There are indications that the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, may affect the conduct of the 2023 general elections in the Southeast. Deji Adeyanju, an Abuja-based rights activist, said Kanu’s release may affect the momentum of the 2023 elections in the Southeast.Recall that an Appeal Court in Abuja…
The Nigerian military says two suspected fake National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) officials have been arrested in Niger Republic for allegedly enrolling non-Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN).This was disclosed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, during the biweekly briefing at the Defence Headquarters. General Danmadami disclosed that the suspects…
operatives at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria.Mr Ezenwanne is the fifth prosecution witness of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the ongoing trial of Abba Kyari who is being detained alongside four other police officers over alleged cocaine deals. Mr Ezenwanne and Chibunna Umeibe were convicted…
Nigeria has lost its most valued crude oil customers, while some of its gas buyers now compete with the country in the same market, the Federal Government declared on Thursday. It also stated that international oil companies were massively shifting focus to alternative fuels, as the threat posed by the push for renewables was seriously gaining…
The Senator representing Enugu East, Chimaroke Nnamani, has debunked claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is after him. He said this in response to recent reports that $41.8m got missing from the coffers of the Enugu State Government while he was governor from 1999 to 2007. According to the Nnamani, the state didn’t have such…
Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has urged those displaced by flood and taking shelter in different holding camps across Anambra State to hold unto hope and never allow the current predicament to defeat them. Mrs Soludo stated this when she visited hundreds of people taking shelter at Unity Hall, Umueri,…
The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, has said the national grid has not collapsed this year. He said the country has only experienced disruptions, not collapse. Mr Jedy-Agba stated this on Thursdsy when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Power investigating the frequent collapse of the national grid. The country…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the completion of the sale of Polaris Bank. Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Nwanisobi announced that the new core investor in the bank is Strategic Capital Investment Limited, disclosing that the deal was sealed with SCIL by the CBN…
Children as young as four and five are being given war lessons in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Shocking footage shows an officer in combat fatigues demonstrating a Kalashnikov machine-gun and an anti-tank grenade launcher to kindergarten youngsters. The ‘teacher’ is Pavel Firsov, from a militaristic pro-Kremlin movement called Combat Brotherhood. Children at Kindergarten No. 31 in…
Liz Truss resigned as the British Prime Minister on Thursday after spending only 45 days in office. She made the announcement 24 hours after saying she was a fighter and not a quitter in her response to a question from the opposition Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer. Truss’ difficult moments came in her last final…