Just In- Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho’s Trial; All There is to Know. Alao Abiodun On Monday July 26, Nigerians will keenly follow the court proceedings and arraignment of two prominent separatist leaders – Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho. Kanu is the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and founder of the Eastern Security … [Read more…]
Chief Ikeje Asogwa at 52: Celebrating an Epoch-making Humanitarian By Prince Ejeh Josh The British screenwriter, film maker, philanthropist and best-selling author of Harry Potter, J.K Rowling, while assessing the impact the human specie could make to recreate their cruel environment, create a new world devoid of rancour, hunger, poverty, hopelessness for humanity, and more … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Men’s National Team celebrates after the game on July 10, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Football has always been Nigeria’s favourite sport with a historic Olympic gold the pinnacle of its success, but the country now eyes basketball for glory at the Tokyo Games. The West … [Read more…]
NIGERIA is an emerging market, middle income and mixed economy, and is ranked the 27th largest economy in the world. It has the largest natural gas economy in Africa and is also the largest oil and gas producer in the continent. The country had a good head start with a well-defined First National … [Read more…]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, has intensified community sensitisation on cholera and other severe acute diarrhea diseases outbreaks in the nation’s capital, as death toll leaps from 54 to 60. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, who spoke at the continuation of community sensitisation on cholera and other severe acute diarrhoea … [Read more…]
The Cour D’Appel De Cotonou in Benin Republic, yesterday, adjourned the case involving Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, till today. Igboho is believed to have been arraigned on immigration-related offences. After the adjournment, neither Igboho’s lawyers nor the Beninese counsel spoke on what transpired in the court, BBC Yoruba … [Read more…]
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union has carpeted the Federal Government over the arrest and detention of activists across the country. The umbrella body of the Southern Kaduna people urged the government to deploy the same tactics adopted in the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, … [Read more…]
Enugu And The Sudden Mysterious Killings. By Sunday Nwanne There is no doubt that Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is a pacifist. He does not only mouth peace, he lives and acts peace. It is his administration’s major priority from inception. He has sustained and maintained peaceful and harmonious co-existence among the residents … [Read more…]
Nigerians are leveraging the recently launched Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) to draw from the N50 billion Export Expansion Facility Programme (EEFP) aimed at increasing the volume of non-oil trade within the region. The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Segun Awolowo, … [Read more…]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, said the manner the Federal Government is handling the issues concerning leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and his Yoruba Nation counterpart, Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho), is akin to pursuing peace without justice. It said the Nigeria security operatives has, in recent time, shown that they … [Read more…]
Facts have emerged on how Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, initially escaped arrest at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, Benin Republic before his eventual arrest around 8pm on Monday. A top security source told The PUNCH that Igboho and his wife, Ropo, at first, escaped arrest but … [Read more…]
The Tokyo Olympics started in earnest on Wednesday, even if unofficially or unceremoniously, after a one-year postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Games started with Japan’s 8-1 win over Australia in the opening round of the women’s softball tournament. The match kicked off at 9 a.m (0000 GMT) in Fukushima, the city … [Read more…]