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S outh East Governors today met with the Leader of IPOB, Prince Nnamdi Kanu together with Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN and Evangelist Elliot Uko, at the Government House, Enugu. The meeting, according to the Chairman of the South East Governors' Forum, Gov. David Umahi, who briefed journalists alongside Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nkem Okeke, "deliberated on the demands of IPOB and noted their concerns accordingly". "However, the meeting agreed that these demands by IPOB should not be absolute, rather the South East Governors shall immediately engage the leader of IPOB, Prince Nnamdi Kanu and the entire leadership of IPOB to further meetings and dialogue with a view to quickening the resolutions of all issues amicably", the governor said. Gov. Umahi noted that the Governors of Abia and Imo States travelled out of the country.

E kiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest comment that he was pleased with Nigeria’s economic situation as another pointer to the fact that the President has lost touch with the economic realities in the country. Fayose said “It is strange that a President will say that he is pleased with sufferings being experienced by his people.” In a statement issued on Wednesday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said it was obvious that President Buhari’s close to three months stay in London had taken his mind off the reality of the economic crises being witnessed in the country. Governor Fayose, who said economic growth of a nation can only be measured by the welfare of the people, asked, “How can a President who has spent more time abroad than he spent in Nigeria be telling Nigerians that he is satisfied with the sufferings of the people? It is like the President

T he two men pictured above, allegedly snatched a red van in Owerri, Imo State capital on Sunday, August 27. However, luck ran out on them when they were intercepted by members of a vigilante group in Igboukwu along Obiuno - Ekwulumili road, Anambra State, with the help of revellers drinking palm wine at one of the bars in the area.

T he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the commission recovered N409bni, $69.5m and E23m between January to date. The Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu, who made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, said the commission is prosecuting many of its staff that are involved in bribery and other corrupt practices.

The leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has held a closed door meeting with the South-East governors at the Enugu government house. This was disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the South East Governor’s Forum, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Emmanuel Uzor. He wrote on Facebook, “Happening Now: Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in a crucial meeting with the South East Governors Forum under the leadership of Gov David Umahi in Government House, Enugu. “Stay tuned as I update you on the outcome of the meeting which agitation and call for boycott of Anambra election may top list…. Ndigbo must have a direction.” Source: DailyPostng

T here was a graveyard silence in the crowded courtroom after suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, pleaded guilty to the first of the two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping brought against him. The Lagos State government Wednesday arraigned Evans alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, and Victor Aduba on a two count charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping. According to the government, the suspects had conspired on February 14th at about 7.45pm at Ilupeju, Lagos, to kidnap one Donatus Dunu and collect €223,000 for his release. After he pleaded guilty when the first charge was read, there was a slight pause, and then the judge ordered the court registrar to repeat the question. Evans repeated the same answer. He also pleaded guilty to the second charge of kidnapping. Mr. Amadi, the second defendant, also pleaded guilty to the two counts. Mr. Nwachu

T he Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will lead the government negotiation with striking university lecturers, an official has said. The lecturer‎s, ASUU, have been on strike for about two weeks demanding implementation of previous agreements, full payment of salaries and improved government funding of universities. PREMIUM TIMES reported how a scheduled meeting betw‎een the lecturers and the government could not hold on Tuesday as ASUU said there was no reason for it. The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting, confirmed that Mr. Osinbajo will now lead the negotiations.

O vation Magazine publisher, Chief Dele Momodu, has reacted to crash of the union between Olori Wuraola and Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi. Momodu penned a message to the Ooni via his Instagram page. He wrote: “Your Majesty, BLESSED ARE THE PEACE MAKERS… Thanks for the honour of pouring out your immediate and future plans to me.​ ​Thanks for vowing not to disrespect the revered throne of Oduduwa, the progenitor of the Yoruba race. When marriages break up, it comes with painful stress and traumatic strain. The pressure can be lessened by staying positive.​ ​It shall be well with you…” ​Wuraola, real name Zaynab, last week through her former spokesman, denied her marriage had crashed.​ The former queen condemned, “the slanderous rumors citing her involvement with prominent businessmen in Nigeria all of whom are good friends of the King and Queen & financial contributors to projects that have advanced our good work in the communities of Ife

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over his first meeting ‎of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, since April. Excluding the over 100 days for which he was out of Nigeria for health treatment, ‎the president had missed five consecutive meetings, two of which were cancelled. At Wednesday’s meeting, ministers offered prayers for the president, who had earlier before commencement of the meeting, met with the Nigerian women basketball team who recently emerged African champions.

B illionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, otherwise known as Evans, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. He was arraigned before the Ikeja High Court in Lagos this morning. Evans and five others were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping. The judge ordered that all the male defendants be remanded at Kirikiri Maximum Prison while the female defendant, who pleaded not guilty to all the charges, be kept at the Kirikiri Female Prison. The case was adjourned till October 19th.

S osoliso plane crash survivor, Kechi Okwuchi, who is one of the contestants in America's Got Talent 2017 competition, gave an amazing performance at the live shows last night. She gave a beautiful rendition of Katy Perry's song "By the Grace of God". Kechi broke down in tears after her rendition which got all the judges standing up. Watch the emotional video from her performance below

T he Movement of Biafrans in Nigeria (MOBIN) Tuesday said it has withdrawn its support for the United Progressive Party (UPP) ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections in Anambra. Earlier, MOBIN had a mutual agreement with UPP to be the party’s mobilising agent on the premise that the party would pursue the ideologies of Biafra which it says is based on justice, equity and truth. But the organization said yesterday that it was pulling out of the arrangement, alleging that UPP failed in keeping its own part of the agreement. The statement released by the Director General of MOBIN, Rita Anigbogu stated that: “The Movement of Biafrans in Nigeria (MOBIN) wishes to inform the general public that it has withdrawn its support for the United Progressive Party (UPP). “Earlier this year, the UPP presented itself as the ideal political platform where Biafrans can get good governance in our struggle for freedom. On this premise, MOBIN had worked assiduously, believing

Evans and members of his kidnapping syndicate are currently being arraigned at the Ikeja High Court in Lagos. See more photos below

F acebook user, Nolly Lee, shared a post on his page yesterday about an assistant lecturer of the Ebonyi state University who he claims is currently facing a panel in the school for sexual victimization of female students, bribery, and other illicit acts. Nolly, who is a former student of the school, asked his fellow alumni to state whether or not they want the lecturer to be sacked. Female students of the school came to the comment section to narrate their experiences with him and how he victimized them for not sleeping with them or paying a bribe. Even male students came out to accuse the lecturer of victimizing their girlfriends. Read the post and their comments below

F ormer Queen of Ife, Olori Wuraola has finally confirmed the end of her marriage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. This she disclosed in an official statement shared via her Instagram page, which she has also edited his name out of. Read below. We have got to stop this culture of shaming and vilifying women with false stories of infidelity & nefarious behavior. The spreading of false information (through "sources" afraid to be identified) is the mark of cowards and a cover up for guilty parties to justify their horrific actions. There is absolutely no truth to the media circulated lies of infidelity and infertility- on my end.  What I can confirm, is that the Ooni and I are no more. I inhale love & exhale gratitude. My journey continues as a Humanitarian aiding women and victims of domestic violence & abuse with the United Nations. No matter how much time you've invested, no matter the use of media to silence & manipulate, no

N ollywood actress, Uche Jombo, who was rumored to have quietly and secretly left her marriage to Kenney Rodriguez, has taken to her social media page to react to the fresh report. Recall that some weeks ago, the actress’ husband was reported to have been romantically involved with a lady in her 20’s identified as Teresa. The report further added that the actress’ husband and the alleged side chick have been seen on dates. More recently, an online news source claimed that the actress had divorced her man and had quietly walked away from the relationship while choosing to remain friends to avoid media backlash. In reaction to the claim, the actress took to her social media page on Instagram to write: “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything. “Dear Nigerian Bloggers, If you are going make up stories about my life or marriage try FACTS. “Normally I will look at this stupid trending story on me toda

T he Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday described lawmaker representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye as a “clown.” Mohammed made the remark while sharing some photographs of the outspoken Senator at the Notting hill carnival in London. The controversial lawmaker was yesterday pictured at the Nigerian corner of the Nottinghill carnival in London where he was said to have performed his hit track, Ajekun Iya. Reacting to Melaye’s presence at the carnival, the Minister, in a post on his twitter handle wrote: “Just look at this clown; Senator Dino Melaye at the Notting Hill carnival in London, performing his favourite song, “Ajekun Iya”.

T he presidency has said it was high time the Abuja Federal High Court sent the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu back to jail and the “key dumped in the middle of Atlantic Ocean” for flouting his bail conditions. The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social media, Laurretta Onochie, gave the call on Tuesday in a statement on her Facebook wall. In the statement tagged “Due process, being followed on little Nnamdi Kanu,” the presidential aide described Kanu’s followers as touts, hooligans and hoodlums who do not have formal education and were incapacitated in processing information or responding civilly. Describing the IPOB leader as “little Kanu,” Onochie said it is “time to pull him back to where he belongs.” According to her, “DUE PROCESS, BEING FOLLOWED ON LITTLE “NNAMDI” KANU. I must say that I’m personally impressed by the clamour by Nigerians to have Kenny Okwu Kanu, alias “Nnamdi” Kanu, cut to size. It’s therefo

M inister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that the plots to remove former President Goodluck Jonathan from power during the 2015 presidential election were mainly planned, hatched and perfected in Sokoto, the seat of the Caliphate. Amaechi made this revelation when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Aminu Tambuwal, at the Government House. He said Nigeria would have been worse off economically if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had won the presidential election. The former governor of Rivers who was in Sokoto to present a keynote address at the 15th National Council on Transportation said: “I have been to Sokoto severally, especially in 2015 during our struggle to change Nigeria. Sokoto played a very critical role in that struggle. The then governor, Aliyu Wamakko and then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, worked together and closely with us to ensure we achieved our objective. “The two of them moved with us to the APC;