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…]
United States music producer, Kanye West, has confirmed the release of his new album Donda. The release date of the album was aired during Game 6 of the NBA finals on Tuesday, according to Hollywood Reporters. The announcement, which was revealed via a commercial ad for Beats by Dre headphones, stated that … [Read more…]
A prominent Muslim cleric acting as a self-appointed middleman has emerged as a divisive figure in the kidnap-for-ransom crisis plaguing northern Nigeria, which has seen more than 800 students seized in recent months. Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a former army captain, was involved in Wednesday’s release of 27 students abducted in March from a forestry … [Read more…]
Human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world have been targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to an investigation into a massive data leak. The investigation by the Guardian and 16 other media organisations suggests widespread and continuing abuse of NSO’s hacking spyware, … [Read more…]
Nigerian stars have taken to their social media pages to celebrate popular Nigerian actress, filmmaker and fitness enthusiast, Kate Henshaw, as she clocks 50 years old today. Hailing the screen diva, her colleague, Rita Dominic, took to her verified Instagram account to post several pictures of Henshaw, describing her as an ‘all-around amazing woman’. Dominic wrote, … [Read more…]
Igbo leaders in the United Kingdom have demanded immediate and unconditional release of leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja. The group which also flayed the rendition of Kanu, a British citizen to Nigeria for trial, also … [Read more…]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently instruct Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to withdraw the directive banning journalists and broadcast stations from reporting details of terrorist attacks and victims across the country. NBC had in a letter dated … [Read more…]
The country’s external reserves lost $180m in two weeks, the latest figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Sunday. According to the figures, the reserves, which stood at $33.28bn on July 1, dropped to $33.09bn as of July 12 before gaining slightly to rise to $33.1bn on July 15. The … [Read more…]