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Earier in January, the group had, in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the consumption of cow meat in the region would be banned from April 1. The ban on the consumption of ‘Fulani Beef’ in the South-East which is to take effect on April 1, is irreversible and cannot be changed, according to the proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Earier in January, the group had, in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the consumption of cow meat in the region would be banned from April 1. The group also advised the…

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has hinted that the President Muhammadu Buhari may withhold assent from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill if it is considered to have proposals based on personal interests. According to the minister, the bill, which the National Assembly transmitted to the Presidency the second time on Monday last week, just got to him on Monday for legal advice. Malami made this known while appearing on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television which The Punch monitored on Monday. Buhari had withheld assent to the first version of…

Angered by the uncharitable conduct of Rev. Fr. James Anelu, the Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa Gberigbe in Ikorodu, Lagos, the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has wielded the big stick, directing the priest to proceed on indefinite leave of absence. Rev. Fr. Anelu in a bizarre pronouncement, banned Igbo songs and choruses in his parish, arguing that the excesses of Ndigbo must be contained. The priest angrily stopped a soul lifting chorus during the second collection, noting that Igbos cannot keep dominating other people even in his parish. He cited the case of his Benin Diocese where…

Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned to Nigeria from his trip to the United Kingdom. Tinubu was said to have left the country for further consultations about his presidential ambition, which he announced in January. After spending ten days in the UK, the former governor of Lagos State arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Tinubu had earlier been runmoured to have left the country to have an appointment with his doctor in London. A source close to the politician had said, “He…

He lamented that the sit-at-home order was having a negative effect on the economy of the Southeast. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has dismissed ordering Monday’s sit-at-home order currently being observed across the Southeast. Kanu disclosed this when he received the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and two Bishops in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. He lamented that the sit-at-home order was having a negative effect on the economy of the Southeast. The lawmaker spoke at the Investiture of Jasper Nduagwuike as the 16th President of the Enugu…

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has told former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar that people of the state are not happy with him for abandoning them during their trying times. Governor Ortom said this while receiving the former Vice President and his campaign team on a visit. Governor Ortom was emphatic that as the holder of one of the highest chieftaincy titles in the Tiv Area Traditional Council, the ‘Zege Mule U Tiv,’ meaning the big shelter of the Tiv nation, the people were not happy that the presidential aspirant didn’t visit the state or send relief materials when…

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has begun fresh moves to impeach the state’s deputy governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gasau. The deputy speaker of the House, Musa Bawa, at Friday’s plenary submitted a document requesting the impeachment of the deputy governor. Mr Bawa, who is also the Chairman, House Committee on Public Account, moved a motion for the consideration of the request. He said: “I stand here before our able leader, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, to submit this document for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Zamfara State.” The speaker, Mr Magarya, acknowledged receipt of the document. “We will treat the document…

The Commandant-General of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has withdrawn all officers attached to the lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller. The directive by Audi was in a letter dated February 02, 2021, addressed to the lawmaker. “Following the directive of the Commandant General on the necessity of the deployment of the Command personnel for an urgent National security assignment,” the letter read. “On behalf of the State Commandant, I hereby withdraw the personnel attached to you, this is to meet up with the urgent National…

President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter to the Senate has sought the confirmation of the appointment of 4 commissioners for the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Also, the president in a written communication to the upper legislative chamber had sought confirmation for the appointment of Executive Directors of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The president’s confirmation letters were read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during the plenary session, on Wednesday in Abuja. Those nominated to be appointed as NERC commissioners by the president include Dr. Yusuf Ali (North-Central),…