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A foundation member of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural group of the Igbos, Emma Okocha, has said that the Biafra struggle was a legitimate one, insisting that all states concerned with the demand for Biafra liberation should not shy away from the call for the emancipation of the zone. Okocha, in Asaba, the Delta State capital, explained that though the Biafran agitators have no right to include other states which are not principally Ibo speaking states into the Biafran struggle, he said it was incumbent on leaders of other states, especially Delta, to hold a special consultation among opinion…
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INTRODUCTION On Monday, June 27, 2016, the country was again thrown into some shock with the news of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, sacking the Governor of Abia State, Mr. Okezie Ikpeazu. From the reports, it was said that Governor Ikpeazu does not possess the requisite qualification to contest the election as governor, in that he did not furnish credible evidence of payment of tax, to the Abia State Government. Accordingly, the court directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a certificate of return to Mr. John Ogah, the candidate who came second in the Peoples’…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday disagreed with the Department of State Services, DSS, that corruption was a threat to national security. DSS had stated this as the main reason it raided thehomes of some judges across the country last month. However, the anti-graft agency believes that the raid was a manifestation of the rivalry among security agencies, particularly between the DSS and the current leadership of the EFCC. The two agencies had appeared before an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives in Abuja to testify in respect of the invasion of the homes of…
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The 8th wonder of the world is how Nigerian President; Muhammadu Buhari managed to convince sane adults and some foreign countries that his govt is waging war against graft. Fact is, there is no war against corruption. The so called anti-graft war is one hell of a lie, a fraud, a sham, a farce. It is a carefully planned and well executed show meant to deceive the hoi polloi of the society and take their minds off very crucial issues while the rogues in power keep preying on them in their characteristic manner. First, president Buhari who is supposedly spearheading…
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Barely 24 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo lampooned the President Muhammadu Buhari All Progressives Congress, APC led government, Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Abdulrazaq Namdas on Thursday took a swipe at the former president describing him as the grand father of corruption in Nigeria. He also alleged at a press briefing held at the NASS complex that Obasanjo has the intention of bringing down President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Namdas who read a prepared statement said:”Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo at a lecture he delivered recently, wherein, in his characteristic…
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Quotes from Fidel Castro: ___ “Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me.” — Oct. 16, 1953, at his trial for rebel attack that launched Cuban Revolution. ___ “I am not interested in power nor do I envisage assuming it at any time. All that I will do is to make sure that the sacrifices of so many compatriots should not be in vain, whatever the future may hold in store for me.” — Jan. 1, 1959, upon triumph of the revolution. ___ “Workers and farmers, this is the socialist and democratic revolution of the humble, with the…
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The 8th wonder of the world is how Nigerian President; Muhammadu Buhari managed to convince sane adults and some foreign countries that his govt is waging war against graft. Fact is, there is no war against corruption. The so called anti-graft war is one hell of a lie, a fraud, a sham, a farce. It is a carefully planned and well executed show meant to deceive the hoi polloi of the society and take their minds off very crucial issues while the rogues in power keep preying on them in their characteristic manner. First, president Buhari who is supposedly spearheading…
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Singer, Actress ~ Toni Braxton, was recently blasted by myth-busters and urban legend debunkers when she stated she would not shop on Black Friday. Braxton mentioned that the origins of the expression Black Friday came from the days of slave auctions — days when auctioneers would sell slaves at a discount. Her claim was quickly dismissed by whomever it is that dismisses or debunks certain things, and it was quickly pointed out (incorrectly) that the term Black Friday actually started in the 1960s when police began referring to mad traffic jams on the day after Thanksgiving and it had nothing…
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After more than two decades of silence over the annulment of the 1993 presidential election, former chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Chairman of the then Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has opened up in a new book to be launched in Abuja tomorrow. Despite the secrecy veiling its content, the planning committee for the launch gave an insight yesterday, saying the political class should “update itself on the story of intrigues at the highest level, as told by one of the unique players.” Sealed lips greeted every effort to get snippets…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo received a dose of his own pill Thursday when the House of Representatives lambasted him in response to his description of lawmakers as corrupt. The lawmakers described him as the “grandfather of corruption”, who is “acting as lifetime opposition leader, blackmailer” that “wants to bring down Buhari’s government”. Delivering the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture in Lagos on Wednesday, Obasanjo, among other things said the “National Assembly stinks and stinks to high heavens. It needs to be purged.” He added that the office of the lawmakers is “a den of unarmed robbers”. House spokesman Abdulrazak Namdas,…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Muhammad Bello, has said that his administration will revert all plots of land wrongfully or illegally acquired to the rightful owners in Abuja. A statement issued on Thursday by Deputy Director/Chief Press Secretary of the ministry, Muhammad Hazat Sule, revealed that the minister said this on Thursday in his office while receiving the members of the Standing Committee of the Jamanatul-Nasril-Islam (JNI) on Landed Properties in the FCT led by its Chairman and the Emir of Lafia, Alhaji Mustapha Agwai. He said further that this action has become necessary in…
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A United States academic report for 2015 has suggested that the Igbo of South Eastern Nigeria are the most brilliant black Africa race. According to the report: “a search through the promotional materials of school for a black student – all schools and colleges would always show some black faces in their promotional materials if they have any – reveals that they have had at least one black student, and it was, unsurprisingly, a Nigerian Igbo.” This is just as two teenage Nigerian high school students, Harold Ekeh and Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna, have broken a record of being accepted by eight…
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Corruption is endemic in Nigeria. It drains billions of dollars a year from Africa’s largest economy and most populous country. Systemic corruption also undermines Nigeria’s ability to combat Boko Haram, the world’s deadliest terrorist movement, which has displaced two million people in the country’s war-ravaged northeast. Although the United States and Nigeria have been close partners since Nigeria’s democratic transition in 1999, elite corruption has undercut diplomatic relations and undermined U.S. investments in the nation’s development, security, and governance. Following Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 presidential election victory, senior U.S. policymakers saw an opportunity to support his aggressive anticorruption efforts. However, U.S.…
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Nigeria risks losing its fuel market in West Africa to Ghana, if it does not revive its four refineries and build new ones, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Director Mordecai Danteni Ladan has said. At the Worldstage Economic Summit in Lagos, he said it was high time Nigeria refurbished its refineries and built more to reduce imports. Ladan represented by DPR’s Manager for Planning Kanmi Ayodeji, said Nigeria might lose a segment of the oil market following Ghana’s decision to build refineries and export petroleum products to Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, among others in the subregion. He lamented that…
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The American Medical Association (AMA) today honored Bennet I. Omalu, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., with the Distinguished Service Award for his work discovering chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players. Granted by the AMA Board of Trustees, this award honors a member of the AMA for meritorious service in the science and art of medicine. A Nigerian-American forensic pathologist, Dr. Omalu discovered CTE while working at the coroner’s office in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) in 2002. Dr. Omalu recognized brain abnormalities in several NFL players who evidenced personality changes or cognitive disorders before dying at an early age. He named…
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Network on Police Reform in Nigeria – NOPRIN has just received the information that the Department of State Security (DSS) Imo State arrested Aku Obidinma, National Coordinator of Imo Bilie Initiative (IBIN) and has kept him in arbitrary detention at their State headquarters in Owerri since Monday when they arrested him. Akudinma has been held incommunicado- denied access to everyone. NOPRIN is informed that Akudinma attended a radio program in Owerri on Monday and was dropped off by his colleagues who accompanied him to the radio program. Thereafter, his phones have remained switched off and unreachable. His whereabouts had been…
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The Nigerian Military has denied the report by Amnesty International that Nigerian troops killed over 150 defenceless Biafra agitators in different locations of parts of South-East and South-South. Amnesty International on Wednesday, accused the Nigerian security forces, led by the military, of embarking on a chilling campaign of extrajudicial executions and violence resulting in the deaths of at least 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters in the south-east of the country. The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman, denied the report, said it is an outright attempt to tarnish the reputation of the security forces in general and the…
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Its a pity that since the victory of Owelle Rochas necessitated by collective struggles of the masses, a lot of evil and inhuman acts have befallen Imo State which have further fostered economic hardship and underdevelopment in the state. We therefore call on the Governor and his facebook employees who have been contracted to deceive Imolites and the general public on the social media to come out and defend these issues: 1. Sack of beneficiaries of the Ten Thousand (10,000) Job Scheme without regard to the Imo State Public/Civil Service Rules 2. Illegal Dissolution of Elected Local Government Councils. 3.…
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The 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari for legislative approval narrowly escaped being rejected again at the Senate on Wednesday. The upper chamber of the National Assembly condemned the projections of the proposal in the document as unrealistic, even though it said the Presidency had set December 1 for the presentation of the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the legislature. The senators, who took turns to criticise the new version of the MTEF/FSP as well as the officials who prepared the document during the day’s plenary, submitted that it…
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The American Heritage College dictionary defines police as, “The governmental department charged with the regulation and control of the affairs of a community, now chiefly the department established to maintain order, enforce the law, and prevent and detect crime.” A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property and limit civil disorder. Functions of the police include: *Preservation of the peace *Prevention of robberies and other felonies *Detection and committal of offenders The primary responsibility of the police is to protect citizens from harm and danger, advocate for victims…
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Well, it’s has always been my position that no geo-political zone has an exclusive right to the presidency of Nigeria. Also, it’s neither the birthright of any ethnic group nor a chow (the Nigerian presidency) to pacify any group or tribe as long as the playing field is leveled for all and supported by credible data. Shrilly, it’s paramount for Nigeria to maintain a credible process enshrined in equal opportunity and equal access within which any credible individuals interested in the plum office could work hard to emerge as viable candidates; any of these individuals could win the presidency of…
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The Senate, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to urgently establish inland ports in Onitsha, Enugu, Aba, Maiduguri, Bauchi and other land-locked states in the country to help accelerate commerce and industry. The Senate also directed the Nigerian Shippers Council to carry out appropriate feasibility studies to facilitate establishment of the ports. It equally mandated its committees on transport and works to ensure full compliance with planned establishment of the ports, stressing that the feasibility studies earlier carried out on the establishment of inland ports should be revisited. The resolutions of the Senate were sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator…
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A former Minister of Interior and 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Imo State, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, has dismissed the urban renewal policy of the APC-controlled government of Imo State, describing it as a ruse and a deceit cleverly crafted to deal with perceived enemies of the state government. Iheanacho, who spoke to newsmen in Owerri, contended that any government urban renewal policy without a human face would not stand the test of time. He also dismissed Okorocha’s recent move to compensate genuine aggrieved victims of the demolition exercise as a gimmick, an afterthought and a…
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A new auction record was set for the Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby in New York last week when “Drown” soared to sell for $1,092,500, over three times the high-estimate ($200,000-$300,000), in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale. No fewer than 11 bidders competed for the work that was eventually sold to an anonymous buyer on the telephone. This was the second time in less than two months that the auction record for Njideka Akunyili Crosby had been broken at Sotheby’s. The previous auction record for the artist was $93,750, set by her “Untitled” work from 2011 at Sotheby’s New York…
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The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has lambasted the Senate for delaying the confirmation of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu. Under Magu’s one-year leadership at the EFCC, the agency has recovered more money than any other time in its 13-year history and has also secured over 145 convictions. Speaking with our correspondent during a telephone interview on Tuesday, Sagay described the delay as a psychological attack against Magu but he argued that it would not slow down the anti-corruption momentum. He said, “This will not…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Ms Sandie Okoro, for her recent appointment as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, World Bank Group. Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, World Bank Group. The President also extended the same felicitations to Ms Nnemkadi Ogwunike on her record breaking achievements in the U.S. Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) League. The two congratulatory messages were signed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Monday in Abuja. The President described Okoro’s track record in the banking sector as impressive, which has brought a rekindled hope that…
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Below is the English translation of the statement as it appears on an Italian tabloid. Read below… Nnamdi Kanu is a British citizen, in prison since October 14, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital by the will of the President, the General. Muhammadu Buhari, despite numerous court orders requiring his immediate and unconditional release. Kanu is a political prisoner because it brings out the campaign for the right to self-determination of the indigenous people of Biafra. The secret police of Nigeria known as DSS has kidnapped and arrested Kanu on his arrival in Lagos October 14, 2015 from London. He was…
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The Leadership of Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Monday in Kano accused the Federal Government of plotting to wipe out the movement in the country. At an emergency press briefing held in Kano, the Head of Martyr Foundation of IMN, Sheikh Abdulhamid Bello, maintained that in Kan, the Ashura procession had ended peacefully before security agents, who he claimed masqueraded as members of a youth vanguard group, attacked Shitte members. According to him, since the eruption of the Shitte sect face-off with law enforcement agents, President Muhammadu Buhari had neither intervened nor sympathised with the victims of police attacks. Bello…
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in real terms declined by -2.24 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the third quarter of 2016.This is according to the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report for Third Quarter of 2016 released by NBS yesterday in Abuja. The report stated that the figure was lower by 0.18 per cent points from growth recorded in the preceding quarter. That was lower by 5.08 per cent points from growth recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2015. “Quarter on quarter (unadjusted for seasonality), real GDP increased by 8.99 per…
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Lecture by His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo At the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture Lagos, November 23, 2016 Protocol When my sister, ’Toyin Olakunri, phoned to alert me about this Lecture, the telephone connection was poor and I could hardly hear her but I got the name of Mr. Akintola Williams which has always struck reverence and awe in me. Mr. Akintola Williams has seen active days and has been an active participant in Nigeria of the past, Nigeria of the present and by God’s grace, will be part of Nigeria’s future for some time to come. ’Toyin, who was…
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The honeymoon between President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo seems to have ended. For the one and a half year that Mr. Buhari has been in power, Mr. Obasanjo remained one of his staunchest backers, visiting him repeatedly and publicly defending most of his actions. But speaking in Lagos Wednesday, Mr. Obasanjo served signal that the era of being soft on the administration Mr. Buhari leads is over. Delivering the keynote at the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture, Mr. Obasanjo lashed at the Buhari administration for repeatedly lumping the country’s three previous administrations (including the one he, Obasanjo,…
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The court of appeal has upheld the caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Ahmed Makarfi, describing the faction led by Ali Modu Sheriff as illegal. In a judgement on Wednesday, the panel of judges led by Ibrahim Saulawa, set aside the ruling of Okon Abang, a judge of the federal high court Abuja, who declared Makarfi’s faction as “illegal”. In a ruling on June 29, Abang ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise any candidate from the Markafi faction. The judge held that there were two subsisting court orders which recognised…
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As part of political realignment ahead of the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari’s strategists are wooing the South-East, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered in Abuja on Saturday that the President had directed that infrastructure gaps in the South-East should be bridged. It was also learnt that apart from reviving old alliances with associates, the president’s allies were also counting on political bridges built by northern politicians with their eastern counterparts over the years. In addition to these political moves, Buhari was said to have ordered contractors handling various infrastructural projects in the zone to return to site.…
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With due respect, please exit now if you don’t like long essays. Thank you! Many people question my patriotism because I tolerate the Biafranists on my discourse. While Biafra is not the objectives of my discourse, Biafra is a legitimate voice of dissent to the continued failures of the Nigerian state. The Biafra quests are a sincere expression of the deep-seated, over pressured, growing, and dangerously active seismic faults in the Nigerian tectonic. In this respect, the Igbos are doing the rest of us a big favor with their willingness to discuss their grievances and their desire to secede. More…
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The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, on Tuesday said he would establish a radio station that would transmit only in Igbo. Obiano stated this at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, the state capital, during a function of an Igbo society, Otu suwakwa Igbo, headed by a former Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Pita Ejiofor. Obiano said this would be his contribution to the efforts aimed at preventing Igbo language from going into extinction. The governor berated parents for not teaching their children Igbo language and culture. He ordered that henceforth pupils in the state, from…
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It has been revealed that Nigeria’s U-19 football which had just participated in an International Tournament, has been horribly embarrassed in Abuja. Many of Nigeria’s U19 players were stranded in Abuja on return from the Suwon International Tournament in South Korea. According to The Nation, they were stranded after they were each paid five thousand Naira as transport fare back to their bases. “Some of the players were stranded and had to send home for more money to add to the 5,000 Naira paid each of them before they could return home,” a source informed. “At a point it even…
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Detectives have uncovered huge cash payments to Supreme Court Justices, members of the management and staff of the apex court. Some of the payments, which were effected through a secret/ Operation Account, are alleged to be outrageous and outside the allowances approved by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The allowances include cash for justices and management staff during festivities, especially Easter, Christmas, Ramadan and Eid-el Kabir. Detectives are probing why the apex court paid cash instead of remittance of such payments to the accounts of the beneficiaries. The Presidency is said to be in dilemma on what…
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In 1954, 40 years after the 1914 Amalgamation, Colonial Rule, and Independence Struggles, as a part the preparations for the departure of the British from Governance in Nigeria, a decision was reached to adopt a Federal Constitutional Model for the would-be Independent Nigeria in view of the vast ethnolinguistic cum religious diversities of the Territory. That FEDERATION model, adopted in 1954 became the basis on which the then 3 Regions distilled their various Constitutions between 1957 (Western Region), 1958 (Eastern Region) and the 1959 (Northern Region) which were were subsequently Federated by negotiations to float the Political Union, Nigeria. It…
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This is the Police Report on the official investigation into the coup of 15 January 1966. It was prepared by Police Special Branch Interrogators based on interviews with soldiers, other ranks and some officers who hadbeen arrested after the mutiny. None of the soldiers and officers involved had come to formal trial in a court-martial as of the time of the July 29 1966 “counter-coup”. Indeed the fact they were not court-martialed was one of the grievances listed bythose officers who carried out the unfortunate operations of July 28-August 1, 1966. The coup report was released to very few individuals…
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This is the text of Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu’s famous interview with Dennis Ejindu in May 1967.
This interview took place just before the start of the civil war. It is probably the most detailed question and answer session with Major Nzeogwu. Enjoy…. Ejindu: I am glad to meet you, Sir. How would you feel if you knew that you are being regarded as a hero? Nzeogwu: Very pleased naturally. But the truth is that I am not a hero. If there was any famous Major Nzeogwu, I have never heard of him. Ejindu: It is rumoured that you have just finished writing a book, what is it like? Nzeogwu: Good gracious! Ninety-nine per cent of…
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Senator Andrew Nwankwo from the Izzi clan in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, was a captain in the Nigeria Air Force before the January 1966 coup that made way for Major General J. T. U Aguiyi Ironsi to emerge as Head of State. He became Ironsi’s Aide-De-Camp through the recommendation of Brigadier George Krubo who was then in-charge of the Air Force and subsequently supervised the late Head of State’s security. Capt. Andrew Nwankwo (rtd) said he was to die with his boss, but for fate. He was present when both Ironsi and Fajuyi were shot dead. Tracking the 61-year-old former ADC…
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To understand this, you must go back to before independence. The Igbos held top positions in literally every field. #Nigeria had 4 universities at the time and Igbos were in charge of 3 while a white man was in charge of 1. They also dominated trade & commerce and the military. In politics they were also leading. The 1st event that this fear inspired is one of the least discussed or even known mass murder in recent history. In 1966, 30,000 Igbos and related ethnic groups were hunted and slaughtered in broad day light by people they’ve lived with…
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“the Yoruba bourgeoisie are the greatest problem to nation building in Nigeria” Now, if you guessed who made the above statement to be a prominent Igbo politician or a foreign observer of Nigerian politics, you guessed wrong. The comment and the ominous warning was made by no less a person than Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Governor of the Nigerian Central Bank and present Emir of Kano. The above excerpt was part of a paper he presented at the national Conference on the 1999 Constitution, jointly organized by the Network For Justice at the Arewa House, Kaduna on Sept 11-12…
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How Much Respect Do You Show Igbos? I am not Igbo. I am proud of my Urhobo. However, as a student of history, I wish to show just what these great people came/come against and yet thrive. Okay, the incessant killings in the North will be glossed over so as to make this article not overly long. The civil war will also not be discussed. However, post civil war, as I explained in my post MINORITY REPORT: THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST YOU, the rich in Nigeria have major roots in the Indigenisation decree of 1972 and 1977. I reminded…
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The day was Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The venue was the Democracy Park at Akure, Ondo State. The occasion was the much anticipated flag-off of the Eyitayo Jegede SAN governorship campaign for Ondo State. I was there even as the arena was filled to capacity with dignitaries and admirers. Speaker after speaker eulogized the current governor, Olusegun Mimiko for the good job he has been doing in the State and for finding a worthy successor-in-waiting in Eyitayo Jegede SAN. The atmosphere was charged as songs of praise accompanied by thrilling drumbeats rent the air at measured intervals. Finally, the flag-off…
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Niger Delta militants on Saturday vowed to blow up more oil facilities in the region if the Federal Government fail to drop the trumped up charges against a former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission declared Tompolo wanted in February over an alleged N45.9bn fraud and charged him to court in absentia. The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front, General Playboy, urged the Federal Government to leave Tompolo alone. The militant leader, in an email, decried the raid of Gbaramatu Kingdom by soldiers, adding that soldiers never raided communities in…
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A group, Arewa Group Media, an offshoot of Buhari Network for Change, on Thursday called for the resignation of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, stressing that he had failed in promoting government policies. The national coordinator of the group, Abdulmajid Kwamand, said this at a media parley in Kano. Kwamand added that the SGF “was not doing anything to promote the good policies of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.” He said, “This administration possesses the basic policies needed for national development, which is also highly commendable. But unfortunately, people like the SGF are among officials in…
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The Buhari administration is considering extending validity period for international passports from its current five to 10 years, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service has said. Muhammad Babandede told reporters in his office on Saturday that Nigerians should expect an announcement on the policy changes in the coming months. “We have submitted a memo to the president and we believe we’ll get a positive response to that soon,” Mr. Babandede said. The immigration chief said the review was the government’s response to several months of complaints from Nigerians and other foreign elements who said the five-year validity period is too…
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The ENPOWER Free Trade Zone in Enugu State is expected to attract up to $500m (N240bn) worth of foreign direct investments from leading global manufacturing companies and the activities of the industrial clusters hosted in the free zone are also expected to create over 20,000 jobs across three major regions in the country. The move is expected to further boost the Federal Government’s economic diversification programme, the state government said on Saturday. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State is expected to host the ground breaking ceremony of the ENPOWER FTZ scheduled at the Akanu Ibiam Airport site of the free…
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Let us look at Anambra state and see why it is more sustainable than most oil producing states. There are three major cities that drive the economic prosperity of Anambra state; Nnewi, Onitsha and Awka. Nnewi is the industrial city of Anambra State. Nnewi is home to several indigenous industrial manufacturing companies. Nigeria’s first car manufacturing plant is located at Nnewi. Nigeria’s auto part manufacturing factories are located at Nnewi, the first Nigerian made motorcycle was and is still been produced at Nnewi. There are several number of indigenous industrial products been produced at Nnewi. Technically, Nnewi is referred to…
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A number of unidentified gunmen on Sunday, allegedly stormed the Kaduna residence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful cousin, Mr Mamman Daura, and kidnapped a former minister, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse. While the circumstances surrounding the kidnap remain unclear, there was a brief exchange of gunfire between the gunmen and security operatives attached to Mr Daura’s residence, according to Sahara Reporters. The president’s cousin is said to be unharmed but shocked by the incident while more security operatives have reportedly been drafted to the scene. One Twitter user, Dasuki S Nakande who tweets via @inakande earlier in the day, claimed that President…
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Governor Fayose has applauded Igbo people for their industrious activities – He noted that if the country breaks up, only the region can survive independently. Fayose said this Fayose stated this on Saturday, November 19 when the Ndigbo community in his state and OHANEZE Ndigbo south west, conferred him with the traditional title of ‘Nwanne di na mba” at the Olukayode Stadium during the Igbo Cultural Day. Vanguard reports that Fayose described Igbos as industrious people and will be able to handle Nigeria’s separation well if it happens. “whatever anybody says, the Igbos are a unique people in the country.…
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Those who do not understand what Buhari is saying should realize that he is laying claim to the whole of Nigeria as the Estate of their Greatgrandfather Uthman Dan Fodio and he is showing the exit door to those who are not happy about the definition (ie the Constitutional Arrangements imposed on all by Caliphate-inspired Decrees), of that Nigeria. The only chance the rest of Nigeria stands today against the complete CONQUEST and ISLAMIZATION Agenda of the Caliphate is the immediate dissolution and unbundling of the failed, toxic and defunct Federation of Nigeria. The background to this mindset is that…
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Sequel to the ongoing intraparty crisis segregating the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC), another known “political son” to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who had chosen to pitch his tent with President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun, Dr Kayode Fayemi has thrown a stone at his former political godfather, Tinubu over the weekend. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, who Saturday described the embattled national leader of the party as a leader and hardworking person, however maintained that Tinubu was responsible for his own misfortunes in the party, saying no one can be…
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A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress [APC] in Kaduna State, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said President Muhammadu Buhari must intervene to fix the crisis in the party and save it from disintegration. Baba-Ahmed made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] in Kaduna on Sunday. According to him, the problems affecting the party have been left to linger for too long and must be settled in the next few months, if the party hopes to retain power in 2019. “Even if you can forgive some of the crisis and blame it on in…
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There is no doubt that Nigerians are urgently and desperately craving for 2019 to come faster to present them the widely desired chance to change the present government of change led by President Muhammadu Buhari and some of the non performing APC and PDP controlled states across Nigeria. The concern raised by the people in 2015 that led to the ousting of the former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan which the media widely termed as clueless government can be traced to the make belief “Heavy Media Warfare” against the former President and may not have been based on genuine concern…
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A man’s wife is his possession. She is part of his investment. He believes that by the virtue of anointing her as his wife, he has elevated her status amongst her peers and accorded her a respectable position in society. No matter how he treats her, it is around her that he builds his empire and nurtures his desires and hopes for the future. The fruits of his labour are expended on his wife and the fruits of their loins, with the belief that they will be the joys of his old age. No matter the circumstances or situation…
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•Detectives screen Supreme Court’s petty cash book, payment vouchers to contractors •Probes five firms over alleged N80.4m bribe to S’Court staff Ahead of the ongoing probe and pending their arraignment, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Security Service (DSS) have restricted the movement of not less than 13 judges to the country. The judges cannot travel abroad because they have been watch-listed until permitted by a court. It was also learnt that security agents have started screening the Petty Cash Book of the Supreme Court and payment vouchers to contractors. The Petty Cash Book…
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This article is culled from Asari Dokubo’s speech during one of the gatherings of Ndigbo, Urhobos and people of the Niger Delta few years back where ‘BIAFRA’ was comprehensively discussed and Asari Dokubo just as always spoke out fearlessly and passionately. Read below the heartrending speech made by the great warrior and be inspired. “Today, if anything will stir me to fight, it is my belief that Biafra was right. When I was growing up, we were told a lot of things to hate Biafra. Maybe some of us were persuaded. But the more I grew up, the more I…
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I slept early last night, no thanks to the stress of Lagos. I usually wake up quite early to catch up with latest happenings in the country before heading into another round of traffic stress. Early this morning as I scanned through facebook, I saw viral pictures of the visit of former President Goodluck Jonathan to Sokoto. He came to the caliphate to sympathize with the Dasuki family over the death of the Late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki who was the father of his National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki who is currently in detention. There was a huge crowd that received…
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The Chinua Achebe Center for Leadership and Development (CACLD) has advised the World Bank not to grant the $29.9 billion loan being requested by the Federal Government of Nigeria. It warned against granting the loan request in a letter addressed to Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in Washington-DC. The letter was signed by Ugochukwu Nwachukwu, Executive Director (Operations), Matthew Mbanaja, Public Relations Officer, and Samuel Ejiofor Esq., Legal Adviser. The Centre said it was in pursuit of its commitment to the protection of human rights and good governance in Nigeria and beyond, that…
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Philip Efiong (also spelled Effiong, 18 November 1925 – 6 November 2003) was the first Vice President and the second President of the now defunct Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Today Is Philip Effiong’s 91st Posthumous Birthday. Philip Efiong (also spelled Effiong, 18 November 1925 – 6 November 2003) was the first Vice President and the second President of the now defunct Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Born in Ibiono Ibom in present-day Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, on 18 November 1925, Philip Effiong joined the…
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I have been reading about the rising profile of our former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and wish to state without equivocation that no one should rule him out of the 2019 presidential race. I first hinted this possibility about two months ago and wish to reiterate that Nigerians should prepare for the shock that awaits us. The story of Donald Trump should bring us back to our senses. Nothing is impossible. The second coming of Goodluck Jonathan may be so far-fetched or even belong in those categories of impossibilities but I wish to plead with our government and my…
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In my essay titled “Head Bloodied But Not Bowed And The Ascension Of President-Elect Donald J. Trump” (Part 1) I wrote the following: “When I went to visit the great and brilliant freedom fighter, Nnamdi Kanu, who is the leader of IPOB and easily the most courageous, powerful and credible Igbo leader in Nigeria today in his cell we had a very instructive and long discussion. I had never met Nnamdi before and I was amazed at his depth of knowledge, his immense courage and his deep convictions. There is no doubt in my mind that that man is going…
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1. Less than 10% of the universities have Video Conferencing facility. 2. Less than 20% of the universities use Interactive Boards. 3. More than 50% don’t use Public Address System in their lecture OVERCROWDED rooms/theatres. 4. Internet Services are non-existent,or epileptic and slow IN 99% of Nigerian Universities. 5. Nigerian Universities Library resources are outdated and manually operated. Book shelves are homes to rats/cockroaches. 6.No university library in Nigeria is fully automated. Less than 35% are partially automated. 7. 701 Development projects in Nigerian universities 163 (23.3%) are abandoned 538 (76.7%) are PERPETUALLY on-going projects. 8. Some of the abandoned…
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THE NEED TO VERIFY, DOUBLE CHECK OR MULTI CHECK BEFORE POSTING HOAXES. My advise 1. When you see a sensational post that borders on the following issues. A) Generating Fear in people about a product health implications. For example the fake plastic rice story or Chinese are selling human parts. B) Medical information on the benefit or harm of a particular item be it natural or manufactured. C) Political statements that appear smart by a prominent political icon or public figure. Examples like Mugabe, Trump, Obama, Buhari etc. D) If it is too good to be true or too bad…
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Gilbert Ebinyo Ogbowei Modern history is replete with widespread violations of human rights and crimes against humanity. Over the years, indigenous peoples are systematically being cleansed off resources rich lands by brutal governments to the deafening staccato of international silence. Writers, especially poets, having been adjudged chroniclers who speak the minds of their people are always on course to create handy awarenesses through their poetic reflections. The proclivity of the poet documenting the events in his immediate environment and beyond issues from the natural perception of the poet as a tribune, hence the message isn’t his but that of his…
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The need for Unity.. My dear brethren, it is with mixed feelings that I write this letter to you. I write, not to appeal to you to do what I believe is right, but rather; I write to stare the truth on your faces of how we have been a willing tool in the hands of our oppressors. We have provided the life to this contraption called a United Nigeria with our environmental hazardous mineral resources. Yet, we have been treated as the greatest vagabonds of our time. I write to you as my brothers, to take you back to…
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The leadership of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has concluded plans to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising wave of militancy in the Niger Delta and the agitations by the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB). The 28-member Union, with a population of over 500 million people, and a quarter of the global wealth, is one of the most powerful organisations in the world. Worried by the deteriorating security situation in the Niger Delta and the Southeast, leaders of the European Union spent the past weeks meeting…
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President Muhammadu Buhari met the Leaders/Representatives of the Niger Delta, or rather the Oil producing States, on November 1st, 2016 on the lingering economic and security issues in the oil producing areas. The Niger Delta Leaders presented a list of 16 demands as condition for peace in the region. Further, two other demands were added: that there should be no mistake of announcing policies and plans, relating to the issues, without vigorous public scrutiny and inputs; and that the problem would remain if those affected were excluded from the process of designing the solutions to those problems. Yet, the leaders…
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Last week ThisDay newspapers published a story about how the CBN had fined StanChart Bank N2bn for a forex offence. Please read the story here. Who gave this story to ThisDay? The story is not true so we strongly suspect it was someone in CBN who gave them the story. So what really happened? ICBC bank of China wanted to bring some dollars into the Nigerian economy. They called Stanbic IBTC who they normally use for their transactions and told them that they wanted to exchange the $60 million for naira and that they wanted a rate of N390 to…
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Former minister of aviation, one of the PDP chieftains, Femi Fani-Kayode, was rearrested by EFCC at the Lagos court on October 21 after he had been granted bail by Justice Hassan. Kayode, who has regained his freedom some days ago, in his latest piece explores the influence of the election victory of Donald Trump on Nigeria and on the whole world. Though rather belated, I hereby congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on a magnificent victory at the polls in America and I wish him well. I have been an ardent supporter of a Trump presidency for the last one year and…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday November 17, paid a visit to the family of the late Ibrahim Dasuki. Dasuki, a former Sultan of Sokoto died on Monday, November 14. He was the father of Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), who was Jonathan’s National Security Adviser during his tenure as president. Jonathan condoled with the Dasuki family and the Sokoto monarchy. “I travelled to Sokoto this afternoon to condole with the family of the late Former Sultan Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki and the current Monarch,” His Excellency former President Jonathan wrote on his Twitter page. “I thank the Dasuki Family, the Sultan,…
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CIA ‘salts’ White House, installs every president since Kennedy A new bombshell report written by Jerome Corsi suggests that President Barack H. Obama’s passport records were likely ‘sanitized’ by the acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan, leading up to the 2008 presidential election after Brennan achieved the status of Director of the National Counterterrorism Center under the Bush Administration. That’s right, this sleazeball may be the one almost solely responsible for allowing an illegal foreign entity, i.e. Barry Soetoro, A.K.A. Barack Hessian Obama, to ‘salt,’ sprinkle, his way into the White House under CIA direction, thus reacquiring…
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▪SGF blames it on paucity of funds Former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babangida, Alhaji Shehu Shagari have not been paid their salaries and allowances since January this year, it was disclosed on Thursday. The revelation came as a shock to members of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs who visited the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). Paucity of funds due to non-approvals by President Muhammadu Buhari was blamed for the inability to pay the entitlements of the former presidents, Payment schedules were said to have been sent…
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When it comes to ensuring fairness, it is dangerous to stick your head in the sand. With the recent pronouncement on Cross River’s Green Police, we might be playing the ostrich. The Federal Government has declared the Green Police – an outfit inaugurated by the Cross River State government to protect the environment and create jobs – as illegal. But nothing has been heard, recently, on the legality or illegality of the Sharia Police, Hisbah, which holds sway in the north. While declaring the Green Police illegal, the state commissioner of police, Mr. Jimoh Obi-Ozeh, quoted Section 214 of the…
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Nigeria is in very serious need of redemption. Our public posturing is often at variance with our private views and inclinations; views and inclinations that are tainted by infected mindsets that seem to lack the ability for deep and durable convictions. This sorry situation is engendered by the cumulative effect of the incurable cancer of corruption and its tendencies that have define and characterise our individual and collective endeavours as a people and as a nation. For all practical purposes, corruption is no longer an unacceptable crime and shame, but has become a shameless way of our national life. Our…
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A prominent and fiery member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and former presidential aide, Prof. Ango Abdullahi has again taken a swipe at those who see the historic amalgamation of Nigeria as a mistake. The fiery northern elder said in no uncertain terms that no region is a liability to another and whereby co-existence has become impossible among the diverse ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria, each region could to go its separate ways with a simple handshake. A visibly angry Prof. Ango while speaking at a book launch questioned the rationale behind the call for a restructuring or…
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Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation confirmed on Saturday that it was intensifying its search for crude oil in the North-East geopolitical zone. The agency also disclosed that it had succeeded in mounting a Global Positioning System monument at the Kolmani oil well in the region. A group of foreign expatriates and indigenous professionals from the corporation mounted the GPS monument at the oil exploration site, according to Twitter messages from the national oil firm. The corporation said, “NNPC group seismic crew has finally mounted GPS Monument at the Kolmani oil well…
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It was Professor Anta Diop of Senegal who observed that ethnic groups often do not realize the extent to which they share kinship with the language, culture, traditions and historical socio-political structures, evolved by communities they have come to view as rivals. Indeed ethnic groups tend to see themselves as self-enclosed communities. But as an example are the Luluas of Kenya aware of their kingship with the Luluas of Senegal? By the same token how many of us in Nigeria are aware that Anambra State is the ancestral home of the Igalas, Ngwas, Jukuns and Binis? Yet it remains historically…
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Earlier today, the Chairman of Innoson Group Chief Dr Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma OFR presented the new IVM G12 to the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen T Y Buratai at the Tactical Headquarters of Operations in Maiduguri, Borno State. The IVM G12 is a highly mobile and tactical SUV built solely for military operations. It possesses a brawny frame, typical of military armored carriers. A few inches of ground clearance, a smooth underbody, allowing the vehicle to easily navigate obstacles under most road conditions. This highly mobile and tactical SUV is presently available in double cabin, pickup and closed roof…
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Femi Fani-Kayode recounts his 21-day experience in the underground EFCC detention facility in Abuja and being placed in the Boko Haram cell of the Kuje Medium Security Prison for four day. He also tells of his impression of Nnamdi Kanu whom he spent three hours with. Permit me to begin this contribution with an apology for my disappearance from the literary and political scene for the last one month but this was due to circumstances beyond my control. On October 21st, five days after my 56th birthday, I was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, without an…
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American youths regret. It all started as freedom propaganda. The lie was told so subtly that we didn’t notice. To gain popularity, they convinced us that it was all about gender equality. Then they preached to us, saying it was a human rights and child rights agenda. To draw the attention of women, they hid under Women Empowerment Campaigns. We saw everything they did as part of civilization. Because of this, we applauded them and blindly sang their praises. We were so blind that we did not notice when they went from equality to role reversal, and from ‘rights’ to…
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A pan Igbo socio- cultural group, Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) is seeking audience with American President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump, just as it has sent a congratulatory message to him on his victory. ADF is a corporate body of intellectuals, clergy, traditional rulers, businessmen, politicians, women and youth of Igbo origin who are working to overcome the state of endemic corruption, political and economic marginalisation in the country. In a November 12, 2016 congratulatory letter and signed by Prof. Uzodinma Nwala, president and Prof Nath Aniekwu, secretary, respectively, the group said Trump’s role in global affairs and his importance in the…
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Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has formally joined the All Progressives congress. Kalu was received by the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee of the party at the National Secretariat on Wednesday. He said he has succumbed to pressures from his friends and well wishers to contribute his quota to building the party in Nigeria especially in the South East.
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There has been a lot of speculations that Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has put machinery in place to take over the apex Igbo socio-cultural group,Ohanaeze Ndigbo ahead of the 2019 general elections. President of Ohanaeze Youth, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, told Newsmen reliably that the ongoing construction of Ohanaeze Secretariat at No 7, Park Avenue, GRA, Enugu bankrolled by the governor, was part of the carrot dangled at the Ohanaeze leadership. The President General, Chief Enwo Gary Igariwey whose tenure was said to have elapsed but was clinging to power to ensure he produced a successor from Imo State extraction,…
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The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised the alarm that more Nigerians may be displaced in the coming days as a result of the resurgence of Boko Haram in the country’s north-east region. Peter Lundberg, OCHA humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria said in a Press Conference in Abuja on Tuesday that the main driver of the humanitarian crisis in the north-east continues to be the threat of Boko Haram. He said up to 1.8 million people remain displaced across the six states of the north-east. “The onset of the dry season enables greater mobility and the…
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Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday said that plans have been concluded to commission 1,125 hectares of land in the state for cattle business.The governor made this known to newsmen in Owerri. According to the principal officer to the governor on Imo State Lives Stock, Hon Calistus Chinedu, the business was in partnership with Amana Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria. He said: “This is to inform you that Governor Rochas Okorocha will be commissioning the Ultra Modern Regional Cattle Market, in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, one of its kind in West Africa. “The land space is 1,125…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he has not visited the United States since 2007 on personal grounds. He said his not travelling to the US had nothing to do with either alleged laundering of $40million or the $100,000 bribe allegation over which a Congressman, William Jefferson, was convicted. Atiku said the $40million was his legitimate cash which he transferred to the United States. He said since his wife, Jennifer, was no longer living in the US, he had no reason to go there. Atiku is said to own a mansion in Potomac which he has not been…
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Former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar has insisted that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to pave the way for a lifetime presidency and not just a third term in office. Atiku said this in an interview with a quarterly magazine published by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Zero Tolerance. The former vice-president said, initially, it was assumed that the plan was to modify the constitution so that Obasanjo could serve a third, four-year term as President. He, however, said the aspect of tenure limitation was carefully removed so that Obasanjo could be President for life. When asked why he and Obasanjo were…
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Russian Defence Minister Shoigu reports on start of massive air campaign against Al-Qaeda in Syria. The long awaited Syrian and Russian offensive against Aleppo has now finally begun with massive Russian strikes on Al-Qaeda bases in Homs and Idlib provinces. Information about the precise nature of the strikes is for the most patchy. However Russia’s Defence Minister Shoigu has reported to Putin and has confirmed that aircraft from the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier are taking part, and that cruise missile strikes launched by the frigate Admiral Grigorovich are are also taking place. Shoigu reported on the targets of the strikes as…
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The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has threatened to dethrone traditional rulers who fail to register a minimum of 2000 adults for a N3, 000 per head levy. The traditional rulers have till January 2017 to comply or be sacked. The governor gave the hint in Owerri, the state capital while addressing officials and members of the Community Government Council; State Development Council, traditional rulers; and other stakeholders. The governor also said traditional rulers would be recognised based on the amount raised through the levy. Okorocha promised that his government would give each autonomous community N4m to make a total…
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– Senators from the South east have resolved to stick out their neck for their people – The senators will make an attempt to engage detained Radio Biafra director, Nnamdi Kanu – This is part of their resolve after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari Reliable sources in the Senate have disclosed that South east senators have resolved to visit detained Radio Biafra director, Nnamdi Kanu in prison. Kanu, 46, is currently being detained at the famous Kuje prison, located in the suburbs of Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. The senators were the guests of President Muhammadu Buhari last week at the Aso…
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The 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki, is dead. Mr. Dasuki died in a private hospital in Abuja on Monday night, family sources told PREMIUM TIMES. The deceased is the father to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, who is currently facing corruption charges. The ex-Sultan died at the age of 93. He was deposed as Sultan by the former military dictator, Sani Abacha, in 1996. Prior to becoming Sultan, he held the traditional title of Baraden Sokoto. Mr. Dasuki was the first Sultan from the Buhari line of the house of Uthman Dan Fodio. Mr. Dasuki was a close…
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– The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport will be closed temporarily. – The federal government has approved about N1 billion to rehabilitate the airport’s runway. – The Kaduna airport has been designated as an alternative to Abuja airport while the repairs last. The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be closed temporarily for rehabilitation to commence at the airport’s runway. The Abuja airport is Nigeria’s second busiest airport The federal government has approved about N1 billion for the project, while the Kaduna airport has been designated as an alternative to Abuja airport while the repairs last. As part of steps to…
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Iranian foreign ministry calls deadly clashes between Nigerian army and Shia Muslim movement “unacceptable”. Iran’s foreign minister expressed his ‘deep concern’ about the deaths to his Nigerian counterpart [Vahed Salemi/AP] Iran has summoned the Nigerian Charge d’Affaires in Tehran to protest against deadly clashes between Shia Muslims in the country’s north and the army. Iran’s foreign ministry called the violence between the military and followers of the Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) “unacceptable”, the official ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif had earlier contacted his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama to express his “deep concern”…
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– Nigerians could face serious famine in January next year unless drastic steps are taken immediately – The ministry of agriculture has raised concerns about an excessive rate of exportation and warned the president – Nigeria is currently Africa’s largest producer of cereals and grains Malam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, has notified the general public about possible famine in the country during his radio interview in Kano on Monday, November 14. Export and hunger According to Mr Shehu, Nigeria would highly likely face a shortage of grains by January 2017 due…
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A former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has said shortage of idea and not shortage of money is the problem of Nigeria. Duke, who identified personal and collective visions as essential requirements for leading a state, said many governors in the country lacked them. A statement on Sunday quoted Duke as saying this in Lagos at the 11th edition of the ǼLEX Annual Lecture series. The lecture, with the theme, ‘Making states work,’ was organised by ǼLEX, a full-service commercial and litigation law firm, to stimulate debate on the strategies for making states in the country more efficient,…
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was first diagnosed in an NFL player in 2002, and it has since been confirmed by postmortem examination in dozens of American athletes. The physician who made the initial discovery, forensic neuropathologist Bennet I. Omalu, MD, MBA, MPH, overcame massive efforts to discredit him and his research, and today CTE is widely recognized as a health risk in millions of patients with histories of repetitive brain trauma, including military veterans. The AMA on Saturday honored Dr. Omalu with its Distinguished Service Award during the opening session of the 2016 AMA Interim Meeting, in Orlando, Fla.…
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You know how desperate President Obama is — as he contemplates all his accomplishments going down the drain at the hands of a man he has total contempt for — when he is willing to do something so against his nature. He tried to persuade Donald Trump. We saw that unicorn glimpsed only fleetingly in the last eight years: the cajoling Barack Obama. The president flattered the president-elect by letting Trump rack up the ego arithmetic. “This was a meeting that was going to last for maybe 10 or 15 minutes and we were just going to get to know…
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