Hon. Mbonu Chidiebere Blog

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council on Sunday said that President Muhammadu Buhari loves the people of the South-East more than all his predecessors in office. The council’s President-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, revealed this in an interview with journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital. He was reacting to a statement credited to the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, that Buhari was promoting ethnic division in the country. He said, “President Buhari loves the Igbos more than any other President Nigeria ever had. “In 2003, he picked the late Chuba Okadigbo as his running mate. In 2011, he picked Edwin Ume-Ezeoke under the ANPP as his running mate. “He has shown so much love for the Igbos. Buhari believes in one Nigeria, against what people like Nwodo are saying. “We believe that the President will do everything possible not to allow those who feel aggrieved by their past misfortune to ruin the fortune of the country.” Isiguzoro added that Buhari loves the...

Amnesty International (AI) has cautioned Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu against giving approval for the execution of prisoners on death row. The group in a statement also asked the governor to take immediate steps to revoke such approval in case he has already authorised one. The International agency insisted that death penalty in any form or shape, and regardless of the nature of crime committed, has no place in the 21st Century. The agency while expressing concern over possible resumption of executions in Nigeria, said it was alarmed by March 27, 2019 report quoting Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adekola Olawoye, to the effect that the state governor would soon commence the signing of execution warrants. “Since the declaration was made, Amnesty International has received a report that the Ondo State Governor may have signed executions warrant. “Governor Rotimi Akeredolu must recognise that the death penalty is a cruel punishment th...

A six-year-old boy, Treasure Akinsohun,has been found dead in woman’s freezer in Lagos, hours after he was declared missing. The freezer was normally used to sell water and soft drinks.  The command’s spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana confirmed the arrest on Friday, saying that the corpse had been deposited at the mortuary, while investigation was ongoing. According to Elkana, on April 23, at about 8.30pm, one Eunice Akinsohun of Oyedele Street, Alapere ketu, reported her six-year old son, Treasure missing from about 9am. He said the corpse of the boy, a day later, was found in a freezer, inside the shop owned by Eunice’s neighbour, one Patience Odowo. Patience’s shop was at 12 Orisigun Street also in Alapere. More details soon…

Jonathan and Omokri Former presidential associate and staunch faultfinder of the APC led administration, Reno Omokri, has been forewarned to indicate more regard and consideration to President Muhammadu Buhari by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Omokri revealed this himself in a statement he released online.. Recall that Jonathan and the People’s Democratic Party lost to the All progressives congress and President Buhari in 2015 out of a notable presidential race which saw an officeholder president vanquished without precedent for the historical backdrop of law based standard in post-colonial Nigeria. It was also reported that Jonathan congratulated Buhari while the announced result was 14,932,385 to the 12,638,310 votes scored by Jonathan with only Borno state result waiting to be announced. Reno Omokri who served as the official spokesman to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has now described him as the most humble man he has ever encountered. In a statement he issued, Omo...

Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi the Ooni of Ife, has reaffirmed his position on the family ties between Yoruba and Igbo nations, that the Igbos are from Ile-Ife, saying the two major ethnic groups in Nigeria are inseparable members of the same family. Ooni Ogunwusi stated this, a weekend at his Ile-Oodua palace in Ile-Ife, while receiving the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State, Chief Solomon Ogbonna who accompanied the delegation of African Farmers And Cultural Organization on a courtesy visit to the palace. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Moses Olafare, Oba Ogunwusi said:  “I am so happy to have the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State here as part of this empowerment initiative.” The monarch said: “Lagos is part of Yoruba land, we are all one, we are all the same, the history is there, the facts are there and we should actually put these facts out. Why are we fighting? Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi “This is your root. I said it recently, some o...

Implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage just signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari takes effect from Thursday, April 18, a presidential aide, Mr. Ita Enang, has announced. Enang, who is Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, told State House correspondents on Thursday in Abuja that the Minimum Wage Repel and Enactment Act, 2019 has replaced the existing one. According to him, the bill now makes it mandatory for employers of labour in both public and private organisations to pay N30,000 as minimum wage. “You can see me smiling on behalf of Nigerian workers. President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Minimum Wage Repel and Enactment Act, 2019. “This makes it compulsory for all employers of labour in Nigeria to pay to their workers the sum of N30,000. “This excludes persons who are employing less than 25 workers, persons who work in a ship which sails out of jurisdiction and other persons who are in other kinds of regulat...