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Our Reporter, Abuja Retired Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has called on the Igbo nation to make the release of detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a top political priority ahead of the 2027 general elections. The retired army officer made the call on Thursday during the July edition of the Ikengaonline virtual townhall meeting that drew participants from across Nigeria and the diaspora. General Ijioma, who provided a sweeping historical analysis of Igbo political participation in Nigeria, decried what he described as Igbos’ worst era under the current APC-led government. He lamented the “shameful decline”…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Mr Valentine Obienyem, media aide to the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has dismissed the alleged petition against key leaders of the Labour Party for plotting to violently overthrow President Bola Tinubu, as “lunacy dressed in propaganda.” Obienyem, in a statement titled “Coup Plot Allegation: A dangerous joke taken too far,” described the claims as “not just absurd but dangerously seditious.” He warned that “such frivolous accusations could spark social unrest.” Recall that an alleged petition to security agencies by one Arabambi, claimed that Obi, alongside Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma (retd.), has advised the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, to shun every overture to lure him back to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, arguing that doing so is risky for him. The retired General who gave the advice Thursday night while featuring on the July edition of Ikengaonline townhall meeting, said that Obi’s political interest would not be guaranteed in PDP with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, holding sway. Gen. Ijioma who spoke on the topic “Ndigbo and the 2027 Politics,” said the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Sango District Superintendent of the Assemblies of God and a member of the Executive Committee (EC) of the church, Rev. Dr John Amah, has written an open letter to Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, commending him for ordering the contractor handling the Ohafia- Arochukwu federal road back to site. The cleric who praised the Governor for the initiative to embark on the rehabilitation of the dilapidated federal road, particularly lauded him for swiftly responding to his appeal in a public function that the contractor who had reportedly absconded be made to return to site. Rev. Amah also…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has inaugurated newly constructed classroom blocks and a solar-powered borehole as part of his constituency development initiatives. The Labour Party lawmaker commissioned the projects during a ceremony attended by community leaders, students, and enthusiastic constituents. Among the projects unveiled were a modern six-classroom block at Abia Primary School, Ohafia; a fully furnished three-classroom block at Abam High School; and another fully equipped three-classroom block at Ukwa Nkporo Community School. Osonwa also inaugurated a solar-powered borehole in Umuye, Ihechiowa community — the first in the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu has extended the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. This was contained in a statement by the Presidency on Thursday, July 31. Adeniyi’s tenure as Customs boss is due to expire on August 31, 2025, but President Tinubu has extended his tenure by one year. Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, who signed the statement, explained that the extension will enable Mr Adeniyi to “consolidate ongoing reforms and complete critical initiatives of the administration.” The reforms, according to the statement include the modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service, the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Minister of Information and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Jerry Gana, has declared that former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, would defeat any candidate from the North in the 2027 presidential election—if he returns to the PDP. Gana made the statement during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Wednesday, amid growing speculation about Obi’s possible return to the PDP, despite his recent engagements with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Obi had left the PDP in May 2022 to join the Labour Party, under which he contested the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has identified technology and the decentralisation of regulatory powers as critical to the development and growth of Nigeria’s gaming industry. He made this assertion during the opening of the 2025 edition of the Enugu Gaming Conference, organised by the Enugu State Gaming and Lotto Commission. The two-day conference, themed “From Unification to Diversification: Shaping Nigeria’s Gaming Future,” forms part of the state government’s broader agenda to expand and modernise the gaming sector. Governor Mbah, who was represented by the Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Nathaniel Urama, highlighted the gaming industry’s…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia One of the distinguished Nigeria Army Generals, and accomplished Igbo sons, Major Gen. Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma (retd.), will today (Thursday, July 31), feature on Ikengaonline town hall meeting. The former United Nations Sector South Command cum Nigerian Contingent Commander in Darfur Sudan, will speak on the theme: “Ndigbo and the Politics of 2027.” This is contained in a statement by the Editor-in-Chief of the South-East focused accountability on-line media platform, Uche Ugboajah. The explosive monthly meeting scheduled for 7:00 pm (WAT), will be co-anchored by US-based prolific writer and medical doctor, Dr Osmund Agbo; and veteran Journalist…
Our Reporter, New York Distinguished British-Nigerian historian, Max Siollun, has described the ongoing efforts by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution and create new states as an exercise doomed to fail. In an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, the internationally acclaimed expert on Nigeria’s military and political history argued that what Nigeria needs is neither more states nor a new constitution, but rather a new kind of “national reorientation.” Siollun, author of several bestselling historical analyses of Nigeria’s political and military trajectory, explained that many of Nigeria’s existing states are economically unviable and would naturally resist…