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By Johnson Nwankwo The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said it will make public Igbo politicians sabotaging the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention. Kanu is the IPOB leader, and has been in the custody of the Department of State Services in Abuja since 2021 after being renditioned from Kenya to Nigeria by Nigeria's secret police. He is charged with terrorism. South-East Governors' Forum held a meeting in Enugu and resolved to meet President Bola Tinubu for political solutions to Kanu's case. Some senators of the region reportedly met with the attorney general of the federal for the…

By Johnson Nwankwo The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has fixed Thursday, July 4, to deliver judgment on the appeal filed by 25 defected Rivers Assembly pro-Wike lawmakers led by Martin Amaewhule against the ruling of a state High Court restraining them from parading themselves as members of the Assembly. A three-man panel of the appeal court, headed by Justice Jimi Olukayode Bada, on June 20, reserved judgment in the suit after the adoption of briefs and conclusion of defence in the proceeding conducted virtually. Recall that Justice Charles N. Wali, the presiding judge of the Rivers State High Court, had…

By Johnson Nwankwo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Joe Igbokwe, has said that Nigeria owes the Southeast an additional state. Igbokwe stated this via his verified Facebook page. He wrote, “Nigeria is still owing the Southeast an additional one state and one governor.” This remark follows the bill seeking to create Adada State, which passed its first reading in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill is sponsored by Senator Okey Ezea representing Enugu North Senatorial District. The bill is cited as the “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 (SB. 482).” The proposed amendment…

By Johnson Nwankwo The average retail price of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) in Nigeria has risen to N937 per litre in the Northern region in May 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS, Tuesday, said that the average price paid for petrol was N769.62, indicating a 223.21 percent increase, compared to the value recorded in May 2023 (N238.11). In comparison to the previous month (April 2024), the average retail price increased by 9.75 percent from N701.24. On state profile analysis, Jigawa had the highest average retail price for the commodity at N937.50, Ondo and Benue states were…

The most remarkable and halcyon spectacle of good governance in the present Republic is unarguably the government of Enugu State under the watch of Dr Peter Mbah. Ndi’Enugu are clearly unanimous in the praise and appreciation of the commitment of their Governor to make real the promises of democracy. The Peter Mbah led government has redefined governance in so many ways that every so often the trophy cabinet of the State government calls for regular review and rework as monstrous accolades stream in almost on a daily basis. Enugu State has become the lead example of exemplary and servant oriented…