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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has described the unreserved apologies of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, as a welcome development. Kanu is said to have tendered the apology during his interview with veteran Journalist, Dele Momodu, on Thursday evening. OYC, in a statement to DAILY POST signed by Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, its Secretary General, said it “commended Kanu for heeding to the advice of its (OYC) leadership to immediately tender his unreserved apologies to Ndigbo,” still called on the IPOB leader to retract his End SARS verbal attacks, inflammatory threats, and stop all unnecessary violent protests in the Southeast and the whole of Igboland. OYC said “it’s unimaginable and taboo for anyone to speak for Igbo without proper consultative approvals from Igbo stakeholders. Ipob were gradually losing relevance after their failed protests and needs to change tactical direction.” The Igbo apex youth organisation believes that “Yoruba politicians and Northe

A file photo of former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okono-Iweala.   Nigeria is currently reaching out to all members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its bid to ensure Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes the next Director-General of the global trade body. The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. She stated that the Federal Government was already in talks with the United States of America and South Korea to overcome the impasse. Katagum noted that this was to persuade the countries, especially the U.S. to join the consensus in adopting the recommendation of the appointment of Dr Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, as WTO DG. “We shall keep you updated on this issue and hope that, we would achieve the desired goal of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala securing appointment as the first African and the first female to head the WTO,” she said. She added, “Nigeria wishes to express profound apprecia

My father, Sol Dann, a lawyer in Detroit, was passionately devoted to social causes, especially the struggle for workers’ rights. He helped to initiate Workers’ Compensation laws for injuries sustained at work, and he was devoted to fighting for justice and the struggle against racism, discrimination and exploitation. Most of his clients were poor, black and immigrants; he often defended them in court against their powerful employers in the automobile industry without charge. A life-long Democrat (until Ronald Reagan), he saw the party as serving those who were disadvantaged and vulnerable. On Shabbat afternoons, he often hosted a family that was having marital problems, with John Hudson, a marital therapist, and his wife, Dottie. His “religion” was helping others: that was his way of serving God. My father was also passionate about Judaism, although he was not observant, and Zionism. A friend and supporter of Menachem Begin, he regaled us, his children, with stories of Israeli war her

Kanu and Wike By Okafor Ofiebor Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has asked the Igbo why they allow the outlawed Indigenous People Organisation of Biafra (IPOB) criminals to speak for them. Wike spoke when the national leadership of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday. Wike told the NGE that the #EndSARS protest was peaceful in Rivers State until the outlawed IPOB took laws into their hands. “I don’t support criminality. IPOB killed 6 army officers, 4 policemen, burnt police stations and court buildings. This is Rivers State. Go to Oyigbo and see the level of destruction. Now the State Government will be rebuilding those facilities. “Those who don’t understand our actions are saying we are fighting the Igbo. How will they allow criminals to speak for them when there are intelligent Igbo people to speak for them? “If they (IPOB) are aggrieved, instead of channelling it to the right quarters, they go and kill innocen

Rescuers dug through heavy blocks of concrete with their bare hands on Friday in a desperate search for survivors from a powerful earthquake that levelled buildings across Greece and Turkey, killing at least 14 people. The quake caused a mini-tsunami on the Aegean island of Samos and a sea surge that turned streets into rushing rivers in one town on Turkey’s west coast. KEEP READING Greece urges Turkey to probe ‘flag vandalism’ on Kastellorizo Turkey sails into contested Mediterranean waters, angering Greece East Med crisis: Erdogan ramps up rhetoric against Greece, Cyprus Greece and Turkey agree to cancel war games: NATO chief Much of the damage in Turkey occurred in and around the Aegean resort city of Izmir, which has three million residents and is filled with high-rise apartment blocks. It was unclear how many people were trapped in the rubble. Turkish officials confirmed 12 dead and more than 500 injured after the quake hit the coastal province of Izmir. In Greece, two teenagers –

Scientists develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease in Saint Petersburg (photo credit: REUTERS) The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is backing the development and roll-out of Russia's Sputnik V  COVID-19  vaccine, said on Friday it had completed the pre-submission of preliminary documents to Brazil's health regulator. The pre-submission, conducted together with RDIF's local partners - the Brazilian state of Paraná and União Química Farmacêutica Nacional - is necessary for registration of the Russian vaccine for use in Brazil. Follow us on twitter (ajuede.com) or on Instagram (ajuedeman) for details of the global situation presently.

Liverpool’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk acknowledges supporters during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Huddersfield at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on April 26, 2019. Oli SCARFF / AFP   Virgil van Dijk has undergone successful knee surgery and will begin rehabilitation, Premier League champions Liverpool said on Friday. The club would not say how long the 29-year-old central defender would be out. Van Dijk, who was pivotal in both Liverpool’s Champions League success in 2019 and their title triumph last season, suffered cruciate ligament damage after a tackle from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford earlier this month. “Virgil van Dijk has undergone surgery on the knee ligament injury he sustained earlier this month,” read a club statement. “The Liverpool defender’s planned operation took place in London and was conducted successfully. “Van Dijk will now immediately focus on the beginning of his rehabilitation with the support of the Reds’