Lockdown: Convert Tradermoni To Coronavirus Stimulus Package To Limit Hunger, Ohanaeze Youths To Buhari
As Nigeria gradually heads to a nationwide lockdown over COVID-19, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) Worldwide has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against the impact of a national lockdown without stimulus packages for Nigerians, calling on him to convert the TraderMoni to a stimulus package for Nigerians in order to mitigate hunger and suffering as the stay-at-home order continues. OYC in...
EXCLUSIVE: Igbos Exposed To Risks By Unguarded Statements By Unauthorised Sources In Ohanaeze, Composer Of Biafra Anthem Alleges
The man behind the composition of the popular Biafra national anthem, Chief Charles Okereke has expressed fear over the state of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, saying the continuous issuance of statements by unauthorized sources who parade themselves as members of the group or its affiliates exposes the generality of Ndigbo to threats. Mr. Okereke in interaction with ABN...
COVID-19: Abia Locks Down On Tuesday
The enlarged Inter-Ministerial Committee on Coronavirus set up by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu met on Friday to review progress made to prevent the disease from afflicting the state as well as put in place control and mitigation plans in case of an unlikely outbreak and wish to restate that the state is yet to record any case of the virus. In...
Biafra: Independence Not Achieved Through Disrespect, Insulting Leaders – Okereke
Chief Charles Okereke, one of those who witnessed the Nigerian civil war has cautioned those he accused of insulting others in the name of agitating for independence of Biafra, insisting that freedom is not achieved through calling others name and publicly insulting them. In a chat with ABN TV on Friday said that constituted authorities must at all times be...
Lagos Hospital Reject Man Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Over Lack Of Bed Space
A man named Emmanuel Benson, who had close contact with two persons that recently arrived Lagos from the United Kingdom, has been told to go home by medical personnel at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, after testing positive for Coronavirus. Benson, who had hoped to be quarantined and treated at LUTH after being tested at the government-owned hospital on...
Not A Victim
Former Abia State governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who was convicted and jailed for corruption last December, has sympathisers who claim he was imprisoned for reasons other than his guilt. Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in prison for N7.65billion fraud and money laundering after a 12-year trial. Kalu’s appeal failed this week as the Court of Appeal, Abuja,...
Redeploy Igbo, Christian Soldiers To South Now, Ohanaeze Youths Tell Army
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has attributed the killing of dozens of soldiers in ambush in Gorgi, Borno state to the recruitment of 'repentant' Boko Haram members in the Army, insisting that Igbo and Christians were the major target of the attack. OYC while maintaining that the infiltration of the Army by Boko Haram members has been a setback...
As Nigeria Slides Into Lockdown, Ikpeazu Orders Immediate Payment Of Civil Servants, Pensioners
The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the state ministry of finance led by Dr Aham Uko to commence payment of civil servants and verified pensioners from Friday, 27/03/2020 and conclude latest Monday 30/3/2020. Describing the directive as compassionate, the state Commissioner for Information Chief John Okiyi Kalu in a release made available to ABN TV said it...
Court Yet To Hear Orji Kalu’s Appeal Challenging His Conviction – Lawyer
Counsel to Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state, Barrister Victor Etie has stated that the Appeal court is yet to hear Kalu's suit challenging his conviction by federal high court in Lagos. This is contrary to rumours making rounds that the Appeal court has dismissed the former governor's appeal, ordering him to remain in prison. Barrister Victor Etie, informed...
LEAKED AUDIO: Buhari, Abba Kyari Allegedly Flown Out Of Nigeria For Coronavirus Treatment
President Muhammadu Buhari has been allegedly flown out of the country as his health deteriorates after unconfirmed reports suggest that he has tested positive to COVID-19. According to the former Director of Strategy/Communication under President Goodluck Jonathan, Jackson Ude, President Buhari and his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari have been secretly flown out of the country last night for medical...
