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IPOB Plans Total Shutdown of South East on October 1st, Removal of Nigerian Flags
The Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, has declared a sit-at-home protest on October 1st, 2021, Nigeria’s independence celebration day.
The order was made known on Friday by Chika Edoziem, one of IPOB;s spokesperson, during a radio broadcast.
Edoziem noted … Continue Reading
FACT CHECK: Viral 17-Yr-Old Hawker and Singer Salle: Publicity Stunt or Lies?
A viral video of a talented 17-year-old Nigerian street hawker named Salle, whose purported unrehearsed freestyle rendition to a random beat left every listener amazed, could have been scripted, new findings suggest.
Salle’s video emerged online last week. She was … Continue Reading
Gunmen release 10 Nigerian students after collecting ransom
Gunmen in northern Nigeria have released 10 more students after a ransom was paid, but 21 others remain in captivity despite a pledge to release them all, officials said Sunday.
The Rev. John Hayab, the chairman of the local Christian … Continue Reading
Video: AMCON Takes Over Mansion of Ex Governor of Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria says it has seized a mansion in Ilorin belonging to the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, over his alleged indebtedness to the tune of N5bn.
AMCON added that it had … Continue Reading
Breaking: Sudanese Govt Foils Coup Attempt
A coup attempt has been foiled in Sudan and the plotters arrested, officials have confirmed.
About 40 officers were arrested after attempting to take over the state broadcaster’s television buildings and the military general command, one senior government source said.… Continue Reading
Rwandan Genocide Hero Paul Rusesabagina Convicted of Terror Charges
Paul Rusesabagina, hotel manager who saved hundreds during the Rwandan genocide earning him global recognition, has been convicted by a court in Kigali of funding a rebel group that killed 9 people in the country 2018 and 2019.
Court documents … Continue Reading
Buhari Appoints Ifeanyi Ararume as Chairman of NNPC Board
President Buhari has appointed Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as chairman of the NNPC board, according to a press release by the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The appointment came after the President, in his … Continue Reading
Community buries four Ikwunze siblings who died after suya, fruit juice meal in Abia
The people of Umukaonu Umuagu in Abia wailed profusely on Saturday when the remains of four siblings who died under mysterious circumstances on August 25 were laid to rest.
The deceased, comprising three males and one female — Kelechi, 12, … Continue Reading
Kemi Olunloyo, Okonjo-Iweala, Chimamanda Adichie, Others named among 100 most Influential Women in Africa
Journalist and Pharmacist, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, Director-General, World Trade Organization – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, award-winning novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Actresses Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Mercy Johnson and others were named among other prominent Africans in the 2021 edition of Avance … Continue Reading
Obadiah Mailafia, Ex CBN Deputy Governor and Politician Dies at 64
Obadiah Mailafia, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and 2019 Nigeria Presidential election Candidate of African Democratic Congress is dead.
Mailafia, 64, worked at the African Development Bank (AFDB) and served as CBN deputy governor … Continue Reading