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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said that its annual conference this year will be held from November 7 to 9, 2024 in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The professional body of editors and media executives in Nigeria, in a statement on Monday, said that 2024 edition of the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC), will be chaired by the Chairman/Editor-In-Chief of THISDAY/Arise Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena. The event which will be hosted by Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, will be declared open by the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Kashim Shettima. In the statement,…

By Johnson Nwankwo The urgency for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, is among the top issues discussed during the 2024 World Igbo Congress Annual Convention which held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the theme "Ka Anyi Jikota Aka Dozie Alaigbo" (Let Us Unite toRebuild Alaigbo). The WIC, at the convention, affirmed that Kanu's release "is not only a legal and moral imperative but also a necessary step toward justice and reconciliation within Nigeria." WIC's position was contained in a communique signed by its chair and secretary, Sir Festus Okere and Sir Chris…

By Johnson Nwankwo Senator Ben Obi, chairman of the Central Burial Committee for the burial of the late president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said only the central burial committee set up by the Southeast Governors' Forum is authentic. Obi stated this in Abuja during the inauguration of sub-committees and the Local Organizing Committees (LOC) at the Imo State Lodge, Asokoro, ahead of the burial. The outcome of the meeting was contained in a release issued by the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia. Senator Obi therefore advised other bodies planning to…

By Johnson Nwankwo Daniel Sunday Onuoha, founder of Peace of Yahweh Synagogue and Eastern Judaism, Monday, wrote to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to free the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, "to avoid the impending catastrophe waiting to occur". Onuoha stated this in an open letter he addressed to President Tinubu. He said Kanu is "a prophet of the most high God on a mission". Quoting him, "There is no need telling you the details of how Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was arrested/kidnapped by the previous administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The warning mandated to me…

By Jonathan Okpanachi President Bola Tinubu will soon launch the 1,500 Renewed Hope housing units at Unguwar Rimi in Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, stated this while inspecting the new site for the second phase of the Kano City project on Sunday. Dangiwa said the president had approved the project and would personally inaugurate the groundbreaking ceremony soon. Quoting him, "This initiative marks a major expansion following the commencement of 500 housing units in Lambu, also within Tofa Local Government Area. “The Renewed Hope housing scheme is…

By Johnson Nwankwo Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has announced this September as the commencement of the N70, 000 minimum wage in the state. Nwifuru announced this during the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival 2024. He said he had directed concerned government authorities to draft out modalities for the payment of the new minimum wage. He frowned at the way government projects awarded as contracts to prominent leaders of the state were handled. He mentioned the housing estates at Izo Autonomous Community in Ishielu Local Government as one of such. He ordered the state…