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Battle For Ohanaeze Leadership Heats Up

December 14, 2019 3:38 am

As the curtain sets to be drawn on January 9, 2020, marking the end of Chief Nnia Nwodo-led leadership of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, many prominent Igbo citizens from Imo State have started jostling to succeed him.

In line with the Ohanaeze constitution, the three-year tenure of the presidency of the organisation rotates in alphabetical order among the five Igbo-speaking states of Southeast and the Igbo speaking parts of Delta and River states.

Abia State had the first slot with Prof. Joe Irukwu as the president. Thereafter, it shifted to Anambra, with the late Dr. Dozie

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Group Accuses BBA Leadership Of Attempt To Extend Tenure

December 13, 2019 6:31 am

A group at Balogun Market, Lagos, has alleged that the current leadership of the market is desperate to remain in office and had procured documents to support their cause.

In a statement signed by Mr. Chinedu Offor, on behalf of the concerned members in the market, the group alleged that some of the documents being paraded by the leadership, especially the Certificate of Incorporation were altered and not the original one issued at incorporation of the association.

Offor in the statement entitled, ‘The Truth of the Matter’ noted that they would have ordinarily ignored the misrepresentation of facts contained in …

NLC Leadership Meets State Chairmen Over Minimum Wage

December 11, 2019 4:36 am

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it would hold a consultative meeting with chairmen of state branches of the congress on Wednesday in Abuja.

Although the union did not state the agenda of the meeting, THISDAY gathered that the NLC intends to assess the level of compliance by state governments on the implementation of the national minimum wage for their workers.

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According to the notice of the meeting made available to THISDAY, it will have all state chairmen in attendance.

The states and the …

Ebonyi

Bloody Clash Over Motor Park Leadership In Ebonyi

November 21, 2019 2:47 am
Palpable tension has engulfed Agubia Ikwo community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State following a bloody clash by youths over control of one of the biggest motor parks in the area.

Daily Sun gathered that one of the youths involved in the clash was reportedly killed on Tuesday during a reprisal while no fewer than 15 were seriously injured.

Some of those injured were being treated at the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.

Unspecified number of houses and vehicles belonging to some of the current leaders of the parks were also vandalised and torched by the angry …

PDP

Reps Minority Leadership Remain Loyal To PDP – Elumelu

November 10, 2019 9:04 am

The leadership of the minority caucus in the House of Representatives has said it remains loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The minority leader,  Ndudi Elumelu,  who stated this yesterday,  in a statement by his Special Adviser(Legal) Oyorima Idahosa, dismissed allegations of disloyalty leveled against them by the party leadership.

The PDP had suspended Elumelu and six others following controversy over the emergence of minority principal officers in the House,  against the wish of the opposition party.

However, Elumelu noted that their continued suspension for over four months “outside the rule of the party and the parliament”  is …

Adichie To Receive UN Foundation ‘Global Leadership Award’

November 8, 2019 1:27 pm

Renowned writer Chimamanda Adichie will be honoured with the United Nations Foundation Global Leadership Award on November 20 in New York. 

She is being honoured for ‘her work using literature and storytelling to connect with people across generations and cultures.’

The award would be presented at the Foundation’s annual Global Leadership Dinner.

The UN Foundation acts as a strategic partner to help the UN mobilize the resources it needs to grow a diverse and durable constituency for collective action.

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Its annual Global Leadership Dinner honours individuals and organizations who have shown ‘extraordinary leadership’. …

Imo tops list of 2nd batch of returnees from South Africa

Xenophobic attacks: ‘Failure of Nigeria’s leadership’

September 9, 2019 3:24 am

Vice Chancellor, Oduduwa University, Prof. Chibuzor Nwoke has said that the on-going xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa is a failure of Nigerian leadership.

Speaking with VINCENT KALU, the international relations scholar, stressed that after playing a great role in South Africa’s independence, Nigeria failed to harness the diplomatic benefits, which could have prevented the country from poking its fingers into Nigeria’s eyes

What is your view on this xenophobia going on in South Africa, where the citizens are attacking other black Africans living in their country?

It is quite unfortunate. We should look at it analytically to …

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