The Federal Government says it is aware of sources of funding of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as well as countries backing its agitations and is taking steps to block such funding and diplomatic actions in respect of the said countries.

A delegation of Northern Governors Forum are in Abia state to douse tension and promote peace in the region. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the governor of Sokoto State, Iman Iman, said the team is being led by the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Borno State, Kassim Shettima.

Senate President Bukola Saraki has described the proscription of Nnamdi Kanu’s Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by South-East governors and the categorisation of the group as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian military as “unconstitutional.”

The All Progressives Congress has cleared the winner of its August 26 Anambra State primary, Tony Nwoye, as the party’s standard bearer for November 18 governorship election in the state.

United Labour Congress Commences Nationwide Strike

The United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC) on Monday, commenced a nationwide strike. The union is downing their tools over the failure of the government to register the union, failure to address Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) issues, deplorable state of Nigerian roads, minimum wage increase, among other demands.

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York to join other world leaders for the one week 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events starting on Tuesday.