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Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Friday, formally ordered an end to the sit-at-home being observed on Mondays in the South East. Sit-at-home began in the South East in 2021 following the detention of Kanu at the custody of the DSS after he was arrested and forcefully brought to Nigeria in an operation carried out by a combined team of Kenyan and Nigerian security apparatuses. Although IPOB had cancelled the order, a faction led by Simon Ekpa has persistently declared sit-at-home on Mondays as well as other days they choose, with a high level…

Abia State deputy governor, Ikechukwu Emetu has said the administration intends to establish a cement factory with capacity for over 36,000 job opportunities in Ohafia. Emetu stated this, yesterday, when a delegation of Ohafia School of Thought paid him a courtesy visit in his office at Government House, Umuahia, the state capital. He said when completed, the factory which would harness the huge limestone deposit in the clan, would also attract the establishment of banks, industries, and other service providers. According to Leadership, Emetu reaffirmed the determination of the Alex Otti-led administration in the state to deliver on its campaign…

Following the appointment of the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on June 19, 2023 and the subsequent retirement of some management members of the Service, President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has approved the appointment of six new Management Members for the Service. A terse statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer of NCS, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, on behalf of the Comptroller General of Customs, on Friday, gave the names of the new Management Members as DCG FO Okun, DCG MBA Musa, DCG A Hamisu, ACG K Olumoh, ACG AB Mohammed, and ACG A…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has announced the list of the Standing Committees. Abubakar Bichi was given the Committee on Appropriations, with Idu Igariwey as the deputy chairman, while James Faleke retained the Committee on Finance. Muktar Betara has been moved to the Committee on Federal Capital Territory, while Akin Alabi is the new Chairman of the Committee on Works. Bamidele Salami as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Account. Former Speaker Idris Wase as the Chairman of Federal Character. Before making the announcement, Mr Abbas appealed to his colleagues to accept the list, noting…

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. Ex-Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi; former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai; and presidential spokesman, Dele Alake also made the list. After a long wait by Nigerians, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, presented Tinubu’s ministerial list before the Senate. Gbajabiamila, the immediate past Speaker of the House of the Representatives, presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19pm. Akpabio said the list was dated July 27, 2023…

A Bill seeking the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre, FMC, in Ohafia Abia state on Wednesday scaled the first reading in the House of Representatives. The bill was sponsored by Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, member representing Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency. Hon. Osonwa said it was in response to the yearnings of his constituents in Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency.   He said: "Federal Medical Centre Ohafia Establishment Bill 2023 (HB257) will create revenue, give massive employment, development, and, most importantly, promote quality health care to the Constituency." Osonwa also proposed another Bill titled 'The Freight Forwarding Bill 2023'. According to…

The Nigerian Senate has postponed the presentation of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list formerly scheduled for today until Wednesday, July 26, 2023. According to reports, it was pushed back on the order paper. Senator Bamidele Opeyemi, the majority leader, moved the motion to postpone the announcement without reason during the Senate plenary on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. While Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon, the minority leader, seconded the move to postpone the announcement until the next legislative session. President Bola Tinubu submitted the ministerial list to the Senate last week, but the Senate purportedly postponed the announcement owing to modifications to…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court. DSS operatives arrived at the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, around 9:18am on Tuesday. According to The Cable, Emefiele is scheduled to be arraigned before Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, over alleged possession of firearms. See photos below:

A former governorship aspirant in Abia State, Etigwe Uwa (SAN), has commiserated with the former senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa over the death of his wife, Mrs. Nimi Ohuabunwa. Uwa in a statement personally signed by him on Tuesday expressed shock and deep sadness over the loss of Mrs. Ohuabunwa. The statement said: "Dear Distinguished Senator, "I received the news of the translation into glory of your dear wife with shock. "I know this must be a very trying time for you and the family. Please accept the deepest condolence of my family and I. Please…

The member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has commiserated with Senator Mao Ohuabunwa over the death of his wife, Mrs. Nimi Ohuabunwa. Osonwa in a statement personally signed by him and made available to journalists yesterday expressed shock and deep sadness over the demise of the wife of the former member representing Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency. Hon. Osonwa described the death as a huge loss to the family and the union, but however consoled the bereaved that it was the will of Almighty God. According to the statement, the lawmaker prayed for…