TOP NEWS Frustration and hope: Biafra 50 years on Nigeria on Tuesday marks 50 years since the declaration of an independent Republic of Biafra plunged the country into a civil war, amid renewed tensions and fresh calls for a separate state. AFP
MASSOB, IPOB stage rally to sensitise on sit-at-home order Charles Ogugbuaja, Owerri, Uzoma Nzeagwu, Awka, Nnamdi Akpa, Abakaliki, Lawrence Njoku, Enugu and Owen Akenzua, Asaba
IPOB plans referendum to mark Biafra’s remembrance day Saxone Akhaine (Kaduna) and Uzoma Nzeagwu (Awka)
Labour to protest planned removal of minimum wage from exclusive list Karls Tsokar, Abuja with agency report
Nnamdi Kanu’s bail condition punitive, says Ozekhome Muyiwa Adeyemi (Head South West Bureau), Adamu Abuh (Abuja) and Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu (Benin City)
Igbo groups adopt Nnamdi Kanu as their leader, IPOB appoints new heads Lawrence Njoku (Enugu) and Uzoma Nzeagwu (Awka)
South East governors move to curb pro-Biafra agitations Lawrence Njoku (Enugu) and Godwin Dunia (Lagos)