South East Senate caucus backs probe of army/IPOB clash
The South East caucus of the Senate has thrown its weight behind the call for the investigation of the crisis rocking the South
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Spain seizes more Catalan referendum posters, summons mayors
Spanish police on Monday seized more than 100,000 posters promoting a planned independence referendum in Catalonia, while prosecutors summoned mayors who have agreed
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Abia government extends curfew indefinitely
Abia State Government has extended indefinitely the curfew in Aba, the commercial nerve of the state which was scheduled to end in the
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Army did not declare IPOB terrorist organisation- Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai on Monday evening stated that the Defence Headquarters did not declare the Indigenous People
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Money laundering: Court acquits ex-Transcorp chief Iseghohi
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday discharged and acquitted a former Group Managing Director of Transcorp Plc Mr. Tom Iseghohi,
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Kogi gets new police commissioner
Mr. Ali Janga on Monday has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police in Kogi State. Kogi State He replaced Mr. Wilson
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FG accuses IPOB of spreading fake gory videos in social media
The Nigerian Government has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of using fake and doctored videos of mass killings, harvested from other parts of
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BREAKING: ASUU suspends strike, direct lecturers to resume immediately
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has conditionally suspended their five weeks old strike embarked upon to press for the implementation of
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IPOB: There ‘ll be no reprisals – Northern govs visit Wike
A high-powered delegation of the Northern Governors Forum on Monday visited the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, with a message that despite the unfortunate
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BREAKING: CJN swears in new SANs, warns against abuse of the privilege
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen (SAN), on Monday swore in 29 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The new SANs sworn in
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Oil rises to approximately $56
Oil markets were firm on Monday and remained near multi-month highs reached late last week as the number of U.S. rigs drilling for
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Diezani: EFCC traces $1.5b to Swiss bank
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced about $1.5billion believed to be proceeds of crime to a Swiss account as part
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Buhari arrives New York for UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York to join other world leaders for the one week 72nd Session of the UN General
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Atletico Madrid tables 57m pounds for Diego Costa
Diego Costa has not played for 98 days as he looks for a way out of Stamford Bridge — and more specifically a
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EFCC inspects Diezani’s N7bn Dubai properties, moves for forfeiture
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have visited two mansions in Dubai allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources,
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IPOB: Senate says it is unconstitutional for S’East govs, DHQ to proscribe group
The Senate has described the recent proscription of activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by South East governors and designation of
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Falana calls Obasanjo a hypocrite
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise to Nigerians over the deployment of the
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Aviation unions shun ULC strike
Aviation unions affiliated to United Labour Congress (ULC), on Monday, shunned directives to shut down the Nigerian airspace as the ULC begin a
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Why we clamped down on IPOB, Kanu because they are tools to destabilise FG – Lai Maohammed
The Federal Government yesterday alleged that the opposition was fueling the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) rebellion to distract the Buhari administration and
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Kanu holed up in Southeast as Turkey disowns video
As troops and security agents continue the search for fleeing leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, there were indications last
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Fayose has link with IPOB funding, says Ekiti APC
he Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of giving financial and logistics support to Indigenous
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ASUU may call off strike this week
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may call off its one-month old strike this week. Its president, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, disclosed on phone
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Troops launch manhunt for Kanu as probe of foreign links begins
TROOPS yesterday launched a manhunt for Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu , barely 24 hours after the group’s proscription. Nothing
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IPOB not terrorist group – Ohanaeze disagrees with DHQ
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, faulted the Defence Headquarters’ declaration of the IndIgenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a militant terrorist
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Terrorism charge: Nnamdi Kanu flees, goes into hiding. Southeast Govs are disloyal – IPOB
The founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and top leaders of his group have gone into hiding following Friday’s declaration
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Real reasons South-east govs proscribed IPOB
The main reasons behind last Friday’s proscription of the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) by the South-east governors have emerged. Sunday Sun gathered that
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IPOB proscription: Heavy security in Rivers
Security has been beefed up in some parts of Rivers State, particularly in Oyigbo, the headquarters of Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state, prone to
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IPOB: Confusion over Kanu’s whereabouts
There is confusion over the whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in the aftermath of the recent
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ECOWAS confab: Utomi calls for collective investment in peace, security
Foremost entrepreneur and Founder of the Lagos Business School, Professor Pat Utomi, has said if the private sector must thrive in Nigeria and
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Buhari returns to London after UNGA
The presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will return to London after attending the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
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