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You don’t know your roots – Biafra group blasts Wike

You don’t know your roots – Biafra group blasts Wike

Rivers APC flays Amaechi’s boycott of South-South leaders’ parley with presidential team

Tony John, Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has expressed disappointment at the absence of Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, at the South-South stakeholders meeting with the Presidency held in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The party said Amaechi received the presidential delegation led by the Chief of Staff to President, Ambassador […]

Kano, Port Harcourt airports likely to resume operations in Christmas -Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika

As FG lifts ban on Lufthansa, Air France, KLM By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja All international airports in the country may resume international flight operations before the end of the year, Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has said. The Minister stated this on his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. According to him, the federal […]

Final-year student Onyebuchi suspended for “brutal rape”

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A final year student of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt, identified as Nwiroegbu Onyebuchi has been suspended. The action was taken by the University after Nwiroegbu Onyebuchi was accused of a “brutal rape” of a female student whose name was not disclosed. The matter has now been referred to the […]

Ogoni demand justice for Saro-wiwa, others as Ogoni observe 25 years anniversary of the state murder of the Ogoni nine

Urges Governor Wike to Halt Further Ogoni Repression The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called on the Nigerian Government to clear the names of  Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight others executed with him in 1995 to help the Ogoni people overcome the deep injuries and psychological pains caused by the […]

Ken Saro-Wiwa: 25 Balloons to the Sky – By Favour Barika-Laka and Victor Barika-Laka

On 10th October, 1941, the sky experienced an unusual eclipse and seven smart and multi-colour rainbows dot it. The cry of a new bouncing baby boy was loudly heard, and then, the sun suddenly dimmed and followed by light showers of rain. Witnesses exclaimed and shouted “to God, we return the glory” as the future advocate […]

Oyigbo Massacre: Ohanaeze tells Wike to apologize

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, Worldwide, has declared that the political career of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been terminated by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The OYC believes that Wike, whom it described as an Igbo of Ikwerre stock, will be haunted by the killing of residents […]

Wike to Igbo: Why will you allow IPOB criminals to speak for you?

By Okafor Ofiebor Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has asked the Igbo why they allow the outlawed Indigenous People Organisation of Biafra (IPOB) criminals to speak for them. Wike spoke when the national leadership of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday. Wike told […]

Wike places N50m bounty on suspected IPOB ringleader, orders arrest of members

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared one Stanley Mgbere wanted with a N50 million bounty for his arrest for allegedly leading proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organization of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday’s fatal attacks in parts of Rivers state. The suspected IPOB members in the attacks from dawn of […]

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