Leader of the Indigenous People of BIAFRA (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has said the separatist agitator’s legal team was ready for today legal battle. Kanu is expected today at the appellate court against the federal government in Abuja. Kanu’s lawyers are expected to be spearheaded by Mike Ozekhome, SAN, according to a statement … [Read more…]
Sonia Ekweremadu, daughter of embattled former 3-term Deputy Senate President and current senator, Ike Ekweremadu, has appealed to the public to come to her aid by donating a kidney to her. In an emotional post made on her IG account, @soniaekw, the 25 year old said she was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, FSGS … [Read more…]
…Aisha Buhari, Nwodo, Okorocha, DG NOA, Nwoye, others attend event …You have made history, Amb. Yahaya to Convener The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) has won the first edition of THE NATIONAL DEBATE’22, an inter-higher institutions debate competition organized by Monday Diamond Foundation, in collaboration with Eureka-Gie. The Panel of Judges which consisted of … [Read more…]
By Onochie Igwesi Labour Party was almost nowhere to be seen in the build up to the 2023 political scene before May 27, 2022, when Mr Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and 2019 PDP Vice Presidential candidate, formally announced his decision to join their fold after exiting the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. … [Read more…]
Determined to wipe out terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals terrorising the peace of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Nigerian armed forces and counterparts from the police, Department of State Services (DSS), Civil Defence and other security agencies have embarked on raids of hotspots within and outside the FCT. The raids, which have been … [Read more…]
Apart from the constitutional infraction, the list of the nominees has been challenged on the ground that some of them are card-carrying members of the ruling party.” Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to compromise the 2023 general elections with his controversial list of nominees to serve as INEC members … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not over yet as the scheduled date for the proposed reconciliation meeting between the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, remains uncertain. At the weekend, Ayu confirmed that the National Working Committee (NWC) would meet with Wike and other aggrieved members … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s secret police SSS has cautioned against unguarded utterances about the arrest and investigation of the Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu. State Security Service spokesman Peter Afunanya stated in Abuja that the warning became necessary following overzealous comments by some sections of the public on issues relating to the arrest and investigation of Mr … [Read more…]
THREE police escorts in the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South senatorial zone were feared dead when he was attacked at Enugwu Ukwu in Njikoka local government area of the state on Sunday. A highly placed source, who spoke on condition of anonymity told the reporter that the senator after escaping the near … [Read more…]
Princes William and Harry, and their wives Kate and Meghan, have met crowds in Windsor. They collected floral tributes and spoke to some of those who had gathered to pay their respects. The Queen’s funeral will be held in Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September. She will lie in state for four days beforehand and … [Read more…]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the vote of confidence the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) passed on Senator Iyorchia Ayu, PDP Chairman, cannot save him. Last week, the party’s NEC passed a confidence vote on Ayu. But speaking at the Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, during … [Read more…]
Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to either release Tukur Mamu or charge him to court. Citing the law, Gumi said anybody arrested over an alleged crime needs to be taken to court within 24 hours. Mamu was arrested at Cairo International Airport on his way … [Read more…]