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N1bn Compensation To Nnamdi Kanu: We Will Respond After Studying Judgement, Says Army
Following the order of the court that the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, be compensated with N1bn for total violation of his fundamental human rights, Counsel to the Army, Amos Tory, Wednesday said the military would respond after studying the judgement. Recall that Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia had ordered the Nigeria...
ASUU Extends Strike For Two Months
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another two months. The decision to extend the strike was taken at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja last night. Although the union has not made any public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting, a source told Vanguard that members resolved at the meeting...
FG Suspension: Twitter Is An IPOB-Online Machine – Adamu Garba Attacks Okonjo-Iweala
Former Presidential Candidate and APC member, Adamu Garba has defended the Nigerian Government’s decision to suspend all activities of Twitter in Nigeria. Garba, in an interview on Channels TV on Friday night, expressed happiness that the Federal government suspended the popular social media platform. He also alleged that the website is an online machine for proscribed pro-secessionist groups, the Indigenous People...
Man Electrocuted To Death In Aba Few Weeks To Traditional Wedding (Photos)
A middle-aged man identified as Chukwudi was on Wednesday electrocuted to death in the Opobo road, the commercial nerve centre of Aba, Abia state throwing residents into confusion, ABN TV reports. Our correspondent gathered that trouble started when Chukwudi discovered a loss of electricity supply in his apartment situated in a public compound, a situation that prompted him to search...
Sen. Kalu Greets Sultan Of Sokoto At 65, Describes Him As Patriotic Statesman
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar on the occasion of his 65th birthday anniversary. Acknowledging the role of the Sultan in promoting peace and unity across the nation, Kalu applauded the celebrant for his objective counsel on national issues, adding that...
Russia Seizes Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant In Ukraine
Russian troops have seized Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine after a firefight that set part of the complex ablaze with President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin of resorting to 'nuclear terror' and risking a catastrophe 'six times worse than Chernobyl' that would affect the whole continent. Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhzhia plant in the early hours of Friday, with...
Nnamdi Kanu May Lose British Citizenship As UK Profiles IPOB As Terror Group
The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu may lose his British Citizenship as his group has now been designated a Terrorist Organization by the British Government. The United Kingdom, on Thursday, finally accepted Nigeria’s classif...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 386 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 3,912
Nigeria has recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,912. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Friday. The 386 new cases are the highest Nigeria has ever recorded in 24 hours since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. It...
Navy Announces Recruitment Of More Personnel
The Nigerian Navy, on Wednesday, revealed plans to recruit more Nigerians to boost its ongoing internal security and maritime operations across the country. Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, Director of Information, Nigeria Navy told the News Agency of...
Sen. Orji Kalu, Ikpeazu In Closed Door Meeting (Photos)
The Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, and the governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu are at about now in a closed-door meeting in Umuobiakwa, the country home of the governor, ABN TV reports. The agenda of the meeting is however not clear at the moment. It may not be unconnected with...
