rejected stone that later became the Chief cornerstone. Soludo’s appeal for forgiveness was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, which quoted him as  further expressing the optimism that Okpalaeke’s elevation would bring blessings to the…

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. The United Kingdom will now enter a period of national mourning for its longest ever reigning monarch The Queen has died at the age of 96. Her Majesty passed away earlier today, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement. Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the United Kingdom since 1952 and is the country’s longest-serving monarch. Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” On…

By Azu Ishiekwene In six African countries the heads of government have been in power for 20 years or more. Attempts to replace them by ballot have either been stalled, frustrated or crushed. In a few, like South Africa where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been in power for 28 years, new heads of government have been produced more by incest than by the ballot. The ruling by Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday validating the election of the presidential candidate of the Kenya Kwanza party, William Ruto, offers an example that it is indeed possible to remove incumbents and their parties from within – strategically and peacefully, too. Whether Somaliland — that perennially troubled…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The menacing activities of bandits and kidnappers wreaking havoc around Umunneochi-Ihube-Okigwe axis reached its crescendo Wednesday when they abducted people conveying a corpse from Abraka in Delta State to Isuikwuato community of Abia State. A family member who spoke with Ikengaonline said the bizarre incident had thrown the family into confusion. The incident, according to the source, took place around Umunneochi/ Ihube Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. He said that armed bandits waylaid the vehicle conveying the corpse and dragged out the occupants, abandoning the coffin in the vehicle on the road. The dead woman’s daughter was among the…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Operatives of the South-East Security outfit, Ebubeagu have again allegedly destroyed campaign billboards of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi State. The Ebubeagu operatives allegedly attacked members of the party in Okposi and Ugwulangwu communities in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state who were mounting the billboards on Tuesday. They were said to have fired into the air to disperse the APGA members before destroying the billboards in the two towns. The recent incident follows an earlier attack two weeks ago in Abakaliki in which campaign posters of APGA Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates for the…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The family of a 17 years old girl, Nwuka Nwafor beaten to death in Ebonyi State  has called for justice. Ms Mwafor was allegedly beaten to death by  a security guard working at the site of the Ebonyi International Airport, Onueke, Ebonyi State, Chukwuma Anyigor popularly known as “Ite Igwe.” The victim was until her death an SS 1 student of Izo High School in Ezza North Local Government Area. She was said to be engaging in menial jobs at the construction site during the weekends and holidays, to make ends meet. A worker at the site said on the day…

Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Federal Government on Thursday launched the Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) Programme under its Project T-MAX Initiative in Enugu State The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Education Interventions, Mr Fela Bank-Olemoh, said the project was aimed at training 15, 000 persons across seven pilot states in their chosen fields. Bank-Olemoh mentioned the states to include Enugu, Ogun, Edo, Kaduna Nassarawa, Gombe, Lagos, adding that the beneficiaries would be trained in technical and vocational skills in order to be self-reliant. He said that the skills would fall under Information and Communication Technology (ICT),…

Former Defence Adviser, Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations and Chief of Policy and plans (Army), Imo State-born  Major General Jack Ogunewe (Rtd) has  decried killings in the State and called on the perpetrators to halt. In a statement released by his media office in Abuja, the retired general said insecurity scares away investors. “Insecurity leads to loss of jobs, loss of businesses and loss of lives. “It does no good to the state and it stunts it’s economy and retards it’s progress. “Owerri is the entertainment hub of the Igbo race and the South-East right from the days…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka   Ahead of the 2023 general election campaigns, workers within the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, have drummed up support for the  presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi; the Anambra Central Senatorial Candidate, Senator Victor Umeh; and other candidates vying for various elective positions under the LP platform in Anambra State. The workers described the LP candidates as the most qualified and experienced to tackle the mirage of problems currently confronting all parts of the country. Prof. Chike Okoye, of Poetry and Postcolonial Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, who spoke to journalists shortly after meeting…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Some stakeholders have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to consider reactivating the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) in Anambra state. The call was made yesterday at the unveiling of the abridged Igbo and Pidgin versions of the Anambra State Disability Rights Law in Awka, the state capital. The stakeholders tasked the state government to make the Commission more operational by engaging some members of the commission on full-time basis instead of the part-time arrangement instituted by the immediate past administration in the state. Former Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, in 2021 inaugurated the disability commission to cater for the…