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 APC MEMBERS, ATTACKED, INJURED, OTHERS KILLED 27-SEPT-2021  Gunmen on Sunday reportedly attacked some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing one of its members.  The source gathered that the party members were holding a meeting in Uruagu Ward 3, in preparation for the forthcoming governorship election when the gunmen struck, disrupted the meeting with a hail of gunshots, leading to the death of one Somadina Oforma, a member of the party in the ward. It was also gathered that several other members of the party, who were in the meeting, sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the attack. Reacting to the attack, the spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, saying it happened at about 7pm on Sunday. Ikenga said: “Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Tony Olofu, has ordered investi...

HON. ABAYOMI SHEBA ESQ SAYS LACK OF JOBS A RISK TO NIGERIA STABILITY. By Eagle Hedge Online News.  Youth unemployment is a major threat to peace and security in Nigeria which, unless addressed, could see the return of economic crisis to our country following a decades of peace Nigeria has enjoyed. Hon. Abayomi Sheba Esq  gave unemployment as one of  the  highlight and challenges facing the fragile states in Nigeria. He said more needed to be done to help young Nigerians affected by unemployment. According to him, young people account for about 65 percent of nigeria’s population of 200 million, and youth unemployment is estimated as high as 35 percent for working youth. “Peace and security in Nigeria is still an issue because of the young unemployed, and until we can address that, there’s always hanging over us the chance that there may be a resumption of high crime rate in our country,” he said this during an interview with Eagle Hedge Online News. The hi...

Guinea soldiers on Sunday said they have taken control of the government and suspended the Constitution. Colonel Mamady Doumbouya of the Guinea military said in a video recorded in the capital Conakry that the National Assembly has been dissolved. A video has also circulated on social media showing President Alpha Conde being held by soldiers. He was subsequently shoved into a vehicle and driven away. The development came after residents heard about two hours of heavy gunfire across the capital. Mr Doumbouya said all land and air routes have been shut in the interim, asking citizens to remain at home and await further instruction on the direction of the government. Mr Doumbouya also lamented widespread corruption and poverty as key reasons for the takeover, saying Mr Conde had failed to deliver on his promises to Guinea people. Mr Conde 83, won a third term of office last October. Continental body AU has yet to release a statement about the development.

HON.ABAYOMI SHEBA ESQ. SAYS NIGERIA GOVERNMENT MUST TACKLE POVERTY. BY MY COUNTRY AND I ONLINE NEWS . Former acting chairman of the federal character commission Hon. Abayomi Sheba Esq says democracy and independence alone are not the ultimate answer to addressing the growing poverty levels in Nigeria. However, Abayomi Sheba also says the democratic strides Nigeria has achieved will remain meaningless if citizens continue to live in abject poverty. “Independence alone is not enough. Democracy alone is not enough People don’t eat democracy,” said Sheba, “We have to provide employment and put food on the table for our people. I think the time has now come for our country to look at strategies where the people’s sufferings can be reduced. Let us put our resources together to reduce this poverty, which our people have been suffering from a very long time.”    In an interview with My country and I (MCNI), Sheba called on current leaders in Nigeria to implement measures t...