Author: Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu
Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu
Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu is based in the eastern region of Nigeria. She covers politics, news writing, feature stories, among others. She has multitasking skills and can easily adapt to any working condition. She enjoys reading and writing.
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to intervene in the organ harvesting saga involving the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and seek to transfer the case home. Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, are facing charges in UK court bordering on conspiracy. Beatrice however, was granted bail on 22 July, while the lawmaker’s application was denied. The Igbo group faulted a claim by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, that the Federal Government could not interfere in Ekweremadu’s plight. Last Thursday, Malami…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Some elders of Igbo land under the auspices of Conference of Igbo Elders for Peace and Development (CIEPD) has condemned the killings in the South-East. The elders called on the perpetrators to desist from the act or face the wrath of God and the people. The elders made their position known in a statement signed by the National President Mazi Festus Edochie, and National Secretary Esther Amadi, in Abuja yesterday. The group noted that contrary to attempts to foist ethnic agenda on the incidents in Imo State and some parts of South-East, the killings ‘are…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, in what he described as “urgent lessons” said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must learn from the Kenya polls. This is as Kenya is moving closer to knowing the outcome of its closely-fought presidential election after days of anxious waiting. Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto was leading with slightly more than 51 per cent of the votes against his close rival Raila Odinga, with 48 per cent in the presidential race, in the elections held August 9, 2022, Punch reports. On his Facebook page Monday morning, Chidoka…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) has been criticized over the attitude of his followers. According to Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, Obi is breeding terrorists in the country. He based his claim on the allegation that Obi’s followers are issuing death threats to Nigerians. In a tweet, Adeyanju lamented that Obi’s followers are intolerant of the opposition parties, stressing that they are sponsoring fake news, lies, and propaganda against those with contrary opinion. “Peter Obi is breeding terrorists in the name of running for president. “People who threaten fellow citizens…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Chief Chukwuma Odii, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, has stated why he went to court against Senator Obinna Ogba. Odii said he went to the supreme court against the purported use of fake delegates by Senator Ogba at the 4th and 5th June primary election of the party in the state. The first primary election of the PDP in Ebonyi held on 28th and 29th May 2022, producing Odii as the governorship candidate; while the second primary election held in June produced Ogba as the ‘authentic’ candidate. Odii,…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Chief Uche Nnaji, on Sunday, unveiled Barrister George Ogara as his running mate. While presenting him at the South-East Secretariat of the APC, Nnaji said it took him time to find a running mate because he was looking for quality. He noted that the task to find a Deputy was very tormenting, saying that “it wasn’t an easy one because I knew the kind of person I was looking for. I know my quality, so I needed to get someone in the same category. “People…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has disclosed why he fought former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Oshiomhole admitted he fought Jonathan during his administration “because of politics”. He stated this at the one-year memorial lecture in honour of the late Captain Hosa Okunbo, in Abuja on Saturday. He said: “You (Jonathan) left legacies even though I had cause to fight because it is politics. The legacy you have left, there is no successor who can afford to do less. “But the logic of multi-party…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), says that the Senate must be held responsible for the killings in the country. According to MASSOB, it was disheartening that the Senate in particular was watching helplessly, while many Nigerians were being killed in various parts of the country on a daily basis. The group’s National Director of Information, Sunday Okereafor, stated this during an interview with the Sun. Okereafor said the insecurity challenges rocking the country were similar to what had happened in countries like Liberia, Serbia and Yugoslavia. He said…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Ebonyi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has finally expelled Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, Governor David Umahi’s main challenger for the Ebonyi South senatorial ticket of the party. Governor Umahi and Agom-Eze are said to be locked in a legal battle over the authentic owner of the Ebonyi South ticket of the party, ahead of the 2023 general elections. The expulsion of Agom-Eze from the APC was confirmed to journalists by the Chairman of the party in the state, Stanley Okoro-emegha, in Abakaliki on Sunday. According to Okoro-emegha, Agom-Eze was expelled from the…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Divisional Crime Officer, DCO, Isuochi Police station in Umunneochi council area of Abia State, simply identified as DSP Dickson, has been kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen. It was learnt that the policeman was abducted in broad day light on Thursday, 10 August, 2022, in the area while other policemen escaped by whiskers in the attack. Narrating the incident, some policemen who pleaded anonymity said that the morale of officers in the area has gone down since the kidnap of the DCO who is described as a ‘tough cop.’ Meanwhile, the Police authorities in…