The Indigenous People of Biafra( IPOB) has described the Nigeria Police as liars. The secessionists stated this on Saturday in a statement by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, while debunking what they called fallacious and ridiculous claims of Nigeria Police Force Awka Command of smashing ESN gang that threatens and collects money from…
The families of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in the October 7 attack are marching from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to try to put pressure on the Israeli government to secure their release. Thousands of people are taking part in the march which will end in a protest outside the home of Prime Minister Benjamin…
Nigerian currency the naira on Friday, appreciated against the dollar as it closed at N791/dollar at the official market, bringing sanity to the market, which has fluctuated for several months now. According to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, where forex is officially traded, the domestic currency appreciated 6.24 percent to close at…
There are possibilities that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may drop in filling stations operated by independent marketers this week, following the massive imports of PMS by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, oil dealers. According to report, the recent hike in petrol prices at retail outlets operated by independent…
The Federal Government has flagged off the release of 4,068 inmates sentenced to various terms of imprisonment with the option of a fine and compensation in custodial centres nationwide. Speaking during an event which was held at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, the minister noted that the initiative…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors ON Friday inducted 39 new members and installed 14 fellows during its just-concluded conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Speaking while inducting the new members, publisher of Newswatch Magazine, Ray Ekpu, urged the inductees to be good editors, adding that as editors they are important personalities who set the agenda…
Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended young writers in Anambra State for annually celebrating legendary Nigerian writer, Late Prof. Chinua Achebe. Obi gave the commendation while speaking at the 2023 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, organized by the Society of…
Former President Jonathan has said that he would have relocated his mother to Abuja out of Bayelsa if Governor Diri has lost his reelection. He spoke while visiting Diri in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. He further stated that the gains of tackling insecurity in the state would have been lost if Diri was defeated….
Osun State government has stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not suspend the chief judge. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, made this statement on Friday. He disclosed that the governor did not suspend the Osun Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo, but that the House of Assembly did. The commissioner went further…
The Major spokesman of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko, has putdown claims that his principal betrayed the late Odumegwu Ojukwu. The leadership of the Biafra Independence Movement and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (BIM-MASSOB) had earlier accused Obi of betraying Ojukwu when he dumped the All…
