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If there’s one burning question on the minds of Nigerians these days, it’s: Why are we paying between N1,000 and N1,500 for a litre of Premium Motor Spirit? Sadly, the very people who should be explaining this new reality have decided to stay tight-lipped with heads buried in the sand like ostriches. Meanwhile, those who
G7 Foreign ministers are set for a meeting to reach a common position on the recent arrest warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by the International Criminal Court of Justice, ICC. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who is hosting the two-day conference in the small Italian town of Fiuggi, said on Monday that
G7 foreign ministers meet to discuss Israeli PM’s arrest warrant by ICC
G7 Foreign ministers are set for a meeting to reach a common position on the recent arrest warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by the International Criminal Court of Justice, ICC.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who is hosting the two-day conference in the small Italian town of Fiuggi, said on Monday that he does not think reaching a consensus on the arrest warrant will be difficult.
“It’s not an immediate and actual problem. I don’t think Netanyahu will come to Italy or anywhere else,” he told the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera before the meeting.
DAILY POST recalls that the ICC on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and the recently dismissed Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant.
The warrant which also affected the Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, followed alleged war crimes relating to the conflict in Gaza.
Israel’s allies had criticised the decision and member states of the ICC were generally obliged to enforce the arrest warrants, though there is disagreement over how to handle Netanyahu’s case.
In addition to the Middle East crisis, the war in Ukraine and the implications of Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. president for the international order are among the main topics on the agenda for the meeting, which is the final one between the G7 foreign ministers for this year.
The G7 foreign ministers would also discuss the threat to the self-governing island democracy of Taiwan, which the Chinese Communist leadership in Beijing regards as its territory.
Italy holds the presidency of the G7 until the end of the year.
G7 foreign ministers meet to discuss Israeli PM’s arrest warrant by ICC
The Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi, is dead. It was gathered that the SSG, popularly known as Tukana, died on Saturday, at an undisclosed hospital. The details of his death were still sketchy at the time of filing this report, but it was learnt that the deceased was involved in a
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The Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi, is dead. It was gathered that the SSG, popularly known as Tukana, died on Saturday, at an undisclosed hospital. The details of his death were still sketchy at the time of filing this report, but it was learnt that the deceased was involved in a
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has rejected the proposed additional five states for the South-East. It was reported that Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Thursday proposed the creation of 31 new states in the country. If the proposal scales through, the Nigerian state
Ohanaeze youths reject five additional states for S’East, scold Reps from region
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has rejected the proposed additional five states for the South-East.
It was reported that Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Thursday proposed the creation of 31 new states in the country.
If the proposal scales through, the Nigerian state will be made up of 67 sub-national governments as the country’s current states stand at 36, including the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the proposal, the new states are Okun, Okura, and Confluence states from Kogi; Benue Ala and Apa states from Benue; FCT state; Amana state from Adamawa; Katagum from Bauchi; and Savannah states from Borno and Muri State from Taraba.
Others are New Kaduna and Gujarat from Kaduna State; Tiga and Ari from Kano; and Kainji from Kebbi State; Etiti, Orashi, Adada, Orlu and Aba from the South East.
Also included are Ogoja from Cross River State, Warri from Delta, Ori and Obolo from Rivers, Torumbe from Ondo, Ibadan from Oyo, Lagoon from Lagos, Ogun, Ijebu from Ogun State, and Oke Ogun/Ijesha from Oyo/Ogun/Osun States.https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/06/nigerian-lawmakers-propose-creation-of-31-additional-states-full-list/
However, Ohanaeze youths said the proposal would further increase the marginalization of the South-East zone.
In a statement made available to journalists on Friday, the National President of Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said Ndigbo had been crying of marginalization, given that they have only five states, as against six and seven by some regions in the country.
Okwu said to worsen the situation, the Reps were now proposing only additional five states for the South-East, with other regions having more.
He urged the National Assembly to jettison the idea in order to avoid worsening the ill-feelings by the people of the South-East.
“When he read the news about the Reps’ proposal for state creation we were delighted. However, on clear scrutiny of the proposed states, we identified a clear further marginalization of the South-East.
“Our zone has been crying for an additional state since the return to democracy in 1999. But it has always been scuttled by those who are happy with having Ndigbo subjugated in this country.
“We find this current constitution amendment process as an ample opportunity to right that wrong, but we are seeing the contrary,” Okwu lamented.
He said any genuine effort at uniting the country should start by first giving the South-East two additional states, after which an equal number of states should be created for each of the regions to bring them at par.
Okwu took umbrage on the members of the House of Representatives from the South-East “for allowing such a proposal which is skewed against the South-East”.
He urged them to go back to the drawing board and correct the abnormality for the sake of unity in the country.
Ohanaeze youths reject five additional states for S’East, scold Reps from region
