RESIDENT DOCTORS SUSPEND PLANNED STRIKE. (PHOTO).

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 Resident Doctors Suspend Planned Strike The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) has suspended its planned nationwide strike, earlier scheduled to commence today Monday 12th of January 2026, Following fresh engagements with the Federal Government, The North-Central caucus of the association announced the suspension after a series of consultations with government representatives, saying the decision was taken in the interest of patients while discussions continue. The caucus leader, Dr Fanen Dogoh, however, said the suspension does not mean the issues that prompted the strike threat have been resolved. The resident doctors had planned to embark on industrial action over the continued failure of the government to honour a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). Among the key demands is the immediate reinstatement of doctors sacked from the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Lokoja, over alleged unauthorised protest and union...

THOSE WHO PREFER TO CLAIM BENIN SHOULD GO AHEAD, BUT 99% OF ANIOMA PEOPLE ARE IGBO- SEN NED NWOKO.(PHOTO).


 Those who prefer to claim Benin should go ahead, but 99% of Anioma people are Igbo- Sen Ned Nwoko


Senator Ned Nwoko has yet again reaffirmed that Anioma people in Delta State are overwhelmingly Igbo, dismissing contrary claims that attempt to link them exclusively to Benin ancestry.


In a chat with journalists in Abuja, the Delta North senator argued that while individuals are free to identify as they please, historical and cultural facts remain indisputable.Nwoko stated firmly that:


“Those who prefer to claim Benin should go ahead, but 99.9 percent of Anioma people are Igbo,” 


Nwoko stressed that the Anioma identity debate often arises from confusion sown during and after the Nigerian Civil War. He recalled how Anioma people suffered heavily during the conflict, especially with the Asaba massacre of 1966, which left deep wounds. Many survivors, he explained, sought refuge under alternative identities, leading to divisions that persist today.


"Our language, culture, food, and even names are Igbo. The evidence is overwhelming, and no serious historian can deny that,” 


He further maintained that unity should be prioritized over politics of identity. According to him, reconnecting Anioma people with their Igbo brothers and sisters in the Southeast is essential for the growth and unity of Ndigbo

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