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Don’t Say ‘Rising Insecurity’ Again, Buhari Begs Journalists
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the media to address the tone, content, and standards of reporting into security and safety measures. In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday, Buhari said the term “rising insecurity” should be replaced with the “reality of declining insecurity.” The statement was titled, ‘President...
Igbo Presidency Achievable Only Through Unity Of Purpose, Onwa British Advises Ndigbo
As the call for Igbo Presidency gathers momentum, a prominent Igbo leader in Lagos, Chief Apollos Daniel Chukwuemeka, popularly known as Onwah British has called on the people of South East region to be united and speak with one voice to make the Igbo Presidency a reality. Onwah British, an Immigration and Travel Consultant observed that lack of unity and...
Arrest Gunmi Now, He’s Leader Of Bandits, PFN Tells Buhari
The South West Zone of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over his utterances, especially for saying that the Federal Government should not declare the bandits as terrorists. PFN said he should be the number one suspect, especially with his romance with the bandits. The Christian body disclosed this yesterday...
Anambra Guber Election: Have A Rethink Over 7-Day Sit-At-Home Order, Ohanaeze Begs IPOB
DISTURBED by the negative implications of the seven-day sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for the Anambra governorship election, the state and the South-East zone, and Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo have begged the separatist group to reconsider the stand. Last week, the IPOB vowed to observe a seven-day lock down as from November 5 in support of its...
Nigerians Angry After Lai Mohammed Claimed Security Better Now Than In 2015
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday stirred the hornet nest, saying Nigeria is safer now than it was in 2015, as regional groups in the country did not only disagree with him but also contended he was living in fantasyland. The groups include the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, its counterparts in the South-East, Niger Delta, Middle...
Collecting Taxes From Residents Does Not Mean Bandits Have Taken Over, Says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the fact that bandits are imposing levies on communities and residents does not mean they have taken control. Mohammed said this during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to an article by The Economist magazine titled, ‘Insurgency, secessionism and banditry threaten Nigeria.’ The minister said the London-based magazine was...
EFCC Arrests Obi Cubana
Popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for money laundering. The Anambra-born club owner, who arrived the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja, at about noon on Monday, is currently being interrogated by operatives of the commission. Though allegations against the socialite were sketchy as of press time,...
Anambra Election: We Cancelled One Week Sit-At-Home Order Because Of Intervention Of Elders — IPOB
Amid the brewed mix of fear and optimism ahead tomorrow’s governorship election in Anambra State, the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) last night cancelled the one-week sit-at-home order it issued across the Southeast. IPOB said it called off the order after consultations with elders, traditional and religious leaders from the region. The group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Emma...
Shekau’s Mother Says Late Boko Haram Leader Inflicted Pain On Her, Expresses Regret For Giving Birth To Him
Falmata Abubakar, the mother of the late vicious Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, said she regretted giving birth to him because he was a tragedy to humanity. Shekau died in May 2021 after waging a deadly war against the Nigerian state that led to the death of over 100,000 thousand people, displacement of over three million people and destruction of...
