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IYC Blows Hot, Condemns Allegation Of Hoisting Biafra’s Flag In Ijaw Communities

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The leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has condemned in strong terms allegation that they plot to hoist the flag of Biafra in Ijaw communities in Edo State an allegation they said was a ploy to scuttle the Western Zone election of the IYC.

Addressing a press conference in Benin City, Chairman, Electoral Commission of IYC, Western Zone, Napoleon Kenerekedi, said though the election eventually held, it was wrong for individuals to make such allegation against a group like IYC.

According to him, because of the allegation a high power security apparatus were deployed to the area where the election held.

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He said: “We were given the mandate by the national leadership of IYC to conduct this election in our Ijaw clans in Edo, Ondo and Delta states. By our timetable, our election in Edo was slated for April 21. Before the election there were series of issues from an aspirant that he is not comfortable with the venue that was unanimously selected.

“He petitioned the Committee to the state government and security agencies that we are to converge in Inikorogha community to form the Biafra Republic.

“I want to say emphatically that Ijaw people have no connection with the Biafra Republic. We are Ijaw people and if there is any need for us to leave Nigeria; we have our own country that we will go to. We have no link with the Biafra Republic, so we want to inform the security agencies and Edo State government that we are not part of anything Biafra, we have no link with them.

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“They should call those who wrote that petition to order and the petition should be investigated. We cannot continue to tolerate those who always want pitch Ijaw people against Edo people.”

Also an Ijaw leader, Donneby Ben while commending the security agencies who he said were professional after discovering that the allegation was false, urged the authorities to investigate the allegation.

“I was shocked to see gunboats, marine police, vehicles with military personnel at the Gelegele waterfront, this caused panic among our people. I want the authorities and all military and para-military organizations to investigate this allegation and those who wrote the petition,” he said.

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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin

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A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.

The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.

The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.

The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.

However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.

One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.

“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.

“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.

When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.

Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.

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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports

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Nigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.

James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

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The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.

He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.

“In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.

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In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.

Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.

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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine

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The Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.

The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.

On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.

Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.

Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.

The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.

The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.

The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.

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