The Enugu state government has threatened to shut down schools and markets that obeyed the illegal one-week sit-at-home order declared by a section of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest the illegal arrest and detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. “The Enugu State Government is alarmed and dismayed by this development and hereby warns that any school that fails to open and function normally from today will have its license revoked immediately. “The Enugu State Government also extends the same warning to market unions and shop owners in the state. All markets and shops in the various markets must be open to customers from today or be shut down indefinitely. This, however, is by no means, depriving citizens freedom of speech and information as enshrined in the constitution.”READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

The Bank of America has said the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank may need to increase interest rates by at least 700 basis points before the end of the year to curb inflation. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, the bank’s sub-Saharan Africa Economist, Tatonga Rusike, said the hike was necessary to tackle soaring inflation occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal and unification of foreign exchange. “Inflation may quicken to 30% by the end of the year from 22.4% in May and that will require a monetary policy response from the central bank – effectively, interest-rate hikes by at least 700 basis points. At its last Monetary Policy Committee meeting held in May 2023, the benchmark interest rate was further pushed forward by 0.5 per cent to 18.50 per cent from 18.00 per cent in March. The raise has however not slowed Nigeria’s soaring inflation which hit 22.41 per cent in May 2023 compared with 22.22 per cent in April 2023.

Osun State Police Command on Monday threatened to sanction any of its officers attached to public officeholders caught carrying out domestic duties for their principals. The Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who disclosed this in a statement released in Osogbo, stated that whosoever found with the act would be punished accordingly, adding that the era of police orderlies carrying handbags, umbrellas and opening of gates, amongst other menial duties for their principals had gone. The statement reads: “The command is miffed with consternation the way and manner government officials and personalities use police orderlies attached to them for domestic duties, such as carrying handbags, umbrellas and opening of gates, amongst other menial duties.”“The command, therefore, warns police officers attached to these officials to stop carrying out or serving purposes other than protecting their principals from security threats. ”“Such behaviour is highly unethical, unprofessional and would attract appropriate sanctions against erring police personnel.”“Government officials are therefore enjoined to employ the services of domestic staff and personal assistants to carry out such services”“Police officers attached to government officials are to protect their lives and property and not to serve as their domestic workers,” she added. READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

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The interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd. ), has said no fewer than 3000 former Niger Delta agitators are on scholarship in tertiary institutions in the country and abroad. He added that all their tuition and allowances for the 2022/2023 sessions had also been paid. The Special Adviser on Media to the PAP Administrator, Freston Akpor, disclosed this in a statement on Monday while dispelling allegations that the scheme had yet to deploy delegates under the scholarship programme. Insinuations that the current dispensation has yet to deploy delegates under the scholarship programme are ungodly.”While urging members of the public to ignore the claims of mischief makers, he warned those behind the act to refrain from such.

Residents of Trademore Estate, located along the Lugbe-Airport axis of the FCT, are currently protesting the planned demolition of the Estate by the FCT Administration. The planned demolition follows the catastrophic flood incident in the Estate after heavy rainfall in the early hours of Friday, the 23rd of June. Recall that the administration had declared the Estate a disaster zone, adding that the decision followed the “consistent and persistent” threat from flooding in the Estate, and urged residents to promptly evacuateResidents however came out protesting on Monday morning, calling on the Federal Capital Territory Administration to rather provide engineering solutions, than demolish houses. Some of the residents held placards that read “Provide engineering solutions, not roadside approach”, “put an end to senseless killing”, “Trademore Estate is not a disaster zone”, etc. More details later

By Itunu Azeez Kareem 03 July 2023 | 3:30 pm Nigerian football legend Nwakwo Kanu and his wife have shared an interesting video celebrating their wedding anniversary. The former Arsenal footballer shared a short video of him and his wife over a bottle of champagne, the wife who responded wrote; Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs. Kanu 🎊 Kanu said, ‘’ To my lovely wife, I… Nigerian football legend Nwakwo Kanu and his wife have shared an interesting video celebrating their wedding anniversary. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuOXqdFuu7y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Former super eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama was among the people to wish Kanu well, he wrote, “Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby. Gods blessings on your family” While some of the celebrities to respond includes Nollywood actress, Stella Damascus, who wrote, “Happy anniversary. See the video below; https://editor.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/10000000_287072647013569_4881396469802364295_n.mp4 Guardian Life 2 hours ago Nigerian football legend Nwakwo Kanu and his wife have shared an interesting video celebrating their wedding anniversary.

Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has dissolved the State Independent Electoral Commission. This is contained in a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman in Minna on Sunday. The dissolution, he said, was with effect from May 29. “Members of the commission are directed to hand over all property of the state government in their possession to the most senior Director with immediate effect,” the statement stated. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Niger State House of Assembly had on September 27, 2022, sacked the Chairman of NSIEC, Alhaji Baba Aminu over alleged misconduct.

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Kanu Nwankwo, a former Super Eagles footballer, and his wife, Amara, celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary today, July 3. This was posted via his wife, Amara verified Instagram page, celebrating their significant accomplishment. In the video, the footballer serves her wine while fawning over her as he refers to her as the mother of his beautiful children. Related Posts No Content AvailableSee the video below:READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

A seven-month-old baby called Habibu was found asleep on his mother’s back 24 hours after she was killed by bandits on the Pandogari-Allawa route in Niger State’s Shiroro Local Government Area. He said, “Miraculously, the baby was one of the survivors of the attack in which six people were killed. Vigilantes who went the following day to evacuate the remains of the victims found the baby sleeping on his dead mother’s back,” Allawa said. Maryam called and informed us that she was coming home for the Sallah. We told her to stay back in school and celebrate the Sallah there but she insisted that she wanted to come home and celebrate with us.”READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

The Supreme Court voted to strike down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on Friday, putting an end to a plan that could have wiped over $400 billion in student loan debt for some 42 million Americans. In a 6 to 3 dissenting vote, the opinion of the conservative justices prevailed, declaring Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in debt for some borrowers unconstitutional. according to a report by Time Magazine, “The Secretary asserts that the HEROES Act grants him the authority to cancel $430 billion of student loan principal. Now, borrowers can expect their student loan interest to resume on Sept. 1. Payments will start to be due in October, as the debt ceiling deal signed on June 3 prevents the Biden Administration from extending the student loan debt moratorium without Congressional approval.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it will prosecute one Ejikeme Mmesoma for allegedly inflating her score from 249 to 362 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, thus parading herself as the 2023 UTME top scorer. The examination body said it also uncovered one Atung Gerald from Kaduna State, who never sat the exam, but claimed to have scored 380. The JAMB spokesperson said, “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to several publications in both print and online media celebrating certain candidates for being high scorers in the 2023 UTME. “The most pathetic of them all is the case of Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, who claimed to have scored 362 in the 2023 UTME and was awarded a N3m scholarship by Chief Innocent Chukwuma. This is not all, as the board would, in due course, investigate all candidates laying claims to higher scores than they actually obtained.

The President of the Ijaw Nation Worldwide, Benjamin Okaba has alleged that the Niger Delta people should be allowed to control their resources by themselves. He said in an interview with Guardian Nigeria that the Zamfara state people are able to protect their gold resources because no other state claim ownership of the resources. He argued that it's only in the Niger Delta where outsiders manages the oil resources of the Indigenous people. He said, ''Oil theft may not end in the Niger Delta until issues of resource control are addressed. Unlike in the Niger Delta, where the resources remain in the region, but are managed by outsiders.''

The President of the Ijaw Nation Worldwide, Benjamin Okaba has backed Asari Dokubo claims that the military is behind Oil theft in the Niger Delta. He said in an interview with the Guardian Nigeria that they have the evidence of how crude oil was being exported through the Niger Delta waters. He argued that the military should prove Dokubo wrong that they are not involved in Oil theft. We have evidences and pictures of where Crude oil was being diverted from one place to another. Let them carry out another investigation to prove that they were not involved and do a verification of those who were on duty when oil theft was very high in the region.''