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.
