The Igbo Elders Council have accused security agencies of indiscriminately killing Igbo youths in the South-East, in the guise of fighting members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB and its security network, Eastern Security Network. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja today June 11, the chairman of the group and a former…
Agba Jalingo, a rights activist and newspaper publisher has been arrested by police in Calabar, Cross River State, ahead of the nationwide protest on June 12. Cross River Watch reported that Agba was arrested at the police headquarters in Calabar on Friday June 11, where he went to honour an invitation by the Commissioner of Police in the…
A delegation from the Federal Government led by the Minister of Defence, Retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, Governors of the five States of the South East and other leaders of political, religious and traditional institutions in the zone, met at the Enugu state government house today June 11 where they discussed the security challenges confronting the region in particular…
To commemorate this year’s Democracy Day, President Buhari will on Saturday morning, June 12, at 7am address the nation. A statement released by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, states that Television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that only the national assembly can take care of the issue of restructuring or true federalism. The President who said this on Friday June 11 while receiving members of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) led by Co-Chairmen, Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar and President of Christian…
Daddy Freeze has received backlash from followers for calling the King James version of the Bible the “most useless Bible translation that ever existed”. The media personality shared a video from a foreign preacher pointing out how the King James version has been so translated that it doesn’t carry the original message anymore. Freeze…
President Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the first-ever Nigeria-made cellphone. The phone called ITF Mobilewas presented to him today, June 9, by Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, just before the commencement of the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Introducing the phone to…
Lagos City of Nigeria has been ranked the second worst city to live in. Auckland in New Zealand has been named the world’s most liveable city in an annual ranking that has been shifted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey ranked 140 cities on factors including stability, infrastructure, education and…
The presidency has announced that a documentary which recognizes late Moshood Kasimawo Abiola as winner of the 1993 presidential election will premiere on June 12. The documentary titled ‘Nigeria: Consolidating Democracy and National Unity’, will be aired on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and Channels TV. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu said the documentary is to commemorate the third…
A Senior lecturer with the University of Jos, Dr Daniel Ella has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Plateau state. It was gathered that Dr Ella of the Department of Theatre and Film Arts was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, June 9, by gunmen numbering about seven who stormed his residence…
