THE President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, Saturday, presided over a meeting of prominent Igbo leaders in a bid to produce a 50- year development plan for Ndigbo.

The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Aba Unit has condemned what it described as the Gestapo approach employed by soldiers in Aba, Abia State, in the arrest of sales representatives and vendors of two national newspapers in the city.

Senator Babafemi Ojudu represented Ekiti Central senatorial district in the Senate between 2011 and 2015. He is currently the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters. In this chat, he bares his mind on burning national issues especially as regards the president’s health and steps being taken by the Buhari administration to bring the country out of recession. Excerpts:

Arrangements have reached an advanced stage for the installation of Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Second Republic Vice President as the live patron of Oko Sports Club in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

THE National Broadcast-ing Commission (NBC) has issued a three-week ultimatum to all broadcasting stations in the country to pay all their outstanding licence fees or face sanctions.

Following the alleged report of collection of illegal fees at the School of Nursing, Umulogho in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, stakeholders in the community have commenced investigation into the matter.

THE Igbo community self-help initiative was regenerated last weekend when the Igbo Improvement Union, also known as Oganiru Ndi-Igbo, assembled Igbo of different classes to sensitize them on the imminent natural disaster, erosion, which is common place on most Igbo communities.

ORGANISED Labour, yesterday, threatened to shut down Rivers State over unresolved issues, including un-remitted deductions from workers’ salaries under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, stagnation of officers and non payment of statutory allowances to law officers

THE one-week old government of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, is beginning to settle down in Ondo State bringing a spoof and a sparkle that is bound to unsettle politics as usual in the state. For one is the unusual bluntness of the governor on issues which is a departure from the pretence that politicians normally put up as a facade. It is this character of the governor that is bound to test the patience of his handlers, especially his media handlers.

TRAGEDY struck, Sunday night, at Ekete Waterside of Udu Council Area as a 41-year-old banker, Tunde Kolawole, was murdered in cold-blood by yet-to-be identified suspected assassins.