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Nnamdi Kanu: At Last, IPOB Cancels Sit-at-home In South-East

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8 months ago

February 8, 2026

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced the total and permanent cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East, saying the directive takes immediate effect from Monday, February 9, 2026.

In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said the order came directly from its ‘supreme leader’, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

The statement said, “The Monday sit-at-home across the South-East is officially and permanently cancelled with effect from tomorrow, Monday, February 9, 2026.”

IPOB said Kanu took the decision to ensure that normal life returns to the South-East.

According to the statement, Kanu has “once again staked everything on the line to ensure that our children return to school every Monday and that our people go about their lawful businesses without fear, intimidation, or molestation”.

“Any person in doubt should visit Sokoto Correctional Centre to confirm with him. We can no longer hide under ‘Onyendu cannot be reached to confirm’ to persist with our recalcitrance or docility. Monday sit-at-home is over. That era is gone!,” the statement added.

IPOB stressed that there was “no need, excuse, or justification for anyone to stay at home on Mondays,” directing that “all markets, schools, offices, transport services, and economic activities must resume fully and normally from tomorrow”.

Describing the directive as final, the statement said, “This is the clear and unequivocal order of the Supreme Leader of IPOB.”

The statement also warned against any attempt to enforce sit-at-home going forward. IPOB said Kanu had made it “abundantly clear that any individual or group attempting to enforce sit-at-home from this moment forward is acting against his direct command”.

“Such persons are enemies of our people and the Biafran cause. They will be pursued to the ends of the earth and confronted until they are completely defeated.”

IPOB further claimed that “enemies of Biafra may attempt false-flag operations designed to create fear, stage attacks, or intimidate our people into staying indoors,” warning that “any person or group identified as enforcing or enabling sit-at-home will be confronted wherever they are”.

The group in the same vein urged residents of the South-East to remain “vigilant, calm, and law-abiding”.

However, IPOB cautioned state governments against taking action against traders who may still choose to stay at home.

The group said, “No state governor has the right to threaten, demolish, or forcibly shut down the businesses of traders who, out of conscience, choose to sit at home in solidarity with our leader.”

It specifically warned that “any attempt by Governor Soludo or any other governor to intimidate our people with demolition threats or forced market closures will be firmly resisted”.

On market development projects, IPOB stated that “any renovation, reconstruction, or improvement of markets that involves temporary relocation must be carried out only with the consent of all stakeholders,” adding that “adequate temporary trading sites must be provided before any such projects commence.”

Calling for unity, the IPOB said, “Our enemies have in the past succeeded in instigating crises and planting seeds of discord among our people. We must not allow them to succeed again. We are one people, united by a common destiny.”

IPOB equally urged residents to resume normal activities, saying, “We therefore call on all our people across the South-East to come out tomorrow, open their shops, go to work, and send their children to school without fear.

“The era of Monday sit-at-home is over.”

Earlier on Saturday, in a viral video, an IPOB group headed by Igwe Butuzo and Gentle De Yahoo also announced the cancellation of Monday sit-at-home.

“This information is coming from the Triple General, General Igwe Butuzo, General De Yahoo, and all the forty state commanders in Biafraland.

“As the information reaching my table to inform Biafrans, an order from the highest command of the Biafran restoration movement, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi, has reached us that the Monday sit-at-home is cancelled from today. Last Monday’s sit-at-home was a one-off implemented due to Soludo’s stupidity and will not happen again,” the IPOB group said in the viral video.

Speaking on the development, Aloy Ejimakor, legal consultant to Nnamdi Kanu, said Nnamdi Kanu has since 2024 called for the cancellation of the civil disobedience in his honor.

“In July 2024, he had given me written instructions, which were widely published, if you recall. Even the DAILY POST carried it widely.

“He said that the sit-at-home be cancelled, but it persisted. It wasn’t very successful; I was threatened and all kinds of things happened, and some people, a lot of people, were opposed to it, and all that.

“So Mazi Nnamdi Kanu had always, at least from July 2024, almost two years ago, or one year and eight or nine months ago, been on the record, publicly, that this Monday sit-at-home be discontinued.

“And he also was and has always been against any attempt by any group of people to attempt to enforce it.

“So that’s it; that position has never changed. So if anybody comes up and says they are cancelling the sit-at-home, the Monday sit-at-home in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s name, that person is not speaking out of tune.

“But my assumption is that that video is based on that instruction he had given in July 2024. I don’t think anybody can say that it’s inaccurate,” Ejimakor told DAILY POST.

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Six Corps Members Receive N10m Grants To Boost Agribusiness

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2 days ago

September 22, 2026

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Six members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have received a total of N10 million in grants to expand their agribusiness ventures under the Farmers for the Future Programme.

The programme was organised on Monday by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in collaboration with the NYSC to encourage young Nigerians to embrace agriculture and develop sustainable businesses.

Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries in Abuja, the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, urged Corps members to maximise the opportunities provided by the service year by venturing into commodity marketing and other viable businesses.

Nafiu said agribusiness remained a viable avenue for young people to build sustainable enterprises, create employment and generate wealth.

He also stressed the importance of value addition to the success and sustainability of business ventures, while commending BATNF for placing Nigerian youths at the centre of its entrepreneurship initiatives through value-chain development, employment creation and its partnership with the NYSC.

“I charge you to spread the news around. We have seen the outcome, and it is a good idea,” he said.

The beneficiaries are Dominic Olufemi (FC/25C/1143), who received N3 million; Temitope Adewole (ED/26A/2251), N2 million; Abdulwaheed Bala (ED/25B/1402), N2 million; Olanike Mayungbe (OG/26B/1037), N1 million; Kingsley Udoeyen (KG/26A/1735), N1 million; and Lorember Lorsue (JG/25B/1742), N1 million.

Speaking on the selection process, the Acting Director, Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), Mrs Winifred Shopeka, said the programme began with an online registration portal through which Corps Members engaged in agribusiness submitted their business plans.

She said nearly 3,000 Corps members applied and underwent a rigorous selection process that produced 20 finalists.

According to her, the finalists participated in a boot camp and a final pitching session, which produced the 10 best presenters before the six ultimate winners were selected.

Shopeka said the beneficiaries had also been mentored and attached to established market operators to assist them in marketing their products.

She added that Corps Members who did not make the final stage of the competition were also trained by BATNF.

The BATNF Team Lead, Mr Oludare Odusanya, congratulated the beneficiaries and urged Corps Members engaged in agribusiness to master the fundamentals and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed.

“We are happy with our collaboration with the NYSC, and it will continue,” he said.

Odusanya explained that BATNF was an independent organisation established to contribute to poverty reduction in Nigeria through sustainable agricultural practices and other interventions.

He said the Farmers for the Future Programme was instituted in collaboration with the NYSC to encourage Corps Members to venture into agribusiness and become job creators.

He added that the beneficiaries would be attached to mentors who would guide them towards achieving success in their respective businesses.

According to him, the programme has, since its inception, continued to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity of Corps Members.

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CBN Reduces Interest Rate To 23%

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2 days ago

September 22, 2026

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday announced the reduction of the interest rate, also known as Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 23 percent.

Briefing the media in Abuja, the Governor of the CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, said at the 307th MPC meeting held on September 22, 2026 agreed the resetting of the MPR and recaliberation of the monetary policy market.

According to Cardoso, the committe is satisfied with the disinflation progress, adding that members noted stable banking sector following successful recapitalisation.

Meanwhile, according to Nigerian Tribune, reports that that the MPC, at its 306th meeting in July 2026, disclosed its resolution to retain the interets at 26.5 percent.

According to the Governor of the CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, “the Committee’s decision to maintain the current policy stance followed a thorough assessment of the balance of risks. Although headline inflation moderated marginally in June 2026, global uncertainties have heightened, due mainly to the renewed hostilities in the Middle East.

“In view of the evolving developments, maintaining a cautious monetary policy stance remains appropriate. In arriving at its decision, the Committee noted the recent resurgence of hostilities in the Middle East, with particular attention to its spillover effects on global energy prices and the potential pass-through to domestic inflation.”

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NURTW: KWAM1 Settles Long-time Rift Between MC Oluomo, Tafa Sego

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2 days ago

September 22, 2026

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Nigerian Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM1, has brokered a peace deal between the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) National President, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, and the Lagos State Chairman of the union, Mustapha Adekunle, aka Tafa Sego.

The reconciliation took place at Ojusagbola in Ijebu, Ogun State, where several NURTW chieftains gathered for the meeting.

The development was announced on Tuesday on KWAM1’s digital media page on Instagram, alongside photographs from the meeting.

According to the post, the two union leaders have resolved their differences after years of strained relations.

“After years of an age-long rift, MC Oluomo and Tafa Sego have finally settled their differences. And from what we know now, this is final,” the post said.

The musician was said to have intervened as the Mayegun of Yorubaland, with the aim of bringing an end to the longstanding disagreement between the two NURTW figures.

“K1 acted in his role as the Mayegun of Yorubaland by seeking an end to the long-standing rift, once and for all,” it said.

The post also described the meeting as a significant step beyond previous public displays of reconciliation.

“This time, it was not just another handshake for the cameras. The two old friends and colleagues came together at Ojusagbola, with King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (K1) playing the peacemaker.”

Both MC Oluomo and Tafa Sego were reported to be pleased with the outcome of the intervention.

“Both parties are delighted about the new development,” the post said.

The two men had previously been allies and prominent figures within the Lagos NURTW before their relationship became strained amid disagreements linked to leadership of the union in the state.