July 2024
Senator Yari Urges Zamfara Residents to Avoid Nationwide Protests
Abdulaziz Yari, the senator representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, yesterday addressed a large crowd in Gusau, urging the people of Zamfara State to abstain from participating in the nationwide protests scheduled for August 1st to 10th. Yari’s speech resonated with the thousands of supporters present, drawn from across the fourteen local government areas of…
South-East Development Commission: 4,000 Youth Groups Pull Out of Protest after Kalu’s Intervention
About 4,000 youth groups in the South-East have announced their decision to withdraw from the August 1 nationwide protest. The groups, under the aegis of Igbo Youths Progressive Forum (IYPF), attributed this decision to the positive intervention of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who is also the Igbo peace envoy….
Northern Youths Withdraw from Protest, Pledge Loyalty to Tinubu, Mattawalle
The Northern Youth Forum (NYF) has withdrawn from the planned August 1 protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, opting instead to support the government’s efforts to address the region’s challenges. After careful consideration, the group concluded that protesting would only exacerbate the situation and hinder progress. According to a statement co-signed by Comrade Kabir…
Hunger Protest: Umahi Warns Peter Obi To Desist From Inciting Youths
Abah Joshua The Minister of Works, Sen David Umahi yesterday urged the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General election, Mr. Peter Obi to desist from inciting Youths of South East extraction against the administration of President Bola Tinubu as he is not the mouthpiece of Ndigbo. Sen Umahi who made the disclosure…
Ohanaeze Declares Prayers August 1st-10th Over Death Of Prominent Igbo Personalities
Abah Joshua Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on Igbo youths to rather use the days slated for the planned nationwide strike against hunger and bad governance, to pray to God to heal Igbo land, and to avert further death. National Youth President of Ohanaeze Worldwide, Engineer Damian Okafor made the call while speaking on…
Gov Nwifuru Urges Ebonyi Youths To Shun Protest Against Tinubu
Abah Joshua The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has urged the youths of Ebonyi State to refrain from the planned protest against hunger and bad governance scheduled to take place across the country. Nwifuru, who stated this on Tuesday during the first youth summit organized by his adminstration, aplealed to Nigerians to…
Ebonyi NUJ Commiserates Family, EBBC, Over Demise Of Presenter, Evelyn Aligwe
Abah Joshua The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ebonyi State Chapter in Nigeria has commiserated with the management and staff state’s Broadcasting Corporation, EBBC, and the family of late newscaster, Evelyn Aligwe The Council expressed deep shock over the death of her member,.describing it as one death, too many. A statement issued by the…
NATIONAL HUNGER PROTEST: Niger Delta Youths To Akpabio
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…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONAL: JULY 31 AVOID LIVING IN PROFANITY (2) SCRIPTURES: Lev. 20:3; 21: 7, 14; Ezek. 22: 26; Amos 2: 7
Yesterday’s devotional exposed certain things we do that are tantamount to profaning the name of the Lord. We touched things such as having disrespect for God by refusing to reverence Him, worshipping Him, serving idols instead of serving Him etc. Others include involving oneself in sacrileges by destroying God’s holy buildings and things dedicated to…
ALLEGED INCIDENCES OF CORRUPTION AND INEFFICIENCY IN AJAOKUTA: Senate Quizzes Steel Ministry, Others, Charges on Bringing Ajaokuta to Production
By Onwe Wisdom The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday has quizzed the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd and National Iron Ore Mining Company over alleged incidences of corruption and inefficiency in Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd and National Iron Ore Mining Company and the general state of affairs in the companies…