News

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 ActionAid Nigeria has thanked the government for exempting small businesses, manufacturers, and farmers from withholding tax. The agency therefore said the policy acknowledged the critical role of local industries and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth and development. The ActionAid stated this in a statement on Wednesday. It however warned about the looming hunger crisis and pervasive insecurity in Nigeria, saying the government should be held accountable for its inaction. The statement read: “The continuous interest rate hike by the Central Bank of Nigeria, aimed at curbing inflation, has unfortunately not yielded the desired…

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 Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has signed four bills into law, saying they were part of his administration’s effort to make the state the number one in Ease of Doing Business and preferred destination for investment, business, tourism, and living. They are the Enugu State Properties Protection Law, to checkmate the activities of land grabbers; Enugu State Ranch Management Law to stem the tide of open grazing and attract both local and foreign investment in the livestock industry; the Enugu State Sports Development Fund Law to reposition the sports sector as a major source of…

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…