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Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The wife of the General Manager of Imo State Zoological Garden, Mr Francis Abioye, Mrs Elizabeth Abioye, on Sunday was kidnapped at the First Baptist Church around Fire Service in Owerri, Imo State. Mr Abioye confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri. One of the eyewitnesses who spoke to Ikengaonline said the kidnappers walked into the church premises, identified the woman and kidnapped her. He further said that they came in an ash-coloured tinted glass Siena fully armed, and forced the woman into their car and drove away. “Some people said they drove towards Owerri-Aba Road and others said Owerri-Umuahia. “They came in asking for…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As reactions trail the decision of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to nominate former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate, Senator Emma Nwaka, has described the decision as the height of insensitivity. Senator Nwaka who represented Abia North in the third Republic, said that with the decision, the APC had derailed from the presidential race, arguing that the contest is now between Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Peter Obi of Labour Party. According to him, “I dare say that BAT’s pairing with a fellow…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Presidential flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has given reasons he picked Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Tinubu, in a statement Sunday, said Shettima had the needed pedigree and capacity to deliver electoral victory. He also said that the spirit of 1993 is upon Nigerians again in 2023. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read in part: “Senator Kashim Shettima’s career in politics and beyond shows that he is eminently qualified not only to deliver that all important electoral victory, but, also, step into the shoes of the Vice President. As a man…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday, called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, to intervene over the alleged auctioning of some of ‘his vehicles’ and that of his aides that were impounded by the Imo State Government last year February at Royal Spring Hotel. Okorocha made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo. The former governor argued that the matter was still in court, therefore, the impounded vehicles were supposed to be in the custody of the police…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is reported to have insisted on a Muslim-Muslim ticket. He is said to have picked the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The Vanguard newspaper on Sunday reports that after weeks of flip-flop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may have finally chosen the former governor of Borno state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier on Sunday also reported that Tinubu will unveil his choice of running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party in his…
Our Reporter, Vancouver Journalist and CEO of Njenje Media, Mazi Tochukwu Ezeoke, has compared the Peter Obi movement currently rocking Nigeria’s political scene to that of former American president Barack Obama when the latter appeared on the American political landscape in 2008. Mazi Ezeoke made the comparison when he featured as a guest on the online news programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah on Sunday, June 26. The London-based journalist said the Peter Obi phenomenon is comparable to that of Obama because both men are different from the established politicians, spoke differently and connected with the young…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Aloysius Iyorgher Katsina-Alu didn’t set out to be a lawyer or a judge. His first love was soldiering. From April to October, 1962, he was enrolled at the Nigerian Military Training School (NMTC). The month after graduating from the NMTC, in November 1962, he left for the officer training programme at the Mons Military Training College in Aldershot, England. In January 1963, he returned to Nigeria from military training to enroll for a law degree at the Ahmadu Bello University. He returned to the United Kingdom the following year where he graduated from the University of London…
After actively negotiating and participating in the dialogue that led to the release of 11 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped on March 28, 2022, Kaduna-based publisher and Media Consultant to Sheikh Dr Ahmad Abubakar, Mal Tukur Mamu (Dan-Iyan Fika) has again negotiated the release of another seven of the kidnap victims on Saturday. LEADERSHIP learnt that despite Mamu’s resolve to withdraw completely from negotiation due to a series of setbacks and frustrations, which he blamed on the federal government, he had been under tremendous pressure from family members of the victims to reconsider his stance in view of the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA), has tasked Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to tackle the problem of bad roads and gridlocks hampering movements in the state. The group also asked the Governor to expedite action on curbing the activities of touts and fake revenue collectors harassing people and constituting nuisance on major roads of the state. ONICCIMA President, Chief Kelvin Obieri, gave the task while briefing journalists in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. According to him, bad roads, traffic offences, and activities of touts have become problem areas of the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Owners of illegal structures in Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra State, may be in for another round of trouble if the state government begins the implementation of new order from Governor Charles Soludo on demolition of illegal structures. The Government recently began the implementation of the demolition of illegal structures in Onitsha and its surroundings as part of Governor Soludo’s master plan project in the state. Soludo had issued statement that those erecting illegal structures in the state especially Onitsha and its environs should get ready to pay bills accruing to its demolitions. According to the…