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Ohanaeze Youths Reject U.S. Military Intervention in Nigeria, Endorse Referendum
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has rejected any form of U.S. military intervention in Nigeria based on religious grounds, urging instead that such intervention be directed toward facilitating a national referendum to address the country’s deep-seated political and social challenges.
The group’s National President, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, made this known while briefing journalists in Owerri on Wednesday. He said the Igbo people appreciated the United States’ concern over the continued killings of Christians in Nigeria, especially in the South-East and Middle Belt regions.
However, he cautioned that any U.S. military engagement driven by religious motives would be counterproductive, stressing that what Nigeria urgently needs is a political solution through a referendum.
“A referendum is currently the most pressing requirement for Nigeria,” Igboayaka said. “This position is not only that of the Ohanaeze Youth Council but also of the younger generation of Igbo people and other ethnic groups in the Middle Belt.”
The OYC argued that the killings of Christians in Eastern Nigeria and other parts of the country have worsened since 2015, accusing the Federal Government of using the fight against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a cover for targeted attacks on Christians.
Citing reports from the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), the group alleged that thousands of Christians have been killed by security forces, Fulani herdsmen, and jihadists in recent years. It also referenced data from the National Bureau of Statistics indicating that over 614,000 Nigerians were killed between May 2023 and April 2024 due to insecurity.
OYC urged former U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence to help end the killings by supporting a referendum for Nigerian Christians within one year, noting that true peace cannot be achieved through military force alone.
“President Trump’s proposed military action on religious grounds may offer temporary relief, but a lasting solution lies in the convocation of a national referendum,” Igboayaka said.
He also called on Trump to honor victims of Christian persecution in Nigeria, particularly IPOB members allegedly killed while celebrating his 2017 electoral victory, and to advocate for the release of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The group further accused Nigeria’s past and current administrations of neglecting the widespread violence against Christians, warning that failure to address the crisis could lead to a full-scale religious and ethnic conflict.
“The killings of Igbos and Christians in Nigeria under the guise of fighting IPOB must stop. Only a referendum can restore peace and justice in the country,” the statement concluded.
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Katsina Flood Sweeps Away Siblings Returning From Islamiyya School
Fighting back tears, the children’s father, Malam Salisu Arabi, described the loss as the most painful moment of his life.
Two brothers, Muhammad Salisu, 12, and Abdurrahman Salisu, 7, lost their lives after they were carried away by flood in Janbago, a community in Katsina State.
The victims, were said to be returning home from a nearby Islamiyya school when downpour, accompanied by strong winds, turned the streets into raging torrents.
The Daily Trust reported that their bodies were later recovered from different locations after frantic search efforts by residents.
The incident plunged the entire community into mourning as sympathisers thronged the family residence to console the bereaved parents.
Fighting back tears, the children’s father, Malam Salisu Arabi, described the loss as the most painful moment of his life.
“They left home that day like every other child going to Islamiyya school. I never imagined that the same rain we all witnessed would take away my two children,” he lamented.
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An alleged fake university discover in Lagos
The university was operating from a three-bedroom apartment at Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
Photo:Students of the university during the raid by NSCDC. Credit: NSCDC
The proprietor of an alleged fake university in Lagos , has been arrested by operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NCDC).
The NSCDC Badagry Area Command, who enforced the arrest, said that the university was operating from a three-bedroom apartment at Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The command also rescued 106 students of the institution from across Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with promises of admission into a foreign university.
According to the corps, the operation was carried out in the early hours of Monday following days of intelligence gathering and covert surveillance by NSCDC operatives
” The suspected institution was operating without an official name, registration, signboard or recognised campus, while allegedly presenting itself online as a distance-learning centre affiliated with a foreign university,”said NSCDC.
Investigations revealed that the rescued youths, mostly between the ages of 19 and 24, came from several Nigerian states, including Kogi, Oyo and some northern states. Others reportedly travelled from neighbouring countries such as Niger, Cameroon and Togo after being recruited online.
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Ayo Fayose Gets Presidential Portfolio As REA Board Chairman
Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Board.
The President also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
24 others were also appointed to 10 federal government agencies and commissions.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.
According to the statement, “All the appointments take immediate effect.”
“Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
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