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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Set To Meet Tinubu Over Nnamdi Kanu
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disclosed its plan to meet with President Bola Tinubu to canvass for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Ohanaeze President, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said this on Saturday during a courtesy visit to the leadership of the Supreme Council of Nigeria Traditional Rulers, Southeast chapter...
Insecurity In Nigeria: Restructuring Only Way Out — Nwodo
The immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, has said that restructuring will help the country in overcoming insecurity. He said this on Thursday at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme: ‘Restructuring in Nigeria: Why? How? When?’ Others present at the event included a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative...
FG Calls On Traders To Slash Food Prices
The federal government has urged retailers to avoid taking advantage of customers and to reflect the drop in food prices. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day at Dabi village in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude of retailers to reflect...
Ikpeazu Cautions Abia Vigilante Operatives Against Intimidation, Moves To Arrest Perpetrators Of Arson
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has cautioned men of Abia State Vigilante Services against intimidation of citizens of the state. This is even as he insists that those who took part in burning the office of Abia State Vigilante Services at Timber market in Umuahia on Monday must be brought to book. The governor was reacting to an altercation between men...
INEC Berates Tinubu For Expressing Doubt On Electronic Transmission Of Votes
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has knocked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, for expressing doubts over the credibility of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and Results Viewing Portal which will be deployed for the 2023 election. The commission expressed shock that the APC candidate could question the efficiency of the technology which had...
Policeman Who Rejected N150m Bribe From Lagos Businessman Finally Speaks Out
A Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Sini has said he turned down a N150m bribe allegedly offered to him by a Lagos-based businessman, Akintoye Akindele to have peace of mind. Akindele who was arraigned for the offence at the Federal High Court in Abuja in August 2023 was remanded in the Kuje correctional centre. According to the charge sheet, the bribe was...
Niger Approves N70bn Bond For Infrastructure Development
The Niger State House of Assembly has granted Governor Umaru Bago's request for a N70 billion bond to fund the state's infrastructure projects. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the bond was approved during the plenary session in Minna on Tuesday following its review by the House Committee on Finance, which presented its report to the House. Chairman of the...
New Naira: Full Text Of President Buhari’s Nationwide Address
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our...
Senate Seeks Removal Of Emefiele As CBN Board Chairman
The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to whittle down the powers of the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bill, sponsored by Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar (APC, Kwara), specifically sought amendment to the CBN Act No. 7 to enable the appointment of a person other than the apex bank’s governor as the chairman...
Tinubu Only President To Remember Ndigbo After 54 Years — Benjamin Kalu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says President Bola Tinubu has shown commitment to Igbo people’s development, especially through the creation of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). Kalu spoke on Saturday during an empowerment programme organised by the lawmaker representing Ukwa east/Ukwa west federal constituency, Chris Nkwonta. At the event which was held in Ndoki, Ukwa east...
