Meetings
ICSN meeting is held every second Sunday of each month and is a great
place to network with Igbo youths in the UK.
Our next general meeting is on
Sunday, July 12th.
We look forward to
seeing you there!
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As the new exec team takes office, we shall tread with caution as the process to build ICSN’s prominence will require some time. But be assured, it is an achievable goal as we have hit the ground running and the spirit of commitment from the new exec team members fills me with immense enthusiasm.
By: Ben Ogbolu
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- It has been an interesting year to say the least. There have been fun times and there have also been a few trying moments. Despite all the things that have happened this year and over the last 10 years in ICSN, nobody can convince me different, ICSN is still a good idea and it is something that young Ibo's in London need to be involved with and car...
By: Charles Emeka
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- The next meeting/election takes place on the 19th of April 2009, Please note: to vote and or run for office, you must be a registered member with the year’s subscription of £35 paid in full. This permits you to attend monthly meetings for a year and rebates at ICSN events. However, ordinary attendance would attract the sum of £5, but only allows th...
By: Ben Ogbolu
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- When it was Ribadu's turn, he told the meeting: "I am Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria, currently recuperating from a bloodied nose". The hall cracked into laughter. But the other anti-corruption chiefs and operatives would not laugh later when Ribadu took part in a country case studies panel.
By: Reuben Abati
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Change of Venue
Please note that due to circumstances outside our control, our venue for the general house monthly meeting has changed from Elixir Bar to Laughing Gravy. The new venue is centrally located.
Photos
from the recently concluded ICSN 2009 Elections at Elixir bar.
Visit our gallery for the pictures.
Nigeria News [AllAfrica]
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Yar'Adua, Vice-President Lose Severance Pay
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:57:51 GMT
BASED on President Umaru Yar'Adua's request to the Revenue, Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on February 10, 2009, on the need to slash the allowances of certain political, public and judicial office holders, the Commission yesterday announced some measures in this regard including the cancellation of the 300 per cent severance gratuity allowances of the President and the Vice-President with effect from July 1, 2009.
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The Search For a New Inspector-General of Police
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:09:54 GMT
The search is on, presumably in earnest, for a replacement for the post of Inspector-General of Police (IG). The position will become vacant on July 24, as the incumbent IG, Mike Okiro, will retire on that day.
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Addressing the Menace of Area Boys
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:11:45 GMT
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar was right when he raised serious concerns recently over the growth of the menace of negative youthful exuberance, characteristic of miscreants generally referred to as Area Boys, in an otherwise peaceful state of Sokoto. The Sultan's alarm came while receiving in audience the new Police Commissioner posted to the state.
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The Matter of Ekiti REC
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:45:34 GMT
Most controversies, corruption cases, probes and other scandals in the country dominate the headlines and airwaves only for a period, and notwithstanding the seriousness of the issues at stake, they are soon forgotten and those involved walk away without as much as a reprimand.
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Reps Begin Debate on Constitution Amendment
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:03 GMT
House of Representatives members appear finally set to begin the long awaited constitution review, with a resolution on Thursday to adopt a special procedure for the exercise.
Africa News [AllAfrica]
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Africa: Civil Society Struggles to Access AU Summit
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:12:44 GMT
No gathering hosted by Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi is ever dull, and the Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the African Union, concluding in Sirte, Libya today has not disappointed.
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Africa: Good Governance Drive Makes Progress
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:02:53 GMT
A day ahead of this year’s African Union summit in Libya, the 11th meeting of the forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) took place in the sweltering seaside town of Sirte. Reports emerging from those who attended threw up few surprises and some lingering concerns.
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Africa: Libya Wants Continent to Snub World Court
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:51:44 GMT
African leaders in Libya were on Friday hotly debating a draft resolution by the African Union (AU) which will, if adopted, deal a major blow to the efforts of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute war criminals in Africa.
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Africa: Global Economic Crisis - Part XIII
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:38:17 GMT
The current global financial crisis exposed governance crisis among financial institutions whose board rooms had been politicized to some extent that, board independence had been compromised.
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Africa: African leaders in deal on powers of continenta
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:42:02 GMT
African leaders reached a compromise early Friday on the powers of a new regional Authority that will coordinate key policies but have little power to act without a mandate from member states.