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By Owei Lakemfa The clans gathered. The intellectual clan surpassed the academic. The former flowed into the radical. The radicals bowed to the revolutionary. The revolutionary clan flowed into the Pan-Africanist. The Pan-Africanist made way for the traditional. We did not cry. It is not our culture to mourn the elderly who paddles to yonder sea. Rather, we rejoice for we have gained one more ancestor to watch over us. Before Okello was 82, and decided to leave without fuss, he had spent the last 48 years in Nigeria. This Nigerian ancestor began his earthly journey in Dokolo, Northern Uganda.…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen have killed one David Anoke, popularly known as Davido, in Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to reports, Anoke was attacked and shot dead by unidentified assailants at the Court Area of Okposi, sparking fear and tension in the community. Chairperson of Ohaozara Local Government Area, Ajah Chinonso, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday. Ajah, who said the killing occurred on Friday, described the act as “barbaric and unacceptable.” He stressed that Ohaozara has always been a land of peace and unity, vowing that the local government would not allow…
Our Reporter The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has disowned Finland-based self-acclaimed Biafra Auto Pilot, Mazi Simon Ekpa, saying he has never been its member. IPoB, in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said any attempt to link Ekpa with IPoB was a ploy to indict its Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently standing trial in Nigeria. The statement came a few hours after Ekpa was sentenced to six years in prison by a Finnish court on Monday for terrorism-related activities. IPoB argued that “the question of Simon Ekpa’s non-membership of IPOB is already judicially…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced Simon Ekpa, a self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, BRGE, to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related offences. In a judgment delivered on Monday, the court ruled that Ekpa, a long-term resident of Lahti and former city councillor, participated in a terrorist organisation and incited crimes for terrorist purposes. The charges were linked to his alleged involvement with separatist groups in South-Eastern Nigeria. According to the court, Ekpa exploited his large social media following between August 2021 and November 2024 to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Osita Okechukwu, has recommended the Barcelona model to Ndigbo in their agitation for self-determination. The former VON boss, who made the recommendation while featuring on Ikengaonline’s town hall meeting, advised Ndigbo to be more tactful and diplomatic in advancing their cause in a complex entity like Nigeria. Okechukwu, who said he shared the late Nnamdi Azikiwe’s pan-Nigerian philosophy, argued that Ndigbo would still survive and prosper under one Nigeria. Recalling his encounter during a visit to Barcelona, which was…
By Press Release The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has hailed the court judgment ordering the immediate reinstatement of Olamide Thomas, a nurse at the Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese Ijebu, who was dismissed for exposing corruption and other acts of misconduct in the institution. In addition to reinstating her, Justice Sanda Yelwa of the National Industrial Court, Lagos, also ordered the payment of all her salaries and allowances from the date of her dismissal, and awarded N5 million in damages. In a press statement signed by the Coordinator of AFRICMIL, Dr. Chido Onumah, the…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the conduct of the local government elections held in Rivers State on Saturday, describing the exercise as a “travesty to the very notion of elective democracy.” In a statement posted on his official X handle on Sunday, Atiku said the “shameful and shambolic manner” in which the polls were conducted exposed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party willing to “throw caution to the wind in order to achieve an inordinate political advantage.” He accused what he called…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has declared that God would not forgive him if he failed to acknowledge the performance of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. The former Senate Committee Chairman on Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, who spoke at a PDP stakeholders’ meeting he convened in Abia North over the weekend at his Arochukwu country home, admitted that Governor Otti had recorded undeniable achievements, especially in infrastructural development. He blamed PDP’s woeful outing in the 2023 elections on the refusal of the party…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has announced the upgrade of the Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo, to a University of Agriculture, with an additional campus to be sited in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed this at Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, while flagging off the distribution of 40,000 bags of fertilizer and other farm inputs to over 60,000 registered farmers across the state. According to the governor, the new university will train the next generation of agricultural scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators. He reiterated his administration’s commitment to establishing a Special Agro-Processing Zone that will enable the state…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former presidential candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has called for unity among opposition parties and urgent electoral reforms to ensure transparency in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Speaking at the August edition of the Diaspora Dialogue session anchored by Professors Farooq Kperogi and Moses Ochonu themed “The State of the Opposition Ahead of 2027,” Moghalu said the chances of a unified opposition candidacy were “70 to 75 percent,” but warned that personal ambitions and regional interests could undermine efforts. He urged opposition leaders to set aside ego clashes and work toward a clear philosophy and vision of governance, noting…