Tuesday, 19 September 2017

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian army denies declaring IPOB terrorist organisation” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian army denies declaring IPOB terrorist organisation” plus 29 more

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian army denies declaring IPOB terrorist organisation

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 11:47 PM PDT

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, on Monday evening, denied the reports that the military ever tagged the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a terrorist organisation. He said...

DHQ right to declare IPOB a terrorist organisation in the first place - Sagay

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 11:47 PM PDT

Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Chairman Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) yesterday backed the military's declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist...

Buhari to address UN General Assembly today

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 11:32 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari will today deliver Nigeria's National Statement on the first day of the general debate of the one-week 72nd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA)...

BREAKING NEWS: ASUU strike suspended, lecturers directed to resume immediately

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 02:00 PM PDT

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has conditionally suspended their five weeks old strike embarked upon to press for the implementation of agreements reached with the government and has...

Anambra Police to enforce ban on IPOB activities

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 01:55 PM PDT

The Anambra Police Command says it has taken steps to enforce the ban on all activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar,...

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, will surely pay for the death of my brother, whom he brainwashed - Nigerian man

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 09:44 AM PDT

A Twitter User took to the micro-blogging website to express his grief over the death of his brother in the hands of the Nigerian army after he joined IPOB rally. In his words, Nnamdi Kanu...

Why I boycotted meeting between Governors, Nnamdi Kanu – Ben Nwabueze

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 09:26 AM PDT

Elder statesman, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, Monday, gave reasons for his absence during last Friday's meeting scheduled to hold between the South-East Governors and the leader of the Indigenous People of...

I’ll Not Go On Exile – IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:30 AM PDT

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has declared that he will not embark on an exile following threats of his rearrest by the federal government. Kanu also said that the...

Buhari's Minister Locked Out Of Supreme Court Event

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:22 AM PDT

Nigeria's Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, was on Monday shut out of an event at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, commemorating a new legal year.The event was also earmarked for the...

Postpone Anambra election over Army, IPOB crisis – Group warns INEC

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:13 AM PDT

Voters Rights International has called for the postponement of the November 18 Anambra election, warning that the faceoff between the Nigerian Army and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) could...

FG confirms yellow fever case in Kwara

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:05 AM PDT

The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a new case of Yellow Fever in a young girl in Oke Owa Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole,...

What God told me about IPOB agitation – Olumba Olumba

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 08:04 AM PDT

The spiritual leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu has prayed against the actualization of Biafra sovereignty, insisting that it will not succeed since God...

Junaid speaks about Buhari, Atiku's 2019 presidency

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 07:46 AM PDT

Junaid Mohammed who is a former lawmaker has said that the North should blame President Muhammadu Buhari if it does not get the presidency in 2019. The former lawmaker also spoke about Atiku...

BREAKING: Suicide bombers kill 15 in Borno

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:57 AM PDT

At least 15 people were killed on Monday when suicide bombers attacked an aid distribution point in northeast Nigeria, in the latest suspected strike by Boko Haram insurgents against...

We Will bounce back - IPOB

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 07:20 AM PDT

The Indigenous People of Biafra on Monday said no amount of intimidation would make it surrender its fight for an independent Biafra nation. It described the proscription of the group by the...

IPOB Saga: I Can’t Be Blackmailed, Will Always Condemn Injustice, Fayose Boasts

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 07:18 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has said nobody can blackmail him over his criticism of Federal Government's handling of the agitation by Nnamdi Kanu and his followers in the Indigenous...

"I Will succeed Ajimobi in 2019 Oyo Gov election"

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 07:10 AM PDT

The Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, has expressed confidence that he would succeed Governor Abiola Ajimobi as Governor of Oyo State in 2019. News Agency of Nigeria reports that...

PHOTOS: Sheriff’s deputy dumps PDP, throws party card into wastebin

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 07:07 AM PDT

Dr Cairo Ojougboh, the former factional deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has left the party along with his loyalists. The defectors threw their party cards into the...

Buhari: I’ll continuously fight corruption until it dies

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 07:00 AM PDT

I will continue to fight corruption in Nigeria until it is completely exterminated from our body polity, President Muhammadu Buhari, said on Monday. According to the President, his administration...

Nigerian govt, Army may have killed Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:54 AM PDT

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Nigerian government and military of withholding details on the whereabouts of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.The group said it was convinced that Kanu...

Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m suit: Appeal court adjourns hearing till November 3

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:48 AM PDT

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos has fixed the hearing of an appeal filed by a former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, against the temporary forfeiture of the sum of $5.8million, belonging to...

President Buhari Sends Shetimma, Four Other Northern Governors To South-East To Broker Peace

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:38 AM PDT

A team of five Northern governors led by the Borno state Governor, Kashim Shetimma has been sent to the South-East by President Muhammadu Buhari to broker peace in the region following the recent...

IPOB “Proscription” And Hypocrisy Of The Ruling Class

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:37 AM PDT

When the Nigerian Army declared a journalist and two human rights defenders wanted last year for alleged links with the satanic Boko Haram sect I pointed out that it was an act of illegality on the...

Police list Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB crimes in Abia state

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:25 AM PDT

The police in Abia state have highlighted some of the crimes alleged to have been committed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during the recent riots that took place in the state....

Court Adjourns Joshua Dariye’s Alleged N1.162bn Fraud Trial Until Oct.10

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:21 AM PDT

An FCT High Court in Gudu, on Monday, adjourned the trial of former Gov. Joshua Dariye of Plateau until Oct.10 at the instance of the defence. Dariye is facing a 21-count charge bordering on money...

We'll shut down Umuahia if Nnamdi Kanu's father is dethroned - Ibeku Youth Assembly vows

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:08 AM PDT

A youth group has threatened to shut down Umuahia, Abia state capital city, if the father to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu is deposed. The youths also warned the...

Nationwide Power Outage Looms As Electricity Workers Threaten Strike

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 06:03 AM PDT

Barring any change in stance, Nigeria may soon be thrown into darkness should electricity workers, on the platform of National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, make good of threats to join the...

Gombe gets new police commissioner

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 05:59 AM PDT

The Gombe State police command now has a new Commissioner of Police. He is Mr. Shina Tahiru. Tahiru is replacing CP Mr. Austine Iwar. Details later...

Buhari plans to wipe out Ndigbo - Asari Dokibo

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 05:53 AM PDT

Asari Dokubo, former Niger Delta militant leader has said President Muhammadu Buhari's government has planned to wipe out Ndigbo. Dokubo in an interview with New Telegraph condemned the recent...

Security threats: Nigeria Army to conduct more exercises – Buratai

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 05:52 AM PDT

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...
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