MURIC cautions Nigerians against protest

Prof. ishaq Akintola The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned Nigerians, especially the Muslim faithful against any new protest. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. READ ALSOTroops kill 2 bandits, arrest suspected gun runners, recover arms “The attention of MURIC has been drawn to subterranean rumblings as precursors …

Rivers will continue to be home to Igbos ― Wike

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the state will continue to be home to people of the Igbo Ethnic Nationality. Governor Wike gave the assurance during a meeting with South-East Governors, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo and the Igbo community in the state at Government House,  Port Harcourt on Sunday. The governor …

Teenager allegedly beaten to death for stealing father’s N15,000

By Emma Una A sixteen year old boy, James Undie was allegedly beaten to death at the weekend, in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State over allegation that he stole fifteen thousand naira belonging to his father. Reports from the area said the father of the boy alleged that his missing money was stolen …

Biden’s victory a breath of fresh air, says group

A political pressure group,  Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard,  has commended the American people and government on the recent victory of Mr Joe Biden in the presidential election, describing it as “a breath of fresh air.” Dr Johnny Ben, the Director-General of the group in a statement on Monday said that Biden’s victory at the poll provided new opportunities …

What happened in Calabar was an invasion ― Gershom Bassey

…the attack was purely demonic ― Prof Offiong Sen. Gershom Bassey By Ike Uchechukwu Senator representing Southern Senatorial District in Cross River State at the National Assembly, Sen. Gershom Bassey has asserted that what happened in Calabar was an invasion. Speaking with newsmen at the weekend in Calabar when his constituents and major political stakeholder visited …

#EndSARS: Lack of leadership forestalls negotiations with FG, says Lukman

•Lukman Alhaji Salihu Lukman, Director General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has said that the lack of visibly identified leadership for the EndSARS protesters was capable of forestalling any negotiations with the Federal Government. He said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, adding that the lack of visible leadership was not advantageous to the protest …

MURIC cautions Nigerians against protest

Prof. ishaq Akintola The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned Nigerians, especially the Muslim faithful against any new protest. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. “The attention of MURIC has been drawn to subterranean rumblings as precursors of demonstrations. “We like to remind Nigerian Muslims in particular …

Troops kill 2 bandits, arrest suspected gun runners, recover arms

Nigerian soldiers By Kingsley Omonobi In continuation of aggressive clearance operation to stamp out banditry and sundry crimes in the country, troops of Operation Accord, acting on credible intelligence on movement of suspected gun runners at Tangaza Town arrested 2 suspects. The suspects named Abubakar Mohammed from Bodinga Local Government Area and Ansi Usman Janare from …

Rivers will continue to be a home to Igbos ― Wike

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the state will continue to be home to people of the Igbo Ethnic Nationality. Governor Wike gave the assurance during a meeting with South-East Governors, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo and the Igbo community in the state at Government House,  Port Harcourt on Sunday. The governor …

We enjoy LG autonomy, says Adamawa ALGON

The Association of Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria (ALGON), Adamawa state Chapter, has reiterated that it enjoys Local Government autonomy in the state. Mr Jingi Rufai, the ALGON state Chairman, who said this during a news briefing in Yola on Sunday added that the association conducts monthly meeting where funds and projects are distributed equitably …

Court dissolves marriage over husband’s refusal to get a job

Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between Itunun Osin and estranged husband, Kehinde over his refusal to get a job and cater for his children In a petition, Osin, a hairdresser prayed the court for a divorce on grounds that Kehinde was a lazy and irresponsible husband. Delivering judgment, Chief …

External sector in rebound, net forex inflow rises 18% to $4.6bn

Naira-Dollar By Babajide Komolafe There are indications that activities in the external sector of the economy is picking up as Net Foreign Exchange Inflow (NFEI) into the economy rose by 18 percent to $4.56 billion in the first two months of the second half 2020, H1’20. This major economy indicator has been in decline as part …

Putin silent on Biden win but Gorbachev sees reason for hope

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin While Russian President Vladimir Putin has been noticeably silent on Joe Biden’s presidential victory, Mikhail Gorbachev says ties between Washington and Moscow may now improve. The 89-year-old former president of the Soviet Union told the Interfax news agency that Biden, a Democratic fixture in Washington for five decades, is a sincere person …

#EndSARS VIOLENCE: How to secure S-West, avert recurrence —Govs, monarchs, ministers, others

Southwest govs …Canvass fiscal federalism, unveil 13 resolutions at stakeholders’ parley By Clifford Ndujihe & Olasunkanmi Akoni GOVERNORS, traditional rulers, ministers from the South-West geo-political zone, some security chiefs, and a representative of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, took a critical look at the destruction that trailed the #EndSARS protests in the region, especially Lagos, and vowed …

We can’t conduct National Convention now — APC

…Says achieving peace and reconciliation very important …Organise national convention now or quit, Senator Marafa tells Buni …Says organising membership registration outside mandate of his committee …Alleges move’s an attempt by Buni to perpetuate himself in office By Henry Umoru & Omeiza Ajayi Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is again enmeshed in crisis as the the …

Robbery kingpin, Shina Rambo resurfaces, says he is born again

One time Nigeria’s most wanted criminal, Shina Rambo, has resurfaced in the Ekiti capital professing that he is now a changed man working for God as a preacher of the gospel of Christ. He spoke on Sunday night on a weekend Yoruba programme monitored on Fresh FM Radio, Ado Ekiti, and anchored personally by prominent …