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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the month since 23 May 2024, when – during hours reserved by nature entirely for meetings of witches and wizards – he began sitting as Kingmaker for the Emirate of Kano, Abdullahi Liman, a senior judge of Nigeria’s Federal High Court, has handed down at least five rulings. Defying settled Supreme Court jurisprudence, he has asserted federal jurisdiction to decide for the people of Kano who their Emir should be; proceeded unperturbed even after being shown that the subject matter of his proposed decision-making had entered the docket of the Court of Appeal; and ordered the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Multidisciplinary scholar, Public Affairs Analyst and Management Consultant, Professor Okey Ikechukwu, mni, has said that the the Federal Government needs to review its handling of Nnamdi Kanu’s case, as well as the profiling of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The lecturer and former Acting Chairman, Editorial Board of The Guardian Newspapers, who made the submission while featuring on Ikengaonline townhall meeting Thursday night, said in response to a remark by Kanu’s younger brother, Kanunta Kanu, who called into the monthly virtual zoom meeting from Germany to complain that his brother had been abandoned in jail by the political elite of the people he was fighting…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, Thursday, emerged the overall winner of the inter-brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers’ Competition held at the 14 Brigade Ohafia, Abia State, with a total of 6,920 points. 82 Division Garrison Enugu, and 34 Artillery Brigade Owerri, came second respectively with 6,780 points each, while the 44 Engineering Brigade Enugu, clinched the fourth position with 6,600 points. The host, 14 Brigade Ohafia, got the Wooden Spoon after scoring 6,530 points to come last on the table. Participants competed in weapon handling, shooting, half cross country, map reading/navigation, obstacle crossing, swimming,…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed that former Senate President and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has joined the party. The party said it had made frantic efforts to bring the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain into the APC and that he has accepted to join the party. It said this was why his pictures were used in the APC local government and councillorship elections rally held in Ivo, the former SGF’s local government on Saturday. Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, who stated…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has charged residents of the state to plant trees as a means of conserving the environment and mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. The Commissioner For Environment And Climate Change, Professor Sam Ogbu, gave the advice shortly after planting trees to commemorate the 2024 world environment day. The theme of this year’s event was ‘land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.’ The World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect the environment. Ogbu, while planting the trees in conjunction with Morizbo Green Awareness Organisation said…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa, has been roundly condemned for reportedly ordering a journalist out of the Assembly complex during a press conference. Kingsley Chibuike, the House of Assembly Correspondent of Enyimba TV and Radio, was Thursday, allegedly walked out of the Conference Room of the House on the orders of the Speaker. Piqued by the action of the Speaker, former Secretary to State Government, Abia State, and a veteran journalist, Elder Ralph Egbu, called for a media boycott of the activities of the House. Egbu who was also a…

By Owei Lakemfa Julian Assange, an innocent man walked out of an American-staged court this Monday, June 24, a free man after spending 1901 harrowing days in British captivity. He spent those hellish days in the British Belmarsh maximum security prison in a 2×3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day. Not even a dog deserves such inhuman treatment. The sin of Assange is that he is the Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks which exposed the war crimes, especially by the United States, in Iraq; human rights abuses, corruption and serial lies by the powerful. This was before Donald Trump, who told 21 lies…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Renowned education advocate and Executive Director, Development Specs Academy, Professor Okey Ikechukwu, has called on governors in the South-East to consider the provision of incentives for teachers in order to boost education standards in the region. Prof. Ikechukwu made the call while featuring as a guest speaker at the Ikengaonline June virtual TownHall meeting, adding that increased support and recognition of teachers’ efforts would help promote the culture of excellence in the area. While recognising the importance of physical structures and other projects carried out in the education system, he said providing teachers with better incentives…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The failure of South-East governors to form a common front towards the implementation of key regional initiatives was Thursday blamed for the continued struggles and underdevelopment of the region. The Executive Director of Development Specs Academy, Professor Okey Ikechukwu, who spoke at the Ikengaonline June TownHall meeting said the absence of the cohesive strategy and cooperation among the leaders is impeding coordinated efforts towards the region’s growth. According to him, the disunity has led to fragmented approaches to governance and stalled the implementation of key developmental projects and initiatives that could have benefited people of the region. Ikechukwu whose…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Government, Thursday, began the construction of 250-housing unit estate in Bende, Abia State, with a mandate to the developers to deliver the project in three months. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, said the project was part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s strategy to provide affordable houses for Nigerians. The Minister, therefore,  tasked the developers on quality, and to build according to specifications. “We have created different options to enable everyone who has a source of income and livelihood to own these homes when they are completed. “These…