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“IPOB will not enforce the 30th May sit-at-home but will also not take responsibility for whatever happens to the violators.“ The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Anambra State against holding its convocation ceremony on May 30. The day has been selected by the group for its Biafra Remembrance Day to …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said what should be of utmost concern to all Nigerians irrespective of class or political status is how citizens will survive the current economic hardship not about the next elections. He noted that some politicians were quick to talk about elections as soon as …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced May 24 as the official date for the opening of the portal for student loan applications. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Fund’s Media and Public Relations Lead, Nasir Ayitogo. Sawyerr said the opening of …

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City has adjourned to July 22, 2024 for further hearing on a case of alleged ‘aiding suicide’ of Lilian Omokhuale, daughter of  Francis Omoruyi Oloton, the Chief Executive Officer of Uyi Technical Company Limited preferred against six persons in Benin. The six persons are Jessica Iguodala Oghomwen, Akpes Omorodion, Chukwudi Akpotowho, Joy Noren, …

*As People’s AGM calls on Federal Government to carry out environmental audit in the Niger Delta Region By Igbotako Nowinta Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Rev. David Ugolor, has described the much talked about Ogoni clean up exercise being carried out by the Federal Government of Nigeria as an unending drama. The renowned environmental …

Their present predicament is no fault of theirs but stems from a gross leadership failure of the Nigerian state. A plan to marry off 100 girls, orphaned by the surge of banditry in a local government in Niger State, has ignited public outrage and concern over its legality from human rights advocates. There is no iota of verifiable evidence that …

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63. State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.Mohammad Mokhber: Iran’s first vice president is set …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, inaugurated over 200 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Committee for Oredo Local Government Area (LGA) for the September 21 2024 Governorship Election in the State. L-R: Executive Chairman, Oredo Local Government Area, Dr. Tom Obaseki; PDP Chairman in Oredo LGA, Hon Henschel Usiobaifo; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; …

A former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has asked Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to work together for the good of the people of Rivers State. Jonathan called for the truce today, Monday, during the flag-off of the Trans-Kalabari Road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. He described the political tension in Rivers State as worrisome. The state has been in …

The terrorists, numbering about 50, stormed the Dawaki community in Abuja on Sunday evening. Terrorists, on Sunday, attacked Dawaki, a community near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The terrorists, locally called bandits, numbering about 50, reportedly kidnapped about 20 persons during the attack which reportedly occurred between 7.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. A resident of the community told …