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Nnamdi Kanu To Challenge Appeal Court Ruling Ordering His Further Stay In Detention
The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has said he will challenge the ruling of the 3-man panel of Justices of Appeal court, retraining his release from custody despite being discharged and acquitted by the same court. The federal government had applied for stay of execution pending the determination of an appeal pending before...
Senators Are With Ike Ekweremadu — Smart Adeyemi
A federal lawmaker Senator Smart Adeyemi has said Senators will not abandon Senator Ike Ekweremadu and some of them are making efforts to reach out to him. He was reacting to allegations of organ harvesting levelled against former Deputy Senate Presi...
Old Notes: Kaduna Residents Flood Banks After CBN’s Directive
Kaduna residents flooded commercial banks on Tuesday following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive that old N500 and N1,000 notes remain valid legal tender until December 31. Many commercial banks’ gates were full before 8:00 am, with customers optimistic that their sufferings have come to an end. Mrs. John Grace, who said she stood at the first Bank gate since 6:00...
Nnamdi Kanu Sends Condolence To Senior Lawyer, Dr. Ikpeazu Over Daughter’s Tragic Death (VIDEO)
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has extended his heartfelt condolences to one of his senior lawyers, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), following the tragic death of his daughter in a fatal car accident in Abuja on Sunday, ABN TV reports. Kanu, who made the statement after his court appearance today at the Federal High Court...
Electricity Tariff Hike: Abia Lawmaker, Erondu Jnr Moves Motion For Its Suspension
The member representing Obingwa-West state constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly (ABHA), Hon. Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr has called for the suspension of the new electricity tariff. Erondu Jnr who moved the first motion of the 8th Abia Assembly on the matter of urgent public importance at the plenary of ABHA today noted that Nigerians are yet to...
30-Year-Old Farmer Dies From Lassa Fever In Cross River
An outbreak of Lassa fever has been confirmed by the Cross River State government in the Obubra Local Government Area (LGA) after a 30-year-old male farmer from the Unincha community passed away. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, announced the outbreak in a public statement yesterday revealing that the deceased succumbed to the disease on February 17...
Gov Uzodinma Has Shown Lack Of Leadership Capacity In Last Three Years, Says ADC
The African Democractic Congress (ADC) has said Governor Hope Uzodinma has wasted three years and 10 months as governor of Imo State. It said the governor has failed to demonstrate capacity and also lacked indigenous support to effectively combat insecurity and restore sustainable peace in Imo. Chilos Godsent, the Southeast National Vice Chairman of the ADC, said these in a statement...
I’m Disappointed Over Neglect Of Federal Roads In Kogi, Gov. Yahaya Bello Decries
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Saturday, expressed disappointment over the exclusion of federal roads in the state from the list of roads to be reconstructed and rehabilitated under the 2022 federal budget. Bello expressed his displeasure while responding to questions during the Media Roundtable at the 29th edition of Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) at the Government House, Lokoja. The...
NAF Airstrikes Neutralize Terrorists In Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said it neutralized several Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in air strikes in the Tumbuns on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. The Director, of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes...
Days To End Of Obaseki’s Tenure, EFCC Arrests Edo Accountant General
Less than 11 days to the handing over to the Governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, by the outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the State Accountant General, Mr. Julius O. Anelu, and four other officials said to be signatories to the state government accounts. It was gathered that the five state government officials, reportedly...
