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The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned the Federal Government not to fail to produce leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in court tomorrow. It said Kanu’s absence in court would bring devastating destruction to Nigeria as “it will be a proof … [Read more…]
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has stated that the Lagos State Police Command have no power to stop street protests. He made this known in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘A Rejoinder to Nigeria Police Force Lagos Command!’, where he insisted that the planned protests would still hold on the 20th of October. … [Read more…]
Amnesty International says the Nigerian government has failed to bring perpetrators of violence and killings of peaceful protesters during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests to justice. The protests were led by the youth across many Nigerian cities and towns against rights violations and brutality perpetrated by the operatives of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad … [Read more…]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) yesterday said a protest in commemoration of last year’s #EndSARS demonstration is unnecessary. Sanwo-Olu, who acknowledged that youths have reasons to demand for better life and future, admonished them to embrace dialogue and reconciliation instead of resorting to violent attacks. … [Read more…]
APC congress widens cracks in state chapters The much-postponed state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held last weekend has further polarised the ruling party as confusion, parallel leadership and multiple chairmen emerged in many states. Two days after the exercise, bickering and rancour have persisted in Akwa Ibom, Kano, Bauchi, Kwara, Rivers, Niger, Osun, … [Read more…]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State had on July 9, 2021 received the report of the State’s Judicial Panel of Inquiry into complaints of police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the state with a promised to do its best to support families of victims of police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the state. … [Read more…]
Enugu State Government says it recorded 100 per cent success in its just-concluded polio vaccination, which targeted 1,014,953 children aged between 0 and 5 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the state embarked on a five-day vaccination programme to prevent polio after receiving 1,306,700 doses of the new oral polio … [Read more…]
Enugu State Government Committed to Youth Development and Sustainable Growth- Dr. Ugwunta It is said that the youths of a nation are the trustees of posterity; and their power the common wealth for the entire world. Thus the Enugu state government under the leadership of His Excellency Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been working … [Read more…]
A 42-year-old man, Jacob Joel, who has been remanded in a Jos Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl, stated that the devil tempted him to rape the minor. The Police told the court that the victim, who is a friend to the defendant’s daughter, was said to have been defiled allegedly by the … [Read more…]
The South-East Shippers Association has protested the constant suspension of activities at Onitsha River Port in Anambra State. The group said that Onitsha port is a natural deposit which Nigeria should focus on the revenue it generates rather than politics of ethnicity. The President of Anambra State Shippers Association, Mr. Emma Akpaka, … [Read more…]
Arrest of Godfrey Chikwere; Ohaneze Ebonyi Youth Leader dissociates chapter from “threat”. Following the reported arrest of one Godfrey Chikwere by the men of Nigeria Police Force in Ebonyi state, upon a petition by the Ebonyi State Honorable Commissioner for Information, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, the Ebonyi State Youth Leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo, has, in … [Read more…]
Press Release: Igwesi commends Senate on electronic transmission of election results A former Member of Federal House of Representative, Chief U.S.A Igwesi has commended the Senate for bowing to the pressure of Nigerians on the electronic transmission of results, insisting that democracy is all about the will of the people and the people must be … [Read more…]