Enugu Farmers, Herdsmen Clash: Ugwuanyi Doles Out N8.5m
The Enugu State Governor, Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, yesterday appealed for peaceful settlement of the fracas involving farmers in Ugwuelshi community of Awgu local government area and the Hausa/Fulani herdsmen resident in the community. The crisis arose over alleged destruction of…
Fire Outbreak in Ikom Main Market, Goods Worth Millions of Naira Destroyed
Over forty shops worth millions of Naira, have been gutted by fire at the Ikom main market. The inferno which started at about two am on Tuesday and was attributed to power upsurge from the public power supply could not…
#Biafra: Catholic Church Invites IPOB in Russia, Prays For Nnamdi Kanu (PHOTOS)
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Russia Chapter, has held prayers for and in support of their detained leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The prayers was held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Moscow, on Easter day. The Street…
Kaduna, El-Rufai and Impending Inferno by Mike Odeh James
Over the years Kaduna has been a testing ground for all kinds ideas. When Sani Yerima first introduced Sharia, it was not effective in Zamfara, he had to visit Kaduna and test its popularity with the Muslim Unmah. Although many…
Petroleum Minister, Kachikwu, Apologises Over ‘Not-a-Magician’ Comment
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has apologised to Nigerians for his comments last week that the current petrol scarcity will continue till May, and that only “magic” could bring a quicker end to the crisis that has…
Fulani Herdsmen: 76 Enugu Indigenes Abduction: IPOB Gives Buhari 72 Hours Ultimatum
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday issued a 72-hour ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government over the alleged abduction of 76 indigenes of Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Although earlier reports had indicated that the…
EgyptAir Flight Hijack Suspect Arrested, Passengers Freed
A man claiming to be wearing an explosive vest hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday, forcing it to land in Larnaca, on the southern coast of Cyprus, before he was arrested, according to the Cypriot government. “It’s over,” the Cypriot…
N64 billion Birthday ‘Gift’ For Tinubu
Political associates of former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, says it will raise N64 billion as a birthday gift for the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, the the allies said the money will go into…
PRESS RELEASE: Cross River Gov’t Launches Calabar International Trade Fair
The Cross River State Government has announced the launch of the Calabar International Trade Fair (CITF) with the first edition billed to hold in December 2016 as part of activities for the Calabar Carnival.. Making this known at the signing…
Reps Minority Leader Donates Security Vans To Vigilant Groups
In the bid to ensure that the Isoko nation is a guaranteed crime-free society, the minority leader and member representing Isoko federal constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Leo Ogor has donated 12 new Hilux security vans worth several millions…
Return Of Hausa Constabulary In Nigeria Police Force and Intensification Of Structural Violence Against Senior Officers Of Southeast Zone By SBCHROs
It has come to the attention of the Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SBCHROs) through the latest seminal advocacy research of our coordinating group (International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law) that there is strong…
