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Following the killing of one of the commanders of its Eastern Security Network, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has said it has just begun its “madness”. Earlier report is that police operatives and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services killed IPOB’s commander known as Ikonso and six other militia members in Imo State. The ... Read More »

Security forces on Saturday morning killed an alleged Southeast Commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), six-armed militias and arrested several others during a deadly encounter in Imo State. The alleged commander identified as Ikonso, The Nation gathered, was coordinator of the daredevil attacks on Imo State Police Command as well as the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) facility ... Read More »

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to unite in the fight against bandits. He said the battle against bandits and other criminals require a united front to save the nation from disintegration. The former Lagos Governor said it was time for Nigerians to decide “whether to give the truest meaning ... Read More »

A businessman and owner of a sachet water factory abducted from his home in Lafia, Nasarawa State has been killed by his abductors. Mr. Osondu Nwachukwu was said to have been stabbed to death by his abductors following the inability of his wife to raise the N5 million demanded as ransom. A source  who spoke with our correspondent, however, said ... Read More »

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Thursday rejected the United Kingdom’s offer of asylum for its members. It described the offer as an arrangement with the President, Major General Muhamadu Buhari (retd.), and the Federal Government to divert the attention of the people of Biafra. A statement by MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu, made available ... Read More »

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has advocated a new law to reduce the number of political parties in the country to six ahead of the 2023 general elections. Fagbemi spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the on-going National Workshop on Election Petition Review organised by the Court of Appeal in collaboration with the International Foundation on ... Read More »

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a popular actor, Olarenwaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. The Lagos police made this known in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, titled ‘Lagos police arrest, investigate popular Nollywood actor for defilement’, on Wednesday. The statement read, “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Olarenwaju James ... Read More »

Lagos has said it plans to hold local government elections in July. A statement by Chairman of the Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Ayotunde Phillips (rtd), said election into the offices of chairman, vice chairman and councillors in the 20 councils and 37 LCDAs would hold that day. The statement reads: “LASIEC is committed to conducting a credible ... Read More »

A racially-diverse jury of seven women and five men in the Midwestern city of Minneapolis took less than two days at the end of a three-week trial to find the white officer guilty in unanimous decisions on all three charges he faced. Chauvin, 45, could be handed decades behind bars for Floyd’s May 25, 2020 killing, which sparked protests against ... Read More »

The incident occurred on March 29, 2021. Sagwak had also petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe the incident. Senator Istifanus Gyang (Plateau North) submitted a petition on the incident to the Senate on behalf of his constituent, Sagwak. Sagwak, had in his petition dated April 9 2021 and signed by his lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien, accused the CCT ... Read More »