Oyigbo Massacre: Amaechi Behind Propaganda Against Me – Wike
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi of sponsoring an alleged smear media campaign against him over the issue of the alleged massacre of members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the State. Governor Wike made the claim while speaking on Monday, during a live special...
Oyigbo Massacre: Stop Killing Your Citizens, Learn From US Military, COSEYL Tells Army
A civil society group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army to be more proactive in protecting her citizens from attacks rather than killing them extrajudicially. The group while citing the instance of how the US military came to Nigeria and carried out a successful operation that led to the...
Ooni Of Ife Setsup Committee To Look Into Sunday Igboho’s Arrest
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has setup a 28 man committee to look into the arrest of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Igboho. ABN TV recalls that Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic a few days ago alongside his wife, Ropo. Igboho has been at the forefront of agitation for self-independence for Yoruba ethnic groups in the last few months,...
Gov. Hope Uzodinma Bans Alcoholic Beverages
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has banned the sale of alcoholic drinks at the various motor parks in the state, ABN TV reports. Senator Uzodinma stated this during the inauguration of the advisory council on road safety in Owerri. According to him, the aim is to reduce the number of road crashes by fifty percent by twenty-thirty which Will also...
Alleged Defamation: Retract Now Or Meet Us In Court, NBM Of Africa Tells BBC (VIDEO)
The fire stoked by the recent BBC documentary in which it accused NBM of Africa of derailing from a human right defence organization to a violent cult group is far from over as the group gives BBC seven (7) days ultimatum to retract the said defamatory content or face legal action. In a letter dated 17th December, 2021, Neo...
We’ll Extend Oversight To How COVID-19 Donations Were Utilized, Rep. Onuigbo Vows
Member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency, Honourable Sam Onuigbo has said the House will soon extend its oversight function to how COVID-19 donations and grants to Nigeria were expended. The lawmaker disclosed this to newsmen at the 22nd coronation anniversary and birthday of the Ugwu I of Ugwu Ibere, Prof. Samuel Ifenwata, at Chris Methodist Church,...
Shoot Any Prison Attacker Dead, Aregbesola Charges Prison Officers
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, ordered prisons officers to shoot dead anybody who attempts to attack any correctional centre in the country. The minister gave this order while inspecting the facility at the Agodi Custodial Centre, Ibadan. He said the officer must make it impossible for anyone to penetrate the facility because it is a red zone. Aregbesola said...
MC Oluomo Suspended As Lagos Chairman NURTW
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has suspended its Lagos chapter’s Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as Mc Oluomo, indefinitely over alleged misconduct, insubordination and inciting members of the state chapter against the apex body. This is the culmination of the crisis that has hit the union in recent times. The national body had penultimate week issued a query...
Mothers’ Day: Abia Assembly Aspirant, Ifeanyi Ogbonna Salutes Mothers, Seeks Fair Political Environment For Women
An Abia State House of Assembly aspirant for Arochukwu constituency, Mr. Ifeanyi Elvis Ogbonna popularly called IGNES, has congratulated mothers across the country and Abia State in particular at this year Mothers' Day celebration, describing mothers as great assets to the family, community and nation at large. Mr. Ogbonna, a business mogul and technocrat said mothers as God's special creatures...
Get Prepared For Ransom Abductors Of Kaduna Trian Victims Tells Families
Attackers of an Abuja-Kaduna train carrying 362 passengers, are now calling their victim’s relatives to get prepared for ransom. Bandits had attacked the Kaduna bound train, killed eight, injured 26, and kidnapped scores on Monday evening. Some kidnapped victims’ families members, who spoke on Thursday, said they received phone calls on Wednesday evening, telling them not to panic over the disappearance...
