Ohanaeze meets British envoy over Ekweremadu, pleads leniency
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday, appealed to the British government for leniency for convicted former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
The Igbo group made this known when the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo received the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery at the National Secretariat of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo affirmed that it accepted the pronouncement of the trial court that approved nine year and eight months jail term for Ekweremadu in the matter of organ harvesting.
The UK court on May 5, also sentenced his wife, Beatrice and the doctor, Obinna Obeta to four years six months and 10 years in prison respectively.
Eid-El-Kabir: Benue police on red alert
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
The Benue State Police Command has beefed up security across the state ahead of the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations.
The directive to all commands to properly secure all parts of the state particularly the entry and exit points of the state was contained in a statement issued Tuesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent, SP, Catherine Anene on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Julius Okoro.
The Police Commissioner also directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Commanders to personally lead the Sallah Security operation to ensure the security of lives and property during the celebrations.
MASSOB didn’t say Igbo won’t be President – spokesman
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
Spokesman of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State Of Biafra, MASSOB, Comrade Samuel Edeson has denied that the group said that an Igbo man will never be president of Nigeria until 2039.
Edeson said that such an unguarded statement could have emanated from the Chief Ralph Uwazuruike-led Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, and not MASSOB.
MASSOB also demanded the immediate arrest of the leader of Nigeria Delta Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo, for alleged open brandishing of an Ak47 rifle, threatening to kill Ndigbo after visiting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Aso Villa.
Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat as hajj peaks under fierce sun
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
Muslim pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. – The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, that officials say could be the biggest on record after three years of Covid restrictions. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded the rocky rise known as Mount Arafat on Tuesday to pray at the height of an annual hajj pilgrimage held in the fierce Saudi Arabian summer.
As temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit), groups of white-clad worshippers recited Koranic verses on the hill, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his final sermon.
Some took selfies under the clear burning sky before flocking down Mount Arafat after sunset, heading to nearby Muzdalifah where they will spend the night praying.
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