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By Halimah Olamide The umbrella body of the Igbos of Nigeria, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday revealed that the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has worsened cases of terrorism in the South-East geo-political zone. Its president, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who stated this begged President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the proscribed organisation. Iwuanyanwu made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu. Iwuanyanwu said incarceration of Kanu had “created unnecessary excuse for terrorism in a region whose people had, hitherto lived in peace and pursued their occupation wherever…

By Halimah Olamide Amidst allegations of non-payment of hazard allowance to doctors in tertiary health institutions, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has pledged to intervene and ensure payment. The minister made the pledge in Abuja on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the ministry by the executive members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), led by its National Chairman, Dr Uche-Rowland Ojinmah. NMA executive members were at the ministry to congratulate the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Sununu, a member of the association, on his appointment. They were also at the ministry to draw Sununu’s attention…

Access Bank has unveiled a special festive season campaign to attract and reward their customers with exciting perks and benefits. The Group Head, Consumer Banking, Mrs Njideka Esomeju, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement said the campaign would reward customers with cash prizes up to N1million, shopping vouchers, huge discounts and exciting freebies till the end of December, 2023. The statement quoted Esomeju as saying, “the season of giving is here, and it provides us with another opportunity to demonstrate our love and appreciation for our customers for their loyalty and support to the bank. “We…

WaterAid Nigeria, in partnership with The Church of Latter-day Saint Charities, has unveiled a 250,000 dollars project to improve access to potable water and sanitation in Bwari Area Council, FCT. The project, unveiled on Tuesday, will be implemented through the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene services as well as education on infection, prevention and control for improved health services in primary healthcare centre. The project is expected to reach over 1,500 people with these basic services. According to the 2021 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping Survey (WASHNORMS), only nine per cent of healthcare facilities in Abuja…

By Kamil Opeyemi Operatives of the 1 Division Nigerian Army have said that they have recovered weapons and motorcycles from bandits in Kaduna. The acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the division, Lt-Col Musa Yahaya confirmed the development in a statement issued in Kaduna. This is coming less than two weeks after an airstrike mistakenly killed scores of villagers in the Tundun Biri village in the state. Yahaya said in its effort to clear bandits from the forests of Kaduna, the troops in conjunction with Kaduna Vigilance Service, acting on credible intelligence on the movement of bandits around the…

By Halimah Olamide Amidst an astronomical rise in prices of drugs and the worsening case of brain drains in the health sector, Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday said his administration is ready to give greater priority to health sector. The president spoke at the unveiling of Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the signing of the Health Renewal Compact by Federal, State Governments, and Development Partners in Abuja on Tuesday. He was represented by the Minister of Health Prof Ali Pate..The event was a part of activities marking Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, observed annually on December…

By Kamil Opeyemi A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has confirmed Edison Ehie as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Edison Ehie is one of the four lawmakers in the camp of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Ehie was suspended and removed as leader of the House by his colleagues in the wake of the crisis at the House of Assembly but his colleagues who are loyal to Fubara elected him Speaker. The court has also restrained Martin Amaewhule and Dumle Maol from parading themselves or interfering with the activities of Rt. Hon. Edison Ogerenye Ehie as…

By Halimah Olamide Operatives of Exercise GOLDEN DAWN III, alongside personnel of the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), and local vigilante operatives on Monday 11 December 2023 raided the camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra. According to a statement by the Nigerian Army, some terrorists managed to escape with gunshot wounds while one was neutralized and a rifle recovered. In the same vein, on Saturday 9 December 2023, troops on patrol along Orsumoghu- Ukpor road in Ihiala Local Government Area came in contact with the…

The Surveyor-General of the Federation, Mr. Abdulganiyu Adebomehin, on Tuesday said the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is fast turning into a slum. He said this at a meeting of stakeholders organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Urban Development and Regional Planning in Abuja on Tuesday. “Abuja is fast turning into a slum and you may need to talk to those in charge. If we are losing it so fast in Lagos, Abuja should not be allowed to toe that path,’’ he said. He said that the ugly trend must be addressed, calling for a proper solution to correct…

Operators of Point of Sale (PoS) in Calabar have increased their charges by 100 per cent for all transactions, following the scarcity of naira notes in the capital city. The operators spoke on the development in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Tuesday. They attributed the hike to their inability to easily get cash from banks. They said that they were paying extra cost to be able to get cash to keep their business going. They, however, feared that the 100 per cent hike could be a child’s play compared to what might happen…