The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over what it described as a “protracted economic sabotage” arising from the continued observance of the Monday sit-at-home directive. The directive was announced by Governor Charles Soludo on Monday, with a warning that similar action would be taken against any other market in the state found shutting down business activities on Mondays. Announcing the decision, the Governor said the...

IPOB Reacts, Insists Sit-at-Home Is Lawful Protest The Anambra State Government has announced that it will begin deducting the salaries of civil servants who fail to report for work on Mondays in observance of the sit-at-home order associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, disclosed the policy decision on Saturday, while briefing journalists in Awka after a State Executive Council (SEC) retreat held on Friday. According to...

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has criticised the resignation and defection of Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, describing his decision as a “betrayal of the trust reposed in him by the people of the state.” The party dismissed Governor Yusuf’s claim that his resignation was prompted by an irredeemable crisis within the NNPP, calling the allegation “baseless and an afterthought.” In a statement, the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Bamofin Ladipo Johnson, said...