The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has mourned the passing of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Soludo, who described the deceased as a “distinguished statesman, notable patriot, renowned businessman”, expressed profound sadness on the passage of the elder statesman, describing it as a monumental loss, not only to his immediate family and the Igbo nation but to Nigeria as a whole. The governor’s message was contained in a press statement issued by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime on Thursday. The statement read, “Soludo expressed profound sadness on the passage of the elder statesman, describing it…
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The Mandate Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory for Health Services and Environment, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, has urged caregivers and mothers to take special precautions to protect the elderly and children during the rainy season to reduce the risk of communicable and non-communicable diseases prevalent during the season. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by Fasawe’s Senior Special Adviser on Media, Bola Ajao. Fasawe emphasised the importance of ensuring the health and safety of all, particularly the vulnerable groups, who are more susceptible to illnesses like the flu and other respiratory diseases due to increased humidity and exposure…
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Shehu Gabam, has asked President Bola Tinubu to address the nation ahead of the planned August 1 nationwide hunger protests, under the hashtag #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria. Gabam stated this during Thursday evening’s Politics Today programme on Channels Television. PUNCH Online reports that the planned protests, scheduled for August 1-10, 2024, have been a subject of discussion among Nigerians over the past week, although no group has claimed responsibility as the organisers of the protest. The SDP chairman urged the President to address the nation, to clear misconceptions in the minds of the citizens, adding…
The operatives of the Department of the State Services in Katsina State Command, have recovered 2,000 bags of rice out of the 20 trucks donated to the state by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the recovered rice was allegedly diverted by some government officials. NAN also reports that the gesture by the Federal Government was to cushion the effects of the current economic hardships in the country. The DSS officials in the state, who confirmed the negative development, however, declined further comments on the issue and preferred to be anonymous. An investigation revealed that the…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who died on Thursday. PUNCH Online reports that Chief Iwuanyanwu died after a brief illness, at the age of 82. In a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, the former President extended his condolences to the Iwuanyanwu family, friends and associates, and the entire people of the South East. Buhari described Iwuanyanwu’s death as a sad event for the country and highlighted the latter’s contributions to journalism, sports, politics and nation-building. The former President also asserted that the death of the elder statesman was a…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who passed away on Thursday. Tinubu’s condolence message is conveyed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu mourns Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.’ The family confirmed his demise on Thursday evening in a statement that partly read, “The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, announces the demise of our patriarch, Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu-Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo. “Chief Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday, July 25, 2024, after a…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said his administration will uphold democratic principles, including the right to protest, but will not condone demonstrations that lead to the destruction of lives and property. “In as much as we believe that demonstrations are part of democracy, we will never encourage any protests that lead to the destruction of lives and property,” Tinubu stated when he received a Letter of Credence from the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed the exchange at…
A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in 24 hours in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced on Thursday. The meteorology department said soaring temperatures affected much of the North African country from Monday to Wednesday, reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some areas. In Beni Mellal, “the majority of deaths involved people suffering from chronic illnesses and the elderly, with high temperatures contributing to the deterioration of their health conditions,” the regional health directorate said in a statement. The ministry was not able to immediately say if this was the highest…
The residents of Ode Irele community, the headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday staged a protest over an alleged attempt by the state government to impose a prince on the community as a monarch. The stool of the town became vacant after the demise of the Late Oba Olanrewaju Lebi, who passed away in January 1993. Since the death of the monarch, the case of whom to appoint as the next Oba has not been resolved. The protesters who gathered in front of the state High Court, Okitipupa, chanting various solidarity songs, urged Governor Luck…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has mourned the loss of its President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who died on Thursday. The Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Alex Ogbonnia, confirmed the death to journalists on Thursday in Enugu. “Today is a bad day for Ndigbo. It’s true! Ahaeji aga Mba is gone. “Ohanaeze is yet to issue an official statement on the demise of our President General, Chief Iwuanyanwu, but he is gone,” he said. Aged 82, Iwuanyanwu was elected the President General of the apex Igbo cultural organisation on April 20, 2023, following the death of his predecessor, Prof George Obiozor. NAN reports that…