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Group Cautions Against Ceding Of Edo Lands To Biafra

A group on the platform of Great Benin Descendants (GBD), has cautioned against an attempt to cede any parts of the Benin lands to the Biafra, saying such a move will be resisted.
The group gave the warning during a stakeholders’ meeting with the theme: “Unity: A stimulus for our collective greatness” in Benin.
The group, in a 12-point communique read by its Coordinator General, Izoduwa Imasuen, said the Benin Kingdom, over the years, has been so magnanimous to strangers who came to settle in their land.
He said in recent times however, it seems that this act of kindness is being taken for cowardice as the settlers now claim ownership of the land.
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Imasuen who listened to various complaints of marginalisation and intimidations against the various persons who have their ancestral roots from the Benin Kingdom at the meeting, came up with the following resolutions aimed at addressing the issues and foster unity among them.
The statement reads in part: “There is an urgent need for total unity and backup from the center (Benin kingdom) through our royal father to all Great Benin People.
“There is a need for Language Unification. All ethnic nationalities that migrated from great Benin are to henceforth imbibe the culture of naming their children great Benin names
“Houses of assembly of all great Benin descendants states to pass a law to ensure the Edo Language is thought in all schools and Edo Language added to school curricular.
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“To plead with the Oba of Benin to accommodate the ethnic nationalities from Benin for a royal visit to his palace and to be their voices especially as regards marginalization from the Igbos.
“No part of Benin land no matter the propaganda and threat will be ceded to the imaginary Biafra.
“Great Benin people are one and equal people.
“That henceforth, it is resolved that Great Benin Kingdom and any other nationalities that traced their ancestry to Benin will work as one and speak in one voice as injury to one is an injury to all.
“That going forward, there will be entertainment and sporting activities in all kingdoms that traced their origin to Benin as a sign of solidarity and affinity. These activities will be mixed with our culture.
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“Great Benin Descendants -GBD to liaise and work with all social cultural groups of our sister kingdoms and groups that have same vision with her.
“Continuous and unending alliance the center -Benin Kingdom to all other ethnic groups from great Benin including their festivals.
“Continuous sensitization from GBD on who we are as a people by regular meetings, press briefings and circulars to enable our people have consciousness of where they came from.
“Visitation to the palace to let our monarch know what is happening in Rivers state and other ethnic nationalities from the great Benin”.
Speaking also, the Rivers State coordinator of GBD, Mr. Kenneth Orgwu urged all those who could trace their ancestry to Benin to always learn to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the Benin wherever they are.
He said such can be done by attending a function and dressing in the way and manner the Benin people dress so as to help drive the message of oneness further.
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NAFDAC Gives Nigerian Food Companies 18 Months To Cut Trans Fats

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has set an 18-month grace period, effectively giving food companies until early 2026 before facing full enforcement of regulations to eliminate industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA).
The initiative, launched as a comprehensive strategy and roadmap for TFA regulation, moves Nigeria from simply having the policy to enforcing its world-class standard: a regulatory limit of no more than two grams of industrially produced trans fat per 100 grams of total fat or oil.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, emphasised that the roadmap moves the country beyond policy creation to aggressive enforcement and implementation.
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This was contained in the NAFDAC DG’s keynote speech posted on the agency’s official X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
Adeyeye stressed the moral imperative of the Agency’s mission.
“The removal of industrially produced trans fats from the food chain is not only a technical achievement, but a moral imperative.
“Eliminating industrially produced trans fats is possible, achievable, necessary, and urgent,” Adeyeye stated, calling for national collaboration.
The moratorium period is designed to allow manufacturers to exhaust existing stock with outdated labels and reformulate their products to comply with the legal limit.
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NAFDAC’s action targets a dangerous dietary risk factor strongly linked to cardiovascular disease, stroke, and premature death globally.
Adeyeye emphasised the significance of the move beyond technical compliance, noting, “The removal of industrially produced trans fats from the food chain is not only a technical achievement, but a moral imperative.”
This aggressive step builds upon Nigeria’s existing reputation; the country was recognised by the World Health Organisation in 2023 for adopting best-practice TFA elimination policies.
The new roadmap is key to securing WHO validation of Nigeria’s full TFA elimination programme, establishing the nation as a regional leader in public health interventions.
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Mohbad’s Father Urges Lagos AG To Prosecute Wife, Nurse, Others

Joseph Aloba, the father of late singer Mohbad, has urged the Lagos State government to initiate criminal proceedings against individuals named in the coroner’s inquest into his son’s death.
Mohbad passed away on September 12, 2023, following an injection administered by auxiliary nurse Feyisayo Ogedengbe.
Despite being buried the next day, public outcry and ongoing investigations led to the exhumation of his body on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy.
In a letter dated October 3 and addressed to the attorney general of Lagos State through his lawyers, Aloba demanded that criminal charges be filed against those indicted within 14 days.
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“Specifically, we refer to persons indicted by the coroner’s verdict hereunder: Miss Ogedengbe Fisayo, indicted for unlawful medical practice and gross medical negligence; and Mrs. Omowunmi Aloba, indicted for negligence,” the letter reads.
“This includes Ibrahim Owodunni, a.k.a. Prime Boy, and others who either facilitated the invitation of the auxiliary nurse or refused to take him promptly to a recognised medical facility for treatment.”
Mohbad’s father said he was concerned that despite the coroner’s clear verdict, no prosecutorial steps had been taken against those indicted nearly three months after the judgment.
He asked the attorney general to exercise prosecutorial powers within the 14 days, or, in the alternative, grant him and his legal team a fiat to prosecute the matter on behalf of the state.
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“Our Client, as a bereaved father desirous of ensuring that justice is done and seen to be done, is deeply concerned that notwithstanding the clear indictments contained in the Coroner’s Verdict, no prosecutorial steps have been taken against the aforementioned persons since the delivery of the Verdict on 11th July, 2025,” the letter reads.
“The judicial observations amount to clear indictments warranting the prosecution of the said individuals in order to give full effect to the Coroner’s findings and recommendations, and to ensure that justice is manifestly and adequately served in this matter.
“We request that you exercise your prosecutorial power on the above subject matter within 14 Days Next, in view of the high sensitivity of this matter and the public attention and outrage it has generated.”
In October 2023, Naira Marley and Sam Larry were arrested over allegations linking them to Mohbad’s death, but were released on bail after five weeks in detention.
By February 2025, a magistrate court cleared them of any involvement in the singer’s demise.
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Boko Haram Once Nominated Muhammadu Buhari As Negotiator – Jonathan Revealed

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari as their negotiator.
Jonathan said Boko Haram chose Buhari to negotiate with the Nigerian government on their behalf.
He made the disclosure while speaking at the public presentation of Scars, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.), in Abuja.
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Jonathan said the insurgents named Buhari after his then-administration set up several committees to explore dialogue with the group.
Jonathan said: “One of the committees we set up then, the Boko Haram nominated Buhari to lead their team to negotiate with the government.
“So I was feeling that, oh, if they nominated Buhari to represent them and had a discussion with the government committee, then when Buhari took over, it could have been an easy way to negotiate with them and they would have handed over their guns. But it was still there till today.”
Jonathan noted that the inability of Buhari to eradicate Boko Haram terrorists showed that the crisis was more complex than often portrayed.
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