Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, founder and leader of Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, otherwise called Biafran Independence Movement, BIM, on Wednesday demanded that Nigeria should apologize to the ex- Biafran warlord, late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, over the pogrom committed against the Igbo in 1966 coup. Uwazuruike said he made the demand…
The Federal High Court sitting at Awka, Anambra State, presided over by Justice E. N. Anyadike has ordered the Director-General of National Agency for Drugs and Food Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye to appear before him on March 30. The summon is targeted to explain why the court should not order for the reopening…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has backed the possible impeachment of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, arguing that the process is constitutional and not a criminal act. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike criticized Fubara for what he described as impunity and a lack of commitment to resolving the…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, has claimed that former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi will eventually join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Wednesday, Bwala asserted that the Labour Party is losing members to the APC without any persuasion from the ruling party. “Do you know…
The new judge assigned to the case of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has fixed a date for the resumption of his trial. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court has fixed Friday, March 21, for the resumption of Kanu’s terrorism trial. Nnamdi KanuThe decision of the new…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his readiness to re-present the 2025 budget to the State House of Assembly whenever the lawmakers are prepared to receive it. Fubara made this known on Wednesday while addressing residents of Khana Local Government Area during the commissioning of health facilities. His statement came shortly after he was…
A bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Okigwe in Imo state has scaled third reading at the senate. The bill, sponsored by Patrick Ndubueze, aims to provide quality education in various professional fields, including agriculture, environmental sciences, epidemiology, virology, robotics, and nuclear technology. Speaking on Tuesday, Ndubueze added that the Imo state…
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has stated that it will consider both sides of the case involving suspended Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio before taking any action. The IPU President, Dr. Tulia Ackson, made this known in New York on Tuesday after Senator Natasha raised her suspension issue during the Women in…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that he was prevented from accessing the Assembly Quarters to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Bori Zonal Hospital in Khana Local Government Area, Fubara stressed that his attempt to fulfill constitutional obligations was obstructed, despite making multiple efforts to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) is currently underway at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, United States, drawing a global convergence of leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders committed to advancing gender equality and women’s rights. The prestigious annual gathering, organized by the…
