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By our reporter Official hammer came for markets patronized by used item scavengers, popularly known as 'panteka', and their patrons in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as Minister of FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike, on Monday, January 13, banned such commercial outlets for two weeks. Scavenging was also banned anywhere within FCT. He said the ban will become effective from Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Henceforth, any scavenger caught in the business faces being charged with attempted murder or economic sabotage, the Minister warned. The Minister's Special Assistant on Media, Lere Olayinka, disclosed these in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Wike…

By Abdulrahim Abdulkadir The tussle for the revered ancient stool of Kano took another turn on Sunday as the ousted Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero,the 15th Emir, rejected the Appeal Court verdict which nullified a Federal High Court order that had removed Muhammadu Sanusi II as 16th Emir. Bayero declared that he will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the judgment of the appellate court even as he insisted that he is still Emir of Kano. Addressing journalists at Bayero's Nasarawa Palace, Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba DanAgundi, who filed the suit that was struck out by the Appeal Court, said:…

From Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The Senator representing Anambra Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Victor Umeh, has taken a clear position on the controversy surrounding the agitation of the incarcerated leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, against Igbo marginalization in Nigeria. Sen. Umeh said he backs the agitation because the marginalization is still overtly manifest and alive in Federal Government's governance discrimination against the Igbo. Both Umeh and Kanu are Igbos,one of three major ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. He spoke to newsmen in Enugu during the general assembly/convention of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze…

By Felix Durumbah, and Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Two conventions of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, held on Friday, January 10. They produced two Presidents-General (PGs),both lawyers, as well as top personalities to fill other executive positions as Igbos displayed their legendary republican nature. The eye-catching development laid the tar of truth to the Igbo adage that there is no one road to get to the market. At stake was the battle to control the soul of the Igbo nationality and proffer solutions to the numerous challenges confronting one of the three massive ethnic groups in Nigeria. Much more…