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Only Igbo Presidency Will Save You From Boko Haram Punishment, Ohanaeze Youths Tell North
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar 111 over a recent comment on the consequences of bad leadership especially in the North where rate of poverty is high and out of school children on the increase. OYC also added that insurgency in the North is a direct consequence of sins committed against the...
Group Urges Ndigbo To Ignore Calls For Election Boycott
The Igbo World Assembly (IWA) has called on Ndigbo across the country to ignore calls to boycott the 2023 general elections. The umbrella body of Igbo organisations across the world urged Ndigbo to support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and ensure the former governor of Anambra State wins the February 25 polls. In a statement by...
US Delegation On Fact-finding Mission Meets Benue Clerics, Monarchs Over Genocide Cases
The United States delegation on fact-finding mission over alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria was in Benue State on Monday where they interacted with Catholic bishops and the Tiv traditional ruler. US congressman, Riley Moore, disclosed this in a post on X on Monday, expressing strong support for Tiv and Christian leaders from Benue State. “It was an honour and deeply moving to...
Senate Passes N607bn 2022 FCT Budget
The Senate has passed for second reading the N607.962bn 2022 budget by the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The appropriation bill was passed on Wednesday after several objections over the lateness of the presentation of the 2022 budget. The upper legislative chamber consequently, ordered the authorities of FCT, to make available, 2023 budget proposals latest by next week at or risk zero...
EFCC Losing Its Standards Under Your Leadership – Arewa Youths Blast Bawa
Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has expressed worry that the standard of the current leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) led by Abdulrasheed Bawa is losing steam too fast. The youths stated that the agency must fasten its belt and stop the downward slide in operational standards. Alhaji Yerima Shettima, National President of the forum, in a statement...
Trump Signs Executive Order To Hunt-down Flag Burner
US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten his federal clampdown on the capital Washington and to prosecute flag-burners. In a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted critics and the media as he complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime...
Kogi Explores Data Usage For Informed Decision-Making In Healthcare
The Kogi State Ministry of Health has hosted the 2025 2nd Quarterly Performance Dialogue, aimed at reviewing key health indicators at the state level and exploring ways to maximise data for informed decision-making. The event was held on Monday in Lokoja and was hosted by the State Ministry of Health with support from MSI Nigerian Reproductive Choices. It brought together health...
Hold Dangote Responsible For Importation Of Almajiri Into Igbo Land — COSEYL
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), the umbrella body of all the youth organizations in the South East zone has said the chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has a question to answer over the influx of almajiri into the region. The Coalition while expressing said the conveyance of almajiri with Dangote trucks into South East is an...
Since Prison Was Called Correctional Centre, Nigeria Has Recorded More Jailbreaks — Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said Nigeria has experienced more jailbreaks since the change of name from prison service to correctional centers. He stated this during plenary on Tuesday in Abuja, while commenting on two legislations billed for concurrence. They are the bill to repeal and enact the law establishing Revenue Mobilsation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, and bill to repeal the...
Tinubu Inaugurates $115m Upgraded WACT Terminal Today
President Bola Tinubu will officially open the recently renovated West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Rivers State, today. This state-of-the-art facility, operated by APM Terminals, stands as Nigeria’s largest and most efficient container terminal outside Lagos and represents a pivotal advancement in the nation’s port infrastructure. The ambitious $115 million (approximately N178.2 billion) upgrade project, initiated in 2021, underscores the...
