Igbo in Michigan, USA, Hold Igbo Day, Maiden New Yam Festival

The Igbo community in the midwestern state of Michigan will hold its Igbo Day and the first New Yam Festival in Detroit City on Saturday, August 17.

The festival will feature “authentic Igbo cuisines, masquerades, cultural music, and a cultural competition”, according to the president of the Igbo Cultural Festival of Michigan (ICAM), Gabriel Ugwu.

Sponsored by Mabel Hotel in Asaba, headquarters of Nigeria’s Delta State, the 2024 ICAM will be held at the nothwestern campus of the Wayne County Community College, West Detroit.

U.S. Election: 105-Year-Old Nigerian Veteran Politician Endorses Kamala Harris

A 105-year-old veteran politician and activist, Nonye Ezeayaeche, has endorsed Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s incumbent Vice President, for the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

The U.S. election is set for November 5.

Ezeayaeche, who was the oldest presidential candidate in Nigeria's 2023 general elections representing the African Action Congress, announced her endorsement at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.

She praised Harris for her education, experience, and support from millions of women and youths, asserting that Harris’s candidacy is backed by exceptional qualities.

“I am confident that Kamala Harris will win the election and become the 47th President of the United States. Her victory is assured,” Ezeayaeche stated.

She expressed her belief that Harris will be a unifying force and a corruption-free leader who will enhance America’s economy.

Describing herself as “the great, great, great grandma of Africa,” Ezeayaeche emphasized that her endorsement is based on merit rather than her past affiliation with the Democratic Party.

“I believe Kamala Harris will advance global peace, progress, and justice, and address economic issues effectively. Americans should prepare for her inauguration, as she is destined to be a transformative leader and a great president for America,” she added.

Timber Dealers Urge Governor Sanwo-Olu to Include All Stakeholders

A coalition of timber dealers, comprising the Ifesowapo Timber Contractors Association, Ijaw Timber Contractors Association, Towing Vessels Association of Nigeria, Timber Sawyers Association of Nigeria, and Timber Pullers Association of Nigeria, has called on Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ensure comprehensive stakeholder involvement in managing timber operations before proceeding with any plans regarding the potential eviction of the Okobaba Timber Business.

Keyamo Urges Calm as Aviation Workers Threaten Strike

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation, has urged the ministry's workers’ unions to postpone their planned strike and nationwide protests set to begin on August 21, 2024.

The call for action, announced on Thursday, is detailed in a letter dated August 14, 2024, titled “Save Aviation From Collapse,” which highlights concerns over the 50 percent deductions from the internally generated revenue of key aviation agencies.

Kano LG Polls: KANSIEC Chair Asserts Non-Affiliation with Political Parties

On Thursday, Prof. Sani Lawan, Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), clarified that he is not affiliated with any political party in the state.

Speaking at a stakeholder meeting where he presented the election guidelines and timetables for the upcoming Local Government elections scheduled for November 30, 2024, Prof. Lawan addressed allegations about his party affiliation.

Obi Cubana Reveals Family’s Generational Jinx Prevents Anyone from Reaching 80

 

Nigerian businessman and socialite, Obi Cubana, has shared that no one in his family has lived beyond the age of 80. Cubana revealed that despite his late mother’s efforts, she passed away at 79 without breaking the family’s generational jinx.

In an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwu, Cubana explained that his family held an extravagant funeral for his mother as a tribute to her near-success in overcoming the curse.

OkoPoly Alumnus, Oziele returns to Alma Mater with Empowerment, Scholarships Years after Graduation

 It was an occasion that looks to recognize and celebrate academic excellence over trendy accomplishments, as an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Dr Godwin Oziele handed out the sum of fifty thousand naira each as educational scholarship to ten indigent students of the institution.

Diaspora Doctors Sign MoU with National Hospital to Address Brain Drain

 

Concern Medics Foundation (CMF), a group of Nigerian doctors based abroad, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Hospital for Women and Children in Abuja to combat brain drain in Nigeria.

The agreement was signed by Professor Raji Mahmoud, Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, and Dr. Sadiya Gumi, Chairperson of CMF.

Rivers LGA Elections: RSIEC Refutes Social Media Claims of Postponement

  

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has rejected social media claims suggesting that the Local Government Council elections, set for October 5, 2024, have been postponed.

RSIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, asserted that these claims are false and without merit. 

Lagos-London Flights: AITE Chairman Commends Keyamo for Standing Up For Air Peace

The chairman of the Africa Investment and Trade Summit and Exhibition (AITE), Tunde MacAlabi, has commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, for fighting relentlessly for Nigeria’s interests in aviation since his appointment a year ago.

“If most of Keyamo’s predecessors had been committed to national interests as the present aviation minister, the Nigerian aviation sector would have been as competitive as that of any of the developed nations”, MacAlabi asserted in a statement in Lagos today.