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The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said that the Igbo people in the country have accepted President Bola Tinubu as the constitutionally elected President of Nigeria while appealing for the release of the leader of the deposed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Iwuayanwu said this during an interview with Arise Television on Sunday.

The PUNCH reports that IPOB has described Kanu’s continuous detention as “unconstitutional”, saying that self-determination is legal as supported by the United Nations laws and by the Africa Union Charter while calling for a referendum.

However, according to the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo President-General, his consultation with other Igbo people affirmed his notion of their acceptance of Tinubu as the president of the country and as the one who could help them release the incarcerated Kanu for peace to reign in the South-East.

He said, “I, as a leader of Igbos, after consultation with my people, we all agree that there was no reason why Nnamdi Kanu should be incarcerated, no reason why he should be detained.

“He didn’t serve any risk. Rather, his release will help Nigeria and will help the security agencies to differentiate who is a criminal and who is a very honest and dedicated Nigerian. Many criminals hide under the fact that Nnamdi Kanu is in detention and continues to unleash heinous crimes on our people in the southeast.

“As you have already noticed, some people stay outside Nigeria and, from time to time, mobilise armed robbers, armed gunmen, even declare sit at home. And, of course, you know our people are mercantile people, people who are commercial.
Speaking further, Iwuanyanwu said the sit-at-home order is affecting business in Igbo land and is heavily inflicting hardship on the people, adding that if Nnamdi Kanu is released, normalcy will be restored.

“The whole of our people, the political class, the religious class, all of them. And as a leader of Igbos, part of my mandate is to see that Nnamdi Kanu is released. And I have made the appeal to the President. I’ve even sought an appointment to meet the president with some leaders of the South-East, and the president has been very busy.

“I believe that once he’s free, he will invite us because he has been busy attending to so many national and international matters. He will see us because, no doubt, South-East, the Igbos, we are part of Nigeria, we are committed to Nigeria, we believe in Nigeria, we have, over the years, made contributions to the building of Nigeria. So, if we cry to our leader, the president, to say this is our problem, I believe he will definitely listen to us.”

He maintained, “Igbos in all the various states in Nigeria have now accepted Tinubu as our president, and we have pledged, and I say that on behalf of our people, that we are going to give Tinubu every support. But we expect Tinubu to look at this problem we have. We expect him to solve this problem which all of us are talking about.”

Fielding questions on the recent verdict of the Supreme Court on the Terrorism trial for Kanu, the President-General said, “The Supreme Court judgment doesn’t bother us because the Judge is supposed to interpret the law and carry our justice.

“We actually didn’t appeal to the Supreme Court; the appeal we made was to the President. Our President, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, that’s the person to whom we actually made the appeal, and I believe that our President will realise that if all Igbos are saying one thing, then there must be something in it.

“And besides, Nnamdi Kanu has openly renounced the activities of people who have been kidnapping, murdering, and killing people in the South-East in the disguise of Nnamdi Kanu’s detention.

“Nnamdi Kanu has cautioned that they should stop. He said this openly, and we know that. That is why we are saying that he should be released because we don’t want people to continue to commit crimes under the guise that Nnamdi Kanu is in detention.

“So, I still believe that our president will yield to our request and release him so that now we can now differentiate between those who were actually fighting for him and those who were just criminals,” he added.





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Where are the dead bodies?

It's normal. The circle of friends you keep is a major factor and also the economic situation of the country is another factor. Stay contended with what you have.

Good riddance to bad rubbish

Gay things. Not my concern

The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, left the scene of a car crash unhurt after a car rammed into an SUV that was a part of his presidential convoy on Sunday night.

Videos of the incident circulating on social media on Monday, showed President Biden staring in shock for a few seconds before the Secret Service agents hurried him into a car and drove him away.

Daily Mail reports that the President and First Lady Jill Biden were reported to be leaving his Wilmington, Delaware, campaign headquarters around 8 pm after sharing a meal with members of his re-election team when the collision happened.

The car which rammed into the side of a black US Secret Service SUV that was shielding the motorcade, was also reported to be a silver copper Ford sedan with Delaware plates.

Members of the US Secret Service rushed to the car, after it hit the presidential motorcade, to speak to the driver of the vehicle, whose name is yet to be released.




Link to the video below:

VIDEO: Biden Safe After Car Rams Into Presidential Convoy

The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, left the scene of a car crash unhurt after a car rammed into an SUV that was a part of his presidential convoy on Sunday night.

Videos of the incident circulating… pic.twitter.com/R7VwXT2Ckl

— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) December 18, 2023

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Real Madrid defender, David Alaba, will be sidelined for months after suffering a severe knee injury in his team’s 4-1 win over Villarreal on Sunday in La Liga.

The Austrian centre-back went off hurt in the first half after attempting to challenge Villarreal forward Gerard Moreno.

“After the tests carried out on our player David Alaba, he has been diagnosed with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee,” said Madrid in a statement.

“The player will undergo surgery in the coming days.”

Alaba’s injury adds to cruciate ligament injuries for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and defender Eder Militao, while midfielder Eduardo Camavinga is also sidelined with a knee ligament rupture.

Madrid has only two fit central defenders, Antonio Rudiger and Nacho Fernandez.

Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni returned from injury as a substitute against Villarreal and could be chosen to cover in defence by coach Carlo Ancelotti.

“It’s a shame, it’s very sad, and I’ve never had three cruciate ligaments (problems) in four months,” Ancelotti told reporters after Alaba’s injury.

“We have carried that and done more than what people thought.”

Madrid are also without star forward Vinicius Junior, who has a hamstring injury, but Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo Goes and Brahim Diaz have helped fill in for the Brazilian.

All three scored along with Luka Modric in Madrid’s convincing win over Villarreal.




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Yet no steady power supply. Nigeria my Country.

Wish they had photos of the so called tenant kidnappers, it would have gone a long way in apprehending them. I pray those kids are found safe.

From January till December, there is no months these Miscreants don't attack people. Just hope this New Year will be different.

olisaEze:
Those castigating the church are no different from the Jews that castigated Christ for consorting with sinners & gentiles. The church according to Christ in one of his proverbs was not created for the righteous but sinners. If a church invites Pasuma or even Portable to perform, many non Christians would make an appearance there. And that is the point of an evangelistic crusade!

WORD

Sparkle777:
Honestly I get it, truth Is that Jesus Christ did not condemn anybody, He even feasted and dined with them all sinners, sotay He was called a glutton and drinker.
Free show to bring all sorts of ppl in then get them converted later on, genius if I might say. Imagine bringing Rema to church...e go full. Then us the avenue to get converts.

You are the only one that has made sense here.

This is interesting