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It is with great pain and to the Will of the Almighty God that I accept the transition to Glory of my political father, mentor and a great leader of outstanding personality, Chief (Dr) Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu CFR, OFR MFR, (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo). Chief Iwuanyanwu was my role model, leader with many parts, very compassionate, easy going, inspiring and motivational with a touch of class. His exit will leave a vacuum too difficult to fill. He was everything to different individuals that came across him. As a man with unlimited contacts,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, urging them to cease their “insincere” policy advisories that are suffocating Nigerians. This statement follows remarks made by Abebe Selassie, the IMF’s African Region Director, during a press conference at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, DC. Selassie characterized the Nigerian government’s decision to eliminate the fuel subsidy as a domestic matter, distancing the IMF from the resulting hardships that Nigerians are experiencing. The NLC responded with skepticism to the…

bikunle Amosun A former governor of Ogun State, Sen Ibikunle Amosun, revealed on Sunday, said his late mother, Rafatu Sanusi-Amosun, carried him in her womb for three-and-half years before he was born. Amosun said his birth was nothing short of a miracle and many people couldn’t believe he was a human being at birth, having stayed for such a long period before birth. The former governor gave the startling revelation at the 25th remembrance prayer for his late mother, Rafatu Sanusi-Amosun, held at the Amosun family residence in Abeokuta, the…

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international events Abakaliki,  Ebonyi state  Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has approved the payment of N75,000 new minimum wage to civil servants in the state. Nwifuru made this known shortly after a Holy Mass at Government House Chapel, Abakaliki on Sunday, October 27. He also disclosed that implementation of the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state would commence on Monday, October 28, 2024. The governor said the decision to increase the minimum wage followed a…

15-year-old boy has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder after allegedly killing his parents and three siblings in a tragic shooting at their home in eastern Seattle. The victims, identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as Mark Humiston, 43, his wife Sarah Humiston, 42, and their children Katheryn, 7, Joshua, 9, and Benjamin, 13, were all found dead at the scene. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by King County Sheriff’s Detective Aaron Thompson, the family’s 11-year-old daughter survived the massacre by playing dead…

The Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukuwma Soludo, has explained why he is yet to fulfil his campaign promise of making the state ‘Dubai-Taiwan of Nigeria.’ Naijaonpoint reports that Soludo, while speaking at a recent event, said some people feel making Anambra ‘Dubai-Taiwan’ is being able to see skyscrapers spring up everywhere overnight. However, Souldo said that is not the case, as he cannot do that with an ‘illiterate population.’ Soludo emphasized that education is needed to bring his campaign promise to reality. In other news, the ongoing crisis between Anambra…