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The Indigenous People of Biafra has warned its members and those of its security arm, the Eastern Security Network, to jettison any offer being made to them to secure oil pipelines in the country, especially in the Niger Delta. Describing such as shameful and debilitating, the group stressed that any of its members culpable in the act would be expelled. …

The back and forth over the pipelines and oil facilities surveillance contract awarded to High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo’s company, Tantita, has been quite typical of our often pedestrian approach to rather very serious issues in this country. It was as if we had all suddenly forgotten how what the President Muhammadu Buhari administration met on ground in the …

About 72 hours after being set free by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is still being held in the custody of the Department of State Services, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. But Senior Counsel for Kanu and Lead Counsel for the IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the legal team would be formally …

…PDP is in Kaduna people’s DNA, says Ayu The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwual, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress owns a fake news factory. He levelled the allegations while addressing a crowd of party supporters at a campaign rally in Kaduna, on Monday. Tambuwual said, “Some people …

The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities has blamed bad governance and corruption for the rising poverty rate in Nigeria. The CDD Executive Director, David Anyaele, made this known in a statement on Monday to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, held every October 17 annually. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Dignity for All in Practice’. …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has told the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal that the memo written by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to President Muhammadu Buhari, which was relied upon by the Federal High Court to proscribe and declare it a terrorist organization was signed by the late …

Contractors numbering 150, who supplied personal protective equipment and COVID-19 treatment machines to the Federal Capital Territory Administration, have protested the non-payment of their monies. *Add: Pay us within five working days, or… During a demonstration, held in front of the FCT Minister’s office, on Monday, the contractors demanded the payment of their monies for the supplies they have made …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come under fire following his advice to Northerners that they should vote for him in the 2023 election because he hails from the northern region. Atiku, who stated this during an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna on Saturday, told his audience not to support …

Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Comrade Barrister Julius Abure has demanded that Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi secures the release of his party’s Senatorial Candidate who was allegedly kidnapped on Saturday night by the South East Vigilante outfit called Ebubeagu. Barrister Abure who Called out the security agencies and the State Governor to assume their constitutional duties in a press …

…To extend telemedicine service to Edo North, Central Achieving universal health coverage is a non-negotiable goal and a major priority in strengthening the healthcare system in the state, Edo State Government has said. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, stated this while addressing journalists, at the weekend, in Benin City, to commemorate her one year tenure as commissioner. …