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Imo State House Of Assembly Loses Member
One of the ranking members of the Imo Assembly, Hon. Arthur Egwim is dead. The lawmaker, who hailed from the Orlu zone, died on Monday after he was diagnosed with cancer. He was first elected into the Assembly in 2015 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and reelected in 2019 under the Action Alliance party. He was House Committee Chairman...
Bruce Fein Demands Meeting New British Ambassador To Nigeria To Press For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
Bruce Fein, a foreign lawyer spokesperson of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has written to the newly appointed British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Honorable Dr. Richard Montgomery, demanding andience with him to discuss the release of Nnamdi Kanu. He accused the Nigerian government of supervising the extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya and...
I’ve Been Vindicated By GTI’s Clarification That IPOB Is Not A Terror Group — Aloy Ejimakor
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Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, says the clarification issued by Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has vindicated him that IPOB is not a terror group. This follows widespread reportage recently that GTI has ranked IPOB tenth deadly terror group in the world. In a statement on Monday titled, "RE: GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX (GTI)...
Shun Planned Protest Over Naira Scarcity, Emefiele Begs NLC
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday appealed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to prevail on the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over its planned protest slated for Wednesday. AVB NTV had reported that the leadership of NLC had last Friday mobilised its affiliate unions and the State...
Nigerians Will Miss Buhari, Same Way They Missed Jonathan, Says Garba Shehu
Barely two months to the end of the second term of the present administration, the presidency is convinced that like Jonathan, Nigerians will yearn for President Muhammadu Buhari when he leaves office. In an interview with Channels Television, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Mr Garba Shehu lamented over the level of criticisms thrown at...
Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Traditional Stool Of Oba Of Ogba Land
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Omoku town in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state has dismissed a motion by the current Oba of Ogba land, Nwachukwu Nnam-Obi, in a suit challenging his occupancy to the traditional stool. After Nnam-Obi was selected as the Oba of Ogba land, the claimants in the suit, Prince Henry-Nwata and members of...
Court Remands Agba Jalingo In Kuje Prison For Alleged Cyber Crime
Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist on trial for treason, has been remanded in Kuje prison from Monday till Thursday A judge in the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar, remanded the journalist to Kuje prison for cybercrime. It was reported that Justice Abubakar allegedly denied Jalingo’s lawyers the opportunity to move a motion for bail after he was...
I’m Ready To Hit The Ground Running, Says Katsina Gov-Elect
Katsina Governor-elect Dikko Umaru Radda has vowed to hit the ground running from day one of the assumptions of office. Radda gave the assurance during an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. He also unveiled the policy thrust of his administration which was tagged “Building a future”. READ ALSO: Gunmen Kill Three NSCDC Operatives, Two Civilians In Imo Shootout The former...
Gunmen Kill Three NSCDC Operatives, Two Civilians In Imo Shootout
Gunmen on Monday reportedly killed three officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and two civilians in Imo State. They stormed the EkeIsu market in the Obiangwu community in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area and shot the NSCDC officials and two civilians dead in a bloody shootout. The civilians are yet to be identified. READ ALSO: Ayu’s Suspension...
Ayu’s Suspension Shows Anger Against Him – Gov. Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said the suspension of the Peoples Democratic national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, was because members are angry that the party lost woefully during the February 25 and March 18 general elections. He disclosed this on Monday in a Channels Television interview, saying he supported Ayu’s suspension. According to him, the people rejected PDP because Ayu...
