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Communiqué ofthe Igbo National Council (INC) after its National Working Committee (NWC)meeting held on Sunday, June 2nd 2019 at Enugu, Enugu StateThe meeting which was attended bydelegates cutting across the thirteen states and other eminent Igbo citizensdeliberated on various issues bordering on State of the Nigeria State and theIgbo Nation which includes issues on Security, Economy, and Socio-politicalmatters as it directly affects the citizens.Analyzing the state of affairs inthe present Nigeria, the meeting frowned on the nonchalant manner the FederalGovernment of Nigeria was responding to many critical and challenging issuesthat are negatively affecting citizens and threatening the peace and unity…

Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, former Nigerian PresidentDuring Jonathan’s Govt, theNorthern Governors travelled to the US, convinced Obama’s government not tosell weapons to Jonathan’s administration. Obama agreed with Northerngovernors plans and placed an embargo on weapon procurement by Jonathan’sadministration.To ensure that Nigeria defeatsBoko Haram, Jonathan contacted a licensed private arms dealer who travelled toSouth Africa to buy weapons for our military. The Boko Haram members in thePresidency leaked out this secret arms deal to their Northern leaders and Governors.The Northern governorsimmediately contacted President Jacob Zuma who seized the money, $9.34millionwhich they tagged “Money laundry”. They got the information that Jonathan hascontacted…

ALaw of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Ogun State House of Assembly, Osun StateHouse of Assembly, Oyo State House of Assembly, Ondo State House of Assemblyand Lagos State House of Assembly for the holding of a Referendum on theproposal to Federate Ekiti State with Ogun State, Osun State, Oyo State,Ondo State and Lagos State and constitute same into Oduduwa Region of WesternNigeria, within the Federation of Nigeria.A: REFERENDUM ONFEDERATION OF EKITI STATE WITH OGUN STATE, OSUN STATE, OYO STATE, ONDO STATEAND LAGOS STATE AND CONSTITUTION OF SAME INTO ODUDUWA REGION IN A FEDERATION OFNIGERIA.1. Onthe 8th Day of August 2019, a Referendum shall be held inEkiti State, Ogun State,…

(BeingText of a Press Conference held by Chief (Dr.) E. K. Clark, OFR, CON onWednesday, 15th May, 2019.)I watched the telecastof the inauguration of members of the North East Development Commission byPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, 8th May, 2019. It was a very laudableevent, because the development of the region has been of great concern to someof us. I recall that this issue of developing the North East Region wasextensively deliberated upon during the 2014 National Conference and it wasagreed and resolved that a development Commission should be set up. In inaugurating themembers of the North East Development Commission, President…

CEHRD is a non-profit, non-governmental and public interest organization incorporated as a trustee charity in Nigeria with No. CAC/IT/19258 03 June, 2019.2019Environment Day Tagged “Air Pollution”CommemorationPress ReleaseThe Centre for Environment, Human Rights andDevelopment (CEHRD) joins the world to mark the 2019 World Environment DayTagged “Air Pollution”. “We can’t stop breathing but we can do something aboutthe quality of air we breathe”.The 2019 World Environment Day celebration whichfocuses on ‘greening the blue’ could not have come at a better time given theincreasing use of fossil fuels globally which alters air quality with a measureof biological, chemical or physical pollutants. chemical, biological…

Briefing Paper by the Nigerian Feminist Forum, 15 May 2019.On the 22nd of April, 2019, agents of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) carried out a raid on Caramelo Club in Utako, Abuja. Of the mixed clientele, men and women, only women were arrested. All the 27 women arrested were profiled as strippers, regardless of whether they were or not. Women were dragged out of the club in the nude and manhandled by male law enforcement agents. The 27 women were coerced into “confessing to prostitution”, without legal aid or counsel, and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment or a fine…

ByConstance MejuMay27 of every year, Nigeria joins the word in commemorating the InternationalChildren’s Day, a day set aside by the United Nation to focus on children’sissues. As usual, there were parades mounted by excited children in the statesand the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as well as in all the 774 localgovernment headquarters of the country.Stategovernments even hosted some of the children to parties later in the day and inBayelsa State, their excitement over this once-in-a –blue –moon treat led tosome form of injury to the first lady. Apologies Maam!Someparents too, took out time and money to spend time with their…

By Constance Meju Hon Okorite Carrie-Adiele As women advocatesintensify calls for increased level of appointment of women into public officeto bridge the gap fall of elected women in the 2019 general elections, theyhave been advised to-examine their strategies in line with exigencies in thepolitical arena.Hon OkoriteCarrie-Adiele , former local Government Caretaker chairperson of Degema LocalGovernment in Rivers State told National Point Newspaper in a chat in PortHarcourt that the power dynamics in politics from national to local level has toe understood so that the campaign to ring on more women in appointive positionsbecomes successful.“There is need tounderstand how these things…

Press ReleaseBeninCity, Nigeria… Edo Women’s Development Initiative EWDI(a group of Edo women living in Nigeria and in the Diaspora, who are concernedabout societal issues in Nigeria and Edo State in particular) has urged both thefederal government of Nigeria and Edo State government to promote women’sparticipation in peace negotiations and post-conflict reconstruction.While joining the rest of the world to mark thisyear’s international women’s day for peace, the Chairpersonof the Edo Women Development Initiative (EWDI), Dr. Rosaline Okosun, used theglobally celebrated event to advocate for the development of a culture of peacein Nigeria. RemindingNigerians that the International Women’s Day for Peace and…

ByIduozee Paul, BeninThe Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, ObaEwuare 11, has decried the increased involvement of Benin people in humantrafficking and irregular migration. He also lamented the decline in the speakingof Bini language, folklores, songs and dances.The Monarch bared his mind through the lyase of BeninKingdom, Chief Sam lgbe, in a chat with the Odionwere, chiefs, Enigies,lgie–Ohen, women, men and youths, at the Oba Palace, Benin city.He said, with the advent of western culture Bini languageand norms are gradually going into extinction and called on the chiefs, parentsand teachers to educate and teach their children…