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By Syndicated Content By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) – Twitter removed on Wednesday a post by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari threatening punishment for regional secessionists blamed for attacks on government buildings. The social media firm said Buhari’s tweet, referring to the 1967-70 civil war in the southeastern Biafra region that killed 1 million people, violated its “abusive behaviour” policy leading to a 12-hour suspension of his account. B...

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has bemoaned the way former Political Adviser to Ex- President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, was assassinated, saying he did not deserve to die that way. Gulak, was brutally murdered on Sunday morning while on his way to the Sam Mbakwe Cargo airport by those the police […]

SaharaReporters learnt that Davis, a student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, also does art works for people and was on his way to deliver an artwork to a client when he and his friend were rounded up.

ABUJA — People who promote insurrection in Nigeria face a “rude shock,” its president warned on Tuesday, raising the possibility of a fierce crackdown on…

  Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, cautioned people of the Southeast against flouting the May 31st sit-at-home order.     He noted that those found outside may be killed by enemies of IPOB and their deaths blamed on the group and the Eastern Security Network, ESN.   In a statement by IPOB’s spokesman, Kanu insisted that the May 31th sit-at-home order was sacrosanct.   The statement reads: “We the global family of the Indigenous People of Bi...

Kanu cautioned that anyone found flouting the order should blame themselves for whatever happens. He noted that those found outside may be killed by enemies of IPOB and their deaths blamed on the group and the Eastern Security Network, ESN. In a statement by IPOB’s spokesman, Kanu insisted that the May 31th sit-at-home order was sacrosanct. The statement reads: “We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ably led by the prophet of our time, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to ann...

IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, warned the people of the southeast against flouting the May 31st sit-at-home order. The IPOB leader in his statement warned that anyone who flouts the directive should blame themselves for the repercussion. Kanu further stated that anyone found outside may be killed by enemies of IPOB and their deaths blamed on the group and its security outfit, the Eastern Security Network, ESN. The IPOB leader in...

Is the Lugardian contraption and geographical expression called Nigeria not an immensely endowed country? It is blessed with both material and human resources. Nigeria, a heterogeneous country, is a nation of nations. A multi-ethnic country, it has more than 250 ethnic and linguistic groups with the Igbo, Yoruba, and the Hausa/Fulani being the largest ethnic groups in the country. The Ijaw people, who are found in the South-South region and Ondo State, are the fourth largest ethnic in Nigeria. ...

Governor David Umahi and President Muhammadu Buhari EBONYI State Governor, Dave Umahi, on Thursday assured angry youths that the South-East governors would join their agitation if the reasons for such protest were not addressed after six months. Umahi gave this assurance while participating in the Presidential Ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the presidential villa, Abuja. He, however, requested that youths against the region’s marginalisation should ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 19 May 2021 The Lagos and Ogun state police commands have beefed up security in different parts of the states to avert any possible attack by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network. This followed a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, during a security summit chaired by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, that the command was investigating threats by IPOB to attack soft targets in the state. While ...