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‘We’ll resist bill seeking to elevate Sultan, Ooni’ – Igbo Community in FCT
Igbo Community Association, ICA, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has joined in opposition against the bill currently before the Senate seeking to permanently elevate the Ooni of Ife and the Sultan of Sokoto as the exclusive Co-Chairmen of the Traditional Rulers Council.
Ekwutosblog recalls that the bill, which has passed second reading in the Senate, is generating controversy, with both the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Middle-Belt Forum kicking against the bill.
In a statement signed on Tuesday by Engr Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, President General ICA, and Mr Mazi Emmanuel Onah, Secretary General, the group said it would resist the bill.
According to the statement, the bill has a potential for ethnic and social unrest.
“It smacks of insensitivity towards the ethnic diversity of Nigeria,” the Igbo group stated, urging the National Assembly to retrace its steps.
“The leadership of the National Assembly should rethink and avoid returning Nigeria to the days of institutionalized bigotry and federally-funded marginalization.
“We the Igbo will resist it. We will join all willing and good minded ethnic groups to resist this boldfaced disrespect to other ethnic groups in Nigeria.
“The Sultan of Sokoto is not a traditional ruler. He is a religious figure. The Kanuris are not under the traditional umbrella of the Ooni of Ife or the Sultan of Sokoto. Neither do all the Igbos.
“The ethnic groups that populate the north central region and the south south geopolitical regions are not under the traditional rulership of the Ooni of Ife or Sultan of Sokoto,” it stated.
ICA cautioned that Nigeria is a country still recovering from the mistakes of the past and that the National Assembly must not take the country back to those days
“This beautiful country comprises three major tribes. The Hausa, the Yoruba and the Igbo. The National Assembly must respect and appreciate this reality.
“Our demand is for the three major tribes of Nigeria to be represented as the Chairmen of the National Traditional Rulers Council.
“We demand for members of the National Assembly to voice out against this unfolding injustice,” the group further stated.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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