Ohaneze Ndigbo slams southeast governors for failing to launch security body similar to Amotekun

PAN-CULTURAL Igbo group Ohaneze Ndigbo has slammed the five governors of the southeast geo-political zone calling them sell-outs for failing to establish a regional security network similar to the Amotekun project launched in the southwest.

 

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It is time Nigeria started using the tombs of Usman Dan Fodio and Samuel Ajayi Crowther as religious pilgrimage cash cows

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Annually, about 80,000 Nigerians perform the hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. On average, each trip costs about $5,000, which is way below the average Nigerian salary, so the government has to subsidise it from our meagre national resources

(2) Similarly, about 30,000 Nigerian Christians go on annual pilgrimages to Israel each year. According to the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Board, the cost of each fare is about $2,000

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Ekiti State House of Assembly becomes first legislature to pass Amotekun bill into law

MEMBERS of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have passed the Ekiti State Security Network Agency bill into law thus becoming the first state in the southwest geo-political zone to formally create the regional body Amotekun.

 

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Nigeria's newly proposed Green Africa Airways places orders for 50 A220 Airbus planes

PROPOSED Nigerian airline Green Africa Airways has placed an eyebrow-raising order for 50 Airbus A220-300 aircrafts in what is a massive $117bn deal which when delivered will equip it to become a major player in the global aviation industry.

 

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Igbo traditional leaders walk out of security meeting with five governors and police boss

SEVERAL Igbo leaders including traditional monarchs and the president-general of Ohaneze Ndigbo recently walked out of a meeting with the five state governors from across the southeast geo-political zone unhappy at the way they are being treated.

 

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Rohr advices Yobo to go and acquire his coaching qualifications if he wants to succeed

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has advised his newly-appointed assistant Joseph Yobo to acquire his coaching qualifications in the immediate future if he wants to go on to become a great manager.

 

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Peter Obi and Senator Abaribe are among the guests at Nnamdi Kanu's parents colourful funeral

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu's parents have been buried amid a lot of fanfare and pageantry in Umuahia today despite the presence of heavily armed soldiers who barricaded the family compound earlier on in the week..

 

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Inec issues certificate of return to PDP's Douye Diri declaring him Bayelsa's governor-elect

FORMER Bayelsa Central Senatorial District lawmaker Senator Douye Diri has received his certificate of return from Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) clearing the way for him to be sworn-in as the next state governor.

 

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President Buhari would have excelled if he adopted the same stance as Yakubu Gowon and delegated responsibly to the sharp minds around him

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) When I read all the gloomy economic forecasts about Nigeria and grapple with the fact that our economy is only growing at a rate of 1.9%, while that of Ethiopia is forecast to grow by 10.8% this year, I ask what is going on. I am sure all these international financial institutions must be asking the same questions too because it is not as if Nigeria lacks the brains to turn her economy around

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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau warns Buhari not to dare visit Borno State again

BOKO Haram leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to ever return to Borno State saying that if he dares doing so again his boys will be on the ground waiting for him.

 

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