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Anambra Community Ends 7-year-old Feud
The seven-year-old feud in Ndiowu community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State has been resolved amicably, with a special thanksgiving in which every village in the area is expected to participate.
The 2023 Ndiowu reunion will round up this year’s Christmas celebration with an indigene of the town, Dr. Joseph Onuorah commending the people for putting behind the past and looking forward to a prosperous future.
In a message to mark the occasion, Onuorah said: “There is no gainsaying the fact that in the last seven years, Ndiowu has gone through a very difficult and tumultuous experience— culturally, politically, and economically. Our unity and togetherness as a people were stretched to its elastic limits; our collective prosperity dwindled because we fought over issues that could be settled around the table as men.
“Some will say that we lived as strangers under the same roof, and nobody can claim to have enjoyed this period of rancour and strife which were unfortunately passed on to affect the minds and of innocent youths and children.
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“It is, therefore, apt that I call on every son and daughter of Ndiowu to explore ways to live together and cherish one another as brothers and sisters, one people under God.
“Irrespective of our political leaning in the community, it is an undisputable truth that we can never prosper except we give peace a chance.
“Together, everyone achieves more and in peace and when there is shared prosperity for everyone. We should endeavour to manifest the true spirit of the ideal Ndiowu man and woman as aptly etched in our town union motto, which ais Unity, Peace and Progress. Without the first two, the latter will remain a pipedream.
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“It is my earnest desire that on this historic thanksgiving day, we all shall continue to reach out to all sides, forgiving all the hurts, erasing the old norms, stories, divisions, strife and healing the old wounds.
“Our real enemy is not the next Ndiowu man or woman; our true enemies common to all of us are general insecurity, poverty, crime, youth unemployment, poor healthcare amenities, soil erosion, decaying infrastructures, criminal herdsmen and frightening drug addiction among young people.
“Ndiowu shall remain one united family, irrespective of the quarters and the villages, irrespective of socioeconomic background and modes of worship.
“We should always find common grounds like this 2023 thanksgiving ceremony, age grade programmes and many other unifying initiatives of the Chike Emenike-led executive; we should face our common enemies together. We should prosper, and we can rebuild our town to be the pride of Orumba and Anambra State as a whole.”
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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court
The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.
Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.
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The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.
They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.
The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.
In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.
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The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.
The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.
According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.
However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.
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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru
Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.
Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.
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La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.
The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.
The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.
He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.
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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.
DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.
A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.
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“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.
“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.
“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.
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