Courts To Resume As JUSUN Suspends Strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has called off its two-month strike, effective from Monday, ABN TV reports. This decision was taken on Wednesday in Abuja after a National Council Executive meeting. The National Judicial Council (NJC) had, at a meeting with JUSUN leaders on Tuesday, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad in attendance, urged the...
My Husband’s Death Didn’t Surprise Me, TB Joshua’s Widow Says
Evelyn, wife of the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, aka TB Joshua, on Wednesday, said the death of her husband was an act of God. She spoke when a delegate from the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, led by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, paid her a condolence visit in...
Biafra: HURIWA Blasts Buhari For Referring To All Igbos As IPOB
Human Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has said that Muhammadu Buhari is not worthy to be called the President of Nigeria. HURIWA also claims President Buhari’s method of keeping mute and confining himself to the comfort of the villa appears to be the best option since his recent comments are divisive. The rights group said the President must henceforth return to...
Insecurity: Withdraw Troops From Igboland, Onyeka Onwenu Begs Buhari
Human rights activist and former Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Women Development, Onyeka Onwenu, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the Nigerian troops deployed in South East and dialogue with secessionist agitators in the region. The request was a result of the outcry over alleged extrajudicial killings of Igbo youths by the security...
Nigerian Army Names Onyema Nwachukwu As New Spokesperson
The Nigerian Army has named Onyema Nwachukwu, a brigadier general, as its new spokesperson. Mr Nwachukwu takes over from Mohammed Yerima, also a brigadier general, who was appointed in February by the late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru. Until his appointment, Mr Nwachukwu was the acting director of defence information at the defence headquarters. He was the deputy director of the...
Nnamdi Kanu Replies Buhari, Says Biafra’ll Soon Be Among Comity Of Nations
Following a comment attributed to President Muhammadu Buhari in his Arise TV interview, in which he allegedly described Biafra as a dot in Nigeria, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Director of Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has replied the President, insisting that Biafra will soon be among the comity of nations. Mazi Kanu, in a statement...
Democracy Day: Embrace Democratic Virtues, Kalu Tells Political Class
Former Governor of Abia state and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has called on the political class to demonstrate and uphold the tenets of democracy in all endeavors. Commending the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government for its concerted efforts in repositioning the country, Kalu stressed that the President has built critical infrastructure across the nation. He cautioned politicians...
June 12 Protest: Police Shoot Teargas At Protesters In Abuja, Lagos
The police on Saturday shot teargas to disperse protesters in the Gudu area of Abuja and Ojota area of Lagos as the country marked Democracy Day on June 12. The protesters had earlier blocked the Gudu Junction to protest the state of the nation. Similar protests were held across the country on Saturday. The Unity Fountain in Abuja, which is a popular...
Buhari’s Cow Routes Gazette Doesn’t Exist, Grazing Ban Stays – States
Ondo, Delta, Cross River, Enugu, Benue, and Akwa Ibom state governments on Sunday faulted the President, Muhammadu Buhari, over the existence of a gazette, which marked out grazing routes for cattle across the country. Officials of the state governments, who stated this in separate interviews with The PUNCH, also insisted on the ban on open grazing despite the President’s opposition to...
Alleged Military Invasion: FENRAD Urges Ikpeazu To Address Violent Unrest, Disturbances In Ohafia
A human rights and pro-democracy group, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) has decried what it called skirmishes between some unidentified group and the military in Ohafia on Friday, June 11, 2021 which it says has led to the invasion of Ohafia by security agencies. FENRAD in a statement issued on Monday by the Executive Director, Comrade Nelson...
