By Dr. Ayakeme Whisky A video circulating in the social media, purportedly a press conference credited to one Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu of northern extraction is unfortunately another belligerent repeat of the dance of shame of some northerners during the 2014 National Conference. Regrettably, the same claims of the “North... Read more
By Prof. Abdulsamad Umar Jibia On Thursday June 24, 2021 I stumbled on a viral video from Zamfara state. In the four minutes clip, a notorious bandits’ kingpin could be seen boastfully confessing in front of senior security officials of the atrocities he committed against the Nigerian state... Read more
Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has urged caution and strict adherence to the rule of law in the handling of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu issue by the federal government. The Senator in a statement released by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom in Abuja on Wednesday, also advised the... Read more
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has dissociated itself from a statement purported in some Nigerian news media to have come from the organization in reaction to the rearrest and rearraignment of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The repudiation was contained in a release... Read more
The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) has described the arrest and rearraignment in court of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as “unfortunate” development that will further worsen the already fragile state of Nigeria as a country. The ADF position was contained in a... Read more
The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) on Monday advised ex-agitators to embrace entrepreneurship to move beyond the mentality of receiving N65,000 monthly stipends. Dikio gave the advice while speaking to leaders of the second phase amnesty programme in Yenagoa. Dikio regretted that... Read more
A High Court in Bayelsa on Monday adjourned until July 19 the trial of a former General Manager of Radio Bayelsa, Mr John Idumange, who raised alarm over alleged diversion of N3 billion Agric loan by government officials. The Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Bayelsa, Biriyai Sambo (SAN),... Read more
Text of Press Conference on Tuesday 29th June, 2021 by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN on the Interception of Fugitive Nnamdi Kanu back to Nigeria to face trial. Self-aclaimed leader of the proscribed secessionist Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi... Read more
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on religious freedom conditions in Central African Republic (CAR): CAR Country Update – This country update examines recent progress made and ongoing challenges in CAR. Due to peacebuilding and conflict prevention efforts, sectarian... Read more
USA extend lead at top of standings France regain podium place from Netherlands Georgia and Tunisia on the rise In the two months since the last FIFA/Coca-Cola Women‘s World Ranking was published, only about a third of its teams (56 of 167) have been in action, and that just... Read more
