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Only Ojukwu’s own stand – IPOB distances self from second Biafra declaration in Finland
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday distanced itself from the second Biafra declaration in Finland.
IPOB described the declaration as a shambolic scam and a charade, stating that only the declaration made by the late Odimegwu Ojukwu can stand.
Emma Powerful, the spokesman for IPOB, disclosed this in a statement he signed.
He explained that IPOB’s mission is to restore...
Armed terrorists have launched a deadly attack on the Kungurki community in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing an elderly man and abducting 13 residents, including a two-month-old baby and his mother.
This was made known on Sunday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle.
Makama said...
President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that the economic policies that he initiated upon his assumption of office are now yielding the desired results.
Tinubu, who acknowledged that the policies were harsh on the people, stated that the move became imperative in order to salvage the country from the crises facing it.
Speaking during the 34th and 35th convocation ceremonies of the...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to hesitate to seek help outside his administration and party if he is overwhelmed by the current socio-economic challenges facing Nigeria.
The student body added that if the president has no solution to the country’s economic hardship, particularly hunger, then the administration should not be ashamed...
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigerians were living a “fake good life” prior to the removal of the fuel subsidy.
Speaking at the 34th and 35th combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State, Tinubu, who was represented by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, explained that his...
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Biafra declaration: You’ll bear consequences, compound Ekpa’s woes – Ohanaeze cautions promoters
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed concern over the rumoured planned declaration of Biafra.
Ohanaeze said it’s compelled to issue a warning in the light of the recent developments concerning the misguided declarations surrounding the so-called Biafran independence scheduled for December 2, 2024.
The body stated that “the actions being propagated by detained Simon Ekpa and his dissidents, have...
A few days ago, several groups mounted campaigns, endorsing Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu to become the next governor of Lagos State.
Charmingpro reports that it started with the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders, CONYL, which in a statement in Owerri, Imo State, endorsed the President’s son for the Lagos governorship seat in 2027.
According to the Coalition,...
The Tony Okocha-led faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has proceeded with its state congress, disregarding a court order restricting the party’s national leadership from conducting any congresses in the state.
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt had issued an ex parte order restraining APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and the party from holding...
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Fisayo Soyombo makes revelations about oil bunkering after release from detention
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The founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, has made some revelations in his first interview since being released by the Nigerian Army.
Speaking on Arise TV on Saturday morning, Soyombo claimed he was conducting an undercover investigation when he was arrested.
He revealed there was high security cover provided for oil bunkerers in the country.
“It would shock...
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Why we passed Tinubu’s tax reform bills for second reading – Deputy Senate President
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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin has explained why the upper legislative chamber allowed the controversial tax reform bills to pass for second reading.
Jibrin, in an interview with BBC Hausa, said it was to allow experts and all Nigerians to provide their input on the bills.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu had transmitted four tax reform bills...