A cleric, Rev. Maxwell Onyia, has advised Nigerians to unite and be tolerant of one another in order to build a peaceful country.
Onyi called on members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Arewa youths and other marginalized cum agitating organizations to cuddle one another with love for a peaceful nation.
Some powerful US bombers and fighter escorts flew off the coast of North Korea on Saturday in a show of force.
The power show is against North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme and intransigence, but the action is escalating already sky-high tensions in the region.
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Business woman and one of the children of late billionaire businessman Olorogun Michael Ibru, Elvina Ibru has revealed some of the qualities she desires in a man.
Speaking in a recent interview with Sunnewsonline, the mother of one, who had previously admitted she doesn't want to get married and only wants to date younger men, stated that she is celibate and presently without a man.
Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, was a guest on Channels TV this morning where he said that IPOB members are terrorists while Fulani herdsmen that have been carrying out attacks in various parts of the country are a mere criminal gang. Some Nigerians have taken to their twitter page to react to his comparison.
Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has asked people inquiring about the whereabouts of Nnamdi Knau, to direct their inquiries to those who signed his bail in April.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (POB) on Wednesday gave the federal government and South East governors 7 days to produce its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, or be prepared to face consequences that would will follow it.
The apex Igbo-socio cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday visited the Muslim Community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The visit led by the President of Ohanaeze in Enugu State, Chief Alex Ogbonna, was to commiserate with them over the fire incident which engulfed a mosque in the area.
The Executive Chairman, Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, Debo Adeniran, has said defining the Nnamdi Kanu led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB or any organization as a terrorist group is the prerogative of security agencies.
He said this in reaction to the controversy over the proscription of IPOB.
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State, have reacted to moves by former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, to join the ruling party.
Reports claimed the former Borno State Governor was being wooed to return to the APC.
A former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has denied nursing ambition to be the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Thursday said the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is a terrorist organization while Fulani herdsmen are just criminal gangs.
The Presidential aide said this on Channels television while speaking on the recent proscription of IPOB under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu.
Shehu noted that the pro-Biafra group had no regard for the constitution of Nigeria.
Responding to why Fulani herdsmen were not proscribed despite killing many Nigerians, Garba replied, “This is because there is a difference between a criminal gang and terrorist activities.
“Yes, the Fulani herdsmen are a criminal gang and are being dealt with in accordance to the laws of the country but IPOB like Boko Haram has a territory they have carved onto themselves as a sovereign state and have shown willingness to invade neighboring states.
“They have raised concerns in neighboring Kogi, Benue and also indicated interest in taking over Bayelsa and Rivers That is exactly what Boko Haram has done with the Flags and taxation systems. This certainly are not acceptable to the laws of the country.”
The Federal Government said, yesterday that it is aware of sources of funding of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and is taking steps to block them.
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he appeared on a live television programme, Good Morning Nigeria on Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, .
This came at a time members of IPOB stormed the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York to protest the military invasion of South-East states and what they called dehumanization of the people in the zone.
Senate President Bukola Saraki has kicked against the categorization of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB as a ‘terrorist organisation’ by the Nigerian military, saying that it was not only unconstitutional, that due process was not followed prior to the pronouncement of such a statement.
The Nigeria Army has increased military presence as a measure to prevent any form of reprisal attacks in Zaria, following reports of attacks on non-indigenes resident in parts of South East.
The Assistant Director, Depot Nigerian Army/Nigerian Military School (MNS) Public Relations, Capt. Haruna Mohammed-Sani, gave the statement to newsmen.
The Nigerian Army says it will conduct more exercises to sharpen personnel skills and prepare them to tackle emerging security challenges in the country.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai announced this Monday at the commencement of the 2nd and 3rd Quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference in Abuja.
Unknown suicide bombers have reportedly killed at least 15 in the North eastern part of Nigeria according to AFP reports, citing rescue workers and local militia.
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticized two former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, over their advice to President Muhammadu Buhari on how to tackle the tensions caused by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Falana called on Obasanjo to apologise to Nigerians over the deployment of the military, to invade communities under his administration.
The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has advised the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on how best to run the agitation for Biafra and succeed.
She said respect, friendship and harmonious cooperation with others should be the modus operandi for Kanu while agitating against the marginalisation of Igbos and their secession from Nigeria.
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has claimed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is planning to escape Nigeria through the Cameroonian borders.
AYCF said it had intelligence reports, that Kanu was on his way to the Cameroon borders, from where he could easily flee from the country.
The Nigeria Army has increased military presence as a measure to prevent any form of reprisal attaBcks in Zaria, following reports of attacks on northerners by suspected IPOB members in South East.
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Kogi State chapter, says the face off between Nigeria Army and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, could lead to war.
The group appealed to the IPOB and other agitating groups to calm down and embrace peace and dialogue.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday accused “politically disgruntled treasury looters” out to sabotage the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of sponsoring the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Mohammed said the disgruntled looters are using IPOB to sabotage the current government under the guise of fighting for the rights of the people of the South-east.
This is contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Segun Adeyemi.
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has urged Nigerian leaders to urgently step out of the normal leadership sphere and make extraordinary impact on Nigerians by adopting more impactful leadership strategies.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki emphasized the role of the legislature in a young democracy like Nigeria is often misconstrued.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has again urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call off the ongoing military action in the South East tagged, “Operation Python Dance II.”
Ekweremadu in a letter to the President said withdrawal of the troops from the South East will avert a second Civil war.
The Abia State Police Command has announced that at least 59 suspected members of the now outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have been arrested by security officials.
The founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and top leaders of his group have gone into hiding following Friday’s declaration by the Nigerian Army that IPOB and other Pro-Biafran groups were terrorist organizations.
Investigations by SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday revealed that Kanu and his top lieutenants had ‘disappeared’ from his country home in Afaraukwu near Umuahia and other places he frequently visited.
His father, Eze Israel Kanu, is the traditional ruler of the town.
Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano on Sunday said his government has aligned itself completely with the decisions of the South-East governors in the proscription of the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Former Kano State governor and disaffected member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has described the "change" mantra of his party as a ruse. In an audio recording exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, Mr. Kwankwaso said the APC is confused and has been lying to Nigerians about bringing change to their living conditions.
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for a one-month military exercise code-named “Operation Python Dance.”
Ikpeazu made the remark on Sunday when he visited the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abia council to commiserate with journalists over last Tuesday’s invasion of the secretariat by soldiers.
Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, has called on the federal government to urgently convene a sovereign national confab to give opportunity to component units in the country to determine their future.
The group accused the federal government of using brute force to keep component units in the country together against their will, adding that it is a matter of time before the nation disintegrates.
The Nigerian army, Saturday, said it would commence the second phase of its exercise in the South-south, code-named, Operation Crocodile Smile II, just like it has launched the Operation Egwu Eke II or Operation Python Dance II currently taking place in the South-East region.
As President Muhammadu Buhari arrives the United States to address the United Nations General Assembly, Northern leaders have raised the alarm that the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has mobilized Nigerians living in the country to attack the president.
Some Nigerians have reacted to the decision of the Nigerian Army to declare the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu as terrorists.
In a Facebook post, some Nigerians faulted the action while others described the decision of the Army as a welcome development.
Nigerian military on Friday declared the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation.
This is contained in a statement by Major General, John Enenche, Director Defence Information.
He said, “after due professional analysis and recent developments, it has become expedient, to notify the general public that; the claim by IPOB actors that the organization is non violent is not true.
China condemned North Korea ’ s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on Friday , but said it was “ irresponsible ” to blame Beijing for regional tensions after Washington urged it to rein in its ally .
After the North ’ s latest test , US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on China to use the oil it supplies to North Korea as leverage to pressure the isolated nation into reconsidering its nuclear programme.
Gunmen and suicide bombers killed at least 84 people in southern Iraq in the deadliest attack by the Islamic State group since it lost second city Mosul, according to a new toll released on Friday.
Many of the dead in Thursday’ s attack near the city of Nasiriyah were Shiite Muslim pilgrims , some of them Iranian , officials said.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) says President Muhammadu Buhari has not kept to his commitment to “national integration and cohesion” promised Nigerians in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015.
This was contained in a communique issued by Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, president of the CBCN, at the end of a meeting in Taraba state.
A Turkish diplomat, Abdulkadir Erkahraman, has faulted the deployment of soldiers to the South East by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government.
Erkahraman, who took to his Facebook page, described Buhari as an “idiot” for allegedly killing members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The Diplomat, who recently visited Kanu at his country home in Afarau Ukwu in Umuahia, the Abia State capital warned that Buhari will be killed soon by “Biafran Army.”
Former governor of Abia State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Orji Uzo Kalu has called on the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to remain calm and law abiding as he consults with the federal authorities towards finding a lasting panacea to the brewing crisis in Abia State
Kalu spoke in response to the military presence in the state and the South East and confrontations between the IPOB youths and the federal security forces.
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has finally reacted to the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Abia State.
