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OHANAEZE NDIGBO GETS NEW PRESIDENT-GENERAL Nze Fidelis Chukwu, from Imo State, has been named the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, The appointment was announced in a communique issued after the Imeobi and General Assembly meeting of the socio-cultural group, held on Saturday in Enugu. The communique was signed by the Secretary-General, Ambassador Okey Emuchay. Chukwu’s tenure, however, will be …

OHANAEZE NDIGBO GETS NEW PRESIDENT-GENERAL Nze Fidelis Chukwu, from Imo State, has been named the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, The appointment was announced in a communique issued after the Imeobi and General Assembly meeting of the socio-cultural group, held on Saturday in Enugu. The communique was signed by the Secretary-General, Ambassador Okey Emuchay. Chukwu’s tenure, however, will be …

HOW NIGERIA POLICE OFFICERS STOLE MY BROTHER’S SHOE – KEMI BADENOCH Leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has continued attacking Nigeria, claiming some policemen in the black most populous nation on earth stole her brother’s shoe. Born Kemi Adegoke, the politician, who changed her last name after marrying a Scottish banker, has been saying uncomplimentary things about Nigeria …

THE IGBO, MOST DISENFRANCHISED, MARGINALIZED GROUP IN NIGERIA – ABARIBE The Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in Abia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that the Igbo are the most disenfranchised and marginalized people in Nigeria. Abaribe lamented that there is an imbalance within the nation’s political environment, insisting it’s unfair to allocate only five states to the South east. …

EMPTY WALLETS, QUEUES IN BANKS AS NIGERIANS STRUGGLE AMID CASH SCARCITY Cash shortage has become a daily nightmare for Nigerians, disrupting lives and livelihoods. With limited access to physical currency, citizens face long queues at banks and ATMs, skyrocketing transaction costs, and an unreliable digital banking system, writes Festus Akanbi here are fears that the current cash shortage in the …

DOCUMENTS REVEAL HOW FCT MINISTER,, NYESON WIKE ISSUED C OF O TO PROXY COMPANY AMID ALLEGATION OF LAND-GRABBING SCANDAL More documents from the Department of Land Administration of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration (FCTA) have exposed how under-fire FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, approved and issued Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy document to a proxy company in three …

LAGOS ENACTS FIVE NEW LAWS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS, IMPROVE PUBLIC WELFARE The Lagos State Government has enacted five new laws aimed at safeguarding the rights, welfare and security of residents in the state. Addressing a press conference yestersay, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, noted that the five new laws recently passed by the …

LG AUTONOMY: WE’LL JAIL OFFICIALS HELPING GOVERNORS DIVERT ALLOCATIONS — FG The Federal Government, through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said the federal government will jail local government officials helping state governors to divert allocations to the local governments. He said this decision was in line with the judgment of the Supreme …

HOW KEMI BADENOCH USED NIGERIAN ROOTS TO BECOME BRITISH MP British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, who has been in the eye of the storm over controversial statements about Nigeria, once sought the help of people from the West African country to secure her parliamentary seat, Saturday PUNCH reports.Badenoch (nee Adegoke) had in 2010 sought the support of the Nigerian …

EBONYI GOVERNOR, NWIFURU, SPLASHES N150,000 CHRISTMAS BONUS TO WORKERS This demonstrates Governor Nwifuru’s commitment to workers’ welfare, especially considering the previous year’s bonus of ₦100,000 The Ebonyi state Governor Francis Nwifuru has announced a Christmas Bonus of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦150,000) for each state worker. This was confirmed in Facebook post late Thursday by the Chief Press …