CONTROVERSY: Egbema Traditional Council/Kingmakers Want Gov. Okowa To Withdraw Staff of Office From Ubabiri
…. Assert That HRM Bar. Napoleon Egin Bini Pere lV Remains The Agadagba of Egbema The Egbema Traditional Council/Kingmakers of the ancient Egbema kingdom has called on His Excellency Senator Dr Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa the Executive Governor of Delta State…
PVCs And 2023 Presidential Polls: INEC Inflaming Nigeria, Pushing It Into Complex Uncertainties – Intersociety
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a civil society organisation, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has again accused Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of pushing the country into complex uncertainties….
Again Arewa Groups, Igbo Leaders Disagree Over Calls for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reiterated its warning that the renewed pressure by Igbo leaders for the unconditional release of leader of the proscribed Indeginous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) is unreasonable and a recipe for greater conflict. Reacting…
300 Level Student Commits Suicide
A 300 level student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, in Ondo State, Olona Joseph Oluwapelumi, has reportedly committed suicide over alleged depression and financial constraints. Olona was said to have committed suicide in his off campus lodge,…
Nnamdi Kanu Drags FG To Court, Seeks N20billion Damages From Nigerian Government
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has instituted a fresh court action against Nigerian government through his Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor. The IPOB leader’s filed the case against the Attorney-General of the Federation and…
Kenyan Movie Shortlisted for Top Prize in Africa’s Premiere Film Fest
Fifteen feature-length movies are vying for the top prize in next month’s FESPACO festival, Africa’s top cinema event, the organisers announced Friday (Jan. 13). A total of 170 films are competing across 11 categories in the February 25-March 4 event,…
Supreme Court Dethrones Niger Delta Monarch, Obong Of Calabar
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dethroned Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, Cross River State. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to immediately usher in a fresh selection process to…
Alleged N1bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex- ABU VC, Bursar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garba before Kaduna State High Court over alleged laundering of N1bn. The former VC was dragged to the…
North East APC Youths Threaten To Dump Tinubu-Shettima Ticket
In what could be described as a major setback for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential and vice-presidential candidates, youths of the APC from the North East geopolitical zone have threatened to withdraw their support for the party’s vice…
“Soaked Sliced Bread” Statement Is Tinubu’s Hatred For Igbos Taken Too Far – SERG Says
A coalition of pan-Igbo sociopolitical pressure organisations, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has described the “soaked sliced bread” statement made by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as taking deep seated hatred for…
Tinubu Under Fire Over ‘Soaked Sliced Bread’ Statement At Enugu Campaign Rally
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is being widely criticised by the majority of Nigerians from the South East region over his statement that they will languish in longer marginalisation unless they vote massively for…
