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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has urged the National Assembly to suspend the ongoing constitution review to enable Government organise a referendum on actualisation of a Biafra Republic. It also urged the National Assembly to invoke the doctrine of necessity to organise a Biafra referendum as the final step towards the separation of the Igbo from the rest of …

Following suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria, the Federal Government has joined Koo, an Indian microblogging platform, The Nation has learnt. The Nation reports the Federal Government last week alleged Twitter was being used to undermine “Nigeria’s corporate existence”. The suspension of the platform since last Friday forced some Presidential aides and agencies to join Koo. The Nation observed Personal …

Edo State Government, will on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, begin physical verification for all Primary Health Care Staff of the Local Government Service Commission transferred to the Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency. Governor Godwin Obaseki had, with effect from 1st of June, 2021, approved the redeployment, as part of ongoing reforms to improve access to quality healthcare services …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, felicitates with Nigerians, as the country marks this year’s Democracy Day. In his message on Friday, Obaseki said: It has, indeed, been an eventful two decades during which the country has undergone tremendous changes, with citizens and government joined in an ongoing assignment of harnessing the human and material resources of our dear country in …

President Muhammadu Buhari says contentious issue of restructuring, true federalism or devolution of powers remains constitutional matter, with which only National Assembly can handle. President Muhammadu Buhari says the contentious issue of restructuring, true federalism or devolution of powers remains a constitutional matter, with which only the National Assembly can handle. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Buhari however, …

The 75th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday elected Ghana, Gabon, Albania, Brazil and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. According to the final tally, Ghana received 185 votes, Gabon 183, UAE 179, Albania 175 and Brazil 181 votes. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

The Nigerian Army has announced the appointment Maj.-Gen. Chris Musa, as the new Theatre Commander of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operation in the North East. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, said this in a statement on the new posting and appointments of senior officers, on Thursday in Abuja. Yerima said that Maj.-Gen. Musa …

As part of this year’s Democracy Day celebration, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday address Nigerians in a television and radio broadcast. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari will reach out to Nigerians through the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Radio Nigeria from 7am. “To commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day, …

*Asks Attorney General to commence recovery process• FG sets up account on Indian’s Koo as Buhari keeps mum on Twitter ban• Reiterates shoot-on-sight directive to security agencies• Respect your citizens’ right, reverse Twitter suspension, U.S. tells FG• PDP faults President on infrastructural achievement claims• Ndigbo, town unions decry Buhari’s stance on Igbo President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval to the …

A non-governmental organization, United Nations Rescue Services, UNRS, and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, have lamented the growing resort to violence in addressing national issues, saying it has concluded plans to hold an international peace conference aimed at promoting unity and nation-building in the country. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Global Chairman of UN Rescue Services, Amb. Steve …