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The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has appealed to the warring factions in the Rivers State to sheath their swords and allow peace to reign. Chief Iwuanyanwu who made the appeal while answering questions from journalists in Owerri said the misunderstanding between the group loyal to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, members of Rivers House of Assembly and Governor Siminalayi Fubara should be resolved amicably. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s leader noted that such resolution is in the interest of peace, development of the people of Rivers State, the entire Eastern region and Nigeria in general. He stressed that Ohanaeze Ndigbo was observing the situation with great concern and is very uncomfortable with the development. Chief Iwuanyanwu noted that both former Governor Wike and his successor are their sons and wondered why they could not come to a roundtable to resolve their differences so that Rivers State can progress. He emphasised that only the F...

The federal government (FG) says it has approved the commencement of flight services from Abuja to London by Air Peace. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, spoke on Channels television on Thursday. Keyamo said he gave the approval for Air Peace to add Abuja to its London route on April 24. “Just yesterday (Wednesday), I approved Air Peace for the Abuja-London route, not only Lagos-London route,” the minister said. “British Airways also come to Abuja. “So, let Air Peace block that path and start a war. It’s all for the good of Nigerians.”