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Igbo pressure group known as The Igbo Action (TIA) hereby wishes to refute the resume statements emanating from certain group of individuals who routinely masquerade as agents of ethnic unity. We have noticed with gross dismay the divisive move of certain group of individuals who parade as agents of ethnic unity in Nigeria. One wonders what really their mission is. Why over flog an issue you earlier labeled nullity. Where is the war? Is it offensive for a people to demand mutual respect, and continued relevance in the governance process of the state where they contribute meaningfully in its economic growth?  Is it wrong for a people to civilly register their dissatisfaction in the manner they are being treated, marginalized, intimidated and relegated to the background on issuesthat concerns their welfare? Let it be known that Igbos in Lagos have no intention of engaging Lagos Yorubas in any kind of war, we are a civilized people and very friendly with any environment we...

Is love worth the pain and agony of sickle cell disorder? Asks Lucy Osuizigbo “They say that love is blind, they say that love conquers all, but in my case love could not save my four children from the agony and death of sickle cell disorder,“ says Mrs Tawa Edirin, a Lagos-based business woman. “ My ex-husband and I knew that we both carried the `AS` genotypes. But, because we loved each other so much, we turned deaf ears to our concerned relatives’ warning and ploy to stop our marriage. We got married in1996. “ We had, and most unfortunately, lost four children to sickle cell disorder within 10 years of our marriage. It was a traumatic experience and period for us and at that point we realized that love was not enough to keep our children and our union alive. “Sadly, each child took the ‘S’ from each of the parents and ended up being ‘SS’ carriers,” Edirin says amid tears. According to her, the love birds were forced, painfully faced with reality, to end the marriage in 2007...

BringBackOurGirls campaign await official confirmation, schedule to meet with President Buhari  Dr Oby Ezekwesili, a former Education Minister and co-coordinator of the BringBackOurGirls campaign Movement on Thursday said that they await official confirmation and schedule for the meeting from President Mohammadu Buhari. Ezekwesili told newsmen in Lagos that the movement had written to President Buhari to provide demands on efforts to successfully bring back the missing girls. ''We have writtento request for a meeting with the President as we did on several occasions with the previous government. ''The meeting shall enable us to express our deep anxieties at the failure of the Federal Government to rescue our 219 Chibok girls. ''And to provide our demands on efforts to successfully bring back our girls. ''We shall also use the meeting to understand, and contribute to the strategy for countering terrorism, ensuring post-insurgency recovery and ...

The Igbo Conscience group canvasses inter-ethnic relations The Igbo Conscience (TIC), a nonpartisan group on Wednesday called for enhanced inter- ethnic relationship to promote peaceful coexistence and national unity. Mr Onyekachi Ubani, Chairman of the group made the call at a media briefing in Lagos to formerly inaugurate the group. Ubani described inter-ethnic relations as interactions between different ethnic groups. The interaction processes can take place through trading, marriages, burials amongst several others. ''For any country to develop economically, politically and socially, its various ethnic groups or nationalities must be at peace with one another. '' Hence, no nation can develop in the atmosphere of rancour and acrimony. ''The Igbo Conscience group (TIC) is a child of necessity birthed out of the increasing intolerance that has marked the relationship among the various ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria. ''Particular...

Lagos Deputy Governor calls for community support The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Oluranti Adebule on Sunday called on community leaders and the public to support the state government to promote sustainable development in the state. Adebule made the call at a grand reception organised in her honour by the All Progressives Congress (APC), Badagry Division Forum. She said that ensuring good governance require concerted efforts between the government and the people. ''Government need the support and cooperation of the people to carry out its duties diligently. Out success is dependent on the people's support. ''To ensure an inclusive government, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has established the Office of Civic Engagement  as way to get the people involved in government policies. ''Thank you for the trust and confidence you have in me. I promise not to disappoint you, '' she said. His Royal Highness, Oba Mohammadu Aladi, the Ijanikin of Ijanik...