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By Hadiza Suleman Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, is dead. Chief Iwuanyanwu, born in September 1942, died on Thursday, 25th July, 2024, at a hospital in Abuja. Chief Iwuanyanwu was elected the president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on 20th April, 2023. His emergence followed the death of erstwhile Ohanaeze PG, Prof George Obiozor. Chief Iwuanyanwu was a prominent business man and politician. He contested to become Nigeria's president, but failed to win. Details shortly…

By Jonathan Okpanachi President Bola Tinubu, Thursday, approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. Tinubu announced the minimum wage during a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Bayo Onanuga, presidential aide, disclosed this in a statement. Details shortly….

By Jonathan Okpanachi Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, requires hospital attention following revelations of his health complications. This was disclosed on Wednesday by Kanu's lead counsel, Barr Aloy Ejimakor, in the aftermath of Kanu's consultation with his physician today at the DSS headquarters in Abuja. Ejimakor stated via his X that preliminary reports show that the IPOB leader presented health complications. Ejimakor wrote, "Today, DSS finally allowed Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's physician to see him. The doctor’s preliminary report presented complex medical conditions that require that #MNK be taken to a hospital for more detailed diagnosis.…

By Jonathan Okpanachi Motorists using the shaft-defective Hyundai vehicles across Nasarawa State risk being arrested and their vehicles impounded if sighted. This followed the manufacturing defects of some brands of Hyundai Motors and the subsequent directive by the headquarters of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Abuja for the recall of the affected brands to avoid road casualties. Consequently, FRSC, Nasarawa State Command, Tuesday, briefed transportation stakeholders on the development, and the urgency to comply with the safety directives. Our correspondent reports that the meeting was convened by the state Sector Commander, Corps Commander Lucie Samuel Mhii, in Lafia, with…

By Jonathan Okpanachi Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a second term. Our correspondent reports that Tinubu took over the leadership ECOWAS about one year ago, and he was re-elected on Sunday in Abuja. Tinubu hosted the ECOWAS heads for the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Channels TV reports that Tinubu, who rose to power in May 2023, was re-elected as the ECOWAS chairman during the bloc’s meeting.

By Johnson Nwankwo A two-storey building located at Ekeoyibo Market, Amawbia, in Anambra State, Thursday, collapsed, recording fatal casualties in the process. The state police command confirmed the incident. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command's public relations officer, said police operatives had rescued two victims and taken them to the hospital for medical care. It was gathered that on the directives of the commissioner of police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations led operatives to the scene for on-the-spot assessment. Ikenga said the area had been cordoned off and rescue operations ongoing. Traders, who…

By Johnson Nwankwo Senators from the South-East region of Nigeria, Wednesday, met with the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to demand the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is being held at the custody of the State Security Services, and charged with terrorism. He has been in detention since 2021 when he was renditioned from Kenya to Nigeria. It was gathered that the meeting between the senators and AGF held behind closed doors. The senators, numbering 15, were led by former Abia State…