Buhari at UNGA: Focus on issues not Yoruba Nation, IPOB – Presidency to Media
As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the presidency has appealed to the Nigerian media to focus on issues, not Yoruba Nation and Biafra revolutionaries. In a statement on Wednesday, presidential…
FEC approves N38.4bn for roads in Benue, four other states
The Federal Executive Council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved ₦38.4 billion for the completion of road projects in five states. The road projects which were inherited from past administrations are located in Anambra,…
South East lawmakers commend IPOB
The South East Caucus of the National Assembly has applauded the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for calling off the sit-at-home order. Recall that IPOB ordered that a sit-at-home be observed across the region every Monday pending the freedom of…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers state, is on the watch list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
The NIS said this on Wednesday in its response to a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/965/2021, filed by Odili, in which he is among others, querying the seizure of his international passport by officials of the agency. In a counter-affidavit filed by…
Court to rule on resident doctors, FG dispute Friday
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has moved its ruling on the ongoing dispute between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors to Friday. Justice Bashar A. Alkali made the order on Wednesday after listening to…
IPOB, Yoruba Nation Agitators Not Different From Terrorist Groups – Gbajabiamila
House Speaker Femi-Gbajabiamila Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabimila, has said that activities of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South-East and Yoruba Nation agitators in the South-West were not in any way different from…
Senate president swears in Rep Jarigbe as Cross River North senator
Jarigbe Jarigbe has been sworn in as the senator representing Cross River North senatorial district after a long legal tussle with another contender for the seat, Steven Odey. The senator took his oath of office at the start of the…
Flush out bandits from Northcentral too – Gov Ortom to Buhari
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged the Federal Government to extend its onslaught against bandits in the North West to the North Central geopolitical region. Ortom said flushing out bandits from the North Central would bring about peace…
CLOSURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
The Vice Chancellor has reviewed the agitation by a section of the students’ body today Tuesday 14th September, 2021. After due consultation, and in the overall interest of the general students’ body, the Vice Chancellor has, on behalf of Senate,…
Secessionist group writes UN, says Nigeria on verge of disintegration Secessionist group writes UN, says Nigeria on verge of disintegration
The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has asked the United Nations (UN) to intervene in Nigeria, saying the country is on the verge of violent disintegration. NINAS refers to itself as a “multi-ethnic alliance of the indigenous peoples…