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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been urged to immediately stop the ongoing extortion and corruption at Upper Iweka in Onitsha by some touts led by Ejike Odife. The Campaign for Democracy ( CD) in South East and Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders'Foundation (HURIDE) which made the demand during a joint media briefing in Onitsha Thursday, said that the only way to stop the monumental corruption, extortion, intimidation and physical abuse of citizens is the immediate removal of one Ejikeme Odife, the leader of Anti-Urination at Upper Iweka. The. Chairman of CD in the South East and Executive Director, HURIDE who addressed newsmen alongside other. officers of the rights groups said the ongoing cleaning and clearing of refuse in Anambra state are highly commendable and celebrated by Anambra citizens when the governor came up with the policy.  But few months into the implementation of the programme by the State government, said Dede

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has expressed outrage over the reported threat against Ndigbo in Lagos and other South-West states.  It was reported that there are calls on social media, trending under the hashtag #IgboMustGo on X, demanding the forced relocation of Igbo people from Lagos and other Southwest states. In a statement made available to journalists on Friday, the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike warned that any attack on Ndigbo in any part of the country would come with dire consequences.  Okwu, in the statement titled ‘Enough is Enough’, vowed that Ndigbo would follow up with commensurate reaction should there be any attack on them in any part of the country.  He said the people of the South-East had kept quiet for so long, hence endless unprovoked attacks on the Igbo people in other parts of the country.  “We want to unequivocally declare today that Ndigbo are not c

•••We Own This Government  President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, received words of assurance from Niger Delta Youths of their unalloyed commitment to the success of the President Bola Tinubu administration, saying "we will not be part of the planned protests against our president, rather, we will continue to support him to succeed." Akpabio got the assurance of the Youths while launching a Youth Internship Scheme initiated by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for 10,000 youths of the Niger Delta region. Akpabio, who spoke during the NDDC Executive Management Engagement with Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities and Selected Stakeholders in Port Harcourt, declared that the proposed nation-wide protests by some youths would not take place in the nine states of the Niger Delta, describing the region as a protest-free zone. Giving details of the Youth Internship Scheme, the Senate President said that the

Kenechukwu Ofomah - Awka With just a day to the proposed nationwide hardship strike, Nigerian youths have been asked to explore diplomatic engagement, instead of protest that may yield unintended consequences.  The Executive Secretary, Crafts Create Jobs Development Initiative, Comrade Frank Maduka, who made the plea in a chat with newsmen in Awka, said although it is more difficult and takes more time, diplomatic engagement guarantees better and lasting results. Baring every last-minute change in plans, the protest will begin on Thursday, as organizers have reportedly forwarded their names and venues of protest to the Nigeria Police Force. But Maduka believes the organizers of the protest need to be mindful of the implications of their proposed actions, pursue a more progressive approach towards achieving better result. “In these challenging times, as organizers and leaders of national protests, you carry a significant responsibility. Your dedication and passion for bringi

•••Law Reviewable Every Three Years. President Bola Tinubu has signed the new National Minimum Wage Amendment bill 2024 into law. The law is reviewable every three years. This follows the resolution between the government, private sector and the organised labour on N70,000 minimum wage. Tinubu signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly passed the bill. The President signed the bill midway into the Federal Executive Council meeting. The Head of Service said the new law will undoubtedly reassure the workers that the President cares about their welfare.  Senate President Godswill Akpabio led National Assembly leaders to the signing ceremony.  President Tinubu thanked the National Assembly for accelerating the passage of the bill.

Igbo Indigenes in Rivers State has paid a scheduled courtesy visit to Senator Magnus Abe (Dike di Ora NMA ndigbo)for the continued show of love to the Ndigbo in Rivers State.  During the solidarity visit, the leader of Igbo concerned citizens in the state, Chief Dr O. Z Ubah who spoke on behalf of all the Igbos residing and doing businesses in Rivers state thanked Senator Abe for his maganaminity and support for Ndigbo in Rivers State.  He assured the senator of their solidarity and support, reaffirming their position of being solidly behind him. He said that any where he goes the Igbos will go with him. He went ahead to thank the Senator for the renewed hope agenda of President and for standing firm with the  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Gburugburu ndigbo)and the Minister of FCT Nyesom Wike Odejimjim 1 of Rivers state.  In the same vein HRM Eze Stan Hope Okorji, thanked Senator Abe for being a good friend of the Igbo's in Rivers State, and asked him to continue in that

BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka  Prime Minister of the Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU) Amb. Dr. John Metchie has donated a whooping sum of N1 Million to Soludo Support Group (SSG) to support activities of the group.  Making the donation at the " YOU NEED TO KNOW" as well as unveiling of SSG new uniform held at the Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre Awka at the weekend, Metchie who was the Chairman of the occasion underscored the importance of support groups and the pivotal roles they played in preaching the gospel of good governance in the hinterlands as clearly exemplified in the activities of Soludo Support Group (SSG).  Represented on the occasion by the ASATU national president Chief Barr. Titus Nnabuike Akpudo, Metchie who is also the Deputy Commander-General (technical services) of the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) further extolled SSG for penetrating the grassroots with good news on road construction, quality he

The Apex Leadership of the Nigeria Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders, Worldwide have called on Nigerian youths to shun acts of protest that may spark off destruction of lives and properties nationwide. This call was made in a press conference held by the group this afternoon, 28/07/2024.  The press statement was signed Comrade Terry Obieh, President General, Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders/President General, NENYLCW, Comrade Balarabe Rufai, President, Northern Youth Council/ Vice President, NENYLCW, Aare Oladotun Hassan Esq, President, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide/ Secretary General, NENYLCW, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, National President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide/National Publicity Secretary, NENYLCW,Comrade Emmanuel Zopmal, President, Middle-Belt Youth Council/ National Organising Secretary, NENYLCW Comrade Hamisu Dass, President, North-East Youth Assembly/National Treasurer, NENYLCW. The group said that they have watched keenly for the past few

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has hailed President Bola Tinubu for his assent to the South East Development Commission Bill. This is also as the group lauded the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, RT Hon Benjamin Kanu for sponsoring the bill, describing him as the new face of hope for the Igbo race.  In a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, the National President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, who eulogized President Tinubu as a man of history, said the signing of the bill had justified the group’s support for Kalu.  Okwu, who said the Commission would accelerate development in the South East region, noted that "this is a landmark step since after the civil war, which will help in bringing rapid development to the South East. "There is no doubt that the South East has the highest concentration of decayed infrastructure. So, this Commission will go a long w

... Accuse Anti-Tout Of Molestations  BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka  Tipper Drivers have drawn the attention of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo to the multiple N5000 unreceipted Inter-State cash revenues imposed on them by the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service(AIRS) at Head Bridge Onitsha.  The N5000 inter-state unreceipted cash collections from Tipper Drivers by AIRS officials at the Bridge Head Onitsha, incessant molestations of Tipper Drivers by the State Anti-Touting Squad, multiple taxations by hoodlums christened government revenue officials, lifting of ban on sand mining, covering of sand on transit and some other pressing issues were the crux of the matter at the enlarged meeting of the Tipper Drivers held at Promise Land Tipper Garage Nkwelle-Ezunaka Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State on Thursday.  The Tipper Drivers bemoaned the fact that the state government had banned them from operations in their various locations across the state due to the activities