The detained Director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Prince Nnamdi Kanu, today appeared before the Abuja Chief Magistrate Court to answer criminal charges preferred against him by the Nigerian Government. The court had ordered the Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) to bring Mr.... Read more
The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has on Wednesday said his administration will leave no stone unturned in giving Osun a legacy of an enhanced environment of learning obtainable in any advanced country of the world. This was even as the Association of Primary Schools Headteachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON)... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The city of Calabar came alive with the official flag of the Carnival Calabar dry run by the Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade in readiness for the Carnival Calabar. Represented by his deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu, the ceremony showcased a display of the... Read more
The Wuse II Chief Magistrate Court, Abuja, presided over by Mr Shuaibu Usman, has ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to ensure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader/Director of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and Radio Biafra, is brought to his court next week Monday, November 23. The... Read more
The Lagos State Government has charged allottees of State lands, particularly those within Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki 1 & 2 and Abijo Residential Schemes, to take physical possession and develop the plots allocated to them on or before December 14, 2015. The Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, Mr. Bode Agoro,... Read more
By Emeka Ibe As a schooled human rights canvasser and advocate, I believe in the rights of any distinct set of people to exist on their own as a country or to determine their political future, irrespective of their inherent political reality or entity. This is an internationally recognized... Read more
Following the recent warning by both the Nigerian military and police authorities in Abuja to peaceful pro- Biafra protesters, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed worry that the Nigerian military forces and police may take rash and violent actions against the hundreds of thousands of the unarmed protesters. The human rights... Read more
The management of World Bank has rated the State of Osun as the best among its peers in the implementation, management and maintenance of Rural Access and Mobility Projects (RAMP) being financed by the institution across the states of the federation. The global financial institution gave this commendation through... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross river council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has called on President Muhammad Buhari to declare a State of Emergency on Federal Roads in the state. This was contained in a communiqué after its monthly congress held in Calabar.The... Read more
Governor of Ebonyi State,Engr.David Umahi, has described a report entitled,”Wada,Umahi,others worst performing governors” in the country as an orchestrated falsehood aimed at tarnishing his image. Umahi, who spoke through his Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Senator Emmanuel Onwe,during a press briefing in Abakaliki on Monday, also described the... Read more
