I Appointed Ukwa Indigenes In My Govt Because They’re Performers — Ikpeazu
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has said he appointed indigenes of Ukwa in his government because they have over the years distinguished themselves in public service, ABN TV reports. According to the governor, the people of Ukwa have contributed to the development of the state and country beyond their natural endowment. Welcoming a delegation of political leaders from Ukwa East...
IPOB Rejects Prof Obiozor’s Emergence As President Of Ohanaeze Ndigbo
The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said it will not recognize Prof. George Obiozor as the President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The group, in a statement made available by its spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful, yesterday stated that the pro-Biafra group, led by Nnamdi Kanu, cannot work with the Obiozor-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo. IPOB said: “We, the...
Anger As Children Vote In Kano LG Polls
Nigerians have taken to social media to lambast the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission for allowing children to vote in the election that took place across the 44 local government areas in the state. Several pictures and videos circulating on social media show children, said to be between the ages of nine and 16, being accredited by electoral officials wearing...
Sen. Kalu Applauds APC Leadership On Membership Drive
Ahead of the January 25 nationwide member registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has commended the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the able and dynamic leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state, for the aggressive...
Uganda’s Museveni Wins Sixth Term With 58.6% Vote
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 per cent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine who trailed with 34.8 per cent, the electoral commission announced on Saturday. “The electoral commission declares Yoweri Museveni… elected President of the Republic of Uganda,” said election commission chairman Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama.
2023: Run For Presidency Or… Group Tells Yahaya Bello
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a youth group has given the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, a 14-day ultimatum to accept its call on him to contest,threatening that it would mobilize Nigerians to occupy the streets if he delays to accept its request. Members of the group under the aegis of GYB2PYB,marched to the Kogi State Liaison Office in...
Trump Will Return 2025 As President If…, Says Don
A Professor of History and International Relations at the Lagos State University, Abolade Adeniji, says Americans may reconsider Donald Trump for a second term in January 2025 despite his seeming unpopularity at the moment. Adeniji, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on Friday, said the performance of incoming President Joe Biden will determine the political fate of Trump in...
Referendum Permanent Solution To Nigeria’s Multi-dimensional Woes – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said that only a referendum can solve the multi-dimensional woes of Nigeria. Kanu in a statement issued on his behalf by the Publicity Secretary of the group, Comrade Emma Powerful said that it is ironic that Nigeria is still remembering the genocidal war of 1967- 1970; a war...
Presidency 2023: Nnamdi Kanu Being Sponsored To Thwart Our Chances, Igbo Group Cries Out
An Igbo professional group, Coalition of South East Professionals Network in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND), has alleged that desperate politicians feeling threatened of the chances of Igbo to produce president in 2023 were sponsoring Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to scuttle the bid. This came as it condemned the activities of IPOB and its leader,...
Biden Appoints Another Nigerian, Funmi Badejo Into His White House Cabinet
United States of America President-elect, Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his White House cabinet. Biden made the announcement on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, when he named additional 20 members of the office of the White House counsel. Badejo is a lawyer and an alumna of Berkeley Law College in the US, and served as ethics counsel in...
