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Breaking news: Tony Anenih is dead

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, October 28th, 2018

Mr. Anenih, 85, died on Sunday evening at an Abuja hospital. More details coming…wp_posts

Kanu accuses South East govs, Ohanaeze of stopping FG, IPOB parley

Posted by admin Biafra, National Politics, South-East Sunday, October 28th, 2018

Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), NnamdI Kanu, has accused South East governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo of stopping the Federal Government’s dialogue with the group. READ ALSO: We’ve not endorsed Atiku, Obi – Ohanaeze youths The IPOB leader said the federal government gave him conditional bail to cage him and the […]

IPOB: U.K updates Nigeria on issuance of travel document to Kanu

Posted by admin Biafra, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Thursday, October 25th, 2018

British authorities have briefed the Nigerian government about the temporary travel document they are about to issue to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who holds a Nigeria-U.K dual citizenship. A senior Federal Government official with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed this development […]

Obanikoro, Omisore recover passports from EFCC, ex-minister returns to US

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Eniola Akinkuotu A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has retrieved his passports from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Sunday PUNCH can report. This is despite a directive by the Federal Government that 50 persons under investigations for fraud exceeding N50m are restricted from travelling. An impeccable source in the EFCC told our […]

Picture: How was Nnamdi Kanu able to get to Israel?

Posted by admin Biafra, National Politics Sunday, October 21st, 2018

Ifeanyi Ejiofor the lawyer for a missing pro-Biafran separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu on Saturday said he had spoken to his client, after a video and pictures emerged purporting to show him in Jerusalem. The question that has been raised about how Kanu was able to get to Israel, as he had to surrender his Nigerian […]

EFCC charges Fayose, hotel with N1.3bn fraud

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Ekiti, State News, Top Stories Sunday, October 21st, 2018

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed corruption charges against a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his hotel, Spotless Investment Limited, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that the EFCC filed the charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Fayose is accused of receiving about N1.3bn […]

Atiku: A Refreshing Alternative to a Bungled Presidency – By By Lloyd F. UKWU

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Elections, Elections 2019, Lloyd Ukwu, NNP Columnists Sunday, October 21st, 2018

By Lloyd F. UKWU, Esquire | Washington DC, USA | October 21, 2018 – With the end of the party primaries, the battle line for the 19th of February 2019 presidential election is drawn between two presidential candidates: Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Muhammadu Buhari of the All Peoples Congress (APC). […]

Appointments: Ekiti Muslims angry with Gov Fayemi

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Friday, October 19th, 2018

The Muslim community in Ekiti state on Thursday rejected the three major appointments made so far by Governor Kayode Fayemi, since he was sworn into office on Tuesday. State Coordinator of the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations, (NACOMYO), Mr Tajudeen Ahmed, registered the displeasure of the group at a media briefing, after a protest […]

Marijuana is now legal across Canada, only the second country in the world after Uruguay

Posted by admin Canadian Politics, Headlines Friday, October 19th, 2018

(CNN)People in Canada are cheering, enduring long lines and honking their car horns in support as the country’s first marijuana dispensaries open their doors Wednesday. “I’m having a plaque made with the date and time and everything. This is never actually going to be smoked. I’m going to keep it forever,” said Ian Power, who […]

AFCON: Ighalo shoots Nigeria top of Group E

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 17th, 2018

Odion Ighalo: scores the winning goal brace by Odion Ighalo and another goal by Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria’s Super Eagles a 3-2 victory over hosts Libya in Sfax, Tunisia, to move top of Group E of 2019 AFCON Qualifiers.The Super Eagles led the game 2-0 in the first half, with Ighalo and Musa scoring three […]