South East Leaders To Engage FG On Issues Agitating The Youths

ENUGU — Leaders of the South East region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday resolved to study the reports presented by the Ohaneze Worldwide for immediate implementation and engagement with the Federal Government for amicable settlement of all issues raised therein that is agitating the minds of the people of the region especially the youth. The Committee report from Ohaneze bothers on various matters affecting the South East especially on the issue of...

OPINION: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Doubles Down as Suffering Intensifies

By Michelle Garvin, Guest Columnist and Blogger Worsening conflict has not led the Ethiopian government to tamp down its inflammatory rhetoric, riling up supporters and putting it at odds with actors hoping to bring relief to affected civilians. The suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is getting worse. The latest reports from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) paint a heartbreaking picture; over 400,000 people are living in famine conditions, 79 percent of pregnant...

South-South States to Join Rivers, Lagos at the Supreme Court Over VAT

ASABA — South-South Governors have declared their intention to join Rivers state at the Supreme Court in the ongoing tussle on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by states. In a statement signed by its chairman and governor of Delta, Ifeanyi Okowa, the forum said, “We Unequivocally support the decision for states to collect value-added tax, and resolved to join the suit before the Supreme court.” The decision follows a meeting by the forum...

Army Flags Off Exercise Golden Dawn In Enugu, Enjoins Public Not To Panic

ENUGU — The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Monday flagged off exercise Golden Dawn in Ovie-Emene, Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State. The operation Golden Dawn which was flagged off alongside two other nationwide exercises-Enduring Peace and Still Water are Field Training Exercises, FTEs, conducted yearly by the Nigerian Army (NA), geared towards the sharpening of the skills of participating troops on the conduct of Internal Security Operations and...

Pandora Paper: Secret Tax Havens of World Leaders, Celebrities

More than a dozen heads of state and government, including the King of Jordan and the Czech prime minister, have hidden millions in offshore tax havens, according to an investigation published Sunday by the ICIJ media consortium. The so-called “Pandora Papers” investigation — involving some 600 journalists from media including The Washington Post, the BBC, and The Guardian — is based on the leak of some 11.9 million documents from 14 financial services companies around...

Russia Holds First Royal Wedding Since 1917 Revolution

MOSCOW — Russia on Friday, October 1, 2021, held its first royal wedding since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution which toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats that travelled from across Europe for the lavish ceremony. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, 40, and his Italian fiancée Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, 39, were wed at Saint Isaac’s cathedral in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg. Hundreds of foreign guests travelled to Russia’s second city for the Orthodox Christian ceremony,...

President Buhari’s 61st Independence Day Full Speech

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY-FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty-first Independence Anniversary. 2. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together to celebrate freedom. Today should not only serve as a reminder...

Schools, Paramilitary Others Shunned 61 Independence Ceremonies in Awka

AWKA — Primary and secondary school, military, paramilitary and civil society organisations did not attend the usual ceremonies to mark Nigeria’s 61 independence today in Awka. The correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who visited Dr. Alex Square, Awka venue for government functions reports that canopies, seats and public address system were arranged in the place as early as 10am. NAN further reports that a handful of armed policemen with their vehicles were seen...

Past 18 Months, Most Difficult Period for Our Country, Says President Buhari

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has described the past 18 months as the most difficult period in the history of Nigeria since the civil war. The president stated this in a nationwide broadcast to mark the nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary on Friday in Abuja. He noted that the nation had never witnessed more heightened challenges than what happened in the past 18 months. President Buhari identified the devastating impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s economy...

Governor Obiano Urges Anambra Residents to Join hands in Securing the State, Places N20 million Bounty for Useful Information on “Unknown Gunmen”

AWKA — The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has addressed the state yesterday evening, on the ongoing security concerns which are only reminiscent of the days preceding the Bakassi Boys experience in Anambra state. Within the week, activities of armed gangs called “unknown gunmen” have left no fewer than about ten people dead in a most gruesome manner across the state, with properties destroyed. In Nkpor, at least about five people were killed...

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